Photos: NASA’s Langley Research Center

PJ Sykes — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 11:00:29 +0000

Over the last few months NASA has invited social media users to their centers around the country to help build support for the space program. I was one of the lucky 50 Twitter users selected to visit NASA's Langley Research Center on November 8th. We were encouraged to document and share our experiences using Twitter (@pjsykes) as well more traditional methods.

The tour included visits to a massive aircraft hangar and a wind tunnel, lunch with astronaut Susan Kilrain, and a rare chance to see an Orion Drop Test. One of the best things about the visit was the enthusiasm the employees, even the highest ranking directors, had for their jobs at NASA. The following photos and sound collage will hopefully give you a taste of my NASA experience. To find future tweetups follow @NASAtweetup on Twitter.

Sound Collage

[audio:http://media.rvanews.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/NASA.mp3]

Ho there, reader of RSS feeds! Do you ever want to support RVANews in a real and tangible way? Or at least pay a small penance for reading ad-free content? If so, support us on Patreon for a couple bucks a month!