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Today on Sense of Soul, we have  author David Gaggin. He has a BS in mathematics from St. Lawrence University, a BS in electrical engineering from Penn State University, and a master's in electrical engineering from Villanova University.He spent seventeen years as a design engineer and technical manager at Boeing, where I was responsible for designing automatic flight control and avionics systems. After Boeing, he spent nine years in the U.S. Government's Senior Executive Service (SES) with the US Army directing avionics and command and control R&D. During this period I also co-directed joint Army/NASA laboratories at NASA Langley and NASA Ames and was the US Army's representative and U.S Government lead on the Avionics Committee for NATO's Advisory Group for Aerospace Research and Development. He then created and was the CEO of Cobham Defense Electronics Systems (CDES) Corp, a subsidiary of Cobham, plc, for 15 years. When he retired CDES had become the world's leading military microwave subsystem company. After writing The Endless Journey, he created and was the host of The Common Sense Spirituality Show, which ran live for 2 years on W4CY radio and also had a weekly podcast called Aspects of Spirituality.  Today, he joined us to share his new book, Our Eternal Existence: A Metaphysical Perspective of Reality, it takes the many disparate scientific, religious, and metaphysical principles into account and answers the questions: Who are we? Where are we? and Why are we here? In so doing, it provides a much-needed ethical philosophy to guide mankind - and a personal methodology to improve our lives. www.davidgaggon.com Visit Sense of Soul www.senseofsoulpodcast.com

A new vertical wind tunnel is being constructed as part of NASA Langley's Flight Dynamics Research Facility.

In this episode of the Neil Ashton podcast, Neil interviews Dr. Chris Rumsey,  Research Scientist at NASA Langley Research Center.  Chris is one of the main CFD experts at NASA Langley is globally reconised as a leader in CFD, particularly for aeronautical applications. The conversation focuses on computational fluid dynamics (CFD) and turbulence modeling. They discuss Chris's career, his role in public dissemination of CFD methods, and his involvement in the Turbulence Modeling website. They also explore the High Lift Prediction Workshop and the role of machine learning in CFD and turbulence modeling. The conversation provides insights into working at NASA and the challenges and advancements in CFD and turbulence modeling. In this conversation, Neil and Chris Rumsey discuss the progress and challenges in solving the problem of high-lift aerodynamics in aircraft design. They explore the concept of certification by analysis and the role of computational fluid dynamics (CFD) in reducing the need for expensive wind tunnel and flight tests. They also delve into the use of machine learning in CFD and the challenges of reproducibility. The conversation then shifts to conferences, with Neil and Chris sharing their experiences and favorite events. They conclude by discussing career advice for aspiring aerospace professionals and the unique aspects of working at NASA.00:00 Introduction to the Neil Ashton podcast01:09 Focus on Computational Fluid Dynamics and Turbulence Modeling06:51 Chris Rumsey's Journey to NASA09:13 From Art to Aeronautical Engineering13:08 Transitioning to Turbulence Modeling15:34 The Origins of the Turbulence Modeling Website20:40 Verification and Validation in Turbulence Modeling24:34 The Role of Machine Learning in Turbulence Modeling26:00 Advancements in High Lift Prediction27:28 Challenges in High Lift Prediction28:25 Thoughts on Working at NASA29:42 Certification by Analysis: Reducing the Cost of Aircraft Certification31:09 The Role of Machine Learning in CFD and Certification by Analysis34:03 The Value of Conferences in Networking and Specialized Learning40:30 Career Advice for Aspiring Aerospace Professionals48:45 Curating and Documenting Knowledge in the Aerospace Community

WHRO caught up with one of the team's climate scientists who's stationed at Pituffik Space Force Base.

