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Orbital Debris Management & Risk Mitigation
Academy Brief: Orbital Debris iBook Released
October 31, 2012 // by

Vol. 5, Issue 10 The future of learning at NASA is no longer confined to a classroom, according to APPEL Director and NASA Chief Knowledge Officer Dr. Ed Hoffman.

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Dr. L. Dale Thomas, Associate Director, Technical, and Chief Knowledge Officer at Marshall Space Flight Center.
CKO Corner: MSFC’s Dale Thomas
October 31, 2012 // by

Vol. 5, Issue 10 Marshall Space Flight Center’s Dale Thomas shares his perspective about the state of knowledge at his center.

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NASA astronaut Tracy Caldwell Dyson, Expedition 24 flight engineer, looks through a window in the Cupola of the International Space Station. A blue and white part of Earth and the blackness of space are visible through the windows. The image was a self-portrait using natural light.
Message from the Director: An Ear to the Ground, A Foot in the Game
October 31, 2012 // by

Vol. 5, Issue 10 Knowledge can be found at your fingertips—if you’re willing to look for it.

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Manned Manuevering Unit (MMU)
Message from the Director: In Search of Answers
September 27, 2012 // by

Vol. 5, Issue 9 Where do you go to find what you don’t know?

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Michael Bell, KSC Chief Knowledge Officer, standing in front of Atlantis before her last launch, STS-135, and the last mission of the Space Shuttle Program.
CKO Corner: KSC’s Michael Bell
September 27, 2012 // by

Vol. 5, Issue 9 Kennedy Space Center’s Michael Bell talks about the state of knowledge at his center.

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Academy Brief: NASA Receives IACET Recognition
September 27, 2012 // by

Vol. 5, Issue 9 NASA received international recognition for the quality of its professional development activities.

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Agnieszka Lukaszczyk
Academy Interview: Agnieszka Lukaszczyk
September 27, 2012 // by

Vol. 5, Issue 9 Once told shed never make it in the space sector, Agnieszka Lukaszczyk shares what it took to build her career.

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As of August 30, the Landsat Data Continuity Mission (LDCM) Observatory successfully completed Electromagnetic Interference/Electromagnetic Compatibility testing at Orbital Science Corporation’s facility in Gilbert, Arizona. It will next undergo a series of tests to validate that it can survive the launch environment.
Landsat Data Continuity Mission (LDCM) Ready for Environmental Testing
September 24, 2012 // by

September 27, 2012 Vol. 5, Issue 9 Landsat Data Continuity Mission (LDCM) engineers overcame two obstacles to keep the mission on track for a launch readiness date of February 11, 2013.

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The boulder-strewn field of red rocks reaches to the horizon nearly two miles from Viking 2 on Mars' Utopian Plain. Scientists believe the colors of the Martian surface and sky in this photo represent their true colors. Fine particles of red dust have settled on spacecraft surfaces. The salmon color of the sky is caused by dust particles suspended in the atmosphere. Color calibration charts for the cameras are mounted at three locations on the spacecraft. Note the blue star field and red stripes of the flag. The circular structure at top is the high-gain antenna, pointed toward Earth.Viking 2 landed September 3,1976, some 4600 miles from its twin, Viking 1, which touched down on July 20.
ASK Archive: Class Act
September 24, 2012 // by

September 27, 2012 Vol. 5, Issue 9   We were in the design phase for Viking, and I didn’t see how it was possible for me to leave the project at that point.

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