A review of steps taken to create an international virtual laboratory at NASA Langley for aerodynamic prediction and comparison

A review of the steps taken to establish an international virtual laboratory (VL) at the NASA Langley Research Center for aerodynamic prediction and comparison of flight data in the post-09/11/2001 cyber-terrorist environment is detailed here. The key features of the VL include an intuitive, web-bas...

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Published inProgress in aerospace sciences Vol. 40; no. 3; pp. 163 - 172
Main Authors Lamar, John E, Cronin, Catherine K, Scott, Laura E
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Elsevier Ltd 01.04.2004
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Summary:A review of the steps taken to establish an international virtual laboratory (VL) at the NASA Langley Research Center for aerodynamic prediction and comparison of flight data in the post-09/11/2001 cyber-terrorist environment is detailed here. The key features of the VL include an intuitive, web-based user interface for ease of access, a secure high-speed Internet connection between browser and server, a relational database architecture for data and information search, and a secure file-storage system. The detailed planning and handling of such issues as security, computer firewall access and legal protection of data are provided.
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ISSN:0376-0421
1873-1724
DOI:10.1016/j.paerosci.2004.03.002