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Langley Atmospheric Scientists – And Students Around Th...
More than 100 classrooms across the globe joined NASA Langley researchers on Tuesday to mark Global Cloud Observation Day and the 12th anniversary of the Students’ Cloud Observations On-Line program (...
Griffin Looks Back on 4 Years as NASA Boss
Mike Griffin called the roll Friday for the final time, and his appearance on NASA TV in an all-hands valedictory engendered a bit of nostalgia for a few people who watched in the Pearl Young Theater ...
Sigma Series: Venter Proves Biology Is Hardly Mature
"When I started my PhD at the University of California, San Diego, I was told that it would be difficult to make a new discovery in biology because it was all known," Craig Venter said. "It all seems ...
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Fueling Up For Life
Sure, our careers are an important aspect of our lives, but as Susan Dutt, a dietician from Riverside Wellness & Fitness Center expressed, “Your lives are not just your work here.”
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Colloquium: Genomic Research Seeks 'Holy Grail' of Renewable Energy
The key is not so much getting the carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere; the key is limiting the carbon dioxide that goes into the air.
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Langley Engineers Win NASA Commercial Invention of the Year
A multi-use foam that insulates for sound, heat and cold with aerospace and down to Earth applications, was invented by Roberto Cano, Brian Jensen and Erik Weiser from NASA Langley, and Miguel Vazquez of Polyumac Techno Core Inc. in Hialeah, Fla.
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One Day of Out Work is Enough for Barry Meredith
On January 3, Barry Meredith celebrated retirement from NASA after 41 years. On January 5, he started his new career.
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Celebrate With the World for One Night: Yuri’s Night
For the past seven years, Yuri’s Night celebrations have been an annual tradition around the world. In 2007, there were 198 parties in 51 countries on all seven continents, and 2009’s celebration is set to be even bigger.
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A Test From the Past Helps Determine Success for the Future of Ares I-X
Engineers are using wind tunnel simulations to test the stability of the Ares I-X vehicle will have on the launch pad.
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Take Advantage of a Free Education at NASA Langley
Who wants to learn more? A 72 page course listing, free learning content and equipment is waiting for you at NASA Langley’s Multimedia Education Center (MEC).
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Firefighters Spend Christmas With 'Second Family'
The vote is in and the winner … is leg of lamb. Now, if the alarm stays quiet long enough for the firefighters at NASA Langley to get through the lamb and the rest of their Christmas meal without interruption.
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Catching Up in the Hangar for the Holidays
They get together in the hangar every year, the third Saturday in December, to exchange holiday greetings and take inventory.
Center Snapshots
People: News
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NASA Benefits from Diversity
10.15.08 - "Langley strives for a work environment where all employees can achieve their full potential," says Center Director Lesa Roe.
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Congratulations to the OASIS Team
10.09.08 - Congratulations to the Optical Active-passive Remote Sensing Instrument Suite (OASIS) team for receiving the Exceptional Support to Office of Research and Development (ORD) Award.
People: Moves
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Pat Dunnington Retires
12.19.08 - After 26 1/2 years at NASA's Langley Research Center, Pat Dunnington is retiring on Jan. 3.
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Mark Saunders Retires
12.03.08 - After 19 years with NASA – 14 of them at Langley Research Center – and 19 years in working with the Navy, Mark Saunders retired on December 3.
People: Alumni
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NACA Reunion XII: A Weekend to Remember
05.05.08 - A weekend that began Friday with NASA Administrator Mike Griffin congratulating members of the National Advisory Committee on Aeronautics for their contributions to the "nation and the world" ended on Sunday with Gary Price making the "world" part personal.
People: Alumni Association
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Langley Alumni Association →
The Langley Alumni Association (LAA) was created to help develop a sense of community among former Langley employees and to provide a mechanism for the Center to maintain contact with its former employees.
People: Memoriam
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Delwin R. Croom Sr.
Delwin Rudolph Croom Sr., 86, passed away on Dec. 23, 2008.
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Edward Allen Crossley Jr.
Edward Allen Crossley Jr., 77, passed away Dec. 31, 2008.