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Knowledge 2020 Conference
Second Knowledge 2020 Conference to be Held at Johnson Space Center

NASA’s Chief Knowledge Officers (CKO), NASA knowledge community, and project and program practitioners are invited to a unique knowledge sharing conference at Johnson Space Center (JSC), April 27 – 29, 2015.

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APPEL ranked best academy in the world by the Project Management Institute.
APPEL Named Best Academy in the World by the Project Management Institute

NASA’s Academy of Program/Project and Engineering Leadership (APPEL) was recognized as the global leader in project management training.

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APPEL ranked best academy in the world by the Project Management Institute.
APPEL Named Best Academy in the World by Human Systems International

NASA’s Academy of Program/Project and Engineering Leadership (APPEL) was recognized as the global leader in project management training.

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APPEL Explores a new pilot course: Presentation SKills for Technical Professionals
A New Course Prepares Technical Professionals for Critical Communications

At NASA, presentations are often the means for communicating critical information. A new APPEL course shows people how to maximize the impact of their presentations.

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The presence of an ocean deep within the interior of Ganymede was confirmed by observations from the Hubble Space Telescope, which showed that the moon’s aurorae oscillate only two degrees, not the six degrees they would in the absence of an ocean. Photo Credit: NASA/ESA/A. Field (STScl)
A View from Outside Confirms an Ocean Inside

Long relied on to provide an unobstructed view of the universe, the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) recently turned its gaze inward—with ground-breaking results.

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APPEL Explores: Project Management for Non-Technical NASA Staff
Putting The Fundamentals of Project Management into Practice

The people who manage NASA’s missions rely on project management techniques to do their jobs. Now an APPEL course brings those skills to a whole new NASA audience.

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Dr. Ed Hoffman, NASA Chief Knowledge Officer, talks with P.S. 199 5th grader. This aspiring young student explains to Dr. Hoffman that he will one day soon be his boss and he will have to do what he asks him to do… he says, “I will be your boss one day.” – CITYarts Inc. copyright. Project produced and created by CITYarts with the professional advice of Lewis Peach. Photo Credit: Photo courtesy of CITYarts, Inc. Photo taken by Berette Macaulay.
My Best Mistake: Ed Hoffman’s “Guiding Versus Trusting the Process”

I found out the hard way that some of the things you learn in school don’t hold up in the real world.

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President Herbert Hoover presents the NACA’s first Collier Trophy in 1929. Photo Credit: NACA
This Month in NASA History: The NACA Took Flight

One hundred years ago this month, NASA’s predecessor—the National Advisory Committee on Aeronautics (NACA)—was established.

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The SLS solid rocket motor fires up during its successful hot motor test on March 11, 2015. Photo Credit: Orbital ATK
Successful SLS Test Boosts Potential for Manned Deep Space Travel

As NASA celebrates the centenary of its predecessor, the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA), the agency marks a major milestone along the journey to Mars.

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