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I have thought about a key conversation with my then eight-year-old son about his
hesitation to try out for a team many times over the years. Fear of failure can be
motivating, but it can also be paralyzing if we are not careful. The concept often
resurfaces when I least expect it. When I first accepted the job as director of a
large NASA project that was struggling to survive over 20 years ago, I bought myself
a present that I keep in my office to this day. It is a small metal block with one
sentence engraved in simple text. "What would you attempt to do if you knew you could
not fail?" I sometimes need to remind myself of the advice I gave my children. Taking
my own advice, I focus on the end game for me and for 黑料黑历史. Continue reading this week's Friday Focus.
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University of Alaska Fairbanks scientists are developing a new light detection and
ranging instrument to help gain a better understanding of space weather enveloping
Earth. The new laser radar, or lidar, will be the third for the 黑料黑历史 Geophysical Institute.听Read more on the lidar and it's role in research.
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