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Kristen Bury sitting on the SPARTAN (Station Power, Articulation, and Thermal Control) console in Mission Control at Johnson Space Center. Photo Credit: NASA
Interview with Glenn Research Center’s Kristen Bury
May 29, 2014 // by

Glenn Research Center’s Rocket University program is giving Kristen Bury her first shot at working with real flight hardware.

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This photograph depicts an intense moment during the SA-6 launch at the Firing Room. Dr. von Braun, Director of the Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) is at center; to his left is Dr. George Mueller, Associate Director for Marned Space Flight; and far right is Dr. Eberhard Rees, Director for Research and Development, MSFC. The SA-6, the sixth flight of the Saturn 1 vehicle, launched a S-IV stage (a second stage) and an Apollo boilerplate spacecraft. Photo Credit: NASA
This Month in NASA History: 50th Anniversary of the A-101 Launch
May 29, 2014 // by

Fifty years ago this month, NASA launched the first Apollo Command Module into orbit.

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View of Earth taken by the crew of Expedition 34 on board the International Space Station. Photo Credit: NASA
Assessment of NASA’s Export Control Practices
May 20, 2014 // by

A recently released Government Accountability Office (GAO) report calls for NASA to improve its compliance with export control policy.

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NASA APPEL on YouTube
Updates to APPEL’s YouTube Channel
May 5, 2014 // by

The Academy’s YouTube channel now includes new ways to access practitioner stories, insight, and knowledge.

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PhoneSat 1.0 during high-altitude balloon test.
Masters with Masters: Innovating at NASA
May 1, 2014 // by

Two seasoned NASA practitioners discussed new ways of doing business at the agency with cutting-edge technology and innovative practices.

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2013 NASA APPEL Annual Report
APPEL Annual Report Released
April 22, 2014 // by

The Academy’s annual report provides an in-depth look at its training and development accomplishments in Fiscal Year (FY) 2013.

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Inside the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, engineers and technicians have begun the process to stow the power-generating solar arrays for the Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution, or MAVEN, spacecraft. (September 30, 2013)
GAO Assessment of NASA’s Large-Scale Projects
April 16, 2014 // by

NASA has made progress toward better management of cost and schedule across its portfolio, according to a new Government Accountability Office (GAO) report.

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One of the most perfect spheres ever created by humans. A fused quartz gyroscope for the Gravity Probe B experiment which differs from a perfect sphere by no more than a mere 40 atoms of thickness as it refracts the image of Einstein in the background.
This Month in NASA History: 10th Anniversary of the Gravity Probe B Launch
April 16, 2014 // by

Forty years in the making and no stranger to the threat of cancellation, NASA’s mission to test predictions made by Albert Einstein serves as a testament to a team that was focused, yet flexible.

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Cover image of NASA's Software Catalog
NASA’s Software Catalog Is Now Available Online
April 14, 2014 // by

NASA’s Chief Technology Office released over 1,000 pieces of code to the public in its new online software catalog.

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