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July 7, 2009
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Members of NASA Langley's Speakers Bureau are from all walks of NASA and voluntarily bring a variety of topics to civic, professional, educational and other non-profit organizations and groups.
Oakley Is a Big Winner in the Biggest Loser
Debra Oakley won $400, which will buy a lot of pizza or her primary vice, dark chocolate. Better, though, it will help her with a new wardrobe, necessary now that she has lost two dress sizes, 37.4 po...
Science Directorate Leverages New Technology to Communi...
Weekly meetings, a pile of documents and an inbox flooded with emails … all to be expected when communicating regularly with your team.
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NASA Engineer Helps Comedian Tackle Fear of Flying
What would possess anyone to live on an airplane for a month? NASA engineer Anna McGowan visits comedian Mark Malkoff between flights.
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For Alexandrov, a Triumph of the Right Brain
It began with a mention of New Scientist magazine in a blog. Natalia Alexandrov bought one, sat down to read and the muse immediately flew to her side in the sort of literary epiphany that every writer dreams about.
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A Taste of the Good Ole' Days
A group of employees from different areas of NASA Langley coordinated a special, icy surprise that reminded adults of the "good ole' days" of childhood, gathering around the neighborhood ice cream tru...
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Days on the Hill Initiative
With budget matters on their platters, members of the Virginia Congressional delegation and their staffs took time over the past three days to meet with NASA Langley deputy director Steve Jurczyk to c...
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Wales Seeks Business at NASA Langley
In the corner was a green and white flag with a red, fire-breathing, flying dragon symbol. The flag is relatively new. The dragon is centuries old, as old as Wales itself.
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For Resident Engineers, MLAS Work Is Up Close and Personal
The "resident engineers" of the Max Launch Abort System program, which will launch its product from Wallops Island on the Eastern Shore of Virginia, have been moved by their experience.
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Eight Groups Begin Summer Team Awards Season
Teams that set up a scholars program, that set up several management systems, that explored weather in the Arctic, repaired a laser in space, built a liquid nitrogen facility, refurbished a building, made flying safer and built a mockup that will change the future on the moon were honored Wednesday at the Reid Conference Center.
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S'COOL Sets Sail To Promote Ocean Health
A NASA student weather monitoring program joins adventuring scientists on a voyage to raise awareness of ocean health.
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McDonald Gets a Look at Education, Technology at Langley, NIA
Sometime between now and September, John McDonald will brief Virginia's gubernatorial candidates, Bob McDonnell (R) and Creigh Deeds (D), about the state of technology in the commonwealth. After Tuesday, he has a lot more to talk about.
Center Snapshots
People: News
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Langley Researcher Receives Control Engineering Practice Award
06.30.09 - Suresh Joshi, Dynamic Systems and Control Branch, received the American Automatic Control Council’s (AACC) prestigious 2009 Control Engineering Practice (CEP) award at a ceremony of the American Control Conference in St. Louis, Mo., on June 11th.
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E. Vincent Zoby wins 2009 AIAA Thermophysics Award
06.12.09 - The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) is pleased to announce that E. Vincent Zoby has won the 2009 AIAA Thermophysics Award or his contributions to the development of accurate codes for aerothermodynamics prediction
People: Moves
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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.
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June Retiree - James Watson
06.12.09 - James Watson, Crew Systems & Aviation Operations Branch, will retire on June 30, 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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Roy J. Duckett
Roy J. Duckett passed away on June 8, 2009.
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James "Jimmie" Sinclair
James "Jimmie" Sinclair, passed away on May 20, 2009.