Dean discusses NASA Quesst's X-59 aircraft with Senior Research Engineer at NASA Langley, Dr. Jonathan Rathsam and Aerospace Engineer at NASA Armstrong, Ed Haering. Will supersonic air travel make a comeback? Homework assignment: Would you go on a suborbital flight? Send us your thoughts at lookingup@wvxu.org or post them on social media using #lookinguppod Want to find out how you can get involved with the Quesst mission? Check out nasa.gov/quesst to learn more! Music from Blue Dot Sessions this episode: Fornax Ditty, Louver, Voyager, Preston and Carle, Null Melody and TK Club. Music shortened to match episode. View license at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ Find Us Online: Twitter: @lookinguppod @deanregas, Instagram: @917wvxu @deanregas, Tiktok: @cincinnatipublicradio @astronomerdean, Episode transcript: www.wvxu.org/podcast/looking-up, More from Dean: www.astrodean.com

Guest: Dr. Edwin Fasanella, Senior Research Fellow at NASA Langley Research Center [@NASA_Langley]______________________Host: Charlie Camarda Ph.DOn ITSPmagazine  

Guest: Dr. Edwin Fasanella, Senior Research Fellow at NASA Langley Research Center [@NASA_Langley]______________________Host: Charlie Camarda Ph.DOn ITSPmagazine  

The Hampton research center is behind many aspects of the upcoming launch. Part 4: Meet an engineer who works on the Orion Launch Abort System that would send astronauts to Earth in case of emergency.

The Hampton research center is behind many aspects of the upcoming launch. Part 3: Meet Jennifer Inman, whose team uses advanced sensors to ensure crew is safe.

NASA Langley Research Center in Hampton has played a big role in the development of the Artemis 1 rocket, which is the first step in sending Americans back to the moon; The city of Petersburg began demolishing the Ramada Inn along Interstate-95 this week; Mountain Valley Pipeline, LLC has requested federal approval for a pipe stabilization plan in the Jefferson National Forest; and other local news stories.

The Hampton research center is behind many aspects of the upcoming launch. Part 2: Meet an aerodynamics lead who helped test the Space Launch System rocket.

The Hampton research center is behind many aspects of the upcoming rocket launch. Part 1: Meet a space architect who helped design the mission.

About Our Guest As a Family Nurse Practitioner and the President and CEO of St. Mary's Health Wagon, Dr. Teresa Tyson leads a medical nonprofit in Central Appalachia. St. Mary's Health Wagon exists as the region's only safety net health care clinic for far southwest Virginia. Tyson leads her clinic in promoting the mission of providing quality, affordable, accessible care to all with an emphasis on serving the medically underserved. St. Mary's Health Wagon is a free nurse managed health clinic consisting of three stationary and two mobile clinics, serving Lee, Scott, Wise, Dickenson, Buchanan and Russell Counties. St. Mary's Health Wagon is one of the oldest, if not the oldest, mobile clinic in the United States, serving patients since 1980. In an effort to expand access to primary and specialty health care services, Tyson is currently overseeing the construction of a stationary dental clinic in Wise County. Tyson's leadership in the healthcare sector has garnered notable recognition including interviews from media that include: 60 Minutes, Nightline, CBS Nightly News, Inside Edition, Washington Post, New York Times along with other extensive media attention, including international press, regarding her efforts to provide access to health care to the poor and marginalized in the Appalachian region. Tyson has presented at the United Nations and the World Health Organization numerous times. Tyson is at the forefront of healthcare innovation. Tyson introduced the first monoclonal antibody infusions and post-COVID clinics to Central Appalachia. This past year, Dr. Tyson initiated a medication-assisted treatment program, addressing the opioid epidemic with an evidence-based integrated treatment model using injectable diversion free medications. Tyson is most proud of the Health Wagon's renamed annual health outreach, Move Mountains Medical Mission (M7). Following nineteen years of collaboration, Tyson continues to host this event, which she co-founded with Stan Brock of Remote Area Medical (RAM) and Sr. Bernadette Kenny in 1999. Dr. Tyson is a preceptor to medical, nursing and business students from forty-three colleges and universities. In 2015, Tyson was an instrumental partner in the first ever FAA approved drone delivery of medications in the United States, in partnership with Flirtey, NASA Langley and others. The historic drone has been inducted into the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum. Tyson is a strong business development professional and is skilled in nonprofit organization management, budgeting, fiscal management, fundraising, capital projects management, communications strategy, strategic planning, project management, grants management, event planning, social media, public speaking, marketing, and healthcare policy. Tyson serves on many healthcare boards, advisory councils, and coalitions. Tyson also serves as a guest speaker on topics such as healthcare access, healthcare disparities, vulnerable populations, mobile health, Department of Defense's Innovative Readiness Training health expeditions, nurse managed clinics and a variety of other issues. Tyson is the co-founder of Forever Young Aesthetics and Weight Loss Management in Norton, Virginia. Tyson's medical clinic brought platelet rich plasma therapy – a natural treatment for injured joints – to the area. Tyson is also co-founder of Hettie's Haven – a specialized residential home designed to assist individuals with intellectual disabilities in Coeburn, Virginia. Tyson is married to Tim Tyson. They are blessed with a family of five wonderful children: two boys and three girls.

