June 2, 2005

Dryden Flight Research Center
P.O. Box 273
Edwards, California 93523
Phone 661/276-3449
FAX 661/276-3566

Alan Brown
NASA Dryden Flight Research Center
Phone: 661/276-2665
alan.brown@dfrc.nasa.gov

Photo Release
RELEASE: 05-39P

SPACE AND AERONAUTICS SUBCOMMITTEE CHAIRMAN VISITS NASA DRYDEN

Rep. Ken Calvert, R-Calif., chairman of the House Subcommittee on 
Space and Aeronautics, was briefed by X-43A engineer Laurie Grindle 
during a tour of NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center June 2. Rep. 
Calvert, accompanied by several staff members, was briefed by center 
director Kevin Petersen and members of his staff on Dryden's role as 
a flight research institution, and then reviewed some of the center's 
recent, current and upcoming flight research projects during his tour 
of the facility. During the afternoon, Rep. Calvert received similar 
briefings on a variety of projects at several aerospace development 
firms at the Civilian Flight Test Center in Mojave. Rep. Calvert's 
tour of NASA Dryden was the second in a series of visits to all 10 
NASA field centers to better acquaint him with the roles and 
responsibilities of each center. A subcommittee of the House Science 
Committee, Rep. Calvert's committee has oversight of NASA and other 
federal agencies dealing with aeronautics and space issues. He 
represents California's 44th congressional district, which covers 
portions of Riverside and Orange County. -- NASA Dryden photo by Tom 
Tschida

PHOTO EDITORS: A publication-quality photo with captions to support 
this photo release is available for downloading from the NASA Dryden 
web site at: 

http://www.dfrc.nasa.gov/Gallery/Photo/Visitors/HTML/ED05-0117-09.html

	
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