August 30, 2011 Vol. 4, Issue 6 Five underlying rules are critical to ignite the American innovation engine, according to MIT President Susan Hockfield.
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August 30, 2011 Vol. 4, Issue 6 NASA and the Department of Defense (DOD) should undertake periodic assessments to correct parts quality problems in their programs, according to the General Accountability Office (GAO).
![The Genesis sample return capsule crash-landing in the Utah desert.](https://appel.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/4-6-Genesis-Launches-670x380.jpg)
August 30, 2011 Vol. 4, Issue 6 Ten years ago this month, Genesis launched to discover the origin of our solar system. Three years later, it had an unexpectedly rough return in the Utah desert.
![Image of Hurricane Ike taken by the crew of the International Space Station.](https://appel.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/4-6-Weathering-the-Storm-Lessons-from-Hurricane-Ike-640x380.jpg)
August 30, 2011 Vol. 4, Issue 6 Surviving the third costliest hurricane to hit the United States reaffirmed a common lesson for NASA: in the event of an emergency, you’d better have a plan.
![Darius Yaghoubi flying in his Cessna. Image courtesy of Darius Yaghoubi.](https://appel.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/4-6-Darius-Yaghoubi-540x380.jpg)
August 30, 2011 Vol. 4, Issue 6 In a time of transition at NASA, Darius Yaghoubi wants to learn as much as he can.
August 30, 2011 Vol. 4, Issue 6 The aerospace workforce saw more stability than change in 2011, according to two benchmark studies by Aviation Week.
![This picture of a crescent-shaped Earth and Moon — the first of its kind ever taken by a spacecraft — was recorded Sept. 18, 1977, by NASA's Voyager 2 when it was 7.25 million miles (11.66 million kilometers) from Earth. Voyager 2 was launched on Aug. 20, 1977, 16 days before its twin, Voyager 1.](https://appel.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/4-6-Blessing-from-the-Godfather-565x380.jpg)
August 30, 2011 Vol. 4, Issue 6 Organizations that intend to succeed cant only rely on established experience. They have to allow for the creation of it.
August 30, 2011 Vol. 4, Issue 6 Principal investigators, project managers, and project scientists gathered to exchange stories and knowledge at the third Principal Investigator Team Masters Forum in Annapolis, Maryland.