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Students Had a HUNCH About Spinning Chair

Sixteen Hampton Roads area high school students work with NASA and New Horizons to build a spatial disorientation simulator for pilots and astronauts.

Lightfoot Gets a New View of NASA Research

NASA Associate Administrator Robert Lightfoot began his Langley visit as a leader; he ended it as a mentee.

Astronaut Pilots a "Dream" at NASA Langley

NASA astronaut Jack Fischer visited Langley's Cockpit Motion Facility in May to fly simulated Sierra Nevada Corporation Dream Chaser landings.

HUNCH Students Take a Spin

Sixteen students from Kecoughtan High School and New Horizons Technical Center in Hampton, Va., helped design and build a spatial disorientation trainer.

NASA Langley Brings Science to "Star Trek" Premiere

Members from NASA Langley’s outreach team spoke to thousands of Starfleet, Klingon, Federation and deep-space exploration fans —better known as Trekkies — at the opening of the Star Trek movie, “Into Darkness.”

NASA X: Game Changing Technologies

Bolden Flies Advanced Technology at NASA Langley

NASA Administrator Charles Bolden paid a brief visit to NASA's Langley Research Center Friday, May 10. His visit included stops at the center's Air Traffic Operations Lab and Cockpit Motion Facility.

Community Leaders Invite Updates from NASA Langley

On April 26, Steve Jurcyzk (standing), NASA Langley's deputy director, and Eric Weiser of NASA Langley's Center Operations Directorate provided updates about the center during the Hampton Mayor's Comm...

Davis Represents Curiosity EDL Team at NASM Award Ceremony

The Mars Science Laboratory entry, descent and landing received the 2013 Trophy for Current Achievement from the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum April 24.

Lights, Camera, ACCESS

At NASA's Langley hangar, Bruce Anderson, project scientist for the ACCESS (Alternative Fuel Effects on Contrails and Cruise Emissions) experiment, stood in between NASA's HU-25C airplane and a group of media visitors armed with cameras, notepads, and smartphones as he explained the recently completed series of flights.

Know Your Earth 3.0: DISCOVER-AQ

Deriving Information on Surface conditions from Column and Vertically Resolved Observations Relevant to Air Quality studies pollution where we live and breathe.

Nothing Bugs These NASA Aeronautical Researchers

A unique team is studying ways to prevent insect impact remains from sticking to an aircraft's wing in flight.

Getting to an Asteroid Takes Technology, Community

Imagine a house-sized asteroid floating along in deep space, minding its own business, when along comes a robotic spacecraft with large solar panels that unleashes a capturing mechanism to catch and carry the asteroid to a two-year journey into the Earth-Moon system.

Geothermal Wells to Help Cool NASA Facility

NASA's Langley Research Center in Hampton, Va., is steadily going greener and greener -- but not without making a few messes.

Proposed FY14 Budget Lays Foundation for New Discoveries

After the fiscal year 2014 (FY14) budget rollout at NASA Headquarters, Center Director Lesa Roe provided insight at the "Langley level," calling the President's proposed budget, "a positive start and a positive story."

Know Your Earth 3.0: CALIPSO

NASA's CALIPSO satellite collects information on the distribution and movement of clouds and particles, called aerosols, in Earth's atmosphere.

Technology Trends and NASA: To the Moon and Back

On July 20, 1969, at least 600 million people watched as Neil Armstrong stepped off Eagle's footpad and onto the moon as he uttered his famous line, "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind."

Earth Month Lesson of the Day

Celebrate Earth Month this year by engaging your students with 30 new Earth science lessons developed by NASA!

Know Your Earth 3.0: SAGE III

SAGE III on ISS Mission Operations Manager Brooke Thornton.

NASA Langley Wins 2012 Commercial Invention of the Year

All of the right elements came together for a team of seven NASA Langley researchers who will be presented the 2012 NASA Commercial Invention of the Year Award for "Methodology for the Effective Stabilization of Tin Oxide-Based Oxidation/Reduction Catalysts."

NASA Langley: Where the Wild Things Are

Even as the great minds at NASA Langley push technology to new and exciting realms, Mother Nature offers occasional reminders that she isn't one to be — you'll have to pardon the pun — outfoxed.

Morton Arboretum Partners with NASA to Understand why Trees Fail

NASA researchers joined with scientists at Chicago's Morton Arboretum to learn more about the biomechanics of tree failure.

