Researchers at NASA Langley contribute to just about every mission NASA has from aviation to earth science to space exploration. Here's what just a few of NASA Langley's 3600 employees do in 2016 - the year before the research facility turns 100.
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This is a highlight reel of some of the accomplishments here at NASA Langley mid-2015-2016. Our engineers, scientists and others work hard for the country and our community. Our employees are #NASA...
As NASA aeronautics prepares to develop a series of greener, quieter, faster X-planes, it is already testing possible candidates, including a blended wing body (BWB). A six percent scale model of ...
Engineers at NASA's Langley Research Center conducted a splashdown test of the Orion Crew Module Ground Test Article on Aug. 25, 2016. The goal of this series of tests to gather data on simulated s...
NASA's Langley Research Center hosted a HondaJet, created by a company better known for cars, motorcycles and lawn mowers. It is one of a relatively new class of airplanes called light jets, design...
After the deadly Yarnell Hill fire in Arizona in 2013, NASA Langley Research Center signed an agreement with the U.S. Forest Service to see if some of its space-age materials could be used in emerg...
Researchers at NASA's Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, have an idea about how mice could help humans get to Mars.This video accompanies a scholarly paper; http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.j...
NASA has a 10-year plan to accelerate aviation research that includes the design, build and flight of a series of piloted X-planes -- experimental aircraft -- which will test advanced technologies ...
A test version of the Orion spacecraft is pulled back like a pendulum and released, taking a dive into the 20-foot-deep Hydro Impact Basin at NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia.
NASA commemorated the many contributions of retired mathematician Katherine Johnson to America’s space program during a building dedication ceremony on May 5, at the agency’s Langley Research Cente...