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2016 Session 2: Project Derailed? Get Back on Track with Schedule and Cost
2016 Session 2: Project Derailed? Get Back on Track with Schedule and Cost

Time: Tuesday, February 23, 2016 @ 12:00 – 1:30 pm (ET) Presenters: Dr. Kate Earle – Chief Learning Officer, Quiet Leadership Institute Jason Lee – Assistant Director of the Applied Research and Methods Team, US Government Accountability Office (GAO) Vernell Jackson – Systems Resource Manager, NASA GSFC Applied Engineering and Technology Directorate Cynthia Simmons – Goddard […]

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Kristin Van Wychen - Senior Analyst, Acquisition and Sourcing Management Team, U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO)
2016 Session 1: Why Don’t They Just Give Us Money? Project Cost Estimating and Cost Reporting

Time:  Tuesday, November 17, 2015 @ 2:00 – 3:30 pm (ET) Presenters: Doug Comstock – Director, Cost Analysis Division Kristin Van Wychen – Senior Analyst, Acquisition and Sourcing Management Team, U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) Mary Beth Zimmerman – Branch Chief, OCFO Strategic Investments Division Abstract:  Successful projects require an integrated approach to managing cost, schedule, and […]

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Bohdan Bejmuk, Aerospace Consultant
2015 Session 2: Building Your Systems Mentality: Using Systems Engineering & Integration to Solve Project Challenges

Time:  Tuesday, September 22, 2015 @ 2:00 – 3:30 pm (ET) Presenter: Bohdan Bejmuk, Aerospace Consultant Abstract:  Technical knowledge is essential to the work done by NASA practitioners. So it may be surprising to learn that the most ingenious and elegant solutions to project challenges often arise not from a specific technical discipline perspective, but from a systems-focused […]

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Roger Forsgren, APPEL Director
2015 Session 1: APPEL – Developing the Technical Workforce

Time:  December 2, 2014 @ 11 – 1 pm (EST) Presenters: Roger Forsgren, APPEL Director Stephen Angelillo, APPEL Deputy Director Donna Wilson, Curriculum Manager Abstract:  The technical workforce—those involved with project management and systems engineering—is an integral part of NASA’s efforts and achievements. But who helps members of the technical workforce achieve their professional development goals? […]

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Dr. Edward Hoffman, NASA Chief Knowledge Officer Stephen Gaddis, Director, Game Changing Development Program Bruce Yost, Program Manager, Small Spacecraft Technology Program (SSTP)
2014 Session 2: Masters with Masters: Game Changing and Small Spacecraft Technology

Time: April 29, 2014 @ 1:00 PM (EST) Presenters: Dr. Edward Hoffman, NASA Chief Knowledge Officer Stephen Gaddis, Director, Game Changing Development Program Bruce Yost, Director of NASA’s Small Spacecraft Systems Virtual Institute Abstract: As NASA practitioners progress through their careers, one of the most powerful ways they can learn is by sharing their expertise in dialogue […]

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Michael Blythe, Deputy Director for Safety, NESC
2014 Session 1: PM and SRB Handbooks: The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Universe of NPR 7120.5E

Time: January 28, 2014 @ 11:00 AM (EST) Presenters: Michael Blythe, Deputy Director for Safety, NESC Dr. James Ortiz, Director, Independent Program Assessment Office Abstract: Lost your bearings traveling through NPR 7120.5E? The PM and SRB Handbooks are here to help!  The NASA Space Flight Program and Project Management and the Standing Review Board handbooks will be […]

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APPEL Annual Report 2016
FY 2016 Academy Annual Report Released

World-class training. Hands-on development. Online engagement. Find out more about how the Academy benefits NASA in the fiscal year (FY) 2016 Annual Report. 

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On December 13, 2001, the V-131R dropped away from the wing of the B-52 “mothership” for what turned out to be the longest and fastest flight of the X-38 program. Credit: NASA/Carla Thomas
This Month in NASA History: The ISS CRV Program Got Off the Ground

On March 12, 1998, the X-38—a novel prototype for a proposed International Space Station (ISS) Crew Return Vehicle (CRV)—flew for the first time.

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Work toward Exploration Mission 1 continues while the agency considers the pros and cons involved in adding crew to the mission. In this image, the Orion crew capsule was transferred to the clean room in the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at Kennedy Space Center in July 2016. Credit: NASA
Agency Considers Accelerating Manned Deep Space Capabilities

NASA’s Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate (HEOMD) is exploring the feasibility of adding crew to Exploration Mission 1 (EM-1).

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