Know Your Earth 3.0: Local Connections

"Know Your Earth 3.0, Local Connections" focuses on educating students, teachers and the public about NASA Earth science research.

SAGE III on ISS

To track our planet's ozone layer, NASA is about to launch SAGE III, slated for installation on the International Space Station in 2014.

Standing on the Shoulders of a Computer

In 1967, Christine Darden was added to the pool of 'human computers' who wrote complex programs and tediously crunched numbers for engineers at NASA's Langley Research Center.

Teaching Newton's Laws with Bowling and Mars

On a big screen in one of the theaters at the Hampton CineBistro, a bowling ball rumbles down a lane and mows through a clutch of pins with a satisfying crack and clatter.

Technology to "Hear" Potential Leaks

Space station's Ultrasonic Background Noise Test (UBNT) to detect air leaks by "listening" for high frequency sounds

Listening for the Boom and Rattle of Supersonic Flight

NASA engineers test people's reactions to simulated sonic booms to help develop technologies that might allow supersonic passenger jets to fly over land.

Crews Rehearse LAS Stacking with Orion

Engineers, crane operators and technicians practiced the careful maneuvers that will be required to stack a Launch Abort System onto an Orion spacecraft.

Air Quality Research Campaign Concludes in California

The DISCOVER-AQ team completed their second destination in a five-year mission to study the air we breathe.

NASA/GLOBE Hand Down Pollution Studies to Calif. Students

Teachers are parlaying interest in the DISCOVER-AQ campaign into science lessons for students.

Possible Budget Impacts Pending, Strategic Plans Press On

At a standing-room-only Town Hall meeting on Tuesday, NASA Langley's Center Director Lesa Roe offered some early insight into the potential across-the-board, federal agency spending cuts – known as "sequestration" - that could go into effect as soon as March 1.

The Russian Meteor  →

Why wasn't the Russian meteor detected before it entered Earth's atmosphere? How do we know it wasn't related to asteroid 2012 DA14?

Space Station Bound SAGE III is Full Steam Ahead

Above Earth, observations from the “A-Train" build three-dimensional images of the atmosphere. NASA’s SAGE III will supplement those satellites.

Record-Setting Asteroid Flyby

On Feb. 15th an asteroid about half the size of a football field will fly past Earth only 17,200 miles (27,681 km) above our planet's surface.

NASA Day of Remembrance

As NASA honors the Apollo I, Challenger and Columbia crews, we recall Langley's contributions to NASA's post-Columbia return to flight.

NASA X: IRVE-3

NASA Airborne Science: Studying our Environment

News media and social media followers learn about NASA's airborne Earth and environmental science program, briefed on current and upcoming missions.

NASA's Orion, Curiosity in Inaugural Parade

NASA contributed two floats with full-size models of Orion and Curiosity NASA and marchers to the 2013 Inaugural Parade.

More Extreme Weather Events Forecast

Get ready for more extreme weather and increasingly serious impacts on health, the economy and the environment, courtesy global climate change.

NASA Working to Improve Air Quality Knowledge

Residents in Calif.'s San Joaquin Valley will see some unusual air traffic over their region in January and February of 2013 -- two NASA aircraft measuring air pollution.

Meet David Chan, Research Aerospace Engineer at Langley

This profile is part of a series to introduce the people behind the development of Orion.

NASA Langley Year In Review: 2012 Highlights

Researchers at NASA's Langley Research Center are celebrating a year of aerospace accomplishments that took their work not only into the skies, but also to another planet.

Autonomous Landing Hazard Avoidance Technology

NASA is working on technology to autonomously land a spacecraft on Moon, Mars or even an asteroid; it's called ALHAT.

Why the World Didn't End

Dec. 21, 2012, wasn't the end of the world, and here's why.

STORRM Team Commemorates With Museum Exhibit

The Sensor Test for Orion Relative Navigation Risk Mitigation team signs the instrument's blanket cover and sends it off to the New Mexico Museum of Space History.

New Building Is Looking Up

Construction of New Town Phase II is well underway, with work on the building's outer shell and roof to begin soon.

Geminids Meteor Shower 2012

The annual Geminid Meteor Shower will peak this Thursday and Friday. The display could produce more than 100 meteors per hour.

STORRM Team Commemorates with New Museum Exhibit

Members of NASA’s Langley Sensor Test for Orion Relative Navigation Risk Mitigation (STORRM) team gathered to have a “signing party.” Feeling like celebrities, each member signed the STORRM blanket, u...