The ceremony this week honored pioneers Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson.

In this episode, I sit down to talk with a Futurist, Rita J. King. We talk about the return to the office, the importance of designing effective meetings and the Imagination Age. Rita created The Imagination Age, a framework to transition from the Industrial Era to the Intelligence Era. About Rita: Rita has been featured in The New York Times, Psychology Today, TIME, CNN, NPR, and many more mediums. She's the Executive Vice President for Business Development at Science House, Co-founder of Model Meetings and a Resident Research Fellow at the Center for Engineered Natural Intelligence at UC San Diego. She's also served as a Futurist at NASA Langley's think tank, The National Institute of Aerospace.

After engineers at NASA Langley pioneered the glass cockpit concept in ground simulators and demonstration flights, Boeing built the first glass cockpits for airliners.

What is climate change? Is it real? Is it caused by us? ARE WE ALL GOING TO DIE??? Patrick breaks it down in an unbiased fashion. Patrick Brown is a Ph.D. climate scientist and an assistant professor in the Department of Meteorology & Climate Science at San Jose State University where he teaches and conducts research on weather and climate and their interactions with society. He holds a Ph.D. from Duke University in Earth and Ocean Sciences, a Master's degree from the department he is now a faculty member in, and a Bachelors's degree from the University of Wisconsin – Madison in Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences. He has also conducted research at the Carnegie Institution at Stanford University, NASA JPL at Caltech, NASA Langley in Virginia, NASA Goddard in Washington DC, and NOAA's GFDL at Princeton University. He has published peer-reviewed papers in Nature, PNAS, Nature Climate Change, as well as many other journals and his research has been highlighted in The Washington Post, Newsweek, The Huffington Post, The BBC and The Guardian among other places.

In this episode: We meet Aaron Shepard, an In Space Assembly Robotics Intern at NASA Langley, and a Robotics Research Assistant at Clemson University College of Engineering and Science. Aaron also works at R&D Engineering Co-Op, Itron, Inc., and is the Founder/CEO of Cogito, a company dedicated to inspiring young people through STEM outreach. He is affiliated with the Mars Generation, an international nonprofit organization that works to excite people of all ages about science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and human space exploration, and is currently a member of the organization's Student Space Ambassador Leadership Board, where he serves as chair of the outreach committee. He works as a tutor and mentor for the PEER & WISE program at Clemson, which helps to give underrepresented students studying STEM subjects the resources and tools they need to follow their dreams of STEM and space, and he has also given a TEDx talk entitled Make America Space Again. In this conversation Aaron talks about what inspired him to switch from his initial career path of medicine to robotics, gives details on how he got into his internship at NASA, shares his thoughts on the future of robots in space exploration, touches on his company Cogito, describes his favorite robot project that he’s currently working on, and explains how he thinks international cooperation will help achieve our goals in space. In describing how robots will eventually build human habitats on other planets, Aaron says, “I’d say we’re within a 20-year range of having fully autonomous robot construction crew in space ... I think that’s possible.” To learn more about Aaron’s new company Cogito, visit cogitobrains.com. Note: This episode refers to the successful July 30, 2020 launch of the Perseverance Mars Rover and Ingenuity helicopter in future tense because the podcast was recorded on July 23, 2020. Introductory and closing music: Paint the Sky by Hans Atom (c) copyright 2015 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/hansatom/50718 Ft: Miss Judged

