Researcher News Archive

  • Czech students visit.

    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.

  • Child at Earthfest '09.

    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.

  • rudy hernandez visits langley.

    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.

  • Ares 1-X.

    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.

  • Paul Schutte.

    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."

  • Jail your manager for CFC.

    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 ...

  • Earthfest logo.

    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.

  • MODSIM Conference logo, 2009.

    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.

  • Center Director Lesa Roe speaks to NASA Langley.

    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.

  • The Langley Full-Scale Tunnel in Oct. 1930

    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.

  • Dave Bowles, CFC Chair.

    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...

  • Richard T. Whitcomb

    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.

  • Full scale tunnel.

    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.

  • Susan Buhr, Climate communications workshop.

    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?

  • Tony Williams, Oct. 09 colloquium.

    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.

  • Communications Initiative.

    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.

  • NASA Is Cool.

    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.

  • LCDC Teachers.

    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.

  • Bicyclist at NASA Langley.

    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.

  • Pat Cowin.

    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.