BRIEFLY.Dryden engineer tribute on Friday EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE Edwards Air Force Base, U.S. military installation, 301,000 acres (121,805 hectares), S Calif., NE of Lancaster; est. 1933. It is one of the largest air force bases in the United States and has the world's longest runway. - A memorial gathering to honor Marta Bohn-Meyer Marta Bohn-Meyer (18 August 1957 – 18 September 2005) was an American pilot and engineer. At the time of her death, Bohn-Meyer was the chief engineer of the NASA Dryden Flight Research Center. , chief engineer at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center The Dryden Flight Research Center (DFRC), located inside Edwards Air Force Base, is an aeronautical research center operated by NASA. On March 26, 1976 it was named in honor of the late Hugh L. , is scheduled for 1 p.m. Friday at the NASA NASA: see National Aeronautics and Space Administration. NASA in full National Aeronautics and Space Administration Independent U.S. center. Bohn-Meyer was killed Sunday in the crash of the aerobatic plane she was flying in Oklahoma. Visitors without regular base access will be allowed entry to Dryden only via Edwards' West Gate on Rosamond Boulevard. Visitors must bring government-issued photo identification such as a driver's license plus proof of insurance and vehicle registration to meet Air Force access requirements. Foreign nationals cannot be accommodated. Visitors are urged to arrive early enough to allow for processing at the gate. In lieu of flowers, the family has asked that donations be made in her memory to agencies assisting victims of Hurricane Katrina or to the Arthritis Foundation. - Daily News |
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