NASA Langley Research Center – To the Moon and Beyond

NASA Langley Research Center – The First Century – To the Moon and Beyond, by Amy Waters Yarsinske

In its first century and counting, NASA Langley Research Center [LaRC] has had a remarkable history that has stood out not only for the many outstanding achievements in flight and space exploration, but the people who made it happen. “If there were a list of the 100 people who contributed the most to progress in the world of flight, I believe Langley would provide the most names.

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Without question,” observes astronaut, aeronautical engineer and the first man to walk on the Moon, Niel Alden Armstrong (1930-2012) on LaRC’s nineteenth anniversary, “many of the giants of aero research spent their careers here, and many others, who learned their craft here, went on to lead other research efforts at other government labs and in industry. Langley has been a powerhouse of creative thinking.”

NASA Langley Research Center, Mercury 7 Astronauts, 1959

Inventing the Future

With a centennial theme of “inventing the future,” NASA LaRC is poised to enter its second century of ingenuity and invention with a wealth of pending and proposed research, and near-term prognostication may prove a bit easier.

Through dozens of dramatic, sharp full color photographs, Amy Waters Yarsinske captures the ‘behind the scenes’ action of LaRC. The early space program, where astronaut training was invented, refined and executed. Where cutting edge research in wind-tunnel technology and aeronautics was developed. Where experimental and prototype air and space craft were built and tested.

Lunar Excursion Module (LEM) trainer - NASA Langley Research Center — Lunar Excursion Module (LEM) trainer – *NASA Langley*
*Research Center – The First Century –*
*To the Moon and Beyond*
by Amy Waters Yarsinske

This second volume of this two volume set captures the cutting edge of advancement in air and space technology. Efforts which put our brave American astronauts into orbit and onto the surface of the moon. Understand the scientific experiments made in support of the lunar missions. The incredible accomplishments required before ‘all systems go’ on the technically challenging and monumental Apollo missions that put our brave men on the moon in an American 1st of the Twentieth Century.

Be sure to complete this important set with NASA Langley Research Center – The First Century – The Early Years, by Amy Waters Yarsinske. Explore Amy’s other landmark books on Aviation and the Military.

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