Media are invited to NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, on Friday, July 31, to participate in a media tour and ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Flight Dynamics Research Facility, the agency’s first new wind tunnel in more than 40 years.
The event will include a brief media availability:
- NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman
- Dr. Trina Dial, Center Director, NASA Langley
- Administrator Edward C. Forst, US General Services Administration
This event is in-person only and open to members of the media who are citizens or lawful permanent residents of the United States. Timing information will be shared closer to the event. NASA’s media accreditation policy is available online.
Media requesting to attend in person must RSVP no later than 5pm EDT on Wednesday, July 29. Media RSVPs should be sent to Kimiko Booker, kimiko.s.booker@nasa.gov, and Brittney McGraw, brittny.v.mcgraw@nasa.gov with the following information:
- Legal first and last name (must match government identification)
- phone number
- Job title and organization
The inauguration of the wind tunnel is a major milestone in the development of NASA and the country’s aeronautical and space research capabilities. The state-of-the-art facility will support research and technology development that will advance NASA’s aeronautics, exploration and science goals, including establishing a sustained human presence on the lunar surface through the Artemis program and the development of a moon base.
Learn more about the Flight Dynamics Research Facility:
https://go.nasa.gov/4yzKEGQ
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Camille Gallo / Rob Margetta
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1600
camille.m.gallo@nasa.gov / robert.j.margetta@nasa.gov
Kimiko Booker/Brittany McGraw
NASA Langley, Hampton, VA.
757-506-5939/757-769-3763
kimiko.s.booker@nasa.gov/brittny.v.mcgraw@nasa.gov
