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You can search for NASA fact sheets from all the NASA Centers, or browse this collection of fact sheets on aeronautics, space and atmospheric/earth sciences research at NASA Langley in Hampton, Va. The NASA Langley fact sheets are divided into the following categories:

General Information
Aeronautics Research
Atmospheric / Earth Sciences
Space Science / Human Exploration & Development of Space
Technology Spinoffs

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General Information

Document Number Document Title PDF PS
FS-2004-02-084-LaRC NASA Langley Research Center
Contributing to the Next 100 Years of Flight
196K n/a
FS-2004-01-82-LaRC NASA Langley Economic Impact - FY 2003
(View Economic Impact documents, FY 96 - 2002)
327K n/a
NP-2003-04-34-LaRC Stakeholders Report
A Report to the American People, Apr 2003
37.3M n/a
NP-2003-01-28-LaRC From Research to Relevance: Significant Achievements in Aeronautical Research at Langley Research Center (1917-2002) 3.7M n/a
NASA SP-2003-4259 Concept to Reality: Contributions of the NASA Langley Research Center to U.S. Civil Aircraft of the 1990s 84.5M n/a
NASA SP-2000-4519 Partners in Freedom: Contributions of the Langley Research Center to U.S. Military Aircraft of the 1990s 52.7M n/a
NP-2002-04-287-HQ Aerospace Technology Enterprise Annual Progress Reports, (1998 – 2001) n/a n/a
FS-2001-09-68-LaRC Careers in Aerospace Technology 180K n/a
NF 168 - May 1992 NASA Langley Research Center - National Historic Landmarks 0 KB 0 KB
FS-2001-04-64-LaRC Wind Tunnels at NASA Langley Research Center 238 KB n/a
FS-1999-10-20-LaRC NASA Langley Research Center Facilities Offer Unique National Capability 81 KB 561 KB
IS-1992-05-002-LaRC NASA's Wind Tunnels 528 KB 3.9 MB
General Information & Archival fact sheets:
Many former Langley research programs and initiatives have helped shape the past and present of aerospace technology in the United States and the world. Though these research programs are no longer active, they are still important to understanding the importance of the work done at NASA's Langley Research Center.

NF 167

Exploring NASA's Roots:
The History of Langley Research Center

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FS-1995-07-01-LaRC

WWII and NACA:
U.S. Aviation Research Helped Speed Victory

145 KB

26.3 MB

FS-1996-04-29-LaRC

NASA Langley's Role in Project Mercury

98 KB

2.5 MB

IS-2002-08-25-LaRC
FS-1996-12-25-LaRC

NASA Langley's Contributions to the Apollo Program

3.8 MB

11.6MB

 

NASA Langley's Contributions to the Space Shuttle Program

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NF 175

The Rendezvous That Was Almost Missed:
Lunar Orbit Rendezvous & the Apollo Program

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Scout Launch Vehicle Program

33 KB

429 KB

FS-1995-09-01-LaRC

NASA Langley's 30 x 60 Foot Tunnel

442 KB

2.4 MB

FS-2000-06-27-LaRC NASA Langley Research Center:
Revolutionizing Aerospace for the Millennium
238 KB n/a
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