| "This photograph shows one proposed configuration for the X-33 hypersonic vehicle installed in the Langley CF4 wind tunnel. NASA is partnering with industry on this project for developing technology demonstrators that may lead to a reusable launch vehicle. This open jet wind tunnel is unique in that it uses a heavy gas instead of air to stimulate reentry conditions. The work that’s done here is high-risk research that industry cannot afford to do.
"Langley has been a wonderful work environment. Since I began my career here, I’ve been challenged and have participated in important and current research. My work provides for a lot of personal growth even when I’m working in team-oriented projects. I’ve been given a lot of responsibility and been encouraged to develop personally as a researcher.
"I’ve been surrounded with tremendous people whose names were in my textbooks. They’ve been at NASA since the beginning of the space program and formed the backbone of the Space Shuttle Program. As mentors, they’re invaluable. There isn’t a person here I couldn’t ask for advice or technical help." |
Kelly Murphy
Aerospace Research Engineer
Langley Research Center
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
University of Texas at Austin
Joined NASA as a co-op in 1989 and became a full-time employee in 1991
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