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Vol. 5, Issue 9 NASA received international recognition for the quality of its professional development activities.

Vol. 5, Issue 9 Once told shed never make it in the space sector, Agnieszka Lukaszczyk shares what it took to build her career.

September 27, 2012 Vol. 5, Issue 9   You dont have to be a graphic designer to tell the visual story of your scientific and engineering data well.

September 27, 2012 Vol. 5, Issue 9   We were in the design phase for Viking, and I didn’t see how it was possible for me to leave the project at that point.

September 27, 2012 Vol. 5, Issue 9 Landsat Data Continuity Mission (LDCM) engineers overcame two obstacles to keep the mission on track for a launch readiness date of February 11, 2013.

September 27, 2012 Vol. 5, Issue 9   Thirty-five years after the Voyager program started, the twin spacecraft have surpassed all expectations.

August 30, 2012 Vol. 5, Issue 8   With over 100 years of combined aerospace experience, Jack Boyd and Hans Mark have seen it all—and today looks different than the past.

August 30, 2012 Vol. 5, Issue 8   “How do we create a culture where the most important thing is to share the expertise and the wisdom that we have?” Ed Hoffman asked the audience at the Goddard Organizational Silence Forum in July.

October 31, 2012 Vol. 5, Issue 10   Straight out of graduate school, Carolynn “C.J.” Kanelakos had the opportunity to build Robonaut 2’s lower half. On February 24, 2011, Robonaut 2 (R2), the NASA-General Motors humanoid robot torso, launched to the International Space Station (ISS).  With its state-of-the-art dexterity, unmatched weight-lifting capability, and slick helmet, R2 […]