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Stories

Stardust: Commitment, Care, and Communication

Persistence, communication, and commitment to an inspiring goal helped make the Stardust mission a success.
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Genesis: Learning from Mistakes

The Genesis crash landing revealed the need to test even systems that have been used before and provided hard-earned lessons for other missions.
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Featured Invention: Cabin Pressure Monitor

The Personal Cabin Pressure Altitude Monitor and Warning System, winner of the NASA Commercial Invention of the Year and Government Invention of the Year awards for 2003, grew out of a project to create a vacuum chamber that would simulate lunar and Mars environments.
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Wernher von Braun: Lessons Taught and Learned

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Cancelled Project, Continuing Relationships

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From Chaos to Order

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Insights

What Makes an Effective NASA Project Manager?

Reflecting on a 40-year career, a NASA veteran describes qualities shared by the outstanding project managers he has known.
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Interview with Michael Coats

The Director of Johnson Space Center talks about the perspective he gained from his astronaut experience and the challenge of traveling to Mars.
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The View from Space

A few examples of the many images from space that have increased our knowledge about Earth and changed how we think about our planet.
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Improving Lessons Learned

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Collaborative Community

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Challenging Complacency

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In This Issue

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From the Director
— Thinking About Excellence

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Knowledge in Brief
— Three Reflections on Meeting Face to Face

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ASK Bookshelf

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The Knowledge Notebook
— How Does a Learning Organization Learn?

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ASK Interactive

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Insight

What Makes an Effective NASA Project Manager?

Reflecting on a 40-year career, a NASA veteran describes qualities shared by the outstanding project managers he has known.
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Insight

Interview with Michael Coats

The Director of Johnson Space Center talks about the perspective he gained from his astronaut experience and the challenge of traveling to Mars.
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Story

Wernher von Braun: Lessons Taught and Learned

The biographer of the eminent space pioneer considers von Braun as a scientist, teacher, leader, spokesman for the space program—and as a man.
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Last Updated: February, 2006
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