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An "umbrella-like" shell held up on a curved stand in a dark testing chamber, heated to the point of looking red with blue wisps blowing past it.

Facilities & Capabilities

NASA Ames missions are the center’s specialized research and development efforts that directly enable and improve NASA’s aeronautics, space exploration, and Earth science missions, from early solar system probes to modern crewed lunar flybys. Learn about many of our missions, facilities, and capabilities.

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an aircraft in a testing chamber glowing pink and purple

An aircraft design that could reduce fuel use, emissions and noise is set up for a test in a wind tunnel at NASA’s Ames Research Center in California in which pink-colored pressure-sensitive paint is applied to the vehicle. The pink paint shines when exposed to blue light, glowing brighter or dimmer depending on air pressure in the area.

Credit: NASA

NASA Research Park

As a global model of collaboration, NASA Research Park (NRP) has earned acclaim from oversight bodies and sparked emulation worldwide. Since 2003, we’ve pioneered Enhanced Use Leasing Authority, to attract and support high-tech companies, universities, and research institutions, creating a shared-use campus that accelerates innovation.

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Hangar One at Moffett Federal Airfield, Moffett Field, California, in 2006.

Credit: NASA/Dominic Hart

Technology Transfer Office

NASA’s cutting-edge technologies are made available to the public to create life-altering products and services. The Technology Transfer (T2) office is focused on creating benefits for society through transferring its patented inventions, software and innovative knowledge to the industry partners for commercial applications.

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NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson is using NASA Playbook, the mobile scheduling tool developed by the Human Systems Integration Division’s Human-Computer Interaction Group, to plan her tasks in the International Space Station (ISS).

Credit: NASA/Jack Fischer

Small Business Programs

The NASA Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs fund the research, development, and demonstration of innovative technologies that fulfill NASA needs and have significant potential for successful commercialization.

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Illustrated image of four Starling satellites orbiting Earth.

NASA’s Starling mission is advancing the readiness of various technologies for cooperative groups of spacecraft – also known as distributed missions, clusters, or swarms. The mission uses four CubeSats in low-Earth orbit to test systems that let spacecraft operate in a synchronized manner without direct control from the ground.

Credit: NASA/Daniel Rutter

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Front Door: Step Inside NASA Ames Partnerships

NASA Ames Research Center

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Partner with NASA Ames

Facilities & Capabilities

NASA Research Park

Technology Transfer Office

Small Business Programs

Meet the team

Matthew Buffington

Brenden Sanborn

Kimberly Minafra

Manka Ahluwalia

Carlos Torrez

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