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In June 2016, engineers at Johnson Space Center conducted a vibration test involving an Orbital Maneuvering System engine that is destined for use on Orion’s service module. Photo Credit: NASA
The Value of Project Management Training for Non-Managers

Some engineers become project managers, while others remain more hands-on for the duration of their careers. Both, it turns out, can benefit from project management training.

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The HOPE team readied the RaD-X High Altitude Science Balloon in preparation for the launch at Fort Sumner, NM, on September 25, 2015. The project remained in flight for 24 hours as it collected data from two regions in the stratosphere. Photo Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
HOPE RaD-X Advances Aircrew Safety and Agency Capabilities

On September 25, 2015, a novel mission provided new insight into cosmic ray energy in the upper atmosphere while advancing professional development at NASA.

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Stereoscopic visualization depicting a simple model of Earth’s magnetic field, which helps shield the planet from solar particles. Solar wind stretches the field back, away from the sun. Image Credit: NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio
NASA Inspires Synergy Between Music and Science

Recently, a NASA mission encouraged musicians to look to space as inspiration for creative expression. This isn’t the first time a composer has turned NASA findings into art.

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APPEL News Digest - July 2016 Issue
July 2016 APPEL News Digest Now Available

A new edition of the APPEL News Digest has been released. We invite you to read it today on our website.

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This artist’s concept depicts the Mars 2020 SuperCam, a multi-faceted remote-sensing instrument that will employ a laser and remote optical measurements to assess the mineralogy, chemistry, and composition of rocks on Mars. Image Credit: NASA
New Rover to Explore Past and Future Concerns on Mars

In 2021, NASA intends to land a rover on Mars that will help scientists look for signs of Martian life in the past while advancing plans to send humans to the red planet in the future.

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Phase one of NASA’s High Alpha Technology Program (HATP) included visual studies of airflow along different parts of the aircraft. In this image, the High Alpha Research Vehicle (HARV) is at a high angle of attack, with tracer smoke indicating vortex flows along the leading edge extension. Photo Credit: NASA
This Month in NASA History: HARV Enhanced Aircraft Agility

Twenty-five years ago this month, NASA redefined aircraft maneuverability and control with the first flight of a vehicle featuring a thrust-vectoring control system (TVCS).

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Virtual Project Management Challenge moderator Ramien Pierre (left) talks with presenters Peter Spidaliere, Mission Systems Engineer at Goddard Space Flight Center (center), and Nigel Packham, Manager of the Flight Safety Office at Johnson Space Center (right), about the critical role that dissenting opinion plays in reducing program and project risk. Photo Credit: NASA
The Role of Dissent in Driving Project Success

During June’s Virtual Project Management (PM) Challenge, Dr. Nigel Packham and Peter Spidaliere discussed the value of the dissenting opinion in reducing program and project risk.

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On its final approach to Jupiter, Juno passed the gas giant’s Galilean moons: first Calisto, then Ganymede, then Europa, and finally Io. This image of the four satellites was taken by the spacecraft’s JunoCam before the science instruments were turned off for the Jupiter orbit insertion maneuver. Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS
Juno Orbiter Arrives On Target

NASA’s Juno spacecraft successfully entered orbit around Jupiter on July 4, 2016, and is set to begin unlocking the mysteries of the gas giant and the origins of our solar system.

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The SLS solid rocket motor burned successfully for two minutes during its final full-scale ground test, which examined performance at the low end of its propellant temperature range. Photo Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls
SLS Booster Soars Past Critical Milestone

On June 29, 2016, NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) successfully completed the final qualification motor test (QM-2) of its solid rocket booster (SRB).

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