NASA Kennedy Space Center Director Bridges to Head NASA Langley Research Center

At a noon press conference, NASA Adminstrator O’Keefe will announce that KSC Center Director Roy Bridges will be moving from KSC to become the Center Director of Langley Research Center. This is a rather interesting move – taking a human spaceflight veteran and placing him at a center known in many people’s minds primarily for aeronautics research. Then again, LaRC has a rich tradition of making significant contributions to spaceflight – one that goes back to NASA’s very origins. Stay tuned – more to follow.