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The Knowledge Notebook by Laurence Prusak
The Knowledge Notebook: The Burden of Knowledge

By Laurence Prusak Who was the last person who knew everything? That’s right, there was a time when this was a legitimate question for pundits in Europe and the early American republic.

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Ceramic fuel cells coated with special inks are at the core of the Bloom Energy Server.
Delivering Clean, Affordable Power

By Bo Schwerin   Imagine you are about to be dropped in the middle of a remote, inhospitable region—say the Kalahari Desert.

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Simpson’s megaplanets swirl with imagined landmasses.
Exploring Megaplanets

By Don Cohen   Josh Simpson has been creating planets for more than three decades. The cover photo of this issue of ASK shows detail from one of them.

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ASK Interactive
ASK Interactive (ASK 43)

NASA in the News NASA Public Affairs Officer Josh Byerly talked with ground-support personnel and mission officials in Russia and Kazakhstan as they prepared for the landing of Expedition 27 on May 23, 2011.

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Doing the Right Things versus Doing Things Right (Jim Crocker)

On June 23, 2010, as part of the Systems Engineering Leadership Development Program graduation event, NASA invited industry speakers who excel in innovation to address NASA’s emerging leaders. James Crocker, Vice President & General Manager, Sensing and Exploration Systems, Lockheed Martin Space Systems Co., spoke about his experience in space science, planetary exploration and remote […]

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Masters with Masters 1 (Chris Scolese and Mike Ryschkewitsch)

In its kickoff event, Academy Director Dr. Ed Hoffman moderated a discussion between Scolese and Ryschkewitsch in the NASA Auditorium on April 24, 2009 before a live audience that included members of the NASA First program. The session was taped by NASA TV and will be released as a web-based video on the Academy’s website […]

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Masters with Masters 9 (Preview)

NASA Associate Administrator for Space Operations Bill Gerstenmaier and JAXA Executive Director of Human Space Systems and Utilization Mission Directorate Kuniaki Shiraki shared stories and insight about international collaboration during the ninth Masters with Masters event.

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Space shuttle Atlantis is seen over the Bahamas prior to a perfect docking with the International Space Station at 10:07 a.m. (CDT). Part of a Russian Progress spacecraft which is docked to the station is in the foreground.
Message from the Academy Director: Learning in a Time of Transition

July 20, 2011 Vol. 4, Issue 5   As we adjust to life after the space shuttle, we face new learning challenges for new missions.

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Masters with Masters 9 featured NASA Associate Administrator for Space Operations Bill Gerstenmaier and JAXA Executive Director for Human Space Systems and Utilization Kuniaki Shiraki at NASA Headquarters on July 11, 2011.
Masters with Masters Features Human Spaceflight Leaders of NASA and JAXA

July 20, 2011 Vol. 4, Issue 5   The International Space Station has taught us what it really means to engage in international collaboration, according to Bill Gerstenmaier and Dr. Kuniaki Shiraki.

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