Learn more at www.tlptraining.com Listen to the audio clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vBB_bDUata8 Dr. Shelly Meyers is currently the Dean of Accreditation and soon to be Dean of the School of Education and Behavioral Sciences as Limestone University in South Carolina. She has been in education for 20 years including public school teaching, contract homeschooling, tutoring, consulting, accreditation, and teacher preparation. She was a Deans for Impact Fellow, White House Innovator for Technology in Teacher Preparation under the Obama administration, and faculty leader for NASA Langley's Minority Serving Institution Pre-service Teacher Institute. She resides in South Carolina with her husband, two teenagers, and a chocolate lab. Dr. Meyers holds her degrees in Education from Missouri Valley College, Walden University, and Gardner-Webb University. She enjoys reading, travel, watching sports, and spending time with family and friends. Her current interests are in place-based learning and teaching young leaders the benefits of leadership as well as the importance of sabbath in leadership. Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shelly-meyers-07a5689a/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tlpedu/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tlpedu/support

NASA EDGE takes a look at two technologies related to Space exploration, the Lunar Surface Manipulation System (LSMS) and In Space Assembly.

NASA EDGE takes a look at two technologies related to Space exploration, the Lunar Surface Manipulation System (LSMS) and In Space Assembly. Plus, friends of the show join in the celebration of NASA EDGE’s 200th episode! Check it out!

NASA EDGE takes a look at two technologies related to Space exploration, the Lunar Surface Manipulation System (LSMS) and In Space Assembly.

Patrick Taylor is a climate scientist at NASA Langley. He discusses the interactions of Earth’s systems (atmosphere, ocean, land, humans, etc.) in impacting climate. Patrick’s research focuses on the impact of clouds and how clouds influence the energy balance of our planet. We discuss how the Earth emits energy upward, which escapes at the top of the atmosphere. This is the primary way that the Earth is cooled. Clouds impact how energy flows around the planet. Clouds both reflect energy from sunlight and insulate energy being emitted from the Earth. Over the last 40 years, NASA has observed a tremendous amount of decline in arctic sea ice. This has been brought about by increased CO2 emissions and have led to warming temperatures in the arctic (temperatures in the arctic have warmed more than twice as fast as the rest of the globe). In the arctic, with more sea ice melting, it was thought that more of the ocean would be exposed. Scientists hypothesized that with more exposed ocean, more clouds should form due to an increase in atmospheric water vapor. With more clouds, more sunlight would be reflected back to space. Therefore, it was believed that an increase in clouds would slow down the rate of arctic sea ice loss. However, data from both CloudSat and CALIPSO indicate that this hypothesis is incorrect. Patrick explains that due to the interconnectedness of our planet, atmospheric circulation (wind) moves carbon dioxide emissions from high populated areas to the arctic which then impacts the rate that sea ice melts.  

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Social Media now the most popular thing to give up for Lent (DecisonData.org) ... + ... Pope to Catholics: Give up trolling for Lent ... + ... Repent and Accept the Gospel, Trump says in Ash Wednesday statement (Catholic News Agency) Ash Wednesday ... GUEST Rev Josh Brown Pgh airport to phase out using boarding passes at security checkpoints ...+ ... man forgets he had loaded handgun when he enters security (Trib) Don’t Use Lent For Self-Improvement, Use It For “Self-Care" ... GUEST Anne Kennedy Red Sox prospect quarantined at Spring Training over coronavirus concern (The Fan) Last night’s Democratic debate: chaos, and a sudden defense of the unborn?? The Epidemic of Loneliness ... GUEST Dr Curt Thompson ABC adding new show: Bachelor Nation for Sr Citizens (The Wrap) A Boundless God: The Spirit according to the Old Testament ... GUEST Dr Jack Levison Katherine Johnson, one of NASA Langley’s ‘Hidden Figures,’ dies at 101See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A new ultraviolet detection system developed at NASA Langley in Hampton, Virginia, can be used to remotely monitor power lines.

