Strap In! NASA Aeroshell Material Takes Extended Space Trip Components of a NASA technology that could one day help crew and cargo enter harsh planetary environments, like that of Mars, are taking an extended trip to space courtesy of the United States Space Force. On Aug. 21, several pieces of webbing material, known as Zylon, which comprise the straps of the HIAD (Hypersonic Inflatable […] The post Strap In! NASA Aeroshell Material Takes Extended Space Trip first appeared on VibeWire Magazine.

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Washington State Student Wins 2025 NASA Art Contest A Washington state high school student with a passion for art, space exploration, and a curiosity about the possibility of life on other planets earned the grand prize for the 2025 NASA Student Art Contest. Dahyun Jung’s winning piece, titled “My Wonders with You,” shows a child seated on the roof of a barn, their […] The post Washington State Student Wins 2025 NASA Art Contest first appeared on VibeWire Magazine.

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Three NASA Langley Employees Win Prestigious Silver Snoopy Awards  Three employees from NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia recently earned the Silver Snoopy award, a prestigious honor given to NASA employees and contractors across the agency for exceptional achievements related to spaceflight safety or mission success. Christopher Broadaway, Jeremy Shidner, and Sara Wilson received the awards during a ceremony held at the center […] The post Three NASA Langley Employees Win Prestigious Silver Snoopy Awards  first appeared on VibeWire Magazine.

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Earlier today I was outside and saw a plane making a weird turn. Just checked it out and it was a cool one! #Nasa520 #N520NA #LangleyResearchCenter

NASA to Gather In-Flight Imagery of Commercial Test Capsule Re-Entry A NASA team specializing in collecting imagery-based engineering datasets from spacecraft during launch and reentry is supporting a European aerospace company’s upcoming mission to return a subscale demonstration capsule from space. NASA’s Scientifically Calibrated In-Flight Imagery (SCIFLI) team supports a broad range of mission needs across the agency, including Artemis, science missions like OSIRIS-REx (Origins, […] The post NASA to Gather In-Flight Imagery of Commercial Test Capsule Re-Entry first appeared on VibeWire Magazine.

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NASA Langley Uses Height, Gravity to Test Long, Flexible Booms Researchers at NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, have developed a technique to test long, flexible, composite booms for use in space in such a way that gravity helps, rather than hinders, the process. During a recent test campaign inside a 100-foot tower at a NASA Langley lab, researchers suspended a 94-foot triangular, rollable, […] The post NASA Langley Uses Height, Gravity to Test Long, Flexible Booms first appeared on VibeWire Magazine.

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NASA Awards Project Support Bridge Contract NASA has awarded a bridge contract to ASRC Federal System Solutions LLC of Beltsville, Maryland, to provide financial support and project planning and control services to the agency. The Program Analysis and Control Bridge Contract has a total potential value up to $98 million with a 13-month period of performance beginning Saturday, May 24. The […] The post NASA Awards Project Support Bridge Contract first appeared on VibeWire Magazine.

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NASA Langley Participates in Air Power Over Hampton Roads NASA Langley Research Center’s integral role in the past, present, and future of flight was on full display April 25-27 during the Air Power Over Hampton Roads air show. The air show, held at Joint Base Langley-Eustis (JBLE), which neighbors NASA Langley in Hampton, Virginia, attracted thousands of spectators throughout the weekend. The weekend kicked […] The post NASA Langley Participates in Air Power Over Hampton Roads first appeared on VibeWire Magazine.

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Planetary Alignment Provides NASA Rare Opportunity to Study Uranus When a planet’s orbit brings it between Earth and a distant star, it’s more than just a cosmic game of hide and seek. It’s an opportunity for NASA to improve its understanding of that planet’s atmosphere and rings. Planetary scientists call it a stellar occultation and that’s exactly what happened with Uranus on April 7. […] The post Planetary Alignment Provides NASA Rare Opportunity to Study Uranus first appeared on VibeWire Magazine.

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NASA Langley’s Legacy of Landing Landing safely on the surface of another planetary body, like the Moon or Mars, is one of the most important milestones of any given space mission. From the very beginning, NASA’s Langley Research Center has been at the heart of the entry, descent and landing (EDL) research that enables our exploration. Today, NASA Langley’s legacy […] The post NASA Langley’s Legacy of Landing first appeared on VibeWire Magazine.

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NASA Selects 14 Finalist Teams for the 2025 RASC-AL Competition Fourteen university teams have been selected as finalists for NASA’s 2025 Revolutionary Aerospace Systems – Academic Linkage (RASC-AL) Competition. This year’s competition invited undergraduate and graduate students from across the nation to develop new, innovative concepts to improve our ability to operate on the Moon, Mars, and beyond. Finalists will present their proposed concepts to […] The post NASA Selects 14 Finalist Teams for the 2025 RASC-AL Competition first appeared on VibeWire Magazine.

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Langley’s Wonder Changes The World, 2023 Annual Report Spotlights Contributions In 2023, NASA Langley’s workforce brought imagination to reality with innovative technological development and a continued commitment to tackling some of the tough challenges that both NASA and the...

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2024 Annual Report Highlights Langley’s Wonder at Work NASA At NASA’s Langley Research Center, we are proud of our world-renowned role in innovating and improving the way we fly, explore, and understand our universe.” said NASA Langley leadership in an...

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Steve Jurczyk’s NASA career began in 1988 at Langley Research Center as an engineer in the Electronic Systems Branch. #LangleyResearchCenter #NASA #NASALangley #OralHistory #SpaceTechnologymissionDirectorate #StephenGJurczyk
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Growing up in Puerto Rico, Yomayra Cruz-Diaz didn’t imagine that one day she would work at NASA. #AeronauticsResearchDirectorate #FamilyReunion #LangleyResearchCenter #NASA #STEM
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NASA has awarded the Center, Operations Maintenance, and Engineering II contract to Jacobs Technology Inc. #JacobsTechnology #LangleyResearchCenter #NASA
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