DRYDEN'S DIRECTOR SPEAKING AT LUNCH.Byline: Daily News PALMDALE - Kevin L. Petersen, director of the NASA NASA: see National Aeronautics and Space Administration. NASA in full National Aeronautics and Space Administration Independent U.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. at 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. , will speak at the Antelope Valley Board of Trade's business luncheon at 11:30 a.m. March 22 at Cascades Grill, 3905 Club Rancho Drive. Dryden is NASA's primary installation for flight research. Petersen served as its acting director before becoming director in 1999. Since he began his career at Dryden in 1971, Petersen has served as deputy director, assistant to the director, chief of the Center's National AeroSpace Plane Projects Office, and chief of the Dynamics and Controls Branch within the Research Engineering Division. Programs on which he worked included the F-18 High Angle-of-attack Research Vehicle (HARV), the X-29 Forward Swept Wing technology demonstrator aircraft, and the National AeroSpace Plane program. Petersen graduated from Iowa State University Academics ISU is best known for its degree programs in science, engineering, and agriculture. ISU is also home of the world's first electronic digital computing device, the Atanasoff–Berry Computer. in 1974 with a bachelor's degree in aerospace engineering and earned a master's degree from the University of California, Los Angeles UCLA comprises the College of Letters and Science (the primary undergraduate college), seven professional schools, and five professional Health Science schools. Since 2001, UCLA has enrolled over 33,000 total students, and that number is steadily rising. , in 1976, specializing in control systems. He received NASA's Exceptional Engineering Achievement Medal in 1985, NASA's Exceptional Service Medal in 1987, NASA's Outstanding Leadership Medal in 2000, and NASA's Equal Employment Opportunity Medal in 2001 for his contributions to the agency. Tickets for the luncheon are $20 per person and $25 at the door. For reservations, call (661) 942-9581. |
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