MoonFest: From Apollo to LCROSS and Beyond public event at NASA'S Ames...
MoonFest: From Apollo to LCROSS and Beyond public event at NASA'S Ames Researc Center, Moffett Field, Calif. The day included scientific talks, model rocket launches on the flight line, musical performances, fa... More
The Dirigible Hanger at Moffett Field
This is a view of the huge dirigible hangar with doors open at both ends at the NASA Ames Reserach Center, Moffett Field, California. Lockheed Missiles and Space Company under contract to the NASA-Marshall Spac... More
Looking beyond Hangar One toward Shenandoah Plaza (parade ground) ARC-...
Looking beyond Hangar One toward Shenandoah Plaza (parade ground) Public domain photograph of NASA experimental aircraft development, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Construction of Hangar One at NAS Sunnyvale circa 1931 - 1934
Description: .Construction of Hangar One at NAS Sunnyvale circa 1931 - 1934..Photo ID#: AILS-A93-0074-23
Construction of Hangar One at NAS Sunnyvale circa 1931 - 1934
Description: Construction of Hangar One at NAS Sunnyvale circa 1931 - 1934
USS AKRON at Moffett Field, Mr. & Mrs. Charles T. Johnson of San Jose ...
USS AKRON at Moffett Field, Mr. & Mrs. Charles T. Johnson of San Jose and their daughter Ruth. It was possible for the public to park on the shoulder of Bayshore Freeway and walk out on the field to inspect t... More
Navy Victor A. Hermann pictured in lower left corner by the USS Akron....
Navy Victor A. Hermann pictured in lower left corner by the USS Akron. Contruction of first hanger at Moffett Field
Navy Hangar 1 Early Construction showing frame work of 'Orange Peel' d...
Navy Hangar 1 Early Construction showing frame work of 'Orange Peel' door Hangar One Construction
Construction of Hangar One at NAS Sunnyvale circa 1932 - 1934 photos ...
Construction of Hangar One at NAS Sunnyvale circa 1932 - 1934 photos provied from private collection with permission to use by NASA Ames Research Center
Close view of Macon Dirigible Cabin - control room housing while moor...
Close view of Macon Dirigible Cabin - control room housing while moored at Moffett Field (1935)
Circa 1935 History of Cockpits - Macon Dirigible cabin housing viewed ...
Circa 1935 History of Cockpits - Macon Dirigible cabin housing viewed as sailors moor the blimp at Moffett Field (@ 1935)
Circa 1938 Aerial of Ames Research Center - Moffett Field and area ARC...
Circa 1938 Aerial of Ames Research Center - Moffett Field and area
Circa 1938 Aerial of Ames Research Center - Moffett Field and area ARC...
Circa 1938 Aerial of Ames Research Center - Moffett Field and area
Sometime in 1938 Aerial of Ames Research Center - Moffett Field and Ar...
Sometime in 1938 Aerial of Ames Research Center - Moffett Field and Area
Vega XPV-2 complete model testing in the 7x10ft w.t. @ Ames Research C...
Vega XPV-2 complete model testing in the 7x10ft w.t. @ Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA
Towing installations on P-51 and P-61 airplanes for propeller off test...
Towing installations on P-51 and P-61 airplanes for propeller off tests on the P-51. Rear view of P-61 in towing position preparing for take off at NACA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, California
Towing installations on P-51 airplane for propeller off tests on the P...
Towing installations on P-51 airplane for propeller off tests on the P-51 Front view of P-51 in towing position with P-61A preparing for take off at NACA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, California
Towing installations on P-51 and P-61 airplanes for propeller off test...
Towing installations on P-51 and P-61 airplanes for propeller off tests on the P-51 Front view of P-51 & P-61 in towing position preparing for take off at NACA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, California
Navy NAS Sunnyvale, Moffett Field, Cat Altitude 1500ft E.S. East from ...
Navy NAS Sunnyvale, Moffett Field, Cat Altitude 1500ft E.S. East from front gate toward Shenandoah Plaza and Hanger One
P-61A Airplane at NACA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, California...
P-61A Airplane at NACA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, California
P-61A Airplane at NACA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, California...
P-61A Airplane at NACA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, California
Avion MX-365 (XP-79) Wing 7x10ft w.t. @ Ames Research Center, Moffett ...
Avion MX-365 (XP-79) Wing 7x10ft w.t. @ Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA
Towing installations on P-51 and P-61 airplanes for propeller off test...