NASA Physical scientist, Jessica Taylor discusses both her role at NASA Langley and the career path that led her to become a NASA scientist. She touches on the importance of working in groups and offers suggestions for providing feedback to students.  Jessica also explains what is important for students to know if they are interested in pursuing a career in science.

In the adjoining control room at NASA Langley’s Transonic Dynamics Tunnel, researchers analyze what’s happening to the model inside.

We interview Walt Engelund, director of space technology and exploration at NASA Langley, to learn about NASA's past and future missions as well as resources available to educators and students. Additional NASA education resources can be found at these links: NASA Education Resources NASA Education https://www.nasa.gov/offices/education/about/index.html JPL Teach https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/edu/teach/ My NASA Data https://mynasadata.larc.nasa.gov/ NASA Wavelength http://nasawavelength.org/ GLOBE https://www.globe.gov/ NASA BEST https://www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/best/index. Modern Figures https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/atoms/files/modernfigures_toolkit_interactive_0.pdf NASA Space Place https://spaceplace.nasa.gov/ S’cool https://scool.larc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/activities.cgi

The Viking project, managed by teams at NASA Langley, gave us our first high resolution images of Mars.

In the adjoining control room at NASA Langley’s Transonic Dynamics Tunnel, researchers analyze what’s happening to the model inside.

When astronauts like Neil Armstrong and Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin came to NASA Langley to train, they could often be found at the Lunar Landing Research Facility, an iconic structure known as the gantry.

Climate Change in URGENCY. Halophytes. The Sahara Desert, water: waste/clean. LESSENING OIL DEPENDENCY. These are the talking points Chief Scientist of NASA Langley, Dennis M. Bushnell brings to program and a discussion of the aforementioned. There is no greater time than present for Americans to take a stand, united, and make change (collectively - not divided). With our planet facing peril on many fronts, the expertise and advise from Bushnell helps direct. BIO: LINK CLIMATE CHANGE REPORT: LINK Bushnell owns 6 patents. He has made key contributions to the following programs: FASTSHIP, Gemini, Apollo, RAM, Viking, X15, F-18E/F (patent holder), Shuttle, NASP, Submarine/Torpedo Technology, Americas' Cup Racers, MAGLEV Trains and Planetary Exploration. His membership and awards include: National Academy of Engineering, Royal Aeronautical Society, Swire and Wilber and Orville Wright Lectures, ICAS Guggenheim Lecture, Israel Von Karman Lecture, Gene Zara Award, ST Presidential Rank Award, Pi Tau Sigma and Hamilton Awards, UK Kenneth Harris James Prize, Honorary Fellow and many many more. He has authored 252 publications and presented 350 lectures and currently reviews 40 Journals and Organizations. His academic achievements include: BS degree in ME from University of Connecticut (highest honors) and MS degree in ME from Iniversity of Virginia. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/iantrottier/support

Using current knowledge and projecting into the future, there are teams at NASA Langley designing what is possible every day.

In episode 6 of the Clarkson Ignite Podcast, we talk with Ken Visser, an Associate Professor of Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering at Clarkson University. Prof. Visser has worked at NASA Langley and Boeing in addition to Clarkson University. In this episode we discuss many of his successes including the current 2017 Clarkson ISE Sustainability Project … Continue reading Ep 6: Where The Wind Blows →

When Speedo needed to test their new space-age swimsuit, they turned to the experts at NASA Langley who had been reducing drag on aircraft for decades.

A new ultraviolet detection system developed at NASA Langley in Hampton, Virginia, can be used to remotely monitor power lines.

