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Masters with Masters “What’s the Big Deal with Big Data?” (Second in Series) Interview Event

Two practitioners, at NASA Big Think on April 6, share their insights on and experience with Big Data at NASA.

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The Cycle of Forgetfulness

Mishaps serve to remind us that low probability– but high consequence– events will occasionally occur.

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NASA APPEL FY15 Annual Report
Academy FY 2015 Annual Report Released

How does APPEL support achievement at NASA? Find out in the Academy’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2015 Annual Report.

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Presenters Vernell Jackson (left), Systems Resource Manager in the Applied Engineering and Technology Directorate at Goddard Space Fight Center (GSFC), and Cynthia Simmons (center), Associate Division Chief of the GSFC Instrument Systems and Technology Division, talk with Virtual Project Management Challenge moderator Ramien Pierre (right) about how to get a project back on track with schedule and cost. Photo Credit: NASA
Mission Impossible: Getting a Project Back on Track

In a recent Virtual Project Management (PM) Challenge, Cynthia Simmons and Vernell Jackson discussed how they rescued a project that was over budget and behind schedule.

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NASA astronaut Scott Kelly participated in an extra-vehicular activity (EVA) on November 6, 2015, as part of the One Year Mission on the International Space Station. The EVA lasted nearly eight hours. Photo Credit: NASA
One Giant Leap for Human Spaceflight

After spending a year on the International Space Station (ISS), NASA astronaut Scott Kelly believes a long-duration crewed mission to the red planet is possible.

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10 Best Practices for Developing Reliable Project Schedules

Jason Lee, of the US Government Accountability Office (GAO), is interviewed by Ramien Pierre as part of NASA’s Virtual PM Challenge. Lee discusses the recently published GAO Schedule Assessment Guide. The guide captures 10 best practices for developing project schedules, and maps each practice to one of the four characteristics of a reliable schedule, specifically […]

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This image depicts seasonal water flows, known as recurring slope lineae (RSL), on a steep slope of the Valles Marineris on Mars. The presence of water, such as RSL, qualifies a Martian region as "uncertain" or "special," indicting the potential for terrestrial organisms to proliferate. Photo Credit: NASA/JPL/University of Arizona
Mars Special Regions Redefined

NASA’s journey to Mars includes robotic exploration of the red planet as well as eventual crewed missions. For both approaches, planetary protection is a critical issue.

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Project pilot Thomas McMurtry stands in front of the F-8 SCW in 1972. Photo Credit: NASA
This Month in NASA History: The SCW Broke the Transonic Efficiency Barrier

Forty-five years ago this month, the first flight of NASA’s F-8 Supercritical Wing Project marked the start of increased speed and fuel efficiency across the aviation industry.

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