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The Hall of Honor was conceived by members of the Langley Alumni Association and NASA Langley as a way to pay tribute to individuals who built exemplary careers at Langley.

NASA Langley Hall of Honor

Recognizing those who were instrumental in NACA and NASA Langley’s successes.

Nominations Open: Hall of Honor – Class of 2027

The 2027 class will be Langley’s fourth, following previous class inductions in 2015, 2017, and 2022

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Hall of Honor

About the Hall of Honor

The Langley Research Center National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Hall of Honor was conceived by members of the Langley Alumni Association and the NASA Langley Research Center as a mechanism to pay tribute to individuals who built exemplary careers at Langley, persevered against the status quo when required and achieved revolutionary scientific understanding and technological progress on the frontiers of the aerospace sciences.

The Hall of Honor formally recognizes those persons whose contributions have had the most sustained and far-reaching influence on the leadership, direction, mission and capabilities of the NACA Langley Memorial Aeronautical Laboratory and NASA Langley Research Center and/or whose work at Langley enabled unprecedented and fundamental advancements in either a scientific or engineering field and made significant contributions to the United States’ aerospace industry for commercial and military aircraft and/or spacecraft.

Mary W. Jackson at Work NASA Langley
In 1958, Mary W. Jackson became NASA’s first black female engineer. She was inducted into the Hall of Honor in 2017.

History

NASA Langley Unveils 2022 Hall of Honor

Famed Hidden Figure Christine Darden was one of 17 members of the 2022 class of inductees to take their rightful place in the Langley Research Center NACA and NASA Hall of Honor – the third such ceremony to take place.

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Christine Darden was among the 17 people inducted into the Langley Research Center NACA and NASA Hall of Honor July 14.
Christine Darden was among the 17 people inducted into the Langley Research Center NACA and NASA Hall of Honor July 14, 2022.

    Further reading

    Floyd L. Thompson

    Class of 2017

    Langley's second Hall of Honor class included such luminaries as Katherine Johnson, Floyd Thompson, and James Martin.

    Pearl I. Young

    Class of 2015

    The first Hall of Honor inductees included, among others, Pearl Young, John Becker, and Maxime Faget.

    Langley Alumni Association and Hall of Honor Nomination Form

    Learn more about the Langley Alumni Association (LAA) and how to nominate someone for the Hall of Honor.