Langley Research Center
Langley was also considered a potential site for NASA's Manned Spacecraft Center prior to the eventual selection of Houston, Texas.Between 1958 and 1963, when NASA (the successor agency to NACA) started Project Mercury, LaRC served as the main office of the Space Task Group.The center was originally established to explore the field of aerodynamic research involving airframe and propulsion engine design and performance.[13] Early in 1945, the center expanded to include rocket research, leading to the establishment of a flight station at Wallops Island, Virginia.[14] The center also developed standards for the grooving of aircraft runways based on a previous British design used at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.Though they had lost out on the Manned Spacecraft Center, Langley still played an important role in conducting research and training during the Apollo Program.These machines are used in the freeform fabrication department for faster timing, better precision, and larger quantities of low-cost toys, model, and industrial plastic parts.
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