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Sarah DeWitt holding a vial of diamonds that are older than the solar system. Photo Credit: Kate Webbink, The Field Museum
Sharing NASA’s Science and Engineering Stories

NASA’s Office of the Chief Scientist is on track to launch a science communications initiative designed to help the agency’s practitioners tell their stories.

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In the mock-up flight deck of a shuttle trainer, STS-41D rookie astronauts (from left) Judy Resnik, Mike Mullane and Steve Hawley (in back) work with veteran Commander Henry Hartsfield (in foreground). Image credit: NASA
Brave Enough To Do It

In 2006, astronaut Michael Mullane courageously landed on a strange planet called Comedy Central, in the late-night time zone known as The Daily Show with Jon Stewart.

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Lealem Mulugeta performing an EVA at the Mars Desert Research Station in Utah. Photo courtesy of Lealem Mulugeta.
Announcing the NASA Young Professionals Page

The APPEL website introduces the first comprehensive source for connecting NASA young professionals with their peers across the agency.

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Kristen Bury sitting on the SPARTAN (Station Power, Articulation, and Thermal Control) console in Mission Control at Johnson Space Center. Photo Credit: NASA
Interview with Glenn Research Center’s Kristen Bury

Glenn Research Center’s Rocket University program is giving Kristen Bury her first shot at working with real flight hardware.

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This photograph depicts an intense moment during the SA-6 launch at the Firing Room. Dr. von Braun, Director of the Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) is at center; to his left is Dr. George Mueller, Associate Director for Marned Space Flight; and far right is Dr. Eberhard Rees, Director for Research and Development, MSFC. The SA-6, the sixth flight of the Saturn 1 vehicle, launched a S-IV stage (a second stage) and an Apollo boilerplate spacecraft. Photo Credit: NASA
This Month in NASA History: 50th Anniversary of the A-101 Launch

Fifty years ago this month, NASA launched the first Apollo Command Module into orbit.

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NASA’s Chief Knowledge Officer’s convene at Johnson Space Center
April 2014 NASA Knowledge Community Forum

NASA’s knowledge community gathers to solve key knowledge challenges.

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Hoffman, Gaddis, and Yost.
Thirty Percent Lighter out of the Valley of Death

On April 29, a special Masters with Masters interview transpired during the 2014 Virtual Project Management Challenge (VPMC). 

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Rusty Schweickart crossing the threshold. Photo Credit: NASA
The Hero’s Journey

Joseph Campbell, the world-famous mythologist, wrote his last book, The Inner Reaches of Outer Space, after being inspired by a symposium in which he appeared alongside NASA astronaut Rusty Schweickart.

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View of Earth taken by the crew of Expedition 34 on board the International Space Station. Photo Credit: NASA
Assessment of NASA’s Export Control Practices

A recently released Government Accountability Office (GAO) report calls for NASA to improve its compliance with export control policy.

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