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ISS Wins Collier Trophy

May 28, 2010 Vol. 3, Issue 5   The International Space Station was awarded the 2009 Collier Trophy.

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Simple Lessons that Are Not Easy

May 28, 2010 Vol. 3, Issue 5   Retired NASA veteran Gus Guastaferro shared lessons learned during his career at the Academy’s second Principal Investigators Forum.

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Message from the Academy Director: Knowledge Explosion

May 28, 2010 Vol. 3, Issue 5   NASA is undergoing a knowledge explosion—and not a moment too late..

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NASA on the Hill: Lessons Learned about Volcanic Ash Impact on Aviation

May 28, 2010 Vol. 3, Issue 5   In response to recent volcanic activity that disrupted European air travel, the House Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics held hearings to learn about the impact of volcanic ash on aviation.

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This Month in NASA History: Pioneer Venus Orbiter

May 28, 2010 Vol. 3, Issue 5   The Pioneer Venus Orbiter mission, launched on May 20, 1978, is one of only a handful of missions to study Venus.

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Academy Hosts Second Principal Investigator Forum

May 28, 2010 Vol. 3, Issue 5   Principal investigators, project managers, and project scientists gathered to exchange stories and knowledge at the second Principal Investigator Forum in Annapolis, Maryland.

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Masters with Masters Event Highlights International Collaboration

May 28, 2010 Vol. 3, Issue 5   The third Masters with Masters event explored the challenges and rewards of international collaboration with Mike Hawes and Lynn Cline.

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Message from the Academy Director: Working and Learning Together

April 26, 2010 Vol. 3, Issue 4   The International Space Station has served as an orbiting laboratory for working and learning together in space.

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This is an artist’s concept of the Orbiting Carbon Observatory. The mission, scheduled to launch in early 2009, will be the first spacecraft dedicated to studying atmospheric carbon dioxide, the principal human-produced driver of climate change. It will provide the first global picture of the human and natural sources of carbon dioxide and the places where this important greenhouse gas is stored. Such information will improve global carbon cycle models as well as forecasts of atmospheric carbon dioxide levels and of how our climate may change in the future. Image credit: NASA/JPL
Learning from Failure: OCO-2 Gets Underway

April 26, 2010 Vol. 3, Issue 4   The Orbiting Carbon Observatory team is applying lessons learned in a unique way after getting a rare second chance to fly.

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