This is the eighth "Aerospace Days," which include meetings with legislators, briefings to various committees such as science and education, and other events to provide updates on current aerospace-related operations, initiatives, facilities and technology development in the Commonwealth, including:
Astronaut Anna Fisher – NASA's first mother in space - will also be speaking with legislators and participating in NASA education outreach efforts. Fisher flew as a mission specialist on STS-51A in November 1984.
Additional facts about aerospace in Virginia:
- Virginia's aerospace industry employs more than 28,000 people with a direct economic output of $7.6 billion and average salary of almost $100,000;
- NASA generates $1.2 billion and almost 11,000 jobs in Virginia;
- NASA provides STEM-related K-12 education programs, digital learning network, teacher enhancement, summer internships, pre-college and higher education programs in the Commonwealth.
- For more information on NASA's Langley Research Center, visit:
http://www.nasa.gov/langley
For more information on NASA's Wallops Flight Facility, visit:
http://www.nasa.gov/wallops
For more information on the LADEE mission, visit:
http://www.nasa.gov/ladee