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  The History of NASA Ames

  Google Tech Talk April 9, 2009 ABSTRACT "Reflections on the 50th Anniversary of NASA: The Giants on Whose Shoulders We Stood" Why explore? Among the many reasons, we explore because it fuels a useful scientific and technological foundation that enables a flourishing economy. Taking humans to the edge of their known world both requires new technology, and returns radical new insights into the world. Without exploration, science and engineering became routine and uninteresting. The NASA Ames Research Center, which is nearly 70 years old, has contributed scientific and engineering expertise to the exploration missions at the heart of NASA over its 50 year history. Ames has made major contributions to the manned and unmanned space programs, including Mercury, Gemini and Apollo, the Space Shuttle, aeronautics, lunar science, planetary exploration, Mars, and the prospects of life in the universe. Ames' most significant contribution to science and technology, though, has been in developing the careers of masterful researchers. This presentation will emphasize the aerospace giants who fundamentally shaped the history of NASA Ames. Presented by John W. Boyd: John W. Boyd serves as Senior Advisor to the Center Director, the Senior Advisor for History and the Center Ombuds. Jack maintains his Virginia lilt. He is a graduate of George Washington High School in Danville, Virginia; of the aeronautical engineering program at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia ...

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  2008 Yuri's Night at NASA Ames Research Center

  Some clips of 2008 Yuri's Night Bay Area held at NASA Ames Research Center (hey Rich, at least I uploaded this before end of the decade). I worked with the Ames Amateur Radio Club doing amateur television and did some runnning around with a camera. Warning: Excessive pan and tilt may cause space sickness. I also had a heck of time getting the white balance to work (I no longer use this camera). Thanks to Byron KG6UOB and Nader KI6DBU which both stayed late that night helping the AARC booth. Ames did not have a Yuri's Night this year 2009, maybe next year (hopefully). 2008 Yuri's Night was a publicity bonanza for NASA and they should take advantage of such opportunities. Ames had a Yuri's Night in 2007 and Center Director Pete Worden appeared as a wizard. For 2008, he was a Soviet 2-star general (a promotion as he retired from USAF as a one-star general). If next year Ames has Yuri's Night, maybe Worden will appear as a Starfleet Vice Admiral (3-star officer, a promotion again). Yes, this celebration of a Russian space achievement was done at a American space agency facility. Most remarkable was the large amount of 20-somethings here at NASA (average age at NASA is about 50). And most of attendees are the kinds of people you normally do not see at a NASA facility, which made the event really "interesting." You can see a lot of stage smoke coming from hanger building N211. There were other clouds of smoke of smells not found on federal facilities (but in college dorms). If ...

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