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B u g o s  \nNational Aeronautics and Space Administration  \nNASA History Office  \nWashington, D.C. 2010  \nNASA SP-2010-4314  \nTable of Contents  \nFOREWORD 1  \nPREFACE 3  \nA D M I N I ST RAT IVE H I ST O RY  \nDeFrance Aligns His Center with NASA 6  \nHarvey Allen as Director 13  \nHans Mark 15  \nClarence A. Syvertson 21  \nWilliam F. Ballhaus, Jr. 24  \nDale L. Compton 27  \nThe Goldin Age 30  \nMoffett Field and Cultural Climate 33  \nKen K. Munechika 37  \nZero Base Review 41  \nHenry McDonald 44  \nG. Scott Hubbard 49  \nA Time of Transition 57  \nSimon “Pete” Worden 60  \nOnce Again, Re-inventing NASA Ames 63  \nThe Importance of Directors 71  \nS PACE P ROJE CTS  \nSpacecraft Program Management 76  \nEarly Spaceflight Experiments 80  \nPioneers 6 to 9 82  \nMagnetometers 85  \nPioneers 10 and 11 86  \nPioneer Venus 91  \nGalileo Jupiter Probe 96  \nLunar Prospector 98  \nStardust 101  \nSOFIA 105  \nKepler 110  \nLCROSS 117  \nContinuing Missions 121  \nE N G I N E E RI N G H U MAN S PAC E C RA FT  \n“…returning him safely to earth” 125  \nReentry Test Facilities 127  \nThe Apollo Program 130  \nSpace Shuttle Technology 135  \nReturn To Flight 138  \nNanotechology 141  \nConstellation 151  \nP LAN ETA RY S C I E N C E S  \nImpact Physics and Tektites 155  \nPlanetary Atmospheres and Airborne Science 157  \nInfrared Astronomy 162  \nExobiology and Astrochemistry 165  \nTheoretical Space Science 168  \nSearch for Extraterrestrial Intelligence 171  \nNear-Earth Objects 173  \nNASA Astrobiology Institute 178  \nLunar Science 183  \nS PA C E L I F E S C I E N C E S  \nStart of Life Sciences Research 188  \nBiosatellites 191  \nGravitational Biology 195  \nAutogenic Feedback Training 201  \nSpace Habitability 204  \nSpace Station Biological Research Project 206  \nI N F O RMAT I O N T E C H N O L O GY  \nSupercomputing 212  \nInternetworking 220  \nComputational Fluid Dynamics 226  \nComputational Chemistry 232  \nIntelligent Systems and Telepresence 235  \nCenter of Excellence in IT 241  \nRebirth of Supercomputing 247  \nAE RO NAUT I CAL T E C H N O L O GY AN DF L I G HT RE S EA RC H  \nFlight Simulation 254  \nIntegrative Flight Research 260  \nUpgrading the Wind Tunnels 267  \nVertical Take-Off and Landing Aircraft 271  \nShort Take-Off and Landing 276  \nRotary Wing Aircraft 280  \nAviation Operations 283  \nGreen Aviation 288  \nC ON CLU S I ON 291  \nAC KN OWLE D GEMENTS 295  \nEN D N OTE S 296  \nIN DEX 314  \nForeword  \nAmes is the coolest place to work in the federal government. That was true when one of us (Jack) joined the laboratory in 1947, true when the other (Pete) joined in 2006, and true today. Our offices are nearby, and we often trade stories about how well Ames’heritage supports our vision of the future of space exploration. Part of what makes Ames so cool is the constant dialogue between past and future, between capabilities and potential, between the science fiction of yore and the realities of what we do today, and between those giants of aerospace engineering who walk our campus and those young folk who seek to learn from them.  \nOne of ten NASA field Centers around the country, Ames is located at the heart of Silicon Valley. The organizational culture of NASA Ames reflects that of Silicon Valley: collaboration to leverage proven strengths, a desire to nurture new disciplines, a willingness to work cheap and fast, a need to match demonstration with theory, a longer view into the future of space exploration, and the belief that we can change the world.  \nDuring its earliest days, Ames researchers broke new ground in all flight regimes (the subsonic, transonic, supersonic, and hypersonic) by building increasingly sophisticated wind tunnels, arcjets, research aircraft, and methods of theoretical aerodynamics. Extending its expertiseinhumanfactorsandpilotworkloadresearch,Amesbecame NASA’s lead center in basic life sciences research, which included radiation","cbCairH6cVRDuHG1","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCairH6cVRDuHG1","pdf",2981660,332,"English","# Foreword\n# Preface\n# Administrative History\n## DeFrance Aligns His Center with NASA\n## Harvey Allen as Director\n## Hans Mark\n## Clarence A. Syvertson\n## William F. Ballhaus, Jr.\n## Dale L. Compton\n## The Goldin Age\n## Moffett Field and Cultural Climate\n## Ken K. Munechika\n## Zero Base Review\n## Henry McDonald\n## G. Scott Hubbard\n## A Time of Transition\n## Simon “Pete” Worden\n## Once Again, Re-inventing NASA Ames\n## The Importance of Directors\n# Space Projects\n## Spacecraft Program Management\n## Early Spaceflight Experiments\n## Pioneers 6 to 9\n## Magnetometers\n## Pioneers 10 and 11\n## Pioneer Venus\n## Galileo Jupiter Probe\n## Lunar Prospector\n## Stardust\n## SOFIA\n## Kepler\n## LCROSS\n## Continuing Missions\n# Engineering Human Spacecraft\n## Reentry Test Facilities\n## The Apollo Program\n## Space Shuttle Technology\n## Return To Flight\n## Nanotechnology\n## Constellation\n# Planetary Sciences\n## Impact Physics and Tektites\n## Planetary Atmospheres and Airborne Science\n## Infrared Astronomy\n## Exobiology and Astrochemistry\n## Theoretical Space Science\n## Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence\n## Near-Earth Objects\n## NASA Astrobiology Institute\n## Lunar Science\n# Space Life Sciences\n## Start of Life Sciences Research\n## Biosatellites\n## Gravitational Biology\n## Autogenic Feedback Training\n## Space Habitability\n## Space Station Biological Research Project\n# Information Technology\n## Supercomputing\n## Internetworking\n## Computational Fluid Dynamics\n## Computational Chemistry\n## Intelligent Systems and Telepresence\n## Center of Excellence in IT\n## Rebirth of Supercomputing\n# Aeronautical Technology and Flight Research\n## Flight Simulation\n## Integrative Flight Research\n## Upgrading the Wind Tunnels\n## Vertical Take-Off and Landing Aircraft\n## Short Take-Off and Landing\n## Rotary Wing Aircraft\n## Aviation Operations\n## Green Aviation\n# Conclusion\n# Acknowledgements\n# End Notes\n# Index","[{\"question\":\"What aspects of NASA Ames history does the book cover?\",\"answer\":\"It covers administrative history, leadership by directors, and major eras that shaped the center’s direction and culture. 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