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Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Satoshi Furukawa may not be Superman, but in the microgravity of space, he can fly (well, almost). Photo Credit: NASA
What Superman Knows that Brainiac Doesn’t Know

Brainiac makes a big mistake when he hoards Earth’s knowledge.

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The Space Shuttle Discovery approaches the International Space Station for docking but before the link-up occurred, the orbiter "posed" for a thorough series of inspection photos. Photo Credit: NASA
Intuition, Rationality, and Launch Decisions

The power of pausing can help us move forward to mission success.

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NASA is currently working to on a vehicle that will be able to navigate tough terrain with the Multi-Mission Space Exploration Vehicle (MMSEV). Photo Credit: NASA
The Martian as a Case Study

Can the best seller and blockbuster movie The Martian serve as lessons learned that never happened?

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The 20th Quarterly Federal Knowledge Management Community meeting will be held at NASA Headquarters. Image Credit: NASA
The 20th Quarterly Federal Knowledge Management Community meeting will be held at NASA Headquarters

On Friday, October 30, 2015, NASA will host the 20th Quarterly Meeting of the Federal Knowledge Community (FKMC) in Washington, DC.

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With Earth and one of the station's solar arrays as a backdrop, NASA astronaut Clayton Anderson works during the third spacewalk of the mission. Photo Credit: NASA
My Best Mistake: Justin Smith’s “When ‘I Don’t Know’ Is the Right Answer”

When I started working at NASA in 2007, I was on top of the world.

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Patrick Johnson, Human Exploration Operation’s Chief Knowledge Officer. Photo Credit: NASA
Knowledge Community Corner: HEO’s Patrick Johnson

Patrick Johnson discusses knowledge sharing in the Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate.

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CKO Corner: LaRC’s Manjula Ambur
Knowledge Community Corner: LaRC’s Manjula Ambur

Ask the Academy Vol. 5, Issue 11 Langley Research Center’s Manjula Ambur shares her insights about knowledge management at her center.

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Astronauts participate in tropical survival training at Albrook Air Force Base near the Panama Canal. From left to right are an unidentified trainer, Neil Armstrong, John H. Glenn, Jr., L. Gordon Cooper, and Pete Conrad. Survival training was, and still is, an important exercise for astronauts, as a launch abort or misguided reentry could potentially land them in a remote wilderness area. Photo Credit: NASA
My Best Mistake: Steve Garber’s “The Value of Humility”

Luckily, it was a lesson learned during an exercise.

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The center of the Milky Way galaxy imaged by NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope. Photo Credit: NASA/Ames/JPL-Caltech
The Big Deal about Big Data at NASA: Ed Hoffman, NASA’s Chief Knowledge Officer, to Host Masters with Masters with John Sprague and Brian Thomas

How can big data help NASA projects and programs ensure mission success?

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