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Selling a Program (Tom Moser)

Former Johnson Space Center Director of Engineering Tom Moser explains that if you don’t “keep a program sold,” it will not survive. Recorded at Masters Forum 19: http://go.nasa.gov/1rtYeE8.

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A Handy Background (Noel Hinners)

An unusual background can be an asset in aerospace — you never know when it will come in handy, according to former Goddard Space Flight Center Director Noel Hinners.

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Forged in the Stars (Jay O’Callahan)

On October 7, 2010, award-winning storyteller Jay O’Callahan presented a captivating story about NASA entitled Forged in the Stars: A NASA Story, at the NASA Headquarters Auditorium. Compellingly told through the viewpoints of three main characters and a wonderful supporting cast—all portrayed by O’Callahan—his performance of a “love letter” to NASA has been received with […]

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Masters with Masters 2 (John Mather and Dennis McCarthy)

The Academy’s second Masters with Masters event featured Dr. John Mather and Dennis McCarthy, who shared critical learning experiences related to the Cosmic Background Explorer, the James Webb Space Telescope, and other complex science projects. John Mather and Dennis McCarthy sat down with the Academy’s Ed Hoffman in the NASA Auditorium on October 28, 2009 […]

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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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Masters with Masters 9 (Bill Gerstenmaier and Kuniaki Shiraki)

The International Space Station has taught us what it really means to engage in international collaboration, according to Bill Gerstenmaier and Dr. Kuniaki Shiraki. Gerstenmaier, NASA Associate Administrator for Space Operations, and Shiraki, Executive Director of the Human Space Systems and Utilization Mission Directorate at the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), shared personal reflections on […]

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Doing Something Big and Sharing It with Others

Terry Nienaber, mechanical systems engineer from Langley Research Center, shared his alignment story with the 2011 SELDP graduating class at NASA Headquarters. For Nienaber, NASA is about doing big things and sharing them with others. To learn more about the graduation, please visit: http://go.nasa.gov/1rtVeaS.

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