Lisa Lockyer and Chris C. Kemp bought a three-bedroom, two-bath home at 619 Southview Court in Belmont from Patricia W. Silva for $1.26 million on May 21.

The 2,880-square-foot house was built in 1963 in Central. It is located in the Southview Terrace subdivision.

Ms. Lockyer is deputy director of the New Ventures and Communications Directorate at NASA Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley, where she previously was chief of the Technology Partnerships Office.

Prior to joining NASA Ames in 1998, she was a deputy district attorney in Alameda County, where she practiced criminal law.

She received a B.A. from Harvard University, and her J.D. from Hastings College of the Law.

Mr. Kemp is chief technology officer for IT at NASA Ames Research Center, where he has previously served as CIO and director of business development.

Prior to joining NASA, he was CEO and president at Escapia Inc. and Netran Inc., chief architect at Classmates.com, and was systems engineer at Silicon Graphics Inc.

He attended the University of Alabama in Huntsville.

According to BlockShopper.com, there have been 205 home sales in Belmont during the past 12 months, with a medium sales price of $840,000.

Address: 619 Southview Court
Buyer(s): Chris C Kemp and Lisa Lockyer
Seller(s): Patricia W Silva (Trustee)
Sale date: May. 27, 2010