NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration

The Office of Strategic Communications & Education (OSCE) at Langley Research Center is the organization who facilitates NESC’s communications with the public via the news media and outreach activities.

All media inquiries should be directed to:
     Keith Henry
     H.K.Henry@nasa.gov

Latest NESC News

	09.24.09 - AIAA selects NESC's Dr. Mike Gilbert as the Hampton Roads Section Engineer of the Year AIAA Hampton Roads has awarded Dr. Michael Gilbert for his work on the NESC MLAS project. + Read More
	07.08.09 - Virginian Pilot features successful test of MLAS Just after 6:25 a.m., NESC tested MLAS and the test went as planned. + Read More
	07.08.09 - Max Launch Abort System (MLAS) demonstration test was successful this morning at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility. MLAS demonstrated an alternate concept for safely propelling a future spacecraft and its crew away from a problem on the launch pad or during ascent. + Read More
	06.16.09 - LaRC's Researcher News Features Engineer’s Working on NESC’s NESC’s MLAS has offered NASA engineers unique experiences on real hardware. + Read More
	06.12.09 - Max Launch Abort System (MLAS) Launch News Spaceref.com features the NESC MLAS in this article. + Read More
	04.27.09 - NESC Executive Administrator featured in LaRC's Researcher News Executive Administrator, Jenny DeVasher, looks to the future and keeps up with the diverse NESC projects. + Read More
	01.22.09 - The NESC received NIA/CIBER 2008 Digital Video Award The NESC Academy (Innovative Engineering Design Course) received a 2008 Digital Video Award for its promotional science video used in an educational setting. + Read More
	08.14.08 - Apollo Veterans Bridge Generation Gap to Mentor Young Engineers Mentors try to keep the young engineers from making the same mistakes they made. + Read More
	08.13.08 - Max Launch Abort System Development The Wallops Flight Facility supports the NESC with the development of a composite crew module for the Exploration Orion spacecraft. + Read More
	10.10.07 - NASA Studying Possible Wing Problem NASA is studying a possible problem with the thermal shielding on Discovery's wings that could force a delay in this month's launch. + Read More
	08.16.07 - Carbon Composite Materials Might Not Be So Bad for Spacecraft... For the first time ever, the Space Shuttle will fly with an all-composite "carrier" in its cargo bay. + Read More
	02.21.07 - Failure Leads to Success When the Columbia space shuttle broke apart above Texas in February 2003, no one knew that it could one day result in success. NASA astronaut Dr. Charles Camarda, however, believes the tragedy has provided both current and future engineers with a motto to live by - where there is failure, there is knowledge and understanding that doesn't come with success. + Read More
	02.05.07 - NASA Developing Composite Orion Shell to Aid Future Exploration NASA's Engineering and Safety Center is developing all-composite designs for the Orion crew vehicle pressure shell to gain in-house experience for future spacecraft. + Read More
	01.25.07 - Aging Aircraft Conference Planned NESC Director Ralph R. Roe Jr. will attend the 10th conference on Aging Aircraft, scheduled for April 16-19 in Palm Springs, Calif. + Read More
	01.01.07 - NASA Reaching Out to Space Aces The agency's engineering and safety center, based at Langley, makes sure that an expert is never more than a phone call away. + Read More
	10.24.06 - Space Exploration: Filling Up the Canvas Experts in structures, materials and other disciplines in the aerospace sciences, along with the NASA Engineering and Safety Center that is hosted at Langley, helped return the Space Shuttle to flight after the Columbia accident. + Read More
	10.11.06 - NASA Announces New Cleveland Safety Center The center will complement the NASA Engineering and Safety Center based at Langley. + Read More
	09.08.06 - NASA delays shuttle launch once again The shuttle Discovery's 2005 launch was plagued by similar problems with the engine cut-off sensors. The root cause of Discovery's problem was never identified, according to a NASA Engineering and Safety Center analysis in 2005. + Read More
	07.14.06 - NASA clears key hurdle as foam fears ebb "We've been really impressed as a team with the way they were able to analyze the issues they needed to resolve," adds Ralph Roe, director of NASA's Engineering and Safety Center at the agency's facilities in Langley, Va. + Read More
	05.08.06 - Hydrazine Tanks for Jason-2 Satellite Will Be Modified ... fuel tanks could leak and pose a danger to satellite integration teams prompted a detailed review of the system by the NASA Engineering and Safety Center (NESC ... + Read More
	01.19.06 - Remarks by NASA Administrator Griffin at the National Society of Professional Engineers Professional Development Conference To provide a further independent engineering assessment capability, we have a group at the Langley Research Center called the NASA Engineering and Safety Center (NESC), comprised of some of the most talented engineers in the Agency. + Read More