Opposition of Jupiter

The Sun will shine on Jupiter with such brilliance December 2 that it will appear brighter in the night sky than it has all year.

Flying the Quieter, Cleaner Skies

When Fay Collier talks about tadpoles, he's not really talking about tadpoles.

SLS Model 'Flies' Through Langley Wind Tunnel Testing

NASA facilities around the country are developing America's first exploration-class rocket since the Saturn V launched astronauts to the moon.

From Earth's Caves — A Better Understanding of Mars

"I have seen wonders beyond description," said Boston, a professor of cave and karst science at New Mexico Tech, during her keynote address Nov. 14 at the NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) Fall Symposium in Hampton, Va.

Langley-Led Project to Build Space-Based Pollution Monitor

A Langley-managed team has won the latest Earth Venture mission -- the first space-based instrument to monitor major air pollutants across North America hourly during daytime.

Advanced Manufacturing with a Common Goal

No matter where you stand from inside the Commonwealth Center for Advanced Manufacturing (CCAM) 60,000 square-foot facility, you can see all the way through.

Mason Peck: ''You Can Put Your Idea in Space''

While we invest in space technology for science, it advances our economy and paves the way to an innovative future.

Meet Robin Hardy, Test Engineer at Langley

This profile is part of a series to introduce the people behind the development of Orion.

Climate Likely to Be on Hotter Side of Projections

A new NASA-funded study finds future warming of Earth's climate is likely to be on the high side of current projections.

Hallion: Hypersonic Future 'Not Wishful Thinking'

Richard Hallion really does believe that the U.S. has a need for speed.

MTV Documents a "True Life" Journey at NASA Langley

The anomaly on Thursday for Chris Wohl, who works at NASA's Langley Research Center, was an MTV production crew filming over his shoulder.

Neurons At Work

Imagine the possibilities of a device that uses electrical signals from the brain to externally control computers, smartphones, or even vehicles. It’s not just science fiction. It’s reality.

Aerodynamicist Wins National Recognition

Richard T. Whitcomb, whose legendary NASA research contributions helped make supersonic flight a reality, will join the National Aviation Hall of Fame Oct. 6, 2012.

Wally Schirra and Sigma 7

On Oct. 3, 1962, astronaut Wally Schirra piloted the United States' fifth manned space mission -- Sigma 7; a six-orbit mission lasting nine hours, 13 minutes, 11 seconds.

Students Invited to Connect with Earth Explorers

NASA Earth explorers will take students on virtual trips around the world to inspire them to pursue science, technology, engineering and math careers.

'Look Ma, No Hands!' Flight Tests Completed

NASA, industry and academia wrap up two weeks of flight testing technology that could help unmanned aircraft integrate into the national air transportation system.

Birth of the Space Age

On Oct. 4, 1957, the Soviet Union successfully launched Sputnik I, the world's first artificial satellite which marked the start of the space age and the U.S. - U.S.S.R space race.

NASA Langley's 95th Anniversary Open House

About 10,000 people visited NASA's Langley Research Center on Saturday for the 95th Anniversary Open House.

UAVs Answer the Call of Duty

Three loud bangs echoed from the front door of Insitu's headquarters building in Washington state as a woman waited to be let inside.

NASA, Partners to Test Unmanned Aircraft Technology in N.D.

NASA and its partners will test unmanned aircraft systems technologies at the Grand Forks, N.D., International Airport in Sept. 2012.

NASA and Pharrell Congratulate More Than 900 Students

NASA's Associate Administrator of Education and former Astronaut Leland Melvin recalls when he applied to the astronaut program. He had family members telling him he couldn’t be an astronaut, but his dreams surpassed any obstacles that stood in his way, and Melvin made it happen.

Open House to Celebrate 95th Anniversary

On September 22, NASA Langley Research Center will open its doors to the public.

Neil Armstrong: 1930-2012

Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon, has died following complications resulting from cardiovascular procedures. He was 82.

First Orion Vertical Drop

The first vertical drop test of the Orion test article at NASA Langley's Hydro Impact Basin, Thurs., Aug. 23.

NASA Langley Writes History with MSL, MEDLI and IRVE-3

On Wednesday, NASA Langley's Center Director Lesa Roe beamed with pride as Luat Nguyen, Langley's director of flight projects, introduced his perspective during the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL), MSL Entry Descent and Landing Instrumentation (MEDLI) and Inflatable Reentry Vehicle Experiment (IRVE-3) Celebration.

