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Taken aboard Apollo 8 by William A. Anders, this iconic picture shows Earth rising above the lunar surface as the first crewed spacecraft orbited the Moon. Credit: NASA
This Month in NASA History: Apollo 8 Changes the World’s Perspective
December 18, 2018 // by

One billion people were following news of the first spacecraft to reach the Moon with humans aboard. 

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X-1E airplane being loaded under the mothership, Boeing B-29. A hydraulic lift elevated the launch aircraft and then lowered it over the rocket plane for mating. Credit: NASA Photo / NACA/NASA
This Month in NASA History: The X-1E Makes Final Flight
November 28, 2018 // by

Crack in fuel tank ends storied research program at the dawn of the space age.

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Apollo 7 lifts off. The mission’s success set the stage for Apollo 8, which orbited the Moon months later. Credit: NASA
This Month in NASA History: Apollo 7 Returns America’s Focus to Landing on the Moon
October 30, 2018 // by

Mission of firsts achieves 101 percent success and sets the stage for orbiting the Moon.

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The sunshade deployed by the crew of Skylab 3 showing the folds Pilot Jack R. Lousma wrestled with in zero gravity.]
This Month in NASA History: Skylab 3
September 27, 2018 // by

The crew of Skylab 3 made crucial repairs to the space station and dramatically pushed the boundaries of time in space.

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President Dwight D. Eisenhower (center) appoints T. Keith Glennan (right) NASA's first administrator and Hugh L. Dryden its first deputy administrator.
This Month In NASA History: Eisenhower Signs Bill Creating NASA
July 30, 2018 // by

Sixty years ago, a national debate about the shape of the U.S. space program in the wake of Sputnik I and II ended with the creation of NASA. 

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The Television InfraRed Observational Satellite (TIROS) program demonstrated the feasibility of monitoring Earth's cloud cover and weather patterns from space.
This Month in NASA History: The TIROS -7 Weather Satellite was Launched
June 27, 2018 // by

Fifty-five years ago, this month, NASA launched TIROS-7, a satellite that further validated the role the nascent technology would play in weather forecasting. 

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GRC at NIght. Photo Credit: NASA
Glenn Research Center Hosts Two-Days of Knowledge Sharing
July 7, 2016 // by

Glenn Research Center (GRC) will host a two-day knowledge sharing and learning opportunity on July 12–13, 2016.

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Defense Media Activity Deputy Director Col. Bernard Koelsch speaks at the 26th Quarterly FKMC meeting. Photo Credit: DOD/Tech. Sgt. Patrick Harrower
21st Quarterly Federal Knowledge Management Community Meeting
February 10, 2016 // by

Federal practitioners will meet to discuss current and future strategies for knowledge management.

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The 20th Quarterly Federal Knowledge Management Community meeting will be held at NASA Headquarters. Image Credit: NASA
The 20th Quarterly Federal Knowledge Management Community meeting will be held at NASA Headquarters
October 19, 2015 // by

On Friday, October 30, 2015, NASA will host the 20th Quarterly Meeting of the Federal Knowledge Community (FKMC) in Washington, DC.

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