Langley Research Center
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Langley Research Center is a major NASA field center in Virginia known for pioneering aeronautics research, space technology development, and atmospheric science.
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| instanceOf |
NASA field center
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research center → |
| affiliation |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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| country |
United States
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| employer |
aeronautical engineers
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research scientists → test pilots → |
| fieldOfWork |
Earth science
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aeronautics → aerospace engineering → atmospheric science → aviation safety → climate research → computational fluid dynamics → flight dynamics → hypersonics → materials science → remote sensing → space technology → spacecraft technology → structures and materials testing → unmanned aerial systems → wind tunnel testing → |
| foundedBy |
National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics
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| hasPart |
Atmospheric Science laboratories
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Flight Research facilities → National Transonic Facility → Structures and Materials laboratories → wind tunnel complex → |
| headquartersLocation |
Hampton, Virginia
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| inception |
1917
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| locatedIn |
Hampton, Virginia
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United States → Virginia → |
| locatedOn |
Langley Air Force Base vicinity
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| namedAfter |
Samuel Pierpont Langley
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| operator |
NASA
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| ownedBy |
NASA
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| partOf |
NASA
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| significantEvent |
contributions to Apollo program
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contributions to Gemini program → contributions to Mercury program → development of aviation safety standards → development of computational fluid dynamics methods → development of lifting body research → early space capsule reentry studies → pioneering supersonic and transonic wind tunnel research → support for Orion spacecraft development → support for Space Shuttle aerodynamics → transition from NACA to NASA in 1958 → |
Referenced by (9)
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National Transonic Facility
("NASA Langley Research Center")
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Structures and Materials laboratories ("NASA Langley Research Center") → |
partOf |
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NASA field center network
("NASA Langley Research Center")
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hasComponent |
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Samuel Pierpont Langley
("NASA Langley Research Center")
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hasHonorificEponym |
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National Transonic Facility
("NASA Langley Research Center")
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locatedIn |
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Katherine Johnson Independent Verification and Validation Facility
("NASA Langley Research Center")
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namedForAffiliation |
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NASA
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operates |
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NASA Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate
("NASA Langley Research Center")
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operatesAt |
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National Transonic Facility
("NASA Langley Research Center")
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operator |