August 30, 2012 Vol. 5, Issue 8 With over 100 years of combined aerospace experience, Jack Boyd and Hans Mark have seen it all—and today looks different than the past.
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![(Left to right) Bryan O’Connor, Amy Edmondson, Mike Ryschkewitsch, and Robin Dillon share insight into organizational silence on a panel at Goddard Space Flight Center on July 31, 2012.](https://appel.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/5-8-Organizational-Silence-670x380.jpg)
August 30, 2012 Vol. 5, Issue 8 “How do we create a culture where the most important thing is to share the expertise and the wisdom that we have?” Ed Hoffman asked the audience at the Goddard Organizational Silence Forum in July.
![Kevin Stube, contractor at Ames Research Center who serves as the program manager for the Exploration Technology Directorate, at Ames Research Center in California. ](https://appel.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/5-8-Kevin-Stube-533x380.jpg)
August 30, 2012 Vol. 5, Issue 8 Interacting with international partners is critical to the success of the next-generation workforce, according to Kevin Stube.
![The ChemCam instrument for NASA's Mars Science Laboratory mission uses a pulsed laser beam to vaporize a pinhead-size target, producing a flash of light from the ionized material -- plasma -- that can be analyzed to identify chemical elements in the target.](https://appel.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/5-8-Research-Brief-670x380.jpg)
August 30, 2012 Vol. 5, Issue 8 Key job considerations for industry young professionals have experienced a notable shift in Aviation Week‘s third annual survey.
![Lunar Orbiter spacecraft schematic as seen in Destination Moon: A History of the Lunar Orbiter Program.](https://appel.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/5-8-Lunar-Orbiter-670x380.jpg)
August 30, 2012 Vol. 5, Issue 8 The 3,000-plus images captured by the Lunar Orbiter Program from August 1966-August 1967 were critical in paving the way for the first manned flight to the Moon.