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Ames Names
Four New Fellows
Louis J. Allamandola, Baruch S. Blumberg, Wayne R. Johnson, and Hans Mark received the prestigious mantle of Ames Fellow.
They join the ranks of a selecct few: Harvard Lomax, Robert T. Jones, James Pollack, Charles Billings, Howard Goldstein, Heinz Erzberger, and Charles Bauschlicher.
+ News Release
+ Biographies
Videos:
+ Allamandola
+ Blumberg
+ Johnson
+ Mark
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SITE UPDATES AND NEWS
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NASA APPEL Masters with Masters Conversation with Jack Boyd and Hans Mark
Boyd and Mark discuss lessons they've learned as leaders in aerospace over the decades.
+ Video (TRT 58:47)
+ ASK Magazine article (Fall 2012)
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France Awards Legion of Honor
to Former Ames Test Pilot
George Cooper
+ Biographical article with details about Cooper's receipt of this prestigious award on May 8, 2012.
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Video Explaining Apollo Return Trajectory, Atmospheric Entry
+ Now on YouTube, this 1968 NASA educational film clearly illustrates the factors governing the Apollo capsule's successful return to Earth from the moon.
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The Extraordinary Pioneer 10 Spacecraft, Mankind's First Deep Space Probe
+ Pioneers of Sol: The Motes in Gods Eye - Astrobiology Magazine Article by Richard Corfield commemorating the 40th anniversary of Pioneer 10.
+ 40th Anniversary news release.
+ Jupiter Odyssey - NASA documentary movie about Pioneer 10, dated 1974 (Video, TRT 28:01).
+ Pioneer Odyssey - NASA Special Publication about Pioneers 10 and 11 by Richard O. Fimmel, William Swindell, and Eric Burgess, dated 1977.
+ Historical Records - Guides to Pioneer Project Records in the History Office archives.
+ Pioneer Anomaly - June 2012 study identifies heat as source of Pioneer Anomaly.
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Technology and Exploration before and after the Space Shuttle
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
+ PAET Flight Project Binders: include material related to the Planetary Atmosphere Experiments Test (PAET) Project. Processed by Jack Doran.
+ Artifacts Collection: contains a wide range of objects related to the history of Ames. Processed by History Office staff and interns, including Leilani Marshall, April Gage, Allison Tara Sundaram, and Danielle Lopez.
+ LCROSS Collection: contains material related to the mission's outreach efforts, including activities on social media platforms.
Processed by April Gage.
+ 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.
+ 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.
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Collection Feature
+ 1979 Mars in 3-D Movie digitally remastered and available on Blu-ray. Original contributor Michael McNabb 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"
Jack Boyd reflects on a rich career at Ames and a advises how to strengthen future innovation by staying connected with the past in the fall 2010 issue of ASK Magazine.
+ 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 tells Google staff about the history of NASA Ames. |
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+ Jack Boyd Earns NASA
History Award:
The NASA Ames senior advisor for history was commended for his "Energetic outreach and promotion of NASA history..." |
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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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