Langley Research Center (LaRC) is the oldest of NASA's field centers, located in Hampton, Virginia, United States. It directly borders Poquoson, Virginia and Langley Field. LaRC focuses primarily on aeronautical research, though the Apollo lunar lander was flight-tested at the facility and a number of high-profile space missions have been planned and designed on-site.
In 1917, less than three years after it was created, the NACA established Langley Memorial Aeronautical Laboratory on Langley Field. Both Langley Field and the Langley Laboratory are named for aviation pioneer Samuel Pierpont Langley. The Aviation Section, U.S. Signal Corps had established a base there earlier that same year. The first research facilities were in place and aeronautical research was started by 1920. Initially the laboratory included four researchers and 11 technicians.
A research center is a facility or building dedicated to research, commonly with the focus on a specific area. There are over 14,000 research centers in the United States. Centers apply varied disciplines including basic research and applied research in addition to non traditional techniques.
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In the early medieval period, several astronomical observatories were built in the Islamic world. The first of these was the 9th-century Baghdad observatory built during the time of the Abbasid caliph al-Ma'mun, though the most famous were the 13th-century Maragheh observatory, 15th-century Ulugh Beg Observatory.
Zoom through a year in the life of NASA Langley with the center’s 2019 Annual Report. Successes last year included gauging the impact of wildfire smoke on American air quality and contributing to a new quiet supersonic X-plane — a step toward faster commercial flight. Langley also helped test an escape system built to protect astronauts blasting off on missions to deep space. For Langley’s workforce, 2019 was a year of innovation, discovery and exploration.
Read it here: https://issuu.com/nasalangley/docs/2019_nasa_langley_annual_report?fr=sYTQ0MzUxMjgxNw
published: 07 Apr 2020
Welcome to NASA Langley Research Center's 2023 Open House!
Get a first-hand look at what NASA Langley has been doing at our 2023 Open House!
published: 17 Oct 2023
Life at Langley: Melanie Grande
Melanie Grande works in mission design and systems analysis at NASA’s Langley Research Center, where she has contributed to planning for human exploration of both the Moon and Mars.
Starting in Langley’s Space Mission Analysis Branch (SMAB) as a Pathways co-op student in 2016, Melanie currently works as an aerospace engineer on the Mars Architecture Team, where she is involved in exploring possible Mars mission campaigns and modeling the many decisions needed for the Mars architecture.
published: 17 Apr 2024
Building 1212: The 14x22 Wind Tunnel at NASA Langley Research Center
As one of NASA’s premier low-speed wind tunnels it has tested everything from rockets to fighter jets and even race cars! This historic facility provides a broad range of aerodynamic research for NASA, industry, the Department of Defense and academia. Stop here and you can see the 14.5-foot scale model of the X-59.
published: 17 Oct 2023
NASA Langley Research Center open house preview
This Saturday at NASA's Langley Research Center in Hampton you can go inside the gates and see 16 different facilities, but we're not just going to talk about it.
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published: 16 Oct 2023
Building 1250: Atmospheric Sciences at NASA Langley Research Center
Building 1250: Atmospheric Sciences is home to NASA Langley's clean rooms and equipment used to test
spacecraft components and instruments to ensure
they can withstand the conditions of space.
published: 17 Oct 2023
C-5A Wing Vortice tests at NASA Langley Research Center
This 29 second movie clip shows C-5A Wing Vortice tests at NASA Langley Research Center.
Please visit my norwegian aircraft list website:
http://www.aircraftregister.net
published: 05 Mar 2007
Welcome To The Flight Dynamics Research Facility
The Flight Dynamics Research Facility (FDRF) is NASA's first large new wind tunnel in over 40 years and it will play a major role in the acceleration of NASA's goals in aeronautics, space exploration and science.
published: 17 Aug 2022
The Year in Review: 2022 at NASA's Langley Research Center
In 2022, the people of NASA’s Langley Research Center delivered a bounty of aerospace and science achievements—significant steps that will lead to giant leaps.
It’s all detailed in the center’s 2022 Annual Report website, titled “Inspire Through Discovery."
Check out the annual report here ➡️ https://go.nasa.gov/3iSUguB
Zoom through a year in the life of NASA Langley with the center’s 2019 Annual Report. Successes last year included gauging the impact of wildfire smoke on Ameri...
Zoom through a year in the life of NASA Langley with the center’s 2019 Annual Report. Successes last year included gauging the impact of wildfire smoke on American air quality and contributing to a new quiet supersonic X-plane — a step toward faster commercial flight. Langley also helped test an escape system built to protect astronauts blasting off on missions to deep space. For Langley’s workforce, 2019 was a year of innovation, discovery and exploration.
