NASA - Ames History

Aeronautics goes E-book

NASA aeronautics research has kicked off an ongoing project to format archived and government-published books that can be read on digital devices.

Ames and the Space Shuttle

Learn about Ames' contributions to the Space Shuttle program.
NASA Ames' 70th Anniversary

NASA Ames celebrated its platinum anniversary in 2009. Take a multimedia trip back in time and learn about the center's 70 years of innovation.
NASA Ames History Office →

The NASA Ames History Office explores ways to make the Center's past relevant to its future. Staffed by historians and archivists, the History Office supports research, writing and oral history projects, and helps with the processing of documents and artifacts.
Moffett Field History

In 1933, the United States Government commissioned Sunnyvale Naval Air Station which was later renamed NAS Moffett Field.
NASA Ames Research Center History

The Center was established in 1939 as the second laboratory of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, and was named for the chair of the NACA, Joseph S. Ames.

NASA Ames Hall of Fame →

Read about the inductees in the NASA Ames Hall of Fame.