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About NASA Langley Research Center

When the United States decided to return to the moon, NASA turned to Langley Research Center in Hampton, Va., where the U.S. space program started.  Established as the United States' first civilian aeronautics laboratory in 1917, today researchers at Langley are focusing on some of the biggest technical challenges of our time: global climate change, access to space and revolutionizing airplanes and the air transportation system.

Langley scientists study the atmosphere to improve life here on Earth and to better understand the conditions planes and spacecraft fly through. Langley engineers work on technologies to make civilian and military planes safer, quieter and more efficient, while designing tomorrow's supersonic and even hypersonic aircraft. Langley researchers analyze materials and structures to help spacecraft withstand unforgiving extraterrestrial environments.
 
NASA Langley's decades of contributions in aerospace, atmospheric sciences and technology commercialization are engineering a better future for all of us.
 
For information on current program and projects, visit http://www.nasa.gov/centers/langley

NASA Langley Research Center
Hampton, VA 23681-2199

Telephone: (757) 864-1000

Hours: 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., EST

About the National Insititute of Aerospace

The National Institute of Aerospace (NIA), located in Hampton, Virginia, is a non-profit research and graduate education institute formed by a consortium of research universities to ensure a national capability to support NASA’s mission by expanding collaboration with academia and leveraging expertise inside and outside NASA.

NIA performs research in a broad range of disciplines including air traffic systems, aviation safety, flight systems, materials and structures, space exploration, and atmospheric sciences. The institute’s graduate program offers M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in the fields of engineering and science through its university partners: Georgia Tech, Hampton University, North Carolina A&T State University, North Carolina State University, the University of Maryland, the University of Virginia, Virginia Tech, Old Dominion University, and the College of William & Mary.

National Institute of Aerospace - Cutting-Edge Research, Innovative Technology Development and Extraordinary Education

www.NIAnet.org

National Institute of Aerospace
100 Exploration Way
Hampton, VA 23666

Telephone: (757) 325-6700

Hours: 8 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., EST

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