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Joseph S. Ames

Society: AIAAMain Category: Aerospace & AviationSub Category: ResearchEra: 1930-1939DateCreated: 1939Moffett FieldMountain ViewState: CAZip: 94035Country: USAWebsite: http://intranet.aiaa.org/industryresources/PDF/AmesFinalPR.pdfCreator: National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics

Established in 1939 by the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA), and named after NACA’s first chairman, Joseph S. Ames, the center has been at the forefront of American, and worldwide, aeronautics research.

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2009
Image Credit: Public Domain (NASA)Image Caption: NASA Ames Research CenterEra_date_from: 1939
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Established in 1939 by the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA), and named after NACA’s first chairman, Joseph S. Ames, the center has been at the forefront of American, and worldwide, aeronautics research. From its earliest days, the center has made noteworthy contributions to the…

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