Ames Research Center

Ames Research Center
CubeSats
Launch Services Program
Marshall Space Flight Center
Missions
NASA Centers & Facilities
Small Satellite Missions
A pair of CubeSats from NASA’s Pathfinder Technology Demonstrator, or PTD, series lifted off on SpaceX’s Transporter-11 rideshare mission at 11:56 a.m. PDT Friday, August 16, from Vandenburg Space Force Base in California.
Posted August 19, 2024
Ames Research Center
Aeronautics
NASA works every day to improve air travel – and has been doing so since its creation decades ago. On National Aviation Day, NASA and all fans of aviation get the chance to celebrate the innovative research and development the agency has produced to improve capability and safety in flight. NASA’s Ames Research Center in […]
Posted August 19, 2024
Aeronautics
Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate
Ames Research Center
Armstrong Flight Research Center
Glenn Research Center
Langley Research Center
Low Boom Flight Demonstrator
Quesst (X-59)
Quesst: The Vehicle
Supersonic Flight
The team preparing NASA’s X-59 continues through testing in preparation for the quiet supersonic aircraft to make its first flight. This includes a trio of important structural tests and critical inspections on the path to flight. The X-59 is an experimental plane that will fly faster than the speed of sound without a loud sonic […]
Posted August 13, 2024
Earth Science Division
Ames Research Center
Applied Sciences Program
Drones & You
General
USGS (United States Geological Survey)
A team of scientists and engineers at NASA and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) collaborated to see if a small piloted drone, equipped with a specialized payload, could help create detailed maps of how fast water is flowing. Rivers supply fresh water to our communities and farms, provide homes for a variety of creatures, transport […]
Posted August 5, 2024
General
Ames Research Center
Ames Research Center's Science Directorate
High-Tech Computing
NASA Centers & Facilities
Technology
Under a new agreement, NASA will host supercomputing resources for the University of California, Berkeley, at the agency’s Ames Research Center in California’s Silicon Valley.
Posted August 2, 2024
General
Ames Research Center
Learning Resources
Careers at NASA were not on his radar growing up. But Jonas Dino, public engagement specialist at NASA’s Ames Research Center in California’s Silicon Valley, ended up with his perfect job that involves connecting people with NASA. One of the best parts of his job is to learn first-hand about NASA’s cutting-edge research and translate […]
Posted July 31, 2024
Ames Research Center
General
As one of eight nations that helped to develop the Artemis Accords, New Zealand is a valuable NASA partner. On July 12, New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon visited NASA’s Ames Research Center in California’s Silicon Valley to learn more about how Ames supports efforts to return humans to the Moon and the ongoing collaboration […]
Posted July 18, 2024
General
Ames Research Center
Ames Research Center's Science Directorate
Oceans
Anchoring the boat in a sandbar, research scientist Morgan Gilmour steps into the shallows and is immediately surrounded by sharks. The warm waters around the tropical island act as a reef shark nursery, and these baby biters are curious about the newcomer. They zoom close and veer away at the last minute, as Gilmour slowly […]
Posted July 10, 2024
Ames Research Center
CubeSat Launch Initiative
CubeSats
Johnson Space Center
Launch Services Program
As part of NASA’s CubeSat Launch Initiative, Firefly Aerospace launched eight small satellites on July 3 aboard the company’s Alpha rocket. Named “Noise of Summer,” the rocket successfully lifted off from Space Launch Complex 2 at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California at 9:04 p.m. PDT.
Posted July 4, 2024
Ames Research Center
Ames Research Center's Science Directorate
In May, the NASA Advanced Supercomputing (NAS) facility, located at NASA’s Ames Research Center in California’s Silicon Valley, celebrated the newest generation of its hyperwall system, a wall of LCD screens that display supercomputer-scale visualizations of the very large datasets produced by NASA supercomputers and instruments.  The upgrade is th
Posted July 1, 2024
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