 |  | | | | NASA Ames Research Center 65 Years of Innovation
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11.30.04
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On December 20, 2004, the NASA Ames Research Center will celebrate the 65th anniversary of its founding. The public is invited to a FREE day at the Ames Exploration Center, to enjoy displays about Ames' history and showings of an Ames history video prepared by the Ames Public Affairs Division in cooperation with the Ames History Office. Public lectures will highlight Ames' contributions to the Cassini-Huygens mission, as well as research in robotics, information technology, aeronautics and space science. Scott Hubbard, NASA Ames center director, will discuss what to expect during the next 65 years of Ames history.
It was on December 20, 1939, that Russell Robinson led a National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NASA) work crew in turning the first shovel of dirt on the corner of Moffett Field that would become the NACA Ames Aeronautical Laboratory. In January 1940, the first NACA engineers began to arrive at Ames to plan and construct the world's greatest collection of wind tunnels.
At an age when many people might expect to retire, NASA Ames as a center is working and moving forward, stronger than ever.
EVENT AGENDA
Events held at the Exploration Center
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| 10:00 AM |
Welcome to NASA Ames Research Center |
Mr. David Morse |
| 10:07 AM |
History of Ames Video |
Dr. Glenn Bugos |
| 10:32 AM |
New Frontier: Mission to Mars |
Dr. Nathalie Cabrol |
| 11:00 AM |
Future of Science, Discovery and Exploration |
Mr. G. Scott Hubbard |
| 11:30 AM |
Ames Future Video |
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| 12:00 NOON |
Discovering the Mystery of Saturn's Rings |
Dr. Christopher McKay |
| 12:40 PM |
NASA Ames' Supercomputer: Taking High-Tech to the Next Level |
Mr. Ron Mak |
| 1:00 PM |
History of Ames Video |
Mr. John 'Jack' Boyd |
| 1:35 PM |
Cassini-Huygens: Discovering the Mystery of Saturn's Rings |
Dr. Dale Cruikshank |
| 2:05 PM |
Going Beyond Human Senses: Bridging Universes through Telepresence |
Mr. Mark Leon |
| 2:40 PM |
Fly the Sky: Latest in Aeronautics |
Dr. Thomas Edwards |
| 3:10 PM |
NASA's Sensor Technology: Small Biological Satellites |
Mr. John W. Hines |
| 3:40 PM |
Huge Power of Tiny Atoms: Nanotechnology |
Dr. Meyya Meyyappan |
Events held at the Lecture Hall, building 943
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| 11:30 AM-12:30 PM |
One Astronaut from the Apollo Era (Panel Discussion) |
Mr. Don Blair and Dr. Janice Voss, former Astronaut |
| 1:30-2:30 PM |
One Astronaut from the Apolllo Era (Panel Discussion Encore) |
Mr. Don Blair and Dr. Janice Voss, former Astronaut |
+ Directions to the Exploration Center
+ View Commemorative Photo
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