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The Soyuz MS-24 crew ship is pictured docked to the International Space Station’s Rassvet module. NASA is making plans to deorbit the ISS into a remote ocean location sometime after 2030. Credit: NASA
NASA Selects Deorbit Vehicle for the ISS

Powerful new spacecraft under development will guide the venerable station through Earth’s atmosphere to a remote ocean site, sometime after 2030.

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Researchers have discovered that growing crystals aboard the International Space Station allows for slower growth and higher quality crystals. This high-quality crystallization enables them to identify the structures of disease-causing proteins and to develop new medications and treatments. Credit: JAXA
NASA Highlights Breakthrough Cancer Research Aboard ISS

Unique properties of microgravity lead to more effective drugs.

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In this multi-temporal illumination map of the lunar South Pole, Shackleton crater is in the center, surrounded by larger craters and rugged terrain. The map was created with images from NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter. Photo Credit: NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University
The Moon’s Rugged, Intriguing South Pole

First landing marks the start of concentrated exploration.

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The Artemis II crew views the Orion crew module for their mission inside the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. From left, Jeremy Hansen, mission specialist; Victor Glover, pilot; Reid Wiseman, commander; and Christina Hammock Koch, mission specialist. Photo Credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett
Artemis II Taking Shape at Kennedy Space Center

First crewed mission is crucial next step toward the Moon and Mars.

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A view of one of the large test structures located at the Launch Equipment Test Facility (LETF) on Oct. 19, 2020, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The LETF is a unique set of structures, equipment and tools built to test full-scale umbilicals and release mechanisms for the space shuttle. Credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett
Critical Knowledge inSight: First-time Build Challenges are Inevitable

New technologies and their risks are difficult to characterize and provide important opportunities for lessons learned and process improvements.

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A group photo of people in white hard hats. Credit: NASA
Critical Knowledge inSight: Focus on People to Prevent Mistakes and Their Consequences

A program/project manager should spend time building relationships and interacting with their team in the work environment.

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An orange zinnia floats in the International Space Station, part of a successful effort to grow flowers and lettuce in space. The project connects astronauts to home and augments their food supply. Credit: NASA
NASA Crowdsources Space Food Innovation

Deep Space Food Challenge enters Phase 2 with demonstration projects.

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With the Orion spacecraft secured atop the powerful Space Launch System, NASA has finished stacking and integrating the components of the Artemis I mission inside the Vehicle Assembly Building at Kennedy Space Center. Credit: NASA
Artemis I Undergoing Final Rounds of Testing

Team preparing massive rocket for wet dress rehearsal.

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Critical Knowledge inSight: Adapting to Change
Critical Knowledge inSight: Adapting to Change

External circumstances can cause the need for NASA programs and projects to adapt and change. 

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