{"id":89721,"date":"2014-05-14T14:46:00","date_gmt":"2014-05-14T18:46:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?migration=converted-node-342889"},"modified":"2023-07-25T11:20:42","modified_gmt":"2023-07-25T15:20:42","slug":"nasa-center-ceremony-honors-two-aerospace-legends","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/people-of-nasa\/nasa-center-ceremony-honors-two-aerospace-legends\/","title":{"rendered":"NASA Center Ceremony Honors Two Aerospace Legends"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\" class=\"padding-top-5 padding-bottom-3 width-full maxw-full hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-article-intro\"><div class=\"width-full maxw-full article-header\"><div class=\"margin-bottom-2 width-full maxw-full\"><p class=\"label carbon-60 margin-0 margin-bottom-3 padding-0\">6 min read<\/p><h1 class=\"display-48 margin-bottom-2\">NASA Center Ceremony Honors Two Aerospace Legends<\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-fit \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/ed14-0144-108-sign-unveiling-x-1e.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1566\" height=\"848\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/ed14-0144-108-sign-unveiling-x-1e.jpg?w=1566\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"Group of people stand in front of a NASA Armstrong building, facing the building. A black covering is pulled down, revealing a new sign on the front a the building.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/ed14-0144-108-sign-unveiling-x-1e.jpg 1566w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/ed14-0144-108-sign-unveiling-x-1e.jpg?resize=300,162 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/ed14-0144-108-sign-unveiling-x-1e.jpg?resize=768,416 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/ed14-0144-108-sign-unveiling-x-1e.jpg?resize=1024,555 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/ed14-0144-108-sign-unveiling-x-1e.jpg?resize=1536,832 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/ed14-0144-108-sign-unveiling-x-1e.jpg?resize=400,217 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/ed14-0144-108-sign-unveiling-x-1e.jpg?resize=600,325 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/ed14-0144-108-sign-unveiling-x-1e.jpg?resize=900,487 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/ed14-0144-108-sign-unveiling-x-1e.jpg?resize=1200,650 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1566px) 100vw, 1566px\" loading=\"eager\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">The sign reflecting the new center name is unveiled in front of the center’s Administration Building.<\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA\/Ken Ulbrich<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Two aerospace legends and their families were honored at a formal dedication ceremony May 13, marking the rededication of NASA\u2019s Armstrong Flight Research Center, formerly the Dryden Flight Research Center, at Edwards, Calif.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Legislation passed Congress in January to rename the center after the late Neil A. Armstrong, a former research test pilot at the center and the first man to step on the moon during the historic Apollo 11 mission in 1969. Armstrong flew research aircraft, including the rocket-powered X-15s, during his seven-year tenure at the center from 1955 through 1962.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The legislation also directed the naming of the center\u2019s aeronautical test range for the late Hugh L. Dryden, the center\u2019s namesake since 1976. A brilliant aeronautical research engineer for the National Bureau of Standards from the 1920s through the 1940s, Dryden served as director of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics from 1949 to 1958 and NASA\u2019s first deputy administrator from 1958 until his death in 1965.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The renaming ceremony included a replica of the X-15 No. 3 rocket plane and the second Lunar Landing Research Vehicle (LLRV) adjacent to the stage. Armstrong piloted the actual X-15 No. 3 five times and was a key figure in the development of the LLRV and its successor, the Lunar Landing Training Vehicle that prepared astronauts for moon landings. Armstrong credited the LLTV training for his ability to manually land the Eagle lunar module on the moon on July 20, 1969.<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-none \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/ed14-0144-040_mccarthy.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"855\" height=\"1025\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/ed14-0144-040_mccarthy.jpg?w=855\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/ed14-0144-040_mccarthy.jpg 855w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/ed14-0144-040_mccarthy.jpg?resize=250,300 250w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/ed14-0144-040_mccarthy.jpg?resize=768,921 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/ed14-0144-040_mccarthy.jpg?resize=334,400 334w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/ed14-0144-040_mccarthy.jpg?resize=500,600 500w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/ed14-0144-040_mccarthy.jpg?resize=751,900 751w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 855px) 100vw, 855px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">US. Rep. Kevin McCarthy of California, who authored the bill to rename NASA’s Dryden Flight Research Center for Neil Armstrong, speaks at the celebration commemorating the name change May 13.<\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA\/Ken Ulbrich<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Speakers included NASA Administrator Charles Bolden, Armstrong Center Director David McBride, State Senator Steve Knight of California, and Rep. Kevin McCarthy of California\u2019s 23rd District. Armstrong\u2019s sons, Rick and Mark, and Dryden\u2019s grandson Eric also spoke briefly, and Armstrong\u2019s granddaughter, Kali Armstrong, sang the national anthem before a hushed crowd in the center\u2019s main hangar. The event was capped with a flyover of a NASA F\/A-18 research aircraft and the unveiling of the sign bearing Armstrong\u2019s name on the main administration building.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis renaming is a fitting tribute that honors both their legacies,\u201d Bolden said. \u201cFrom Hugh Dryden\u2019s experiences and work with airplanes when the field was in its infancy, to Neil Armstrong\u2019s work as a test pilot and historic footsteps on the moon, these two helped pioneer a field that sustains us today in ways they could hardly have imagined.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cHugh Dryden was considered an aeronautical genius, who pushed the boundaries of high-speed flight,\u201d he continued. \u201cBeginning in 1931, Dryden\u2019s expertise at the NASA Advisory Committee for Aeronautics and then at NASA established America\u2019s leadership in space and organized the research that led to our first steps in space. His organizational leadership was at the root of Neil Armstrong\u2019s most spectacular flight achievements, from the X-15 to his first footsteps on the moon.