The media is invited to NASA Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, on Friday, July 31, to attend a press tour and ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Flight Dynamics Research Center, the agency’s first new wind tunnel in more than 40 years.

The event will include a brief media availability with:

• NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman
• Dr. Trina Dyal, 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 U.S. citizens or lawful permanent residents. Calendar information will be shared closer to the event. NASA’s media accreditation policy is available online.

Media requesting to participate in person must RSVP no later than 5 pm EDT on Wednesday, July 29. Media RSVPs should be sent to Kimiko Booker, kimiko.s.booker@nasa.gov, and Brittny McGraw, brittny.v.mcgraw@nasa.gov, with the following information:

• Legal first and last names (must match government ID)
• Email
• Phone number
• Job Title and Organization

The opening of the wind tunnel marks an important milestone in the evolution 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 scientific, exploration and aeronautical goals, including the establishment of a sustained human presence on the lunar surface through the Artemis program and the development of a lunar base.

Learn more about the Flight Dynamics Research Center at:

https://go.nasa.gov/4yzKEGQ

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Camille Gallo/Rob Margetta
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1600
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Kimiko Booker/Brittny McGraw
NASA Langley, Hampton, Virginia.
757-506-5939 / 757-769-3763
kimiko.s.booker@nasa.gov / brittny.v.mcgraw@nasa.gov