NASA Langley contract employees get pay cuts under new contractor, Daily Press “In March, NASA Langley announced it had chosen its newest contractor, Alutiiq-Fusion Joint Venture, to provide about 200 employees under Langley’s administrative, media and professional services (LAMPS II) contract. Soon after, Stefula was stunned to discover she would have to take a 37 percent pay cut to keep her job. She wasn’t alone. Several contract workers at the […]

NASA Awards Two Robots to University Groups for R&D Upgrades “Humanoid robots will be helpful to astronauts on our journey to Mars, so NASA has awarded prototypes to two universities for advanced research and development work.” Keith’s note: I asked NASA HQ and LaRC PAO how many colleges or universities submitted proposals. I was interested in how popular this whole idea was with universities across the U.S. Gina Anderson from […]

Keith’s note: NASA LaRC now has its official cold fusion video online titled “Abundant Clean/Green Energy” which refers to a new form of “nuclear energy”. How do NASA’s Chief Technologist and Chief Scientist allow this stuff to be funded with taxpayer dollars without going through any of the agency’s standard peer review processes? Or do Rich Antcliff and Lesa Roe just fund this stuff with local center director’s discretionary slush […]

NASA and Industry Join Forces for Virginia Aerospace Day “NASA leaders from Langley Research Center in Hampton and Wallops Flight Facility on the Eastern Shore will join aerospace industry representatives statewide to bring this message to Virginia General Assembly members on AeroSpace Days 2012, Wednesday and Thursday, Feb. 8-9, in Richmond. Concluding the two-day event, media are invited to a news conference at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 9, in the […]

NASA Langley gate access change hurts Poquoson businesses, Daily Press “A change to employee access at NASA Langley Research Center in Hampton is having a negative impact on Poquoson businesses, and doesn’t appear to be resolved. NASA Langley’s back gate on Wythe Creek Road used to be open to both incoming and outgoing traffic from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. In October incoming access was changed to 6 a.m. to […]

Keith’s note:There is another TEDxNASA event today – hosted by NASA Langley. This event was only publicly announced three days in advance, well after the “invitation only” attendees were selected. Taxpayers across the region were not given a chance to attend. There is no mention of this event at NASA’s Office of Education webpage, at NASA.gov or the NASA.gov event calendar, the NASA.gov students page,or in the most recent issue […]

Photos: Langley test tunnel gets wind knocked out of it, CNET “This month marked the end of a very long era for aeronautics and aerospace researchers. After nearly 80 years of service, the Langley Full Scale Tunnel has ceased operations, and the expectation is that NASA will tear down the venerable structure, which is located at the aerospace agency’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Va. The final mission for the […]