Towing installations on P-51 and P-61 airplanes for propeller off tests on the P-51 Front view of P-51 & P-61 in towing position preparing for take off at NACA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, California
General view of Ames Subsonic 40x80ft wind tunnel from atop of the Mof...
General view of Ames Subsonic 40x80ft wind tunnel from atop of the Moffett Naval Airship Hangar One (with construction of the Ames 12ft Pressure Wind Tunnel in forground) July 17, 1944
Interior View of Schlieren Setup
(October 26, 1945) Interior view of Schlieren setup in the 1 x 3 Foot Supersonic Wind Tunnel at the NACA Ames Aeronautical Laboratory, Moffett Field, California. ..Image # : A-1X3SST-17
Lockheed P-80A Airplane, NASA history collection
(July 22, 1946) The Lockheed P-80A Shooting Star sits on the ramp at the Ames Aeronautical Laboratory, Moffett Field, California...Image # : A-10139
Lockheed P-80A Airplane (A-10139)
Description The Lockheed P-80A Shooting Star sits on the ramp at the Ames Aeronautical Laboratory, Moffett Field, California.
Aerial View of Ames Wind Tunnels
(February 11, 1947) An aerial view of the NACA Ames Aeronautical Laboratory, Moffett Field, California...Image # : A-11166
Behold, the World's Largest Wind Tunnel!
Description (1947) Looking down the throat of the world's largest tunnel. The scene is NACA's 40 x 80 foot wind tunnel at Ames Aeronautical Laboratory, Moffett Field, California, which when it was built was the... More
Lawrence Clousing with a Lockheed P-80
(1948) Test pilot Lawrence A. Clousing climbs into his Lockheed P-80 aircraft for a test flight at the Ames Aeronautical Laboratory, Moffett Field, California. ..Image # : NACA-CLOUSING
Godfrey, Cooper and DeFrance on the Ramp
(1948) Radio and early television personality Arthur Godfrey, (left) has a discussion with NACA civilian pilot George Cooper, (center) and Smith DeFrance, (right) former director of the Ames Aeronautical Labora... More
NACA Ames 16 foot High Speed Wind Tunnel
(April 1, 1948) View of the 16 Foot High Speed Wind Tunnel at the NACA Ames Aeronautical Laboratory, Moffett Field, California...Image # : A-12679
Godfrey, Cooper and DeFrance on the Ramp
(1948) Radio and early television personality Arthur Godfrey, (left) has a discussion with NACA civilian pilot George Cooper, (center) and Smith DeFrance, (right) former director of the Ames Aeronautical Labora... More
F-86 in Full Scale Wind Tunnel at Ames
This F-86 aircraft is mounted in the 40 x 80 Foot Full Scale Wind Tunnel at the NACA Ames Aeronautical Laboratory, Moffett Field California.
Republic F-84F on the Ramp at Moffett Field
(September 16, 1954) The Republic F84F Thunderjet fighter-bomber used by the United States Air Force was one of several high speed aircraft involved in flight research at the NACA Ames Aeronautical Laboratory (... More
Atmospheric Entry Simulator at Ames
(1959) The Atmospheric Entry Simulator at NASA's Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, California. Visible in the foreground is a large tank containing air under high pressure. In the middle ground directly behi... More
XV-3 HOVERING ON RAMP. Flight Test of Bell XV-3 Convertiplane. Bell ...
XV-3 HOVERING ON RAMP. Flight Test of Bell XV-3 Convertiplane. Bell VTOL tilt-rotor aircraft hovering along side Hangar One at Moffett Field. The XV-3 design combined a helicopter rotor and a wing. A 450 hors... More
XV-3 HOVERING ON RAMP. Flight Test of Bell XV-3 Convertiplane. Bell ...
XV-3 HOVERING ON RAMP. Flight Test of Bell XV-3 Convertiplane. Bell VTOL tilt-rotor aircraft hovering in front of building N-211 at Moffett Field. The XV-3 design combined a helicopter rotor and a wing. A 450... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Rob Mueller, left, NASA senior technologist in ...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Rob Mueller, left, NASA senior technologist in the Surface Systems Office in Kennedy Space Center's Engineering and Technology Directorate, talks with former NASA Apollo astronaut Buzz Al... More
XV-3 airplane helicopter hovering VTOLin front of the NASA Ames Resea...
XV-3 airplane helicopter hovering VTOLin front of the NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA hangar N-211
XV-3 airplane helicopter hovering VTOLin front of the NASA Ames Resea...
