Researcher News Archive

  • Dr. James Head

    Head Uses Apollo Days as Springboard to Planetary Geology Fascination

    10.14.08 - As a kid in Wythe, Va., James W. Head was mesmerized by Sputnik. It was the beginning of his fascination with planetary geology that led him to a job with NASA and the Apollo program.

  • Teena McClaire and Vicki Crisp.

    New Aircraft Concepts Come to Life at Bethel Elementary

    10.14.08 - It all started with a piece of paper that was sent to elementary schools announcing the “NASA All Around Us: From A to Z Art Contest.”

  • Brad Crawford, left, and Nick Trombetta with Ares I-X sensors.

    Ares I-X: The Fast and the Furious

    10.10.08 - When Ares I-X blasts off, the smoke and fire will trigger a data-gathering frenzy that's key to man's return to the moon and travel beyond.

  • General Assembly visit.

    Mission Accomplished at General Assembly Day

    10.08.08 - The mission Wednesday was a simple one. "We want them to know that NASA is important to the Commonwealth, and here's how," said Lesa Roe, Langley's center director, after her introductory remarks on General Assembly Day

  • Kenneth Reightler.

    Reightler: Human Space Exploration Is Man's Destiny

    10.07.08 - When President John F. Kennedy pitched to send Americans to the moon, he said, "We go … not because it's easy, but because it's hard." It's still hard, said Ken Reightler to a colloquium audience at NASA Langley on Tuesday.

  • Lidar lenses seen in ALHAT ball-shaped housing

    Sensors Advance Lunar Landing Project

    10.07.08 - NASA is developing technologies that will allow lunar landers to automatically identify and navigate to the location of a safe landing site while detecting landing hazards during the final descent to the surface.

  • Reightler Lecture Opens Celebratory October Colloquium Series

    10.06.08 - It's fitting that the beginning of a series of four lectures to celebrate NASA's 50th birthday is one entitled "NASA Human Spaceflight: Past, Present and Future." After all, it's why the agency was founded a half-century ago.

  • Johannes Weigelt.

    A Different Sort of Celebration at Langley

    10.06.08 - The fare on most of the tables seemed that of a standard picnic, but in a tent in the distance, the bellowing voice of Johannes Weigelt lent credence to the notion that Saturday was a bit different at NASA Langley Research Center.

  • Cheryl Cleghorn, Liz Ward and Panice Clark.

    More Than Just A Pink Shirt and Jeans

    10.03.08 - By the time you finish reading this article, another woman will be diagnosed with breast cancer. It is diagnosed every three minutes, according to National Breast Cancer Foundation (NBCF).

  • Randy Cone.

    Expect "Gaudi" at the "Wiesn" for LaRCtoberfest

    10.03.08 - When you step up to the tap Saturday at LaRCtoberfest, say "a bier, bittschen," and be prepared for something special.

  • Upendra Singh.

    Langley's Singh Joins Board of Directors of SPIE

    10.02.08 - Upendra Singh has added another international office to his resume, becoming a member of the board of directors of the International Society for Optical Engineering (SPIE).

  • Leland Melvin.

    Melvin Will Get Another Flight Into Space

    10.01.08 - After his flight into space on Atlantis' STS-122 mission in February, Leland Melvin had talked of doubts of a return trip because of the few flights left and long list of people to go. But he has been named to fly STS-129 next October.

  • eClips user.

    New Tools for a New Generation of Learners

    09.29.08 - The days of learning solely through textbooks are gone. And the dawn of a new age of learning and teaching has arrived.

  • Ruth Amundsen.

    Environment: Grass Is Greener Up on Her Roof

    09.25.08 - Ask Ruth Amundsen if she has regrets about planting greenery where shingles would ordinarily be on the roof of the back portion of the family home in Norfolk, and she nods. "I now wish we had done the whole back of our house," she told a group that gathered Wednesday at the Pearl Young Theater.

  • Larctoberfest banner.

    Larctoberfest: Celebrating 50 Years as NASA Langley

    09.23.08 - NASA is turning 50 years old! And what better way to celebrate than to mix NASA’s October birthday with a long-standing October tradition?

  • Izzy Tabak and Cliff Nelson.

    Taback: Godfather to Viking

    09.22.08 - Project scientist Gerry Soffen called Israel Taback the "father of the Mars Viking Lander," parentage that Taback rejected with his usual wry wit. "It didn't need a father. More of a godfather."

  • MODSIM workshop.

    A Learning Experience and Support for New Business

    09.18.08 - Near the front door, under the NASA logo that hangs from the rafters of the Virginia Beach Convention Center, Scott Striepe and Artem Dyakonov talk about a vehicle entering the atmosphere of Mars, then descending and landing on the planet.

  • Cooper students constructing a bridge.

    NASA’s Pre-Service Teacher Institute Goes to Cooper Elementary School

    09.17.08 - Every summer since 1998, the NASA Pre-Service Teacher Program has hosted a 2-week, residential institute at NASA Langley.

  • Volunteers at the LCDC.

    Some Learned What Others Have Known for Years: Volunteering Pays

    09.15.08 - More than 200 employees at more than 20 locations spent their friday volunteering time and effort throughout Hampton Roads to help others.

  • Technicians prepare the Composite Crew Module for autoclave curing.

    NASA Team Builds Composite Space Capsule with Future in Mind

    09.11.08 - One NASA team believes future space capsules may be made with advanced composite materials, the stuff race cars, sailboats, and high-end sports equipment are made of today.

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