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APPEL’s new Space Shuttle Resources page contains links to hundreds to key documents, videos, photos, and more about the Space Shuttle Program and the lessons learned for today’s technical workforce. Here, Space Shuttle Discovery launches on STS-120 to the International Space Station. Credit: NASA
APPEL KS Creates New Resource for Shuttle Era Research, Learning
December 16, 2020 // by

Web page links to hundreds of documents that detail the triumphs and tragedies of the Shuttle Program. 

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The Hayabusa2 spacecraft is a modified version of the Hayabusa design. Credit: NASA
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency Recovers Asteroid Sample in Australia
December 10, 2020 // by

NASA and JAXA will share samples of asteroids to advance scientific discovery.

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Gemini VII as seen from Gemini VI-A during the more than five hours of maneuvering the astronauts performed during the first spacecraft rendezvous. The two spacecraft are approximately 43 feet apart at this point, eventually closing to about one foot apart. Credit: NASA
This Month in NASA History: Gemini VII Becomes A Pilot’s Mission
December 4, 2020 // by

Borman, Lovell set record for space endurance and rendezvous with Gemini VI-A.

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Earlier this year, technicians in the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) at Kennedy Space Center rehearsed stacking Artemis I’s booster rockets using full-scale replicas known as pathfinders. Credit: NASA
NASA Publishes Plan for Lunar Exploration
November 23, 2020 // by

Early Artemis missions will establish a foundation for sustainable activities on the Moon. 

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APPEL Adds New Course on Recovery of Troubled Projects
November 17, 2020 // by

Managers will learn to identify, analyze, and correct problems that threaten project success.

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Pictured in their flight suits with a globe and a model of the Skylab space station are, left to right, astronaut Gerald P. Carr, commander; scientist-astronaut Edward G. Gibson, science pilot; and astronaut William R. Pogue, pilot. Credit: NASA
This Month in NASA History: Skylab 4 Launches
November 5, 2020 // by

Mission to NASA’s first space station proved human ability to live months in space.

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In this illustration, NASA's OSIRIS-REx prepares for sample collection on asteroid Bennu. Credit: NASA/Goddard/University of Arizona
OSIRIS-REx Collects Sample of Ancient Asteroid 200 Million Miles from Earth
October 29, 2020 // by

Sample could provide important clues about the early solar system, seeds of life.

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NASA’s economic output radiates from Centers, such as Ames Research Center shown here in February 2012, to impact the entire nation through contracting, supply chains, and worker participation in the larger economy. Credit: Eric James/NASA
Report Quantifies NASA’s Far-Reaching Economic Impact
October 15, 2020 // by

Research finds that U.S. investment in space program yields $64.3 billion in economic output. 

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NASA Astronaut Walter Schirra in his Mercury flight suit. Credit: NASA
This Month in NASA History: Mercury-Atlas 8 Drifts Through Space
October 6, 2020 // by

Schirra’s “textbook mission” sets the stage for longer spaceflights to come.

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