Researchers at NASA Langley have come up with a multi-phase project that starts with a robotic airship and ends with a floating city in the clouds of Venus.

NASA Langley is world famous for the development of space-tailored polymers, but like all materials sent to space, they must be tested before they can be used.

From early aeronautics work that defined the shape of generations of aircraft to ground-breaking advances in Earth science, NASA Langley will continue it history of sustained excellence.

The robotic system, ISAAC, will be a critical part of aeronautics research at NASA Langley, home to the monster machine.

On Saturday, October 21, NASA Langley opens its doors to the public. Visitors will be given a grand tour of the 100-year-history of the NASA facility and its one-of-a-kind wind tunnels! Monday, we’re bringing you a sneak peek behind the scenes of the 100th anniversary festivities. And while the gates of NASA Langley are still closed to the public on Monday, join us on Facebook Live to share your questions and be part of action!

Researchers at NASA Langley are using CERES instruments to answer long-standing questions about clouds.

It turns out that both water and air obey the same physical laws of motion, so when Speedo needed to test their new space-age swimsuit, they turned to the experts at NASA Langley.

In the 1960s, NASA Langley engineers began searching for ways to better control aircraft touching down in wet weather.

Air travel, spaceflight, robotic solar-system missions: science fiction to those alive at the turn of the 20th century became science fact to those living in the 21st. America’s aerospace future has been literally made at NASA’s Langley Research Center by the best and brightest the U.S. can offer. Today we'll look back on the 100-year history of one of the most important hubs of aviation innovation on the planet, as reported on by the Daily Press for the past century. Later, Old Dominion University Planetarium Director, Justin Mason, joins us with viewing and safety tips for this month's big solar elcipse!

Interest in energy conservation and the soaring cost of jet fuel has manufacturers putting winglets, designed at NASA Langley, on many new planes.

The spin tunnel at NASA Langley was built to study aircraft stall and spin characteristics with the aim of preventing deadly tailspin accidents.

It’s not every day you see a black and white polka-dot helicopter hanging in the air. But then, not every day is a crash test at NASA Langley!

In the early 1990’s, researchers at NASA Langley began using an innovative remote sensing technology known as LIDAR, changing the way they looked at clouds.

In the 1960s, NASA Langley engineers began searching for ways to better control aircraft touching down in wet weather. They quickly saw the benefits of their research for public roadway systems as well.

For more than 40 years, researchers at NASA Langley have had their eyes on the atmosphere.

Scientists at NASA Langley have been working for decades to understand the critical balance of Earth’s energy budget.

NASA Langley is marking 100 years of innovations --- innovations that made us trailblazers in aeronautics, pioneers in human space flight, and leaders in atmospheric science.

When astronauts like Neil Armstrong and Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin came to NASA Langley to train, they could often be found at the Lunar Landing Research Facility, an iconic structure known as the gantry.

The submarine famously named Boaty McBoatface is deployed this week for its first mission to examine a narrow submarine gap in the South Atlantic. Mike Meredith of the British Antarctic Survey tells Adam Rutherford how this research into the behaviour of deep water at this crucial point in the oceans will help us answer key questions about global ocean temperature flows. Some close-quarter flying in the wake of a jet has provided new insights on reducing aircraft pollution. Richard Moore at NASA Langley in Virginia describes how he's taken to the skies to measure gasses emitted by new biofuels to assess their impact in reducing carbon soot particles, aircraft contrails and climate-changing cloud formations across the sky Angela Saini visits the Bodleian Library in Oxford where the Bakhshali manuscript which contains possibly the very first graphical representation of the number zero is finally being carbon dated so we can better understand its scientific importance And the habitable zones around stars in our the universe just got a whole lot bigger. Lisa Kaltenegger of the Carl Sagan Institute reveals how the presence of volcanoes pumping out hydrogen has a significant warming effect on planets, and increases the range of the so called Goldilocks Zone Producer: Adrian Washbourne.

