NASA Ames Research Center photos

NASA's Ames Research Center in California's Silicon Valley works on aeronautics and space science: wind tunnels, aircraft and spacecraft research.

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173 photos in the index, by decade:

The 1940s

All 27 NASA Ames Research Center photos from the 1940s

Construction of the Ring Section of the 40x80 Foot Wind Tunnel at NACA Ames.
1943-07-07
Aerial View Of The Site From The 40x80 Foot Wind Tunnel At Nasa Ames Research Center.
1943-03-12
Computers reading from the Manometer Board of the 16 Foot Wind Tunnel.
1943-01-05
Aerial View of the Nearly Completed 40x80 Foot Wind Tunnel at Ames
1943-11-04
Construction of the Fan Drive Enclosure of the 40x80 Foot Wind Tunnel at Ames.
1943-08-26
Computers processing data from the 16 Foot Wind Tunnel at Ames Research Center.
1943-01-05
Construction of the 40x80 Foot Wind Tunnel at Ames.
1943-07-07
Construction of the Ring leading to the Test Section of the Ames 40x80 Foot Wind Tunnel.
1943-08-26

The 1950s

All 22 NASA Ames Research Center photos from the 1950s

The 1960s

All 65 NASA Ames Research Center photos from the 1960s

The 1970s

All 14 NASA Ames Research Center photos from the 1970s

Grumman F-14A Airplane In Ames 40X80 Foot Wind Tunnel.
1970-02-25
Aerial view of Ames 40x80 foot wind subsonic wind tunnel complex.
1971-02-10
DC-9 V/STOL Transport Model in the 40x80 Foot Wind Tunnel.
1971-04-28
Four Engine USB Model in the 40x80 foot Wind Tunnel.
1974-06-19
Bell Helicopter Rotor Test in the Ames 40x80 foot wind tunnel.
1974-04-11
Controllable Twist Rotor in 40x80 Foot Wind Tunnel at Ames.
1975-07-18
Controllable Twist Rotor in 40x80 Foot Wind Tunnel at Ames.
1975-07-18
Space Shuttle SSV Orbiter Model In 40x80 Foot Wind Tunnel.
1975-05-30

The 1990s

All 13 NASA Ames Research Center photos from the 1990s

The 2020s

All 32 NASA Ames Research Center photos from the 2020s

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