XV-3 airplane helicopter hovering VTOLin front of the NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA hangar N-211
Vice President Lyndon Johnson (L) discusses tektites with Dr. Dean Cha...
Vice President Lyndon Johnson (L) discusses tektites with Dr. Dean Chapman, Ames (R) during a tour of NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif.
X-14A NASA 234 hovering over ramp at the NASA Ames Research Center, Mo...
X-14A NASA 234 hovering over ramp at the NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA
Apollo Launch Escape System in Wind Tunnel
(1963) A technician mounts a model of the Apollo Launch Escape System (LES) in the Unitary Wind Tunnel at the NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, California. The LES was a tower like structure consisting ... More
F-111 LOADS model in 12ft w.t. at Ames Research Center, Moffett Field,...
F-111 LOADS model in 12ft w.t. at Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA with Robert Ziesser
DURING APPROACH. OGEE Wing Planform on modified F5D-1 SkylancerAirpla...
DURING APPROACH. OGEE Wing Planform on modified F5D-1 SkylancerAirplane Flight Tests. 'Flow Visualization Photographs'. In landing approach trials at Moffett Field, vapor trails are generated by low pressure... More
Rotor Entry Vehicle - force test in 12ft w.t. at Ames Research Center,...
Rotor Entry Vehicle - force test in 12ft w.t. at Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA test-12-328 with J.J. Garber (ARO contractor)
6 degree V/STOL Control Systems Research All Axes, Simulator (simulato...
6 degree V/STOL Control Systems Research All Axes, Simulator (simulator pilot: Richard K Greif) at the Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA Note: Used in publication in Flight Research at Ames; 57 Years o... More
Icon LOIRP Moon, public domain photograph
Description: MOFFETT FIELD, Calif. -- The Lunar Orbiter 1 spacecraft took the iconic photograph of Earth rising above the lunar surface on August 23, 1966. Using refurbished machinery and modern digital technol... More
Naval Air Station Sunnyvale, Mt View, Ca (aerial)
Description: Naval Air Station Sunnyvale, Mt View, Ca (aerial)
Photograph take Pioneer 10 spacecraft managed by the NASA Ames Researc...
Photograph take Pioneer 10 spacecraft managed by the NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, California Jupiter's Red Spot and a showdow of the Moon, Io are seen in this image taken at a range of 2527063km. ... More
X-14B NASA-704: A Bell single-place, open cockpit, twin-engine, jet-li...
X-14B NASA-704: A Bell single-place, open cockpit, twin-engine, jet-lift VTOL aircraft over Highway 101 in approach to Moffett Field, California. The X-14 was used by NASA Ames Research Center to advance state-... More
X-14B NASA-704: A Bell single-place, open cockpit, twin-engine, jet-li...
X-14B NASA-704: A Bell single-place, open cockpit, twin-engine, jet-lift VTOL aircraft over Highway 101 in approach to Moffett Field, California. The X-14 was used by NASA Ames Research Center to advance state-... More
1/50TH SCALE NFAC MODIFICATION MODEL TESTED IN 40X80FT W.T. (TEST-481)...
1/50TH SCALE NFAC MODIFICATION MODEL TESTED IN 40X80FT W.T. (TEST-481) @ Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA
NASA/US Army Multcyclic test rotor in the Ames 40x80ft. Subsonic Wind ...
NASA/US Army Multcyclic test rotor in the Ames 40x80ft. Subsonic Wind Tunnel, Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA with John Bouldt.
NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA aerials: Two 7x10 Foot Wi...
NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA aerials: Two 7x10 Foot Wind Tunnels N-215 and N-216 (with composite title)
NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA aerials: Two 7x10 Foot Wi...
NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA aerials: Two 7x10 Foot Wind Tunnels N-215 and N-216 (with composite title)
Six degree motion simulator, S.01 chair with V. Merrick at the Ames R...
Six degree motion simulator, S.01 chair with V. Merrick at the Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA
Ames and Moffett Field (MFA) historical sites and memorials Navy Memor...
Ames and Moffett Field (MFA) historical sites and memorials Navy Memorial anchor display on Shennandoah plaza - dedication plaque in memory of the Fourteen Officers and men USS Shennandoah lost September 3, 192... More
Ames and Moffett Field (MFA) historical sites and memorials Navy Memor...
