NASA Advanced Supercomputing Facility

Provides high-end computing resources and services to enable scientists and engineers to effectively use large-scale modeling, simulation, machine learning, and data analysis to advance NASA missions.

NASA Arc Jet Complex

The Ames Arc Jet Complex is the Agency’s primary ground test platform for long duration simulation of the environments and forces experienced by spacecraft during hypersonic entry in planetary atmospheres. The Complex is critical for supporting the development, testing, and evaluation of spacecraft thermal protection systems.

Range Complex

The Ames Ballistic Range Complex provides critical testing support to the Nation’s research and development activities in hypervelocity aerodynamics and impact physics.

Electric Arc Shock Tube

The Ames Electric Arc Shock Tube is the only shock tube in the U.S. capable of simulating shock-heated gas environments at very high enthalpies to investigate shockwave radiation encountered by atmospheric entry vehicles.

Aeronautics Concepts Research and Development

Innovative intelligent systems research is supporting development and assessment of revolutionary new aerospace concepts and technologies that will help shape the future of the industry, transforming and enhancing global civil aviation.

Autonomy and Robotics

Future space exploration missions require complex vehicles, planetary and space exploration platforms and habitats, operations, and robotic and autonomous assistants that adapt to complex, rapidly changing conditions, knowledge, and constraints. They also strive to increase performance, productivity, efficiency, improve science return, enhance safety, and reduce cost for these missions.

Information and Software Technologies

Providing leadership in computational sciences for NASA applications, including software research and development for autonomy, robotics, decision-making tools, quantum computing approaches, and software reliability and robustness, as well as software systems for data mining, analysis, integration, and management; ground and flight; integrated health management; systems safety; and mission assurance.

Entry Systems

Entry Systems are the complete package of rigid heat shields, inflatable aerodynamic decelerators, and mechanical deployables needed for a vehicle to successfully transition from space to operations in the atmospheres or on the lands of planetary bodies.

Human Performance Assessment

Human factors research and technologies enhance health, productivity, and safety in aerospace environments. Development of advanced interfaces, human performance models, monitoring tools, and countermeasures support optimum human-systems performance.

Human-Computer Interaction

Human-Computer-Interaction Capability focuses on development of human-centered design and operations of complex aerospace systems. The approach enables deployment and integration of mission software with appropriate functionality and user interfaces that support effectiveness and efficiency of operations by scientists and engineers on some of NASA’s largest programs.

Modeling & Simulation

Innovative large-scale modeling and simulation technologies and expertise critical to solving science and engineering challenges for sustainable aviation, human space exploration, and study of our solar system and the universe.