Slidell man propels space exploration

Award recognizes work on space crafts

Published on Friday, November 21, 2008 10:13 AM CST

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A Slidell man whose work with space crafts resulted in better safety, faster development and significant cost cuts was recognized with a coveted award Oct. 22 at NASA’s John C. Stennis Space Center in Mississippi.

Lester Langford received the Silver Snoopy Award given by astronauts themselves to less than 1 percent of all NASA employees.

For more than a decade, Langford, a senior engineer with Jacobs Technology NASA Test Operations Group, has developed enhancements to space shuttles’ main engine.

Pictured are, from left, astronaut Stephen Robinson; Lester Langford'��s wife, Megan; his daughter, Katherin; Langford; and James Dutton.

“His personal efforts have significantly contributed to the success and safety of the Space Shuttle program,” Gene Coleman, spokesman of John C. Stennis Space Center said in a press release.

Astronauts James Dutton Jr. and Stephen Robinson presented the award. Langford received a Silver Snoopy lapel pin flown on space shuttle Discovery during mission STS-95, along with a letter of commendation and certificate signed by Dutton and Robinson.

Dutton was the ascent/ entry capsule communicator for space shuttle missions STS-122 in February and STS-123 in March.

Robinson, whose flown three separate space flights, has logged more than 830 hours and 14.1 million miles in space.

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