Read it here: https://issuu.com/nasalangley/docs/2019_nasa_langley_annual_report?fr=sYTQ0MzUxMjgxNw
Zoom through a year in the life of NASA Langley with the center’s 2019 Annual Report. Successes last year included gauging the impact of wildfire smoke on American air quality and contributing to a new quiet supersonic X-plane — a step toward faster commercial flight. Langley also helped test an escape system built to protect astronauts blasting off on missions to deep space. For Langley’s workforce, 2019 was a year of innovation, discovery and exploration.
Read it here: https://issuu.com/nasalangley/docs/2019_nasa_langley_annual_report?fr=sYTQ0MzUxMjgxNw
Melanie Grande works in mission design and systems analysis at NASA’s Langley Research Center, where she has contributed to planning for human exploration of bo...
Melanie Grande works in mission design and systems analysis at NASA’s Langley Research Center, where she has contributed to planning for human exploration of both the Moon and Mars.
Starting in Langley’s Space Mission Analysis Branch (SMAB) as a Pathways co-op student in 2016, Melanie currently works as an aerospace engineer on the Mars Architecture Team, where she is involved in exploring possible Mars mission campaigns and modeling the many decisions needed for the Mars architecture.
Melanie Grande works in mission design and systems analysis at NASA’s Langley Research Center, where she has contributed to planning for human exploration of both the Moon and Mars.
Starting in Langley’s Space Mission Analysis Branch (SMAB) as a Pathways co-op student in 2016, Melanie currently works as an aerospace engineer on the Mars Architecture Team, where she is involved in exploring possible Mars mission campaigns and modeling the many decisions needed for the Mars architecture.
As one of NASA’s premier low-speed wind tunnels it has tested everything from rockets to fighter jets and even race cars! This historic facility provides a broa...
As one of NASA’s premier low-speed wind tunnels it has tested everything from rockets to fighter jets and even race cars! This historic facility provides a broad range of aerodynamic research for NASA, industry, the Department of Defense and academia. Stop here and you can see the 14.5-foot scale model of the X-59.
As one of NASA’s premier low-speed wind tunnels it has tested everything from rockets to fighter jets and even race cars! This historic facility provides a broad range of aerodynamic research for NASA, industry, the Department of Defense and academia. Stop here and you can see the 14.5-foot scale model of the X-59.
This Saturday at NASA's Langley Research Center in Hampton you can go inside the gates and see 16 different facilities, but we're not just going to talk about i...
This Saturday at NASA's Langley Research Center in Hampton you can go inside the gates and see 16 different facilities, but we're not just going to talk about it.
Subscribe to the WAVY YouTube Channel: https://bit.ly/3AL4Dnp
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https://www.wavy.com/sports/local-sports/
This Saturday at NASA's Langley Research Center in Hampton you can go inside the gates and see 16 different facilities, but we're not just going to talk about it.
Subscribe to the WAVY YouTube Channel: https://bit.ly/3AL4Dnp
-------------
Get updates on local news, weather, sports and more impacting Hampton Roads and Northeastern North Carolina. Follow WAVY TV 10 on our website and social channels.
https://www.wavy.com/
https://www.wavy.com/news/local-news/
https://www.wavy.com/living-local/
https://www.wavy.com/weather/
https://www.wavy.com/sports/local-sports/
Building 1250: Atmospheric Sciences is home to NASA Langley's clean rooms and equipment used to test
spacecraft components and instruments to ensure
they can ...
Building 1250: Atmospheric Sciences is home to NASA Langley's clean rooms and equipment used to test
spacecraft components and instruments to ensure
they can withstand the conditions of space.
Building 1250: Atmospheric Sciences is home to NASA Langley's clean rooms and equipment used to test
spacecraft components and instruments to ensure
they can withstand the conditions of space.
This 29 second movie clip shows C-5A Wing Vortice tests at NASA Langley Research Center.
Please visit my norwegian aircraft list website:
http://www.aircraf...
This 29 second movie clip shows C-5A Wing Vortice tests at NASA Langley Research Center.
Please visit my norwegian aircraft list website:
http://www.aircraftregister.net
This 29 second movie clip shows C-5A Wing Vortice tests at NASA Langley Research Center.
Please visit my norwegian aircraft list website:
http://www.aircraftregister.net
The Flight Dynamics Research Facility (FDRF) is NASA's first large new wind tunnel in over 40 years and it will play a major role in the acceleration of NASA's ...
