NASA Dryden People, Dryden history gallery

ECN-5137 On March 26, 1976, the NASA Flight Research Center opened its doors to hundreds of guests for the dedication of the center in honor of Hugh Latimer Dryden. The dedication was very much a local event; following Center Director David Scott opening remarks, the Antelope Valley High Schoo's symphonic band played the national anthem. Invocation was given followed by recognition of the invited guests. Dr. Hugh Dryden, a man of total humility, received praise from all those present. Dryden, who died in 1965, had been a pioneering aeronautical scientist who became director of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics NACA in 1949 and then deputy administrator of the NACA successor, NASA, in 1958. Very much interested in flight research, he had been responsible for establishing a permanent facility at the location later named in his honor. As Center Director David Scott looks on, Mrs. Hugh L. Dryden, Mary Libbie Travers, unveils the memorial to her husband at the dedication ceremony. On March 26, 1976, the NASA Flight Research Center opened its doors to hundreds of guests for the dedication of the center in honor of Hugh Latimer Dryden. March 26, 1976 NASA Photo / Dryden People Description
NASA Identifier: 331412main_ECN-5137