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Although bearing a new name, NASA Armstrong will continue with its roles in NASA\u2019s key missions, Bolden added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis wonderful center continues to blaze new trails in aeronautics and the technologies that support our path to Mars,\u201d Bolden said. \u201cIts Earth science work has immediate value for understanding our changing planet and it also supports our broader science portfolio and the human spaceflight program, which even now is reaching for new destinations.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rep. McCarthy, whose district includes the center, authored the legislation to rename the facility for Armstrong.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cTo be here today took an Act of Congress,\u201d said McCarthy. \u201cWith everything you hear about Washington, I\u2019m proud to say no one voted against it. We are here to honor two men and their amazing accomplishments.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>McCarthy\u2019s bill to redesignate the 68-year-old facility, NASA\u2019s center of excellence for atmospheric flight research, in honor of Armstrong was passed by the House of Representatives in early 2013, by the Senate on Jan. 8, and was signed into law by President Obama on Jan. 16, 2014. The name change became official March 1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe are here today to honor the contributions of two men who made significant roles in placing America as a preeminent leader,\u201d said McBride. \u201cTheir actions and contributions to aeronautics, aerospace and exploration will be forever remembered.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-none \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/ed14-0144-092_fa-18_flyover.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"998\" height=\"698\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/ed14-0144-092_fa-18_flyover.jpg?w=998\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/ed14-0144-092_fa-18_flyover.jpg 998w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/ed14-0144-092_fa-18_flyover.jpg?resize=300,210 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/ed14-0144-092_fa-18_flyover.jpg?resize=768,537 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/ed14-0144-092_fa-18_flyover.jpg?resize=400,280 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/ed14-0144-092_fa-18_flyover.jpg?resize=600,420 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/ed14-0144-092_fa-18_flyover.jpg?resize=900,629 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 998px) 100vw, 998px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">A NASA Armstrong F\/A-18 roars over the NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center during ceremonies honoring the center’s name change.<\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA\/Ken Ulbrich<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>\u201cHugh Dryden prepared America for the space age and remains one of the world\u2019s pivotal figures in both aeronautics, space and spaceflight. Neil Armstrong was the first man to stand on the moon \u2013- he was also an engineer and a research test pilot at this center for the NACA and NASA.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>McBride noted that the mission, core values and vision of the center remain unchanged.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOur role throughout our history is in the integration of complex flight systems and their safe test and flight operations,\u201d he explained. \u201cThough we have diversified from our traditional aeronautics base, the work we continue to do in science and space exploration utilizes our ability to understand the problem and its connection to flight, to understand the vehicle, and to safely clear the flight envelope.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>McBride also called for a moment of silence to honor the recent passing of another of Dryden\u2019s heroes \u2013 former Dryden research pilot Bill Dana, who passed away on May 6.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cHe was one of our friends, our inspirations and a friend and colleague of Neil Armstrong. Bill\u2019s presence is terribly missed, but his memory and legacy continue on with us.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Knight, the son of legendary test pilot William J. \u201cPete\u201d Knight, who in the X-15 flew the fastest flight of the 199-flight program at Mach 6.7, looked back at the center\u2019s history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cYou can\u2019t drive across the lakebed without getting a smile on your face, or a tear in your eye,\u201d said Knight. \u201cWe have a lot of history out here like the Armstrong family and the Walker family and the McKay family and the Dana family. This is where history was and is made.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt was an absolute honor to share the Dryden name with this amazing test facility and all of its employees here at NASA for the past 38 years,\u201d said Eric Dryden, Hugh Dryden\u2019s grandson. \u201cI knew my grandfather for five months before he passed away, but I know he would be extremely proud and honored to pass the torch to an amazing engineer, test pilot, astronaut, and true aerospace pioneer Neil Armstrong,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mark Armstrong, Neil Armstrong\u2019s younger son, said Hugh and Neil are inextricably linked by a center where they \u201cmake real that which we have imagined.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Neil Armstrong\u2019s older son, Rick, also represented the family on stage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cHe considered himself an engineer first,\u201d added Rick Armstrong, Neil Armstrong\u2019s older son. \u201cHe said science is about what is and engineering is about what can be. He said his father would be proud to have his name on the NASA facility to continue inspiring young people in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics so they can achieve great things like those accomplished at the center.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The center\u2019s mission, vision, and goals are aligned to focus on pushing through technological barriers to new frontiers. It is exactly what NASA asks and what the two great men honored at the ceremony would work to achieve.<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-none \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/ed14-0144-049_charliebolden.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"917\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/ed14-0144-049_charliebolden.jpg?w=917\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/ed14-0144-049_charliebolden.jpg 917w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/ed14-0144-049_charliebolden.jpg?resize=300,141 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/ed14-0144-049_charliebolden.jpg?resize=768,362 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/ed14-0144-049_charliebolden.jpg?resize=400,188 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/ed14-0144-049_charliebolden.jpg?resize=600,283 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/ed14-0144-049_charliebolden.jpg?resize=900,424 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 917px) 100vw, 917px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden talks about the qualities of Neil Armstrong and Hugh Dryden, who were honored at ceremonies at NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center May 13.<\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA\/Ken Ulbrich<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>View more photos of the 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