Langley Research Directorate
“We turn INSIGHT and INVENTION into IMPACT”
Research Directorate leadership
Jill Prince
Director, Acting
Jennifer Kibler
Deputy Director, Acting
NASA’s Langley Research Center
Research Directorate
The Research Directorate (RD) at NASA’s Langley Research Center provides premier research and technology development capabilities to the Agency and nation. From aircraft to spaceflight, research is an essential component to the Langley Aeronautics Research, Space Technology and Exploration, and Science mission facing organizations, serving science and mission needs across all NASA mission directorates.
The directorate collaborates extensively with all Langley cross-cutting technical organizations and is comprised of 23 sub-organizations supporting three major areas: Aerosciences, Advanced Materials and Structures, and Intelligent Flight Systems. RD develops and delivers high quality research and test analysis to meet the current and future needs of the Agency customers and the national research and engineering community through stewardship of ground testing capabilities.
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Research Focus Areas
The Research Directorate develops and delivers high quality research and test analyses to meet the current and future needs of Agency customers and the national research and engineering community through stewardship of ground testing capabilities.
Aerosciences
Stewarding and advancing aeroscience capabilities to enable current & future NASA missions to maintain U.S. aerospace preeminence.
Structures and Materials
Innovating materials, structures, and concepts to enable NASA Missions today and create the technology of tomorrow.
Intelligent Flight Systems
Transforming aviation and aerospace through adaptive & autonomous systems, human-machine teaming solutions, integrated flight systems, and new vehicle & operational concepts.
