{"id":3072,"date":"2009-12-23T09:25:00","date_gmt":"2009-12-23T09:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/nasa-ames-celebrates-70-years-of-innovation\/"},"modified":"2009-12-23T09:25:00","modified_gmt":"2009-12-23T09:25:00","slug":"nasa-ames-celebrates-70-years-of-innovation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/space-station\/nasa-ames-celebrates-70-years-of-innovation.php","title":{"rendered":"NASA Ames Celebrates 70 Years of Innovation"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"NASA's<\/a>NASA's Ames Research Center<\/span> was launched 70 years ago as a high-speed aeronautics research laboratory as part of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics<\/span> (NACA<\/span>), and was named after NACA<\/span>'s chair, Joseph S. Ames. The center was the second NACA aeronautics<\/span> research center in the United States.

The world may have changed dramatically since 1939, but one thing remains constant: the center's bold spirit of innovation.<\/p>

\"History is made by those who are willing to take risks and break the mold<\/span>,\" said S. Pete Worden, director of NASA Ames<\/span>. \"I’m proud to be a part of a center that has paved the way for advances in aeronautics and space travel, and I look forward to the next 70 years of innovation.\"<\/p>

Jack Boyd joined Ames in 1947 and today serves as senior advisor to the center director as well as historian. Boyd recalls when R.T. Jones<\/span> came up with the idea of a swept-wing.<\/p>

\"People thought he was crazy and would say, ‘birds’ wings aren’t shaped like that,’” said Boyd. “Well, birds also don’t fly too fast.\"<\/p>

Today, the swept wing is now used on all high-speed aircraft.<\/p>

In 1958, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration<\/span> (NASA<\/span>) was formed and the center became NASA<\/a> Ames Research Center<\/span>. Boyd said a lot of the behind-the-scenes research going on at Ames during the 1950s and 1960s greatly contributed to the speed at which NASA <\/span>was able to send a man to the moon by the end of the 1960s.<\/p>

\"The blunt-body concept and materials designed to withstand extreme heat for atmospheric reentry and a lunar guidance system all played a role in the successful Apollo missions,\" said Boyd. He added that Neil Armstrong practiced his lunar landings at Ames in the Vertical Motion Simulator.<\/p>

The future looks bright for NASA Ames Research Center<\/span>, with ongoing research converting algae to biofuel, developments in ‘green aviation’ and the construction of Sustainability Base—an environmentally friendly workspace that will have a platinum rating under the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design <\/span>(LEED<\/span>).<\/p>

To commemorate NASA Ames’ platinum anniversary<\/span>, Mountain View businesses are featuring exhibits of the center’s colorful history at 12 locations and a 70th anniversary banner hangs above Castro Street in downtown Mountain View.<\/p><\/span>

\"Photo<\/a>January festivities include a panel of past center directors on Jan. 22, 2010 and a gala dinner on Jan. 23, 2010. William Ballhaus<\/span>, a former center director and expert on computational fluid dynamics, and Nichelle Nichols, Lieutenant Uhura from Star Trek, will be guest speakers. Tickets for the dinner are $135 per person and include a three-course dinner and gift bag filled with a commemorative book, DVD and coin.<\/span><\/p>

The 70th anniversary festivities<\/span> conclude on Jan. 28, 2010 with a 1930<\/span>s themed celebration, an antique car parade and a one-man play depicting the past innovators at Ames.

For more information on the history of NASA Ames<\/span>, visit:<\/span><\/p>

http:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/externalflash\/nasa-ames-70-years\/index.html<\/a>

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