The NASA Ames History Office explores ways to make the Center's past relevant to its future. Staffed by historians and archivists, the History Office supports research, writing and oral history projects, and helps preserve, store, and provide access to records and artifacts related to the history of the Center. |
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70th anniversary of
NASA Ames Research Center
December 20, 2009
SEARCH
Search Ames-related finding aids on the Online Archive of California:
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SITE UPDATES AND NEWS
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Technology and Exploration before and after the Space Shuttle
Listen to John W. "Jack" Boyd, G. Scott Hubbard, and former astronaut Garrett E. Reisman discuss the history and future of space exploration on the eve of the final Space Shuttle mission, with host Michael Krasny on KQED's radio program Forum.
+ KQED radio program July 7, 2011
+ Other Forum radio programs with guests from NASA Ames |
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New Collections and Guides:
+ John D. Mihalov Papers: document Mihalov's solar physics contributions to Pioneers 6-12 and Galileo missions during his career as a research scientist at Ames. Processed by Holly Thomason.
+ Lunar Prospector Project Records: document the management of all aspects of the project, from the initial proposal through the extended mission. Processed by April Gage.
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Collection Feature
+ 1979 Mars in 3-D Movie. This film is now digitally remastered and ready for viewing. Michael McNabb, who collaborated on the original, completed this massive project from archival film footage, sound reels, and related documentation loaned from the NASA Ames History Office.
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"The Freedom to Learn"
Article by Jack Boyd in the fall 2010 issue of NASA's ask magazine, in which he reflects on a rich career in the free-wheeling, collaborative environment at Ames and a advises how to strengthen future innovation by keeping a connectedness with the past.
+ View article online.
+ Download PDF of article. |
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YouTube Videos of Dean Chapman:
NASA 1962 film of Dr. Chapman discussing aerodynamic heating and atmospheric deceleration.
+ Part 1
+ Part 2
+ Part 3 |
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+ "How the Spaceship Got Its Shape" Article about Harvey Allen in the November 2009 issue of Air & Space Magazine. |
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+ NASA Ames Designated 2009 AIAA Historic Aerospace Site |
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+ YouTube Video of Jack Boyd's History Presentation:
Jack Boyd talks about the history of NASA Ames at Google on April 9, 2009. |
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+ Jack Boyd Earns NASA
History Award:
The NASA Ames senior advisor for history was recently commended for his "Energetic outreach and promotion of NASA history and for making history relevant to NASA's present and future." |
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+ The NACA Reunion Memory Album has moved:
It's still on this site but can now be accessed through the site index.
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FEATURED WORK
Atmosphere of Freedom
Seventy Years at the
NASA Ames Research Center
by Glenn E. Bugos
Much happened at the NASA Ames Research Center over its most recent decade that prompted a new look at its history. Ames stayed focused on its long-standing mission of basic research and forward-thinking technologies--in information technology, aeronautics, reentry systems, space life sciences, and planetary science. Still, the Center confronted new challenges and new programs emerged. Notable was the growth of astrobiology, the birth and death of nanotechnology, the establishment of the NASA Research Park, the LCROSS mission to the Moon and the Kepler mission to hunt for Earth-sized planets.The renewed emphasis on small spacecraft, for example, prompted renewed interest in Ames's historical strengths in spacecraft engineering dating back to the 1960s.
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