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  • NASA Celebrates Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month 2021

    NASA Celebrates Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month 2021

    Each May, NASA commemorates Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month to recognize the significant contributions of past and present employees of AAPI descent. Each of them embody the enduring and resilient spirit this community brings to advancing science, research, and discovery. Hear their stories.

    Featured in the video:
    Anthony Arviola – Langley Research Center
    Han Woong (Brian) Bae – Marshall Space Flight Center
    Kelly Busquets – Goddard Space Flight Center
    Sarat Calmur – Langley Research Center
    Gemma Flores – NASA Headquarters
    Wensheng Huang – Glenn Research Center
    Miki Kenji – Glenn Research Center
    Alex Lin – Langley Research Center
    Rita Melvin – Goddard Space Flight Center
    Kartik Sheth – NASA Headquarters
    Steve Shih – NASA Headquarters
    Emilie Siochi – Langley Research Center
    Jenny Staggs – Armstrong Flight Research Center
    Githika Tondapu – Marshall Space Flight Center
    Sara Tsui – Kennedy Space Center
    Jennifer Turner – Johnson Space Center

    Video Credit: NASA 360 – Jessica Wilde, David Shelton, and Scott Bednar

  • NASA celebrates Asian American Pacific Islander Month

    NASA celebrates Asian American Pacific Islander Month

    Honoring the past and present, NASA celebrates Asian American Pacific Islanders Heritage Month. These NASA employees, who have helped contribute to America’s space program, celebrate their diverse history, rich culture and contributions.

  • NASA Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month Richard Hang, AFRC

    NASA Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month Richard Hang, AFRC

    Richard Hang, an electronic engineer, has served as the Chief of Sensors and Systems Development Branch at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center (AFRC) since 2014. He previously served as the Chief of Instrumentation Branch at AFRC from 2012 to 2014. Prior to being selected as Branch Chief, he was a senior instrumentation engineer for design and development of real-time embedded data systems for flight research. He has been a NASA employee since September, 1996.

  • NASA Asian American Pacific Islander History Month – Alex Chin, Armstrong Flight Research Center

    NASA Asian American Pacific Islander History Month – Alex Chin, Armstrong Flight Research Center

    Alex Chin is an aerospace engineer in the Aerostructures Research Branch at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California. He is responsible for planning, executing, and analyzing tests to support structural dynamics research at Armstrong.