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She Was a Computer When Computers Wore Skirts

Katherine Johnson was 90 on Tuesday, an apt date because it also was National Equality Day. Not that she ever thought she wasn't equal.
Team to Investigate Launch Failure

The booster carrying NASA's Hypersonic Boundary Layer Transition (HYBOLT) and Sub-Orbital Aerodynamic Re-entry Experiments (SOAREX) had to be destroyed shortly after liftoff Aug. 22.
Hitching a Ride

NASA's Hypersonic Boundary Layer Transition (HYBOLT) and Sub-Orbital Aerodynamic Re-entry Experiments (SOAREX) will launch from Virginia's Eastern Shore this summer.
National Aviation Day Highlights the Future of Flight

In the Visitors' Center, author and historian Tom Crouch stood in front of a replica of the Wright Brothers original plane and told an assembly the story of the beginning of manned flight.
Olympic Swimmers Shattering Records in NASA-Tested Suit

Swimmers from around the world are setting world and Olympic records in Beijing this month and most are doing it wearing a swimsuit made of fabric tested at NASA.
A New Town and Some New Technology

Amidst the talk of change concerning New Town and Information Technology (IT) at this morning's town hall meeting, the focus remained on the progress that will result from those changes.
Exploration Day at Busch Gardens Showcases Science and Technology

NASA became a part of Busch Gardens Europe during Exploration Day 2008.
Virginia Scholars Meet NASA's Challenge

What happens when 43 high school students accept a challenge from NASA to build robots for a competition measuring both smarts and style?
The LSMS Can Lift, but It Can Do So Much More

The Lunar Surface Manipulator System met the press on Friday in Bldg 1148. The media learned that lifting is not the only thing the LSMS -- aka the Lunar Crane -- can do. Its role in NASA's return to the moon and eventual exploration of Mars is still evolving.
Virginia Scholars Meet NASA's Challenge

What happens when 43 high school students accept a challenge from NASA to build robots for a competition measuring both smarts and style?
NASA Administrator Visits EAA AirVenture 2008

For a pilot, going to EAA's AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wis., is like a kid walking into a candy store.
EAA AirVenture 2008

NASA and Administrator Mike Griffin join aviation enthusiasts and aerospace pioneers at EAA AirVenture 2008 in Oshkosh, Wis.
LARSS Student Goes from Wind Tunnel to Art

She went to see "The Dark Knight" at the IMAX Theater at the Virginia Air and Space Center. Checked out Heath Ledger's performance as the Joker. Christopher Bales' work as Batman. And "the cars," Haley Anderson says. It's Anderson's engineering side meeting her theater side and making peace.
Art and Science: LARSS Students Find the Perfect Mixture

Amanda Cichoracki is here for one summer, but she is making a mark that will linger long after she is gone.
Aerospace Competition Leads LARSS Students to Langley

Alex LePage and Nicholas Heinz have shown great promise in the field of aeronautics research. Due to their outstanding performance in NASA’s Fundamental Aeronautics Student Competition, both are serving in research internships at Langley Research Center this summer.
Reid Award Winning Scientists Give Peers a Helping Hand

Kuan-Man Xu, Takmeng Wong, Bruce Wielicki, Lindsay Parker and Zachary Eitzen, winners of the 2008 H.J.E. Reid Award, will donate their $2,500 prize to counterparts in Sichuan, China, who are earthquake victims.
Going Green Is Something Langley Has Done for a Long Time

The months-old push for employee involvement in a greener NASA Langley has tended to obscure years-old efforts by the center to be environmentally friendly. "I was green when green wasn't cool," said Greg Sullivan, head of Langley's Environmental and Logistics branch and a fan of the country music of Barbara Mandrell and George Jones.
NASA Scientists Hope to See the Data Through the Haze

Strange things are happening at the top of the world. As early as the 1940s, weather reconnaissance pilots flying the Canadian Arctic reported seeing smog bands of unknown origin, and the term "Arctic Haze" was born.
NASA Educators' Workshop Attracts Participants From Across the Country and At Home

MY NASA DATA stands for "Mentoring and inquirY using NASA Data on Atmospheric and Earth science for Teachers and Amateurs." Held annually, this year's workshop goals were to allow teachers to access and explore microsets of NASA Earth system science data and to develop lesson plans to share these data with their students.
Wind Tunnel Workers Watch Sadly as 7X10 Disappears

Like a long-necked, yellow carnivore, the crane lunges forward. Its jaws take another bite of metal, and then the crane pulls back so that the jaws can drop their load into a truck.
NASA is Telling Its Story -- One Person at a Time

NASA is a part of the Smithsonian Institution's 42nd annual Folklife Festival in Washington, D.C. NASA deputy administrator Shana Dale called it 'our chance to reengage with the American public.'
NASA's Airbag Drop Tests in Full Swing

Second generation airbag drop testing is underway at the Landing and Impact Research Facility at NASA's Langley Research Center in Hampton, Va.
They're Ready, Willing and Able to Celebrate NASA's Culture in Washington

The 42nd Annual Smithsonian Folklife Festival, which begins today on the Mall, has set the stage for "NASA: Fifty Years and Beyond."
Evaluating Lunar Concepts: Moses Lake

Prototype NASA robotic vehicles and their developers braved sand storms and unprecedented temperature swings on the sweeping dunes near Moses Lake, Wash., to prepare for the future.
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Engineering Three Generations

Was engineering in their blood? "I don’t know," said Jim Hallissy. "It’s probably more environmental than hereditary."

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Evaluating Lunar Concepts: Moses Lake