NASA Langley Research Center

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/NASA_Langley_Research_Center
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gptkbp:instanceOf NASA field center
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:LaRC
gptkbp:area 764 acres
gptkbp:contributedTo gptkb:Supersonic_Transport_program
gptkb:X-15_program
gptkb:Apollo_program
gptkb:Mars_Science_Laboratory
gptkb:Orion_spacecraft
gptkb:Space_Shuttle_program
gptkb:Lunar_Orbiter_program
Earth science missions
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:director gptkb:Clayton_P._Turner
gptkbp:employs gptkb:engineer
gptkb:scientist
support staff
technicians
gptkbp:focus gptkb:satellite
atmospheric science
materials science
aeronautics research
structures
flight research
wind tunnel testing
gptkbp:formerName gptkb:Langley_Memorial_Aeronautical_Laboratory
gptkbp:founded 1917
gptkbp:hasFacility gptkb:Landing_and_Impact_Research_Facility
gptkb:Structures_and_Materials_Research_Laboratory
gptkb:National_Transonic_Facility
gptkb:Unitary_Plan_Wind_Tunnel
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label NASA Langley Research Center
gptkbp:locatedIn Hampton, Virginia
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Samuel_Pierpont_Langley
gptkbp:notableProject gptkb:Quiet_Aircraft_Technology
gptkb:Next_Generation_Air_Transportation_System
gptkb:Orion_Launch_Abort_System
gptkb:Advanced_Air_Mobility
unmanned aerial vehicles
climate research
Hypersonic research
composite materials research
lifting body research
Aviation Safety Program
Entry, Descent, and Landing research
aircraft safety research
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:NASA_Aeronautics_Research_Mission_Directorate
gptkb:NASA_Science_Mission_Directorate
gptkbp:website https://www.nasa.gov/langley
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Hampton
gptkb:Virginia_Air_and_Space_Center
gptkb:Langley_Air_Force_Base
gptkb:Langley_Field
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5