NASA cuts ribbon on first new wind tunnel in more than 40 years
Mark Warner (D-VA) and Tim Kaine (D-VA), Rep. General Services Administration Administrator Edward Forst, were among those who attended a ribbon-cutting ceremony marking the completion of the 25,000-square-foot Flight Dynamics Research Facility. Recommended Stories NASA cuts ribbon on first new wind tunnel in more than 40 years SpaceX to launch Super Heavy test rocket with shares down 50% from high NASA chief says agency aiding Blue Origin explosion inquiry: ‘We can’t slow down’ NASA’s new Flight Dynamics Research Facility is located in Hampton, Virginia.
- ▪Mark Warner (D-VA) and Tim Kaine (D-VA), Rep.
- ▪General Services Administration Administrator Edward Forst, were among those who attended a ribbon-cutting ceremony marking the completion of the 25,000-square-foot Flight Dynamics Research Facility.
- ▪Recommended Stories NASA cuts ribbon on first new wind tunnel in more than 40 years SpaceX to launch Super Heavy test rocket with shares down 50% from high NASA chief says agency aiding Blue Origin explosion inquiry: ‘We can’t slow down’ NA
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HAMPTON, Virginia — NASA ushered in a new era of flight research Friday with the opening of a state-of-the-art wind tunnel at its Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, marking the agency’s first major new wind tunnel facility in more than four decades.NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman and other federal and local leaders, including Virginia Democratic Lt. Gov. Ghazala Hashmi, Sens. Mark Warner (D-VA) and Tim Kaine (D-VA), Rep. Bobby Scott (D-VA), and U.S. General Services Administration Administrator Edward Forst, were among those who attended a ribbon-cutting ceremony marking the completion of the 25,000-square-foot Flight Dynamics Research Facility.
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