Smooth Sailing for SLS Wind Tunnel Testing

Engineers are using wind tunnel testing at the Marshall Center and Langley Research Center to enhance the development of NASA's Space Launch System.

NASA X: Environmentally Responsible Aviation

Silver Snoopy Awards, On Behalf of the Astronauts

From inside the International Space Station (ISS), Ricky Arnold II, looked down at Earth and had some trouble processing the depth of his view.

NASA Expands Network for Measurement of Tiny Airborne Particles

NASA Langley's expanding climate research hub in Hampton, Va., is now part of a worldwide network of atmospheric measurements.

MEDLI Captured Falling to Mars

Curiosity captured this image of its heat shield, with the MEDLI hardware attached, falling to the surface of Mars following separation.

IRVE-3 Launch: Preliminary Results

IRVE-3 was launched at ~7a from WFF, and the vehicle performed beautifully.  Here are some PRELIMINARY results.

"Tango Delta" on Mars: As Seen on IMAX at the VASC

At 1:30 a.m. EDT, more than 300 people sat in the Virginia Air Space Center's IMAX theater with expectations and uncertainty. No one could predict what was about to happen.

"Touch down confirmed. We're safe on Mars"

NASA's Curiosity rover has landed on Mars!

NASA Langley Hits the Mark for Mars Landing Social

More than 30 participants arrived at Langley this morning for NASA Langley's Mars Science Laboratory Social Media event.

Getting Curiosity to Mars, One Simulation at a Time

Though the Curiosity rover is expected to land at approximately 1:31 a.m. EST, NASA Langley Research Center's role with the Mars Science Laboratory comes into play at about 1:24 a.m. EST, when a complex sequence of events unfolds during Entry, Descent and Landing (EDL).

Beam Mars Up, RTIMS: NASA Langley-developed Technology on Curiosity

Imagine the Curiosity rover as it lands on Mars on begins to explore the Gale Crater. From the mast of the rover, the ChemCam shoots a laser beam at rocks and soil as smoke arises.

Flights Safer and More Reliable with NASA Cloud Modeling Technique

New and improved cloud information from NASA is now being fed into forecasts produced by the National Weather Service every hour.

NASA's Condolences on the Passing of Sally Ride

Sally Ride, the first American woman in space, has passed away. Her contributions to America’s space program continued right up until her death at age 61 this week.

IRVE-3: Inflatable Heat Shield a Splashing Success

Third Inflatable Reentry Vehicle Experiment launches, demonstrates design and technologies that could someday transform planetary exploration.

Inflatable Spacecraft Heat Shield Set to Launch

IRVE-3 will test inflatable heat shield technology that could transform planetary exploration.

Langley is 'All Systems Go' to Make History on Mars

During a Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) news conference at NASA's Langley Research Center, Jody Davis compared her role in the mission to an Olympic athlete who has trained for years.

When Wildfire Smoke and Thunderstorms Collide  →

NASA scientists concluded a six-week hunt for thunderstorms. The Deep Convective Clouds and Chemistry field campaign seeks to understand how storms affect the chemistry of the upper troposphere.

NASA Hosts First Multi-Center Social Media Event for Mars Landing

NASA will host its first-ever multi-center NASA Social on Aug. 3 to preview the landing of the Mars Science Laboratory's Curiosity rover on Aug. 6 EDT (Aug. 5 PDT).

Mars is calling… be part of the conversation!  →

We're inviting the Mars exploration community and all interested people to engage in a conversation about the future of Mars exploration.

Aerospace Advisory Council Visits NASA Langley

NASA Langley hosts the governor's Aerospace Advisory Council's quarterly meeting.

Five Years and Counting for NASA Langley and Sierra Nevada

"It looks like it should fly now, right?" said Mark Sirangelo, corporate vice president and head of Sierra Nevada Space Systems.

Develop your own HIAD

Develop an inflatable spacecraft and bring cargo back from space.

Venus Transit  →

Earth's planetary neighbor will pass across the face of the sun, producing a silhouette that no one alive today will likely see again.

Spin Forming

An innovative manufacturing technique new to spacecraft can reduce welding requirements and save materials.

Mission Accomplished

SpaceX completes the first commercial mission to resupply the International Space Station.

Jurczyk Asks Nelson Graduates to Pursue Challenges

NASA Langley deputy center director Steve Jurczyk challenged Thomas Nelson Community College's Class of 2012 to take on the world's needs.