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Leadership Bookshelf: Joseph Nye’s The Powers to Lead

April 3, 2008 Vol. 1, Issue 3   What is the relationship between leadership and power? It depends on the leaders, the followers, and the context, according to Harvard Kennedy School Professor Joseph S. Nye, Jr.

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View from the Outside: ESA Launches Jules Verne

April 3, 2008 Vol 1, Issue 3   The European Space Agency (ESA) successfully launched Jules Verne, the first of its new line of cargo-hauling Automotive Transfer Vehicles (ATV), into low earth orbit from the Guiana Space Center in Korou, French Guiana, on March 9, 2008.

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Five Questions: Former NASA Administrator Dr. Robert A. Frosch

April 3, 2008 Vol. 1, Issue 3   ASK the Academy posed five questions to former NASA Administrator Dr. Robert A. Frosch.

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NASA on the Hill: Administrator Griffin Testifies on FY 2009 Budget

April 3, 2008 Vol 1, Issue 3   NASA Administrator Dr. Michael Griffin told a House subcommittee that the President’s FY 2009 budget request for NASA represents a substantial step forward in responding to the recommendations of the National Research Councils first decadal survey of Earth Science.

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This Month in NASA History: STS-76

April 3, 2008 Vol. 1, Issue 3   On March 24, 1996, during Atlantis shuttle mission STS-76, astronaut Shannon W. Lucid boarded Russian space station Mir for a five-month stay, marking her place in history as the first U.S. woman to fly aboard the space station.

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Message from the Academy Director: How We Learn

April 3, 2008 Vol. 1, Issue 3   We asked roughly seventy senior practitioners who attended the Academys April 2007 Masters Forum to answer the question, “How do you learn to do your job?” Their answers provided a wealth of insight about learning at NASA.

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The World Wide Telescope

May 6, 2008 Vol. 1, Issue 4   Microsoft Corporation is scheduled to debut the World Wide Telescope, a free web-based program that promises users comprehensive, seamless pans amidst all the latest captured astronomical imagery from across the globe and sky.

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Research Brief: National Research Council Examines Space Radiation Research

May 6, 2008 Vol. 1, Issue 4   NASA’s Space Biology Research Program should be adequately funded, concludes a new report by the National Research Council.

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Academy Brief: The Core Curriculum

May 6, 2008 Vol. 1, Issue 4   Whether you’re a seasoned project manager or a recent college graduate, the Academy’s core curriculum offers a common baseline of skills and knowledge for your career level.

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