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Seeds of Progress Christopher J. Scolese NASA Associate Administrator October 22, 2009 Diversity Makes Us Smarter We possess incredible capacity to think differently. These differences can provide the seeds of innovation, progress, and

Seeds of Progress Christopher J. Scolese NASA Associate Administrator October 22, 2009
Diversity Makes Us Smarter “We possess incredible capacity to think differently. These differences can provide the seeds of innovation, progress, and understanding.” - Scott Page, The Difference
NASA Yesterday and Today Year Women in % of total NASA NASA workforce workforce 1969 5,541 17.5% 1988 6,015 27.4% 2009 6,160 32.8%
Diversity in Space Flight: Then and Now
Supporting Diversity through Our Missions
A Pioneer in the Field  Comet C/1786 P1 (Herschel)  Comet 35P/Herschel-Rigollet  Comet C/1790 A1 (Herschel)  Comet C/1790 H1 (Herschel)  Comet C/1791 X1 (Herschel)  Comet C/1793 S2 (Messier) Caroline Herschel  Comet 2P/Encke  Comet C/1797 P1 (Bouvard-Herschel)
Extending Our Field of View Hubble Space Telescope James Webb Space Telescope Kepler
Seeing the Sky with New Eyes
Kepler
IBEX
Computing Pioneer Rear Admiral Grace Hopper
A New Awareness of Earth
NASA On-Orbit (EOS) Missions
Missions in Formulation 2008-2014 2013 2014 2008 2008 2008
Decadal Survey Missions - Next Generation
Changes in Sea Ice
Closing quotation "When it comes to astronomy, you never come to the end of anything. You have to reach out farther and farther into the universe." – Dorritt Hoffleit
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Disappearing Sea Ice

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