Ames Research Center

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NASA field center research facility

Ames Research Center is a major NASA research facility in California known for its contributions to aeronautics, space exploration, and advanced computing technologies.

Aliases (10)

NASA Ames Research Center ×24
NASA Advanced Supercomputing Division ×3
Ames Aeronautical Laboratory ×2
Arc Jet Complex ×1
NASA Ames Exploration Center (visitor center) ×1
NASA Ames Research Center (nearby at Moffett Field) ×1
NASA Ames Research Center campus ×1
NASA Ames Research Center facilities ×1
NASA facilities in California ×1
Silicon Valley campus at NASA Ames Research Center ×1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	NASA field center → research facility →
affiliatedWith	NASA Ames Exploration Center (visitor center) →
contributedTo	Apollo program heat shield testing → Kepler space telescope data analysis → Mars Science Laboratory entry, descent, and landing modeling → Orion spacecraft thermal protection system development → SOFIA airborne observatory operations → Space Shuttle thermal protection system research →
country	United States →
employs	engineers → scientists → technicians →
establishedIn	1939 →
focusesOn	advanced computing → aeronautics research → air traffic management → astrobiology → entry, descent, and landing technologies → robotics → small spacecraft technologies → space exploration → supercomputing → thermal protection systems →
formerName	Ames Aeronautical Laboratory →
hasFacility	Ames Research Center 40-by-80-Foot Wind Tunnel → Ames Research Center 80-by-120-Foot Wind Tunnel → Arc Jet Complex → NASA Advanced Supercomputing Division → Pleiades supercomputer → Unitary Plan Wind Tunnel → Vertical Motion Simulator →
hasProgram	Kepler mission science operations → Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer (LADEE) mission support → NASA Astrobiology Institute (historical headquarters) → SOFIA science operations →
locatedIn	Moffett Field, California → Santa Clara County, California → Silicon Valley →
namedAfter	Joseph Sweetman Ames →
near	Mountain View, California → Sunnyvale, California →
operatedBy	National Aeronautics and Space Administration →
ownedBy	National Aeronautics and Space Administration →
partOf	NASA →
region	California →
specializesIn	air traffic management research → computational fluid dynamics → human factors research → simulation and modeling →

Referenced by (38)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Ames Research Center 80-by-120-Foot Wind Tunnel ("NASA Ames Research Center") → Pleiades ("NASA Ames Research Center") → Unitary Plan Wind Tunnel ("NASA Ames Research Center") → Vertical Motion Simulator ("NASA Ames Research Center") →	locatedIn
Ames Research Center 40-by-80-Foot Wind Tunnel ("NASA Ames Research Center") → Moffett Federal Airfield ("NASA Ames Research Center") → Moffett Field, California ("NASA Ames Research Center campus") → Unitary Plan Wind Tunnel ("NASA Ames Research Center facilities") →	partOf
Ames Research Center 40-by-80-Foot Wind Tunnel ("NASA Ames Research Center") → Moffett Federal Airfield ("NASA Ames Research Center") → Pleiades ("NASA Advanced Supercomputing Division") →	operator
Pioneer program ("NASA Ames Research Center") → Vertical Motion Simulator ("NASA Ames Research Center") →	developedBy
Ames Research Center ("NASA Advanced Supercomputing Division") → Ames Research Center ("Arc Jet Complex") →	hasFacility
Ames Research Center 80-by-120-Foot Wind Tunnel ("NASA Ames Research Center") → Pleiades ("NASA Advanced Supercomputing Division") →	maintainedBy
Kepler space telescope ("NASA Ames Research Center") → Runway 14L/32R ("NASA Ames Research Center") →	operatedBy
NUQ ("NASA Ames Research Center") → Runway 14L/32R ("NASA Ames Research Center") →	serves
Ames Research Center ("NASA Ames Exploration Center (visitor center)") →	affiliatedWith
Runway 14R/32L ("NASA Ames Research Center") →	associatedWith
Pleiades ("NASA Ames Research Center") →	commissionedBy
Moffett Field, California ("NASA Ames Research Center") →	contains
Pioneer plaque project ("NASA Ames Research Center") →	contributor
Douglas Engelbart →	employer
Ames Research Center ("Ames Aeronautical Laboratory") →	formerName
CMU ("Silicon Valley campus at NASA Ames Research Center") →	hasAdditionalCampus
Palmdale Regional Airport ("NASA facilities in California") →	hasCategory
NASA field center network ("NASA Ames Research Center") →	hasComponent
Mountain View ("NASA Ames Research Center (nearby at Moffett Field)") →	hasInstitution
NASA Astrobiology Institute ("NASA Ames Research Center") →	headquartersLocation
Hangar One ("NASA Ames Research Center") →	near
NACA ("Ames Aeronautical Laboratory") →	operatedFacility
NASA →	operates
NASA Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate ("NASA Ames Research Center") →	operatesAt
Pioneer 10 ("NASA Ames Research Center") →	spaceAgency