The Flight Dynamics Research Facility (FDRF) is NASA's first large new wind tunnel in over 40 years and it will play a major role in the acceleration of NASA's goals in aeronautics, space exploration and science.
The Flight Dynamics Research Facility (FDRF) is NASA's first large new wind tunnel in over 40 years and it will play a major role in the acceleration of NASA's goals in aeronautics, space exploration and science.
In 2022, the people of NASA’s Langley Research Center delivered a bounty of aerospace and science achievements—significant steps that will lead to giant leaps.
...
In 2022, the people of NASA’s Langley Research Center delivered a bounty of aerospace and science achievements—significant steps that will lead to giant leaps.
It’s all detailed in the center’s 2022 Annual Report website, titled “Inspire Through Discovery."
Check out the annual report here ➡️ https://go.nasa.gov/3iSUguB
In 2022, the people of NASA’s Langley Research Center delivered a bounty of aerospace and science achievements—significant steps that will lead to giant leaps.
It’s all detailed in the center’s 2022 Annual Report website, titled “Inspire Through Discovery."
Check out the annual report here ➡️ https://go.nasa.gov/3iSUguB
Zoom through a year in the life of NASA Langley with the center’s 2019 Annual Report. Successes last year included gauging the impact of wildfire smoke on American air quality and contributing to a new quiet supersonic X-plane — a step toward faster commercial flight. Langley also helped test an escape system built to protect astronauts blasting off on missions to deep space. For Langley’s workforce, 2019 was a year of innovation, discovery and exploration.
Read it here: https://issuu.com/nasalangley/docs/2019_nasa_langley_annual_report?fr=sYTQ0MzUxMjgxNw
Melanie Grande works in mission design and systems analysis at NASA’s Langley Research Center, where she has contributed to planning for human exploration of both the Moon and Mars.
Starting in Langley’s Space Mission Analysis Branch (SMAB) as a Pathways co-op student in 2016, Melanie currently works as an aerospace engineer on the Mars Architecture Team, where she is involved in exploring possible Mars mission campaigns and modeling the many decisions needed for the Mars architecture.
As one of NASA’s premier low-speed wind tunnels it has tested everything from rockets to fighter jets and even race cars! This historic facility provides a broad range of aerodynamic research for NASA, industry, the Department of Defense and academia. Stop here and you can see the 14.5-foot scale model of the X-59.
This Saturday at NASA's Langley Research Center in Hampton you can go inside the gates and see 16 different facilities, but we're not just going to talk about it.
Subscribe to the WAVY YouTube Channel: https://bit.ly/3AL4Dnp
-------------
Get updates on local news, weather, sports and more impacting Hampton Roads and Northeastern North Carolina. Follow WAVY TV 10 on our website and social channels.
https://www.wavy.com/
https://www.wavy.com/news/local-news/
https://www.wavy.com/living-local/
https://www.wavy.com/weather/
https://www.wavy.com/sports/local-sports/
Building 1250: Atmospheric Sciences is home to NASA Langley's clean rooms and equipment used to test
spacecraft components and instruments to ensure
they can withstand the conditions of space.
This 29 second movie clip shows C-5A Wing Vortice tests at NASA Langley Research Center.
Please visit my norwegian aircraft list website:
http://www.aircraftregister.net
The Flight Dynamics Research Facility (FDRF) is NASA's first large new wind tunnel in over 40 years and it will play a major role in the acceleration of NASA's goals in aeronautics, space exploration and science.
In 2022, the people of NASA’s Langley Research Center delivered a bounty of aerospace and science achievements—significant steps that will lead to giant leaps.
It’s all detailed in the center’s 2022 Annual Report website, titled “Inspire Through Discovery."
Check out the annual report here ➡️ https://go.nasa.gov/3iSUguB
Langley Research Center (LaRC) is the oldest of NASA's field centers, located in Hampton, Virginia, United States. It directly borders Poquoson, Virginia and Langley Field. LaRC focuses primarily on aeronautical research, though the Apollo lunar lander was flight-tested at the facility and a number of high-profile space missions have been planned and designed on-site.
In 1917, less than three years after it was created, the NACA established Langley Memorial Aeronautical Laboratory on Langley Field. Both Langley Field and the Langley Laboratory are named for aviation pioneer Samuel Pierpont Langley. The Aviation Section, U.S. Signal Corps had established a base there earlier that same year. The first research facilities were in place and aeronautical research was started by 1920. Initially the laboratory included four researchers and 11 technicians.