LaRC focuses primarily on aeronautical research, though the Apollo lunar lander was flight-tested at the facility and a number of high-profile space missions have been planned and designed on-site.
LARC berfokus terutama pada penelitian aeronautika, meskipun Apollo pendarat bulan itu penerbangan-diuji di fasilitas dan sejumlah profil tinggi misi ruang angkasa telah direncanakan dan dirancang di tempat.