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Fully functional, 1/6th scale model of the JWST mirror in optics testbed.
Government Brief: GAO Reviews Large-Scale Projects at NASA
March 26, 2012 // by

March 28, 2012 Vol. 5, Issue 3   GAO released its latest snapshot of how well NASA is planning and executing its major acquisition projects.

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Cygnus X hosts many young stellar groupings. The combined outflows and ultraviolet radiation from the region’s numerous massive stars have heated and pushed gas away from the clusters, producing cavities of hot, lower-density gas.
Knowledge Bookshelf: Too Big to Know
March 26, 2012 // by

March 28, 2012 Vol. 5, Issue 3   Information overload isn’t what it used to be, according to David Weinberg, author of Too Big to Know.

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Artist's concept of Mars Global Surveyor. Image credit: NASA/JPL
This Month in NASA History: A Second Chance to Map Mars
March 26, 2012 // by

March 28, 2012 Vol. 5, Issue 3   Fifteen years ago this month, Mars Global Surveyor entered orbit around Mars.

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The sp.ace in Building 29 at Johnson Space Center.
The Space to Collaborate, the Space to Share
March 26, 2012 // by

March 28, 2012 Vol. 5, Issue 3   As NASA quickly approaches a workforce transformation, a movement has surfaced to not only rethink how the agency shares what it knows, but where.

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An Expedition 30 crew member aboard the International Space Station took this nighttime photograph of much of the Atlantic coast of the United States. Large metropolitan areas and other easily recognizable sites from the Virginia/Maryland/Washington, D.C. area are visible in the image that spans almost to Rhode Island. Boston is just out of frame at right. Long Island and the New York City area are visible in the lower right quadrant. Philadelphia and Pittsburgh are near the center. Parts of two Russian vehicles parked at the orbital outpost are seen in left foreground.
Academy Brief: Third International Forum at PM Challenge
February 28, 2012 // by

February 29, 2012 — Vol. 5, Issue 2   The Academy hosted the third annual international forum at PM Challenge.

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The Open NASA Platform: Making NASA’s Resources Accessible
February 27, 2012 // by

February 29, 2012 Vol. 5, Issue 2   What if NASA’s information and data were open by default?

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Managing Watson: IBM’s Jeopardy! Champion
February 27, 2012 // by

February 29, 2012 Vol. 5, Issue 2   In order to beat the all-time Jeopardy! champions with a computer, IBM took a flexible, creative approach to project management.

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The Shuttle Orbiter Enterprise is off-loaded at Redstone Arsenal Airfield for later Mated Vertical Ground Vibration tests (MVGVT) at Marshall Space Flight Center's Dynamic Test Stand. The tests marked the first time ever that the entire shuttle complement (including orbiter, external tank, and solid rocket boosters) were mated vertically. Credit: NASA
This Month in NASA History: Enterprise Makes Its First Trek
February 27, 2012 // by

February 29, 2012 Vol. 5, Issue 2   This month marks the 35th anniversary of the space shuttle Enterprise’s maiden flight.

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Complexity, sustainability, transparency, and frugal innovation are shaping the global context for projects today.
Message from the Director: A Macro View of Global Trends in Project Management
February 27, 2012 // by

February 29, 2012 Vol. 5, Issue 2   What can we learn from studying global trends in project management?

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