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Kevin Stube,‬ ‪contractor at Ames Research Center who serves as the program manager for the Exploration Technology Directorate‬, at Ames Research Center in California. ‬‬
Academy Interview: Kevin Stube
August 27, 2012 // by

August 30, 2012 Vol. 5, Issue 8   Interacting with international partners is critical to the success of the next-generation workforce, according to Kevin Stube.

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The ChemCam instrument for NASA's Mars Science Laboratory mission uses a pulsed laser beam to vaporize a pinhead-size target, producing a flash of light from the ionized material -- plasma -- that can be analyzed to identify chemical elements in the target.
Research Brief: Aviation Week Young Professional Workforce Study Released
August 27, 2012 // by

August 30, 2012 Vol. 5, Issue 8   Key job considerations for industry young professionals have experienced a notable shift in Aviation Week‘s third annual survey.

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Lunar Orbiter spacecraft schematic as seen in Destination Moon: A History of the Lunar Orbiter Program.
This Month in NASA History: Lunar Orbiter Project
August 27, 2012 // by

August 30, 2012 Vol. 5, Issue 8   The 3,000-plus images captured by the Lunar Orbiter Program from August 1966-August 1967 were critical in paving the way for the first manned flight to the Moon.

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This full-resolution self-portrait shows the deck of NASA's Curiosity rover from the rover's Navigation camera. The back of the rover can be seen at the top left of the image, and two of the rover's right side wheels can be seen on the left. The undulating rim of Gale Crater forms the lighter color strip in the background. Bits of gravel, about 0.4 inches (1 centimeter) in size, are visible on the deck of the rover.
Message from the Director: A Strategy for Knowledge
August 24, 2012 // by

August 30, 2012 Vol. 5, Issue 8   Knowledge is all around us at NASA. So why do we need a knowledge strategy?

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Saturn's largest moon, Titan, is in the background of the image, and the moon's north polar hood is clearly visible. See PIA08137 to learn more about that feature on Titan (3,200 miles, or 5,150 kilometers across). Next, the wispy terrain on the trailing hemisphere of Dione (698 miles, or 1,123 kilometers across) can be seen on that moon which appears just above the rings at the center of the image. See PIA10560 and PIA06163 to learn more about Dione's wisps. Saturn's small moon Pandora (50 miles, or 81 kilometers across) orbits beyond the rings on the right of the image. Finally, Pan (17 miles, or 28 kilometers across) can be seen in the Encke Gap of the A ring on the left of the image. The image was taken in visible blue light with the Cassini spacecraft narrow-angle camera on Sept. 17, 2011.
Message from the Director: ‘Casino Mission’ Royale
July 30, 2012 // by

July 31, 2012 Vol. 5, Issue 7   The year was 1993—and something wasn’t right.

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Julio Aprea, Project Controller at the European Space Agency (ESA), standing on the balcony of the Operations Support Building II (OSB II) at Kennedy Space Center for APPEL’s eighth International Project Management course. Photo Credit: Image courtesy of Julio Aprea.
Academy Brief: Perspective on International Project Management
July 30, 2012 // by

July 31, 2012 Vol. 5, Issue 7   ESA young professional Julio Aprea learns that when it comes to managing international projects, theres rarely one right answer.

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This hemispheric view of Venus, as revealed by more than a decade of radar investigations culminating in the 1990-1994 Magellan mission, is centered at 90 degrees east longitude. The Magellan spacecraft imaged more than 98 percent of Venus at a resolution of about 100 meters; the effective resolution of this image is about 3 kilometers. Credit: NASA/JPL-CalTech
Venus: An Engineering Problem
July 30, 2012 // by

July 31, 2012 Vol. 5, Issue 7   Hot, toxic, and murky, Venus serves as an extraordinary engineering challenge, according to Jim Garvin.

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Josephine Santiago-Bond and her husband Chris stand next to the Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer (LADEE) propulsion structure at Ames Research Center.
Young Professional Brief: Josephine Santiago-Bond
July 30, 2012 // by

July 31, 2012 Vol. 5, Issue 7   Josephine Santiago-Bond left her comfort zone when she moved from one coast to another, going from ground systems at Kennedy to working on a lunar mission at Ames.

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NPP Satellite at the Ball Aerospace facility.
Government Brief: GAO Assesses Earth-Observing Satellites
July 30, 2012 // by

July 31, 2012 Vol. 5, Issue 7   The next generation of environmental and weather satellites requires robust risk management, according to the Government Accountability Office (GAO).

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