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Photo from the opening day ceremony of the Goddard Space Flight Center on March 16, 1961. Photo Credit: NASA
Goddard’s Road to Mission Success I and II: An Overview

Space and Earth science missions are complex.

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Figure 1: CKI Dashboard. Image Credit: NASA
Towards a Critical Knowledge Index

It began with a project goal of recommending a method for identifying, capturing, prioritizing, and transferring critical knowledge.

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Masters with Masters Event
Focusing in on Masters with Masters: Communication

For nearly seven years, NASA Chief Knowledge Officer (CKO) Ed Hoffman has hosted Masters with Masters (MwM).

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A visualization of the Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) Core Observatory satellite and partner satellites. The GPM mission, initiated by NASA and JAXA, comprises a consortium of U.S. and international space agencies, including the Centre National d’Études Spatiales (CNES); U.S. Department of Defense, Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP); European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT); Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO); and the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The satellites pictured here are expected to form the GPM satellite constellation. Image Credit: NASA
The International Project Management Program as a Leading Practice

Approximately 80% of the projects in which NASA is engaged require collaboration with international partners.

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On September 8, 2016, the OSIRIS-REx mission left Kennedy Space Center atop an Atlas V rocket as part of a phenomenal launch. A camera on the Centaur upper stage witnessed the first stage separation shortly after liftoff. Image Credit: NASA
OSIRIS-REx Heads for Near-Earth Time Capsule

With the successful launch of OSIRIS-REx on September 8, 2016, NASA is on its way to orbit, survey, and sample a “time capsule” in space: the near-Earth asteroid Bennu.

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On February 23, 1962, President John F. Kennedy visited Houston to praise John Glenn for his Friendship 7 flight earlier that month. Photo Credit: NASA
This Month in NASA History: Manned Spaceflight Moved West

Fifty-five years ago, NASA announced that the Space Task Group (STG), formed to foster the U.S. human space exploration program, was headed for Houston.

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Photograph of the High Bay 3 in the Vehicle Assembly Building at Kennedy Space Center. Three work platforms, installed to provide access to the Space Launch System and Orion for EM-1, are visible. Photo Credit: NASA/Dimitri Gerondidakis
Government Brief: Human Space Exploration Program to Reevaluate Reserves

In a recent report, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) called for NASA to closely examine cost and schedule reserves for Exploration Mission 1 (EM-1).

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The Touch-And-Go Sample Acquisition Mechanism (TAGSAM) undergoes testing at the Lockheed Martin facility. Photo Credit: Lockheed Martin Corporation
NASA Sets Its Sights on Scientific Treasure

In September 2016, NASA will launch its first mission to orbit, study, and sample an asteroid in order to learn more about the origins of the solar system and life on Earth.

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August 2016 APPEL News Digest Now Available

A new edition of the APPEL News Digest has been released. We invite you to read it today on our website.

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