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APPEL’s New Webinar Series Focuses on NASA’s Technical Workforce as Individuals
September 18, 2020 // by

Quick HITS provide personal touch during difficult times.

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A Solid Rocket Booster from NASA’s Space Launch System is tested in the Utah desert. Credit: NASA
SLS Solid Rocket Booster Roars Through Latest Test
September 11, 2020 // by

Boosters will provide power for flights to the Moon and Mars.

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Shown here in 2017, the site for what is now the Johnson Space Center was selected from a list of 23 cities in September 1961. It was chosen for its key attributes, including moderate climate, established industrial complex, and ready access to water transportation that could accommodate massive barges. Credit: United States Coast Guard
This Month in NASA History: NASA Selects Houston
September 1, 2020 // by

The Space Task Group moves west and becomes the Manned Spacecraft Center.

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The SpaceX Crew Dragon splashes down in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Pensacola, Florida, Sunday, Aug. 2, 2020. Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls
A New Era of Splashdowns Begins with SpaceX Demo-2 Test Flight
August 25, 2020 // by

From 1961 to 1975, the journey to space ended in the ocean.

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In response to the Coronavirus pandemic, APPEL KS quickly and successfully converted more than 80 percent of its courses, such as Project Management and Systems Engineering above, to virtual delivery to help NASA’s technical workforce meet their training needs. Credit: NASA/APPEL KS
Pandemic Prompts Swift Move to Virtual Training
August 11, 2020 // by

APPEL KS retools courses to reach teleworking technical workforce. 

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The X-24B over the Mojave Desert near Edwards Air Force Base. The aircraft’s unique shape earned it the nickname “Flying Flatiron.” Credit: NASA
This Month in NASA History: “Lifting Bodies” Come to a Landing
August 4, 2020 // by

The X-24B marks the end of a program that informed Shuttle design.

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Illustration of NASA’s Dragonfly rotorcraft-lander on the surface of Titan. Credit: Johns Hopkins APL
Dragonfly to Explore the Icy, Exotic World of Titan
July 14, 2020 // by

Saturn’s largest moon holds vast oceans, organic chemistry.

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In this artist’s concept, an Orion spacecraft approaches the Gateway, in orbit at the Moon. Credit: NASA
NASA Report Outlines Plan for Sustained Moon Presence
July 7, 2020 // by

Gateway, Artemis Base Camp will test technology and capabilities for mission to Mars. 

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Jezero Crater in an image from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, showing water carved channels and deltas within the lake basin. Sediments appear to contain clays and carbonates. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU
Perseverance Rover to Carry Innovative Technology to Key Site on Mars
June 15, 2020 // by

Rover will explore site of ancient lake for signs of past life, measure weather.

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