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Academy Brief: The Systems Engineering Leadership Development Program Study

November 25, 2008 Vol. 1, Issue 11   The behaviors and characteristics of outstanding systems engineers were the subject of a six-month study led by Christine Williams, Director of the Systems Engineering Leadership Development Program.

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Message from the Academy Director: Reflections on Masters Forum 17 and the Meaning of Exploration

November 25, 2008 Vol. 1, Issue 11   Masters Forum 17 was an occasion befitting NASA’s fiftieth anniversary.

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Academy Brief: The Systems Engineering Leadership Development Program Study

November 25, 2008 Vol. 1, Issue 11   Themes, Competencies, and Behaviors

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Research Brief: NRC Evaluates Constellation-Enabled Science Mission Concepts

December 22, 2008 Vol. 1, Issue 12   Most of the science mission concepts that could utilize the Constellation program’s unique capabilities are likely to be “prohibitively expensive,” according to a report by the National Research Council.

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Message from the Academy Director: Science and Project Management

December 22, 2008 Vol. 1, Issue 12   In NASA’s culture it is common to think about science, engineering, and project management as separate disciplines. In reality, close collaboration is one of the keys to successful project outcomes.

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Academy Brief: Science Case Studies

December 22, 2008 Vol. 1, Issue 12   The Academy has developed several recent case studies related to NASA science missions.

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Shaping the Space Age: The First International Geophysical Year

December 22, 2008 Vol. 1, Issue 12   The first International Geophysical Year (IGY) in 1958 was a landmark that helped usher in the Space Age.

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This Month in NASA History: 30th Anniversary of the Einstein Observatory (HEAO-2)

November 25, 2008 Vol. 1, Issue 11   The Einstein Observatory, the second of NASA’s three High Energy Astronomy Observatories, was launched into orbit on an Atlas-Centaur rocket on November 13, 1978.

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Academy Insight: Dr. Charles Kennel on the Development of the EOS-DIS

December 22, 2008 Vol. 1, Issue 12   Dr. Charles Kennel, former NASA Associate Administrator for the Mission to Planet Earth, recalled the origins of the Earth Observing System Data and Information System.

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