Volume 5

Panelists speak on the topic of line and project management at the 2012 Goddard Spring Masters Forum. (From right to left) Mansoor Ahmed, associate director for Astrophysics Projects Division, Donya Douglas-Bradshaw, head of the Systems Engineering Services and Advanced Concepts Branch, James O’Donnell, head of the Attitude Control Systems Engineering Branch, and Cathy Peddie, deputy project manager for the Wide-Field Infrared Survey Telescope (WFIRST).

April 26, 2012 // by APPEL News Staff

April 30, 2012 Vol. 5, Issue 4 Goddard practitioners and leaders reflected on successes, failures, and the challenges of working on complex projects.

Bryan Fafaul, Glory Project Manager from Goddard Space Flight Center, talks about the launch of the GLORY mission during a news conference at NASA Headquarters, Thursday, Jan. 20, 2011, in Washington.

Balancing Risks for Glory

April 26, 2012 // by APPEL News Staff

April 30, 2012 Vol. 5, Issue 4 The Glory mishap provides a lesson about balancing risks to make the best decision possible.

April 26, 2012 // by APPEL News Staff

April 30, 2012 Vol. 5, Issue 4 The early Soviet probes to the moon, Mars, and Venus were a product of dogged persistence, according to Dr. Wesley Huntress.

April 26, 2012 // by APPEL News Staff

April 30, 2012 Vol. 5, Issue 4 Social psychology research has helped shape the United Kingdom’s plan to improve estimates of government project parameters.

This picture of the galaxy UGC 10214 was was taken by the Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS), which was installed aboard the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) in March 2002 during HST Servicing Mission 3B (STS-109 mission). Dubbed the "Tadpole," this spiral galaxy is unlike the textbook images of stately galaxies. Its distorted shape was caused by a small interloper, a very blue, compact galaxy visible in the upper left corner of the more massive Tadpole. The Tadpole resides about 420 million light-years away in the constellation Draco. Seen shining through the Tadpole's disk, the tiny intruder is likely a hit-and-run galaxy that is now leaving the scene of the accident. Credit: NASA / Marshall Space Flight Center

This Month in NASA History: Hubble Spots a Hit-and-Run

April 26, 2012 // by APPEL News Staff

April 30, 2012 Vol. 5, Issue 4 Ten years ago this month, the Hubble Space Telescope saw its first “Tadpole” in space.

Artist's concept of Mars Global Surveyor. Image credit: NASA/JPL

This Month in NASA History: A Second Chance to Map Mars

March 26, 2012 // by APPEL News Staff

March 28, 2012 Vol. 5, Issue 3 Fifteen years ago this month, Mars Global Surveyor entered orbit around Mars.

Robonaut and a spacesuit-gloved hand are extended toward each other to demonstrate the collaboration between robots and humans in space.

Message from the Director: NASA’s Knowledge Imperative

March 26, 2012 // by APPEL News Staff

March 28, 2012 Vol. 5, Issue 3 Like all large, knowledge-intensive organizations, NASA faces continuous challenges identifying, capturing, and sharing what it knows.