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Rogel Mari Sese (standing) at the first Southeast Asian Young Astronomers Collaboration Meeting in Puerto Princesa, Palawan, Philippines in November 2012.
View from the Outside: Developing a Filipino Space Program

Vol. 5, Issue 11 As one of a handful of astrophysicists in the Philippines, Rogel Mari Sese aims to advance his countrys role in space.

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NASA's Journey to Project Management Excellence
Academy Bookshelf: NASA’s Journey to Project Management Excellence

Vol. 5, Issue 11 | Download PDF How can an organization address the human dimension of complex projects?

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Apollo 4's Eight-Hour Mission
This Month in NASA History: Apollo 4’s Eight-Hour Mission

Vol. 5, Issue 11 Forty-five years ago, the unpiloted Apollo 4 spacecraft flew atop a Saturn V rocket to prove NASA could safely reach the moon.

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Knowledge and the Practitioners Mind-Set

By Ed Hoffman Who is responsible for the knowledge that NASA creates? Since being named NASA’s Chief Knowledge Officer (CKO) at the beginning of 2012, I have given this question a lot of thought. Every center and mission directorate now has a CKO or point of contact who can speak to their organization’s approach to […]

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Software engineers work in the background as Glenn Research Center technician Joe Kerka rotates the SCaN Testbed flight-enclosure assembly using a specially manufactured mount.
SCaN Testbed: Battling Flight-Schedule Killers

By Ann Over   The Space Communications and Networking (SCaN) Testbed (STB) is a flight and ground system delivered on a fast-track schedule by Glenn Research Center.

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Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Aki Hoshide, Expedition 32 flight engineer, uses a digital still camera to expose a photo of his helmet visor during the mission’s third session of extravehicular activity.
Beyond the ISS

This article is excerpted and adapted from Structuring Future International Cooperation: Learning from the ISS, by L. Cline, P. Finarelli, G. Gibbs, and I. Pryke   In September 1988, the United States, Canada, Japan, and ten member nations of the European Space Agency signed agreements that established what was originally the Space Station Freedom (SSF).

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Building the Goddard Career-Path Tool
Building the Goddard Career-Path Tool

By David Wilhelm, Nancy Lindsey, Maria So, Nichole Pinkney, and Nancy Rackley The ability to plan one’s career path can be a strong force for morale and fulfillment in the workplace.

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Getting the Most From Your Mentor
Getting the Most from Your Mentor

By Richard McDermott Mentoring has a long tradition at NASA.

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The development of the XV-15 tiltrotor research aircraft was initiated in 1973 with joint army–NASA funding as a “proof of concept,” or “technology demonstrator” program, with two aircraft being built by Bell Helicopter Textron in 1977.
From Masters with Masters: Jack Boyd and Hans Mark

In August 2012, NASA Chief Knowledge Officer and Academy of Program/Project and Engineering Leadership Director Ed Hoffman sat down with Hans Mark, from the University of Texas at Austin, and NASA’s Jack Boyd at the Ames Research Center as part of the Academy’s Masters with Masters series.

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