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Astronomers used the Galaxy Evolution Explorer (GALEX) telescope to take this deep image in ultraviolet light of the sprawling spiral galaxy M81, hoping to learn where it kept its hot stars.

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Stories

GALEX: Managing the Unexpected

HIGHLIGHT | GALEX: Managing the Unexpected

As GALEX shows, small projects can be as challenging as big ones.
By James Fanson

Building the Watson Team

HIGHLIGHT | Building the Watson Team

A highly collaborative IBM team built the computer that won Jeopardy!
By David Ferrucci

The NASA Digital Astronaut Program

The NASA Digital Astronaut Project

Modeling the effects of long-term spaceflight helps NASA protect future astronauts. By Lealem Mulugeta and DeVon Griffin

International Collaboration on BepiColombo

International Collaboration on BepiColombo

European and Japanese teams take time to understand their different ways of working on a shared mission. By Elsa Montagnon

When the Aquarius mission launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base in June 2011, few Americans outside the Earth-science and space communities probably knew that the satellite itself came from Argentina.

An Argentine Partnership with NASA

Constant communication melds diverse partners into an effective team.
By Matthew Kohut

A mural painted by summer student Amanda Cichoracki to represent CLARREO’s mission.

CLARREO: Bringing Disciplines Together

The CLARREO team has developed a tool to weight science value against cost and risk. By David Young

Space-Propulsion Technology Helps Suppress Fires Faster

Space-Propulsion Technology Helps Suppress Fires Faster

A new flow technology for rocket engines leads to dramatic improvement in firefighting. By Bo Schwerin

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Insights

HIGHLIGHT | The Million-Mile Rescue

Procedural errors made while modifying software threatened a solar-observatory mission.
By the NASA Safety Center
Efficiency Through Document Automation

Careful observation of work practices helps automation specialists simplify document creation.
By Robert Delwood
Interview with Lisa May

The program exec for MAVEN talks about how science missions are chosen and managed.
By Don Cohen
Managing Multicultural Teams

For this IT project, cultural competence was as important as technical know-how.
By Conrado Morlan

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In This Issue

When we consider knowledge and NASA, we probably think first about technical knowledge.

From the Academy Director

Like all large, knowledge-intensive organizations, NASA faces continuing challenges.

ASK Bookshelf

Descriptions of books we think will interest ASK readers.

The Knowledge Notebook

The word knowledge clearly has diverse meanings for many practitioners.

ASK Interactive

Learn more about our stories, NASA, and knowledge sharing online.

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