As planes began flying faster, engineers discovered that uneven airflow over the aircraft caused a shockwave to form. But how do you study a plane moving at transonic speeds? Take it to NASA Langley.

In the Air Traffic Operations Laboratory, a team at NASA Langley uses lab space and software to test today’s air systems.

NASA Langley’s Systems Analysis and Concepts Directorate is doing what they do best – applying their expertise in flight and robotic designs to find an innovative crash/landing system for UAVs.

In which, Andrew and Becky Hales discuss the new Hidden Figures movie, the role of NASA Langley in the early space program, the difficulties of being a woman in a man's world (and how much worse it must be for a black woman during the Civil Rights Era), and the nuances that make a film like this so fun to watch.

A Falcon aircraft outfitted at NASA Langley is ready for a unique mission to the Arctic.

A NASA Langley team is working with the Forest Service to construct a patented light-weight fire-resistant shelter made of the same woven materials designed to protect a spacecraft from the blistering heat of re-entry.

David talks with Frank Jones, Deputy Director, Research Services Directorate at NASA Langley Research Center. David Vanderhoof (L) and Frank Jones (R) Frank Jones describes how sense and avoid algorithms based on ADS-B have been researched using the specially instrumented NASA Cirrus SR-22 as a surrogate drone. NASA and the other research partners conducted a number of flight tests to try and tried to break the algorithms with “blunder maneuvers” and observed how the software performed. The SR-22 also participated in the project with Virginia Tech, Flirtey, and others to deliver medical supplies by drone. The SR-22 carrying the supplies was flown remotely to an airport; the package was transferred to the Flirtey quadcopter, which then made the “last-mile” delivery. Currently, an urban test environment is being created at NASA Langley where sUAS could be flown routinely across the campus using them operationally to deliver mail and packages, conduct building inspections, and perform other tasks. Find NASA Langley Research Center on Twitter as @NASA_Langley. We'd like to thank Kathy Barnstoff and Bill Baley for arranging the NASA Langley interviews.  

She counted everything; and NASA counted on her. And now NASA Langley is dedicating a new computer research facility after this remarkable woman, Katherine G. Johnson.

David Gaggin, is a former electrical engineer that has worked for NASA Langley and NASA Ames, served as a technical manager at Boeing; and also became the CEO of a billion dollar microwave corporation. David eventually retired and set out to discover the truth about Life. Years later, David, found himself on an Endless Journey that challenged his scientific and religious upbringing. Join us on this episode of NSOL Radio, for a conversation that is sure to leave you asking for more. You can contact David Gaggin at http://www.DavidGaggin.comFor more exclusive spiritual insights, feel free to visit http://www.NSOLRadio.com

What does hypersonic vehicle research have to do with improved pacemakers? One key ingredient, developed by NASA, makes them both possible.

What does hypersonic vehicle research have to do with improved pacemakers? One key ingredient, developed by NASA, makes them both possible

Brad Ball, GIS team leader at NASA Langley Research Center, discusses the use of GIS for managing facilities at NASA Langley.

HearSay from the Headlines: From Maelstroms to Mars Join us for a trans-atmospheric installment of HearSay headlines. We'll be bringing you a selection of the latest news that has Hampton Roads and the rest of the planet talking. Dr. Kathryn Sullivan joins host Cathy Lewis to discuss what hurricane season holds for Hampton Roads and emphasize the importance of "Environmental Intelligence" for coastal communities. We'll also check in with NASA Langley about their Orion Project and take a glimpse at the future of interstellar space travel. As always, our lines are open for you to join us live at 440-2665 or 1-800-940-2240. You can also e-mail the program at hearsay@whrv.org or join us on our Facebook page www.facebook.com/hearsaywithcathylewis.

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration, better known as NASA, has been in the headlines following President Obama's recent speech on the future of the organization. We thought it would be a great time to check in with the folks at NASA Langley to talk about the always evolving areas of research that they are working on. With Earth Day approaching this Thursday we'll talk about NASA's research regarding climate change and more. Join us!