Langley Research Center Director's Social
2025-12-15 14:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | NASA Langley Research Center, 2 Langley Blvd, Hampton, VA, United States
Please gather with us for an afternoon of holiday cheer to recognize the accomplishments of the year and come together for fellowship and celebration. Hors d’oeuvres and drinks will be served. Enjoy raffle prizes and giveaways throughout the event!
Date: Monday, December 15, 2025 (This is a change from our LAA November meeting charts that said December 9th.)
Time: 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Place: NASA Langley Reid Conference Center (B2102/IESB)
RSVP: None required
One-Day Badge Request response due by Monday, December 8 @ 5:00 pm: If you and/or a family member needs a one-day badge, please fill out the google form: One-Day Badge Request for Director’s Social

LAA Annual Meeting
2026-01-13 11:30 - 14:00 | LaRC NACA Room & Teams, 10 W. Taylor St., Hampton, VA, United States
January’s topics will be Elections and Bylaw Approval.

LAA Membership and Board Meetings
2026-02-10 11:30 - 14:00 | LaRC NACA Room & Teams, 10 W. Taylor St., Hampton, VA, United States
Please join us on February 10, 2026, for our monthly LAA General Membership and Board Meetings. We are honored to welcome Mr. Jeffrey (Jeff) Herath, Deputy Director, Space Technology and Exploration Directorate, NASA Langley Research Center, who will talk about NASA Langley’s support of the upcoming March ARTEMIS II launch.

Volunteer Opportunity - Aerial Drone Competition
2026-02-21 08:00 - 17:00 | NASA Langley Research Center, 2 Langley Blvd, Hampton, VA, United States
The Aerial Drone Competition is a competition for middle and high school students. Students compete in teamwork, piloting and autonomous flight missions.

Time: 8:00am-5:00pm ​
Place: NASA Langley Reid Center (B2102)
Responsibilities: Check-In assistance, field reset operators, referees, scorekeepers, inspectors, judges etc.​
For more details click here ​​

LAA Membership and Board Meetings
2026-03-10 11:30 - 14:00 | LaRC NACA Room, NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA, 236681
Please join us on March 10, 2026, for our monthly LAA General Membership and Board Meetings. We are honored to welcome Dr. Trina Dyal, Acting Center Director of NASA Langley Research Center, who will provide an update on the state of NASA Langley. As March is Women’s History Month, we are especially grateful to have Dr. Dyal with us to share her insights and leadership. We look forward to an inspiring and informative briefing!

LAA Membership and Board Meetings
2026-04-14 11:30 - 14:00 | LaRC NACA Room, NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA, 236681
Please join us on April 14, 2026, for our monthly LAA General Membership and Board Meetings. We are honored to welcome LAA’s own Rick Ross, who will talk about “Charlatans, Swindlers and Bilks.”

Retirement Celebration
2026-05-01 15:00 - 17:00 | NASA Langley Research Center, 2 Langley Blvd, Hampton, VA, United States
Retirement celebration for employees who retired in the period of January 1, 2025, through January 31, 2026. Celebration activities will be held in the Reid Center.

LAA Membership and Board Meetings
2026-05-12 11:30 - 14:00 | LaRC NACA Room, NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA, 236681
Please join us on May 12, 2026, for our monthly LAA General Membership and Board Meetings. We are honored to welcome Ms. Lori Ozoroski, Deputy Project Manager for Civil Supersonics, High-Speed Flight Project, NASA Langley Research Center, who will provide a Project Update: QUESST X-59 Soars: A New Era in Supersonic Flight Begins presentation.

LAA Membership and Board Meetings
2026-06-09 11:30 - 14:00 | LaRC NACA Room, NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA, 236681
Please join us on June 9, 2026, for our monthly LAA General Membership and Board Meetings. We are honored to welcome Dr. Kevin Marlowe who will be presenting “Using AI to Power Up Your Retirement.”

LAA 2026 Summer Picnic
2026-07-14 16:00 - 19:00

The Viking Mars Missions Education & Preservation Project
2026-07-18 10:00 - 16:00 | Virginia Air & Space Center, 600 Settlers Landing Road, Hampton, VA, 23669, United States
Come join Virginia Air & Space Science Center, American Institute of Astronautics & Aeronautics (AIAA), and The Viking Mars Missions Education & Preservation Project (VMMEPP) on July 18, 2026.
Celebrating NASA Langley Research Center’s Viking mission, a milestone in 250 years of American Mars exploration achievements. Hosted by Virginia Air & Space Science Center.

Visitors will enjoy meeting and attending talks with past and current Space Exploration Leaders and real Viking Mission Team Members who served on the first mission to Mars’ surface in 1976. Government and industry experts will share exciting work on future missions and students from institutions around the country will also share their research and experience interning at NASAs leading research facilities.
Events will begin at 10am and continue until closing at 4pm
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Viking Anniversary Celebration Activities
2026-07-23 14:00 - 16:00 | NASA Langley Research Center, 2 Langley Blvd, Hampton, VA, United States
The Langley Alumni Association (LAA) is cordially invited to attend a Viking Anniversary celebration on Thursday, July 23rd.
NASA Langley is holding a small symposium, featuring internal speakers who will focus on historical Viking content, as well as a look toward future NASA missions. The symposium will be held from 2:00–4:00 pm in the Reid Conference Center.
Immediately following the speakers, participants are encouraged to attend Trivia at Afterburners for Viking themed questions and games. No RSVP is needed, and all LAA members must be badged to gain access to the Center. Additional information on badging will be distributed to current LAA members closer to the event date.
— Eileen Nelson
Office of the Director
NASA Langley Research Center

LAA Membership and Board Meetings
2026-08-11 11:30 - 14:00 | LaRC NACA Room, NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA, 236681
Please join us on August 11, 2026, for our monthly LAA General Membership and Board Meetings. We are honored to welcome Stephanie Letourneau from the Wetlands Watch organization who will be presenting on their efforts on their mission to enhance natural resilience, bolster community adaptation efforts, and protect and restore wetlands throughout Virginia.

LAA Membership and Board Meetings
2026-09-08 11:30 - 14:00 | LaRC NACA Room, NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA, 236681
Please join us on September 8, 2026, for our monthly LAA General Membership and Board Meetings. We are honored to welcome Mr. Steve Gayle, the Acting Associate Director at NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia for a State of the Center presentation.
