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View looking through Mir Space Station Base Block periscope with the Spektr module and Earth limb in view.
This Month in NASA History: Progress Collides with Mir
June 28, 2012 // by

June 29, 2012 — Vol. 5, Issue 6   Fifteen years ago this month, a docking test gone awry resulted in a one-inch-square hole in the Mir space station.

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Academy Archive: The Story of JPL Stories
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June 29, 2012  — Vol. 5, Issue 6   Our most important knowledge isn’t in a database and it’s not in a computer application. It’s in our stories.

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Enrico Casarosa, director of the Oscar-nominated Pixar short La Luna, painting in watercolor.
View from the Outside: Creating Pixar’s La Luna
June 28, 2012 // by

June 29, 2012 — Vol. 5, Issue 6 To get to “infinity and beyond,” sometimes you have to start at the moon.

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In this artist's concept illustration, NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander begins to shut down operations as winter sets in. The far-northern latitudes on Mars experience no sunlight during winter. This will mark the end of the mission because the solar panels can no longer charge the batteries on the lander. Frost covering the region as the atmosphere cools will bury the lander in ice.
How to Create a Conversation with a Mars Mission
June 28, 2012 // by

June 29, 2012 — Vol. 5, Issue 6   Effectively telling the story of a NASA mission means connecting the audience, the storyteller, and the project team in a conversation.

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Class photo of the 2012 Systems Engineering Leadership Development Program (SELDP) graduates with NASA Chief Engineer Mike Ryschkewitsch (far left), Boeing Chief Engineer Paul Lambertson (second from left), and NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden (center).
Academy Brief: 2012 SELDP Class Graduates
June 28, 2012 // by

June 29, 2012 — Vol. 5, Issue 6   The 2012 Systems Engineering Leadership Development Program (SELDP) graduated nine new systems engineers.

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Mark Langley, president and CEO of PMI, speaks about Pulse of the Profession: Driving Success in Challenging Times, the newest edition of PMI’s global survey featuring feedback and insights from more than 1,000 project management leaders and practitioners. A panel discussion followed Mark’s presentation, including, Ed Hoffman, and Eleanor Silverman – facilitated by Ed Rogers. The event was held in the Building 8 auditorium. Credit: NASA
Knowledge Brief: Pulse of the PM Profession
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June 29, 2012 — Vol. 5, Issue 6 Talent and portfolio management are central to success for today’s organizations, according to Mark Langley, President and CEO of the Project Management Institute.

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The audience waits for Astronaut Ron Garan to appear at a NASA Headquarters Tweetup in on February 15, 2012.
Message from the Director: Social Media and the Project Manager
June 28, 2012 // by

June 29, 2012 — Vol. 5, Issue 6   Should project managers be required to have training in social media?

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Several critical items related to NASA's next-generation James Webb Space Telescope currently are being tested in the thermal vacuum test chamber at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md. This image shows the Optical Telescope Element Simulator, or OSIM, wrapped in a silver blanket on a platform, being lowered into the Space Environment Simulator vacuum chamber via crane to be tested to withstand the cold temperatures of space.
Message from the Director: Projects Built Around People and Networks
May 24, 2012 // by

May 30, 2012 — Vol. 5, Issue 5   What is the greatest risk to a project? What is the most likely culprit to a failed societal grand challenge? How do we understand and address the increasing complexity of missions?

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This is a composite of a series of images photographed from a mounted camera on the Earth-orbiting International Space Station, from approximately 240 miles above Earth. Space station hardware in the foreground includes the Mini-Research Module (MRM1, center) and a Russian Progress vehicle docked to the Pirs Docking Compartment (right).
Academy Brief: Federal Knowledge Management Meeting
May 24, 2012 // by

May 30, 2012 Vol. 5, Issue 5   Representatives from across the federal government gathered at NASA Headquarters to share insights about the challenges of managing organizational knowledge.

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