October 31, 2003

Michael Braukus
Headquarters, Washington 
(Phone: 202/358-1979)

Marny Skora
Langley Research Center (LaRC), Hampton, Va.
(Phone: 757/864-6121)

NOTE TO EDITORS: N03-112

LARC DIRECTOR DISCUSSES NASA ENGINEERING & SAFETY CENTER

News media are invited to meet with Roy D. Bridges, Director of NASA's 
Langley Research Center(LaRC), Hampton, Va., on Tuesday, November 4, 
2003, at 11 a.m. EST. 

Bridges will discuss the new NASA Engineering and Safety Center 
(NESC). The NESC is an independent organization chartered to 
coordinate and conduct robust engineering testing and safety 
assessments to support critical NASA projects and programs. 

Members of the NESC leadership team will also participate. They will 
discuss how work is selected and prioritized and some of the 
potential programs for evaluation.

Interested media should call Margarette Lynch at: 757/864-6124 by 4 
p.m., Monday, Nov. 3 to make arrangements for credentials and entry 
to LaRC. A limited number of reporters will be able to participate 
via telecon by advising Lynch of their affiliation and phone number.

Information about the NESC is available on the Internet at: 

http://nesc.nasa.gov 

For information about NASA on the Internet, visit: 

http://www.nasa.gov 

	
-end-