NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration

NASA Dryden Flight Research Center director David McBride hosted the directors of three other NASA field centers Aug. 16 for discussions with Dryden managers on mutual cooperation and support of each center's efforts in research, technology development and mission operations.

Image right: NASA Glenn center director Ray Lugo (at right) gets a chuckle out of his fellow directors as he shares a lighter moment during the center directors' forum in Dryden's auditorium.

Simon P. "Pete" Worden, director of NASA's Ames Research Center at Moffett Field, Calif.; Robert M. Lightfoot, director of NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala.; and Ramon Lugo III, director of NASA's Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, Ohio, and other officials toured several of NASA Dryden's facilities and specialized research aircraft and then joined McBride to share their ideas with Dryden employees at a center directors' forum.

Image right: Marshall Space Flight Center director Robert Lightfoot was ready for some stick-and-rudder time after getting comfortable in a NASA Dryden F/A-18 support aircraft.

NASA Dryden photos by Tom Tschida