06.14.11

Rob Wyman
W: 757-864-6120 C: 757-912-2973
rob.wyman@nasa.govMEDIA ADVISORY: 11-048

NASA LANGLEY OPEN NEW HEADQUARTERS BUILDING

HAMPTON, Va. -- Media are invited to attend a ribbon-cutting ceremony 
for the new NASA Langley Headquarters Building at NASA Langley 
Research Center, the first large office building built here in 35 
years.

WHAT: The new building is a $26 million, 72,000 square-foot (6,689 sq 
m) office facility that will hold approximately 240 employees from 
six different NASA Langley staffs. This is the first building to be 
completed as part of an ongoing multi-year facility improvement 
project and revitalization, made possible through a partnership with 
the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) and its contractors.

WHEN: Friday, June 17, at 10 a.m.

WHERE: NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA 23681, Building 2101

WHO: Guest speakers will include:


Lesa Roe, Director, NASA Langley Research Center

U.S. Representative Rob Wittman (R-Va. 1st District)

U.S. Representative Scott Rigell (R-Va. 2nd District)

U.S. Representative Randy Forbes (R-Va. 4th District)

Rob Hewell, GSA Regional Commissioner for Public Buildings Service

Woodrow Whitlow, NASA Associate Administrator for Mission Support

RSVP: To ensure access and badging, the deadline to respond is no 
later than noon, Thursday, June 16. Respond to Rob Wyman by phone 
(757-864-6120) or email (rob.wyman@nasa.gov). Media needs to arrive 
no later than 9:30 a.m., with proper identification to be escorted 
onto the Center.

IMAGERY: Video and still imagery that documents ground breaking 
through the various stages of construction and opening, is available 
for your use. If either of the links won't open please cut and paste 
the address into your web browser.

VIDEO: Please go to the following web site and enter the user name and 
password.


SITE: 
https://webdrive.gsfc.nasa.gov/longauth/500/gary.banziger-1/Wc4NGoC
USERNAME: NewHQs2011
PASSWORD: NewHQs2011 

PHOTOGRAPHS: Please visit our FLICKR gallery for images that can be 
downloaded: http://tinyurl.com/42qdy2e 


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