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View from the Outside: Blue Origin Solicits Science Proposals

December 22, 2008 Vol. 1, Issue 12   Blue Origin, a private spaceflight company founded by Amazon.com CEO Jeff Bezos, has announced that it will offer opportunities for scientists to fly payloads on its New Shepard vehicles.

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Think Tank Talk: Climate Change, Security, and Earth Observations

December 22, 2008 Vol. 1, Issue 12   The nexus of climate change, security, and earth observations was the subject of a recent program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) featuring former NOAA Administrator Vice Admiral Conrad Lautenbacher and Northrup Grumman CEO Dr. Ronald Sugar.

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This Month in NASA History: 40th Anniversary of Apollo 8

December 22, 2008 Vol. 1, Issue 12   The Apollo 8 mission, launched on December 21, 1968, marked the first time in history that humans traveled outside the Earth’s orbit.

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Leadership Brief — Judgment: How Winning Leaders Make Great Calls

October 1, 2008 Vol. 1, Issue 9   The evidence of great leadership manifests itself in great judgment, according to Noel Tichy and Warren Bennis.

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View from the Outside: CubeSats to Study Space Weather

September 5, 2008 Vol. 1, Issue 8   The National Science Foundation has begun a program to develop very small satellites that can further the study of space weather.

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Message from the Academy Director: Project Management and Soft Power

September 5, 2008 Vol. 1, Issue 8   What does a theory about international relations have to do with project leadership? More than meets the eye.

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Leadership Brief: Knowledge Nomads

September 5, 2008 Vol. 1, Issue 8   With a workforce spread across ten field centers, NASA has plenty of “knowledge nomads” who move from one organization to another.

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This Month in NASA History: 20th Anniversary of STS-26 (Return to Flight)

September 5, 2008 Vol. 1, Issue 8   On September 29, 1988, Space Shuttle Discovery launched into orbit exactly 975 days after the Challenger disaster.

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Academy Brief: Innovative Design for Engineering Applications (IDEA)

September 5, 2008 Vol. 1, Issue 8   A new Academy course takes a systematic look at the design process.

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