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The Ames Research Center, also known as NASA Ames, is a major NASA research center at Moffett Federal Airfield in California's Silicon Valley. It was founded in 1939 as the second National Advisory Co
Aerial view of Moffett Field and Ames Research Center in 1982
Hangar One, originally a US Navy airship hangar, in Moffett Field, California
IBM 7090 mainframe computer at Ames in 1961. Smith DeFrance, Ames' founding director, is second from the left.
One of the air intakes of the 80 by 120 foot wind tunnel (world's largest), located at NASA Ames Research Center
Hangar One is one of the world's largest freestanding structures, covering 8 acres at Moffett Field near Mountain View, California in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Ames Research Center
…formerly costing the agency $6.3 million annually in maintenance and operation costs. The lease includes the restoration of the site's historic landmark Hangar One, as well as hangars Two and Three. The lease went into effect in March 2015, and spans 60 years. An official NASA ID is required to enter Ames…
The hangar in 2009
The hangar at its opening in 1933
USS Macon in Hangar One on October 15, 1933, following a transcontinental flight from Lakehurst, New Jersey
Exterior panels removed, September 2012