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Some Extras in "The Box" Learn About Cutting Room Floor
Some people who attended the Virginia "premiere" of "The Box" in Richmond on Thursday learned an important lesson in movie-making: It's like putting together a 100-piece jigsaw puzzle from 300 pieces.
Almost 2 Years Later, Diaz, Marsden Remember Langley ...
It was a Monday in late January of 2008, and the roar overhead brought Cameron Diaz out of the Full Scale Tunnel and onto the street on the East Side of NASA's Langley Research Center.
Jellyfish Offers Clue to More Efficient Submarine ...
What do jellyfish and submarines have in common? Both swim underwater, but more to the point, the jellyfish might lend attributes to the submarine propulsion of the future.
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It's Time for Talking -- and Listening -- at Langley
Open door sessions. Managers walking around, talking to employees. A path through some of the bureaucracy. Awards to those who deserve them. A new-look for @LaRC. All of those things and more are part of the Internal Communication Initiative.
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MLAS: Gift That Keeps on Giving
A report on the accomplishments of the Max Launch Abort System is being prepared that will list its contributions to the Constellation program and to NASA.
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Space Materials Return to Earth
Much can change during 18 months in a harsh space environment. On October 20, scientists, researchers, media and college students from Utah gathered in the clean room of Building 1250 to view the gran...
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NASA Langley Fosters Ownership of Energy Management
According to the Department of Energy (DOE), the Federal Government spends more than $9 billion to power its vehicles, operations and approximately 500,000 facilities throughout the United States, making it the single largest domestic user of energy.
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Seeing Ares I-X Is Believing for Langley Participants
Henry Wright sat on the front row of the Pearl Young Theater four hours a day for two days, alternately working a laptop computer and a cell phone. On Wednesday, he put them down and watched Ares I-X become history.
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A Celebration of Earth that was Beautiful in Nature
The weather and the invitation to celebrate Earthfest 2009 attracted approximately 2,000 guests to Sandy Bottom Nature Park on Saturday.
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No New Engineers Recruited, but Czech Students Enjoy Tour
Lucie Podhorna walked from the Lunar Habitat in Building 1148 and decided it wasn't for her. It was part of her education Monday when Podhorna and seven other Czech Republic high school students visited NASA Langley.
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A Man of Few Words Endorses the Work at Langley
Across the Langley Cafeteria, Rudy Hernandez said little. The Congressional Medal of Honor he wore around his neck did most of the talking for him.
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Langley Team Readies for Ares 1-X Launch
After an intense three-year effort, the NASA Langley Ares I-X team will be watching closely when the first developmental flight test of the agency's Constellation Program takes place early Tuesday, Oct. 27, at NASA Kennedy Space Center.
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Jack Fishman Honored with Alumni Merit Award
10.06.09 - The Saint Louis University College of Arts and Sciences Alumni Board has selected Jack Fishman, a research scientist in the Science Directorate, as one of the recipients of the 2009 Alumni Merit Award for his accomplishments at NASA Langley.
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Langley Scientist Invited to Serve on International Ozone Review Panel
09.10.09 - Malcolm Ko, lead scientist in the Science Directorate at NASA's Langley Research Center, has accepted an invitation to serve as a key reviewer for the international report, "Scientific Assessment of Ozone Depletion: 2010."
People: Moves
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Retiree - Herb Gilliam
10.03.09 - "I think the work has kept me young," said Herb Gilliam, a 68-year-old Tessada and Associates contractor who retired Wednesday.
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May Retiree - Leah Meisel
05.25.09 - Leah Meisel, director of the Office of Human Capital Management, retired on May 8, 2009.
People: Alumni
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For the Love of Space
04.29.09 - Richard Davis retired from NASA Langley as a senior scientist in 2007, but that didn't mean his work was anywhere near complete.
People: Alumni Association
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Langley Alumni Association →
The Langley Alumni Association (LAA) was created to help develop a sense of community among former Langley employees and to provide a mechanism for the Center to maintain contact with its former employees.
People: Memoriam
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George Edward Ficklen
NEWPORT NEWS - George Edward Ficklen, 71, of Newport News went to heaven on Sept. 13, 2009.
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Lisa Link
Employees at Science Systems and Applications Inc. (SSAI) and NASA Langley Research Center are mourning the loss of a dear friend and colleague, Lisa Link. Link, 46, died on Sept. 12, 2009, after a long battle with cancer.