Ames and Moffett Field (MFA) historical sites and memorials Navy Memorial anchor display on Shennandoah plaza - dedication plaque in memory of the Fourteen Officers and men USS Shennandoah lost September 3, 192... More
NAS Sunnyvale Station, Mt. View CA Looking North (Moffett Field) at t...
NAS Sunnyvale Station, Mt. View CA Looking North (Moffett Field) at the top of the image the Kingsport Plunge and the dock can be seen. Thought the plunge closed in the late 20's the structure is still standing.
Ames and Moffett Field (MFA) historical sites and memorials Navy Memor...
Ames and Moffett Field (MFA) historical sites and memorials Navy Memorial anchor display on Shennandoah plaza - dedication plaque in memory of the Fourteen Officers and men USS Shennandoah lost September 3, 192... More
Ames and Moffett Field (MFA) historical sites and memorials Navy Memor...
Ames and Moffett Field (MFA) historical sites and memorials Navy Memorial anchor display on Shennandoah plaza - dedication plaque in memory of the Fourteen Officers and men USS Shennandoah lost September 3, 192... More
Ames and Moffett Field (MFA) historical sites and memorials Navy Memor...
Ames and Moffett Field (MFA) historical sites and memorials Navy Memorial anchor display on Shennandoah plaza - dedication plaque in memory of the Fourteen Officers and men USS Shennandoah lost September 3, 192... More
The NASA Ames 40x80 Foot Wind Tunnel
As tall as a 10 story building, this towering bank of vanes turns the air smoothly around one of the four corners of the world's largest wind tunnel. This tunnel which has a test section 40 feet high and 80 fee... More
Ames and Moffett Field (MFA) historical sites and memorials Navy Memor...
Ames and Moffett Field (MFA) historical sites and memorials Navy Memorial anchor display on Shennandoah plaza - dedication plaque in memory of the Fourteen Officers and men USS Shennandoah lost September 3, 192... More
Accident: X-14B crash on VTOL Pad Ames Research Center, Moffett Field,...
Accident: X-14B crash on VTOL Pad Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA Photo Credit: NASA Ames student photographer Jim Huss
Accident: X-14B crash on VTOL Pad Ames Research Center, Moffett Field,...
Accident: X-14B crash on VTOL Pad Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA Photo Credit: NASA Ames student photographer Jim Huss
NASA Ames Research Center and Moffett Field Aerial view. - taken from ...
NASA Ames Research Center and Moffett Field Aerial view. - taken from runway looking North west
NASA Ames Research Center and Moffett Field Aerial view. ARC-1982-AC82...
NASA Ames Research Center and Moffett Field Aerial view. Public domain photograph of ship dock, harbor, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
A crewman from Light Attack Squadron 122 (VA-122) performs a preflight...
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A Navy aircraft mechanic works on the tail section of a UH-1N Iroquois...
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Crewmen from Light Attack Squadron 122 (VA-122) perform preflight main...
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A Navy man packs flight equipment
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The painted logo for Light Attack Squadron 94 (VA-94)
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Navy aircraft mechanics work on a jet engine
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A Navy man prepares a pack of flight equipment
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A Navy aircraft mechanic works on the tail section of a UH-1N Iroquois...
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A final preflight check is performed on the wheel assembly of a TA-7 C...
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A Navy aircraft mechanic works on a UH-1N Iroquois helicopter inside t...
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Crewmen from Light Attack Squadron 122 (VA-122) perform preflight main...
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Artwork: "C-5A at Moffett Field, California Air Show," 1981Artist: Mar...
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An aerial view of several P-3 Orion aircraft parked around the hangar,...
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An exterior front view of the new firehouse under construction
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An exterior front view of the new firehouse under construction
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A left side view of two Patrol Squadron 46 (VP-46) P-3 Orion aircraft ...
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A view of cars lined up at the gas station
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A view of the delicatessen counter in the Navy exchange building
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Exterior view of the Navy exchange building
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A left side view of a Patrol Squadron 31 (VP-31) P-3 Orion aircraft pa...
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Aerial view of the naval air station
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A view of traffic entering the main gate of the air station
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A view of a California Air National Guard building
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A front view of a hangar used by Patrol Squadron 46 (VP-46) and Patrol...
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A view of the main gate from within the air station, looking out
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Interior view of the Navy exchange building
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Aerial view of the Naval Air Station
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Aerial view of the naval air station. A hangar once used for blimps is...
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A view of a hangar previously used to house blimps
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A view of the Aircraft Intermediate maintenance building
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