About Us
The next time you get on a plane or watch a U.S. space launch,
picture in your mind coastal Virginia and the city of Hampton,
near the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay. It's the home of NASA's
Langley Research Center, 800 acres of cutting edge aerospace
technology.
Langley continues to forge new frontiers in aviation and
space research as it has since 1917, when it was established
as the nation’s first civilian aeronautics laboratory.
Langley’s mission
and contributions to aerospace,
atmospheric
sciences and technology
commercialization are improving the way the world lives.
More than half of NASA Langley’s research is in aeronautics.
Many of the facility’s 3800 civil service and contract
employees focus on improving today’s military and civilian
aircraft, while designing tomorrow’s jets. Not only does
Langley develop Airframe Systems, scientists also examine
the layers of air planes and spacecraft fly through in Atmospheric
Sciences.
Researchers have expanded their studies into other atmospheres,
the kind spacecraft will find on distant planets. Next generation
spaceships will be able to survive unforgiving extraterrestrial
environments, because of work done at Langley in NASA’s
Center of Excellence for Structures and Materials and in wind
tunnels and test facilities.
Langley leads NASA initiatives in aviation safety, quiet
aircraft technology, small aircraft transportation and aerospace
vehicles system technology. It supports NASA space programs
with atmospheric research and technology testing and development.
Its research has a significant impact
on the global economy, making the skies safer, quieter and
more efficient.
Official mailing address:
NASA Langley Research Center
Hampton, VA 23681-2199
Telephone: (757) 864-1000
Hours: 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., EST
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