Researcher News Archive
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No New Engineers Recruited, but Czech Students Enjoy Tour
10.26.09 - 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 Celebration of Earth that was Beautiful in Nature
10.26.09 - 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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A Man of Few Words Endorses the Work at Langley
10.23.09 - 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
10.23.09 - 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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Engineer/Playwright Works for Breast Cancer Cure
10.22.09 - It began when he saw a friend's mother with her head in a scarf. Where once there was hair, now there were remnants of her fight with breast cancer. And then there was a play: "Pirates of the Chemotherapy."
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Managers Serve Time for the Combined Federal Campaign
On Tuesday, more than a dozen NASA Langley managers were served a warrant and taken to jail in the NASA Langley cafeteria to help raise money for the Combined Federal Campaign (CFC). With the average ...
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Earth Science For All: Langley Reaches Out To Community With Second "EarthFest"
10.20.09 - NASA Langley is best known on the Peninsula for its legendary place in aeronautics. But this weekend Langley’s Science Directorate is reaching out in its own backyard to talk to its neighbors about NASA’s significant role in Earth science and to celebrate our home planet.
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Modeling and Simulation with a Notion of Commonwealth
10.16.09 - A multi-disciplinary approach to modeling and simulation called the attention of hundreds to the Langley-sponsored 2009 MODSIM World Conference and Expo at the Virginia Beach Convention Center, Oct. 14-16.
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From the Administrator to the Center Director to the Employees
10.15.09 - Langley Center Director Lesa Roe held an all-hands meeting Oct. 15 to talk with employees about NASA's first leadership summit -- something she called unique in her 25 years with NASA -- and what it means for each of us.
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A Final 'Goodbye' to the Langley Full-Scale Tunnel
10.16.09 - Alumni gather to celebrate the 78-year history of the Langley Full-Scale Tunnel.
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The Combined Federal Campaign Has Officially Begun
The Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) at NASA Langley had its official kick-off today and the campaign will continue through Dec. 5. The financial goal for this year's campaign is $390,000. "We have set...
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Aviation Pioneer Richard T. Whitcomb
10.13.09 - Richard T. Whitcomb has been called the most significant aerodynamic contributor of the second half of the 20th century.
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A Celebration of the Full Scale Tunnel, Not a Funeral
10.10.09 - The end of the Full Scale Tunnel prompts a look at history, but those who worked there say that their focus was never back, always forward.
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Keep the Story of Climate Change Simple
10.07.09 - You're talking about climate change with a skeptic, one who is sure that global warming is a myth. How are you going to change his or her mind?
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The Story of Independence, Told Through a Storm
10.06.09 - Tony Williams doesn't consider himself a revisionist historian, but his first book, "The Hurricane of Independence," does correct the record.
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Initiative Will Push for Better Communications
10.05.09 - An initiative to get us talking with each other and -- more importantly -- make those conversations more meaningful was presented to the Center Leadership Council on Monday.
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Mission: Letting People Know That NASA Is Cool
10.03.09 - The walls on three sides of the room on the second floor of Building 1212 were canvasses, even if all of the ideas on them weren't masterpieces. They were ideas for making NASA cool.
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LCDC Teachers Advance Their Own Education
10.01.09 - The teachers at the Langley Childhood Development Center (LCDC) wear many hats. They are communicators, disciplinarians, role models and decision-makers. Their jobs take patience, skill and caring -- also training and education.
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A Commute Propelled by Pedals
09.29.09 - According to an @LaRC poll, 91 percent of responders drive alone to work. Only 1 percent choose to commute by bicycle. Judging from the feedback and turnout at the September Green Bag Lunch, led by Jeff Cerro, the interest in commuting by bicycle is greater than 1 percent.
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Langley Prepares for a Possible Pandemic
09.28.09 - A disease that killed 50 to 100 million people in 1918 is on the loose again. It's the H1N1 (Swine flu) virus, and the center is making plans to try to prevent an outbreak among the workforce.