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Artist’s concept of a water vapor plume shooting from Europa’s surface. Recently selected science instruments for the Europa mission include a “plume hunter” that will help determine the location, activity, and contents of Europa’s mysterious plumes. Image Credit: NASA/ESA/K. Retherford/SWRI
Important Step Forward in the Search for Life on Europa

State-of-the-art science instruments have been selected to help the Europa mission answer the big question: Are we alone in the universe?

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The 2015 draft Space Technology Roadmaps address the agency’s technology needs across 15 areas. Image Credit: NASA
Agency Pinpoints Technologies Needed for Mission Success

NASA recently released the draft 2015 Space Technology Roadmaps, which identify promising new technologies that could advance agency missions.

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This visual highlights the different elements that support NASA’s journey to Mars. Image Credit: NASA
NASA Highlights Approach for Getting Humans to Mars

At a recent summit meeting, Charles Bolden discussed NASA’s plan to reach Mars. “This plan is clear. This plan is affordable. And this plan is sustainable,” he said.

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Chief Knowledge Officer Ed Hoffman moderated a lively discussion with two master practitioners at NASA’s Glenn Research Center (GRC), Diane Malarik, Senior Project Manager of the Space Flight System Directorate, and Michael Barrett, Deputy Chief for the Space Technology Project Office. Photo Credit: NASA
Why You Can’t Win With Scared Money: A Masters with Masters Interview with Michael Barrett and Diane Malarik

Chief Knowledge Officer Ed Hoffman moderated a lively discussion with two master practitioners at NASA’s Glenn Research Center (GRC).

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After a successful splashdown in the Atlantic, Alan Shepard is lifted aboard a U.S. Marine helicopter. The Mercury Freedom 7 capsule, below, was water tight and in good enough shape to be reused. Photo Credit: NASA
This Month in NASA History: The First American Soared through Space

Mercury-Redstone 3, the first American manned mission to space, engaged the world—and cleared a path to the moon.

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Artist’s impression of the Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) satellite, one of the major projects assessed by the GAO. SMAP launched successfully during the assessment period. Photo Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
Government Brief: NASA Maintains Positive Trend for Large-Scale Projects

A recent GAO report confirmed that cost and schedule growth among NASA’s major acquisition projects remains low compared with previous years.

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Author Don Cohen (left), Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 project manager Ralph Basilio (center), and APPEL instructor Anthony Luscher (right) were among the speakers at Knowledge 2020 2.0.
The Value of Mistakes

What do some of the greatest engineering innovations have in common? They started with a mistake.

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This 1986 artist's concept shows the Orbital Maneuvering Vehicle (OMV) towing a satellite. As envisioned by Marshall Space Flight Center planners, the OMV would be a remotely-controlled free-flying space tug which would place, rendezvous, dock, and retrieve orbital payloads. Image Credit: NASA
My Best Mistake: Bill Gerstenmaier’s “Balancing Budgets and Work”

I’m not sure that the decisions I made as operations manager of the Orbital Maneuvering Vehicle (OMV) program nearly three decades ago were necessarily mistakes, but the problems that ultimately killed the OMV were certainly real.

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Mythbuster Jamie Hyneman poses with the NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) program staff at the 2014 Symposium held February 4-6 at Stanford University. From left to right: Katherine Reilly, Communications & Outreach Manager; Jamie Hyneman; Jay Falker, Program Executive; Ronald Turner, Senior Science Advisor; Jason E. Derleth, Program Manager. Photo Credit: NASA Ames Research Center
Know Comparison

Mythbusters is no stranger to NASA.

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