APPEL News

January 30, 2009 Vol. 2, Issue 1   The Academy offers a number of courses that address Earned Value Management, budgeting, acquisition, and other NASA business processes.

January 30, 2009 Vol. 2, Issue 1   On January 25, 1984, President Ronald Reagan used his State of the Union address to call for NASA to build a permanent manned space station.

January 30, 2009 Vol. 2, Issue 1   The European Space Agency (ESA) is preparing for the joint launch of its Herschel and Planck spacecraft in the spring of 2009.

January 30, 2009 Vol. 2, Issue 1   What does it take to acquire expertise? About 10,000 hours.

January 30, 2009 Vol. 2, Issue 1   The author of The Tipping Point and Blink attempts to unravel the mystery of truly exceptional talent.

January 9, 2008 Vol. 1, Issue 1   As work begins on the Lunar Lander Project at the Johnson Space Center (JSC), its project office has undertaken an unorthodox approach to engineering management. Nicknamed Star Works, it is loosely based on the Lockheed Skunk Works concept pioneered by Kelly Johnson during World War II.

January 9, 2008 Vol. 1, Issue 1   The NASA Academy of Program/Project & Engineering Leadership has announced its curriculum schedule for the new fiscal year.

January 9, 2008 Vol. 1, Issue 1   Innovation was the theme of the Academy’s fifteenth Master Forum, which took place October 15-18, 2007, in Mesa, Arizona.

January 9, 2008 Vol. 1, Issue 1   As a member of the first class of the Ames Project Excellence (APEX) program, Pete Zell has had no trouble integrating his new skills with his day job.