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NASA Ames Research Center

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Silicon Valley, California, United States
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The Ames Research Center tested a half-scale paraglider wing in a wind tunnel on May 23, 1962.

Mentioned as: NASA Ames Research CenterNarrative GeneralSep 15, 2025Gemini’s wing and a prayer (part 2): Parachutes, paragliders, and more crashes in the desert

Ames Research Center wind tunnel tests of the paraglider demonstrated deployment through landing and were finished by July 25, 1962.

Mentioned as: Ames Research CenterTechnical ProductSep 15, 2025Gemini’s wing and a prayer (part 2): Parachutes, paragliders, and more crashes in the desert

As of NASA’s cancellation announcement, the VIPER rover being developed by NASA’s Ames Research Center had cost $450,000,000 to date and exceeded the agency’s budget-growth limits.

Mentioned as: ames research centerTechnical ProductSep 9, 2024The National Space Society’s position paper on NASA’s Viper mission plus cancellation info

TechEdSat-11 (TES-11), developed by NASA Ames Research Center, will demonstrate an exo-brake with a deployable parachute-like device aimed at reducing CubeSat de-orbit times.

Mentioned as: NASA Ames Research CenterNarrative GeneralJun 22, 2024Firefly Aerospace Ready to Launch Alpha FLTA005 for NASA No Earlier Than June 26

Both Astra and Planet's founders previously worked for Pete Worden at NASA's Ames Research Center.

Mentioned as: NASA Ames Research CenterOrg RelationshipJun 17, 2024Reviews: space documentaries of the past and present

ACS3, or the Advanced Composite Solar Sail System, is a 12U cubesat developed at NASA’s Ames Research Center using a bus provided by NanoAvionics.

Mentioned as: NASA Ames Research CenterNarrative GeneralApr 24, 2024Electron launches South Korean imaging satellite and NASA solar sail

The ACS3 technology demonstration is managed and funded by NASA’s Small Spacecraft Technology program at Ames Research Center.

Mentioned as: Ames Research CenterTechnical ProductApr 23, 2024Rocket Lab’s New Zealand success deploys satellites to separate orbits 500km apart for KAIST and NASA

The ACS3 technology demonstration is managed and funded by NASA's Small Spacecraft Technology program at Ames Research Center.

Mentioned as: Ames Research CenterTechnical ProductApr 22, 2024Rocket Lab’s ‘Beginning Of The Swarm’ mission launch window is open and ready for business

ACS3 was designed and built at NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, and the technology demonstration is managed and funded by the Small Spacecraft Technology program at NASA’s Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley.

Mentioned as: NASA Ames Research CenterOrg RelationshipApr 2, 2024Rocket Lab prepares to launch mission for KAIST and NASA satellites to 2 separate orbits

Lynn Rothschild at NASA’s Ames Research Center in California received a 2024 NIAC Phase I grant for Detoxifying Mars: The Biocatalytic Elimination of Omnipresent Perchlorates.

Mentioned as: NASA Ames Research CenterTechnical ProductJan 5, 2024NASA Announces 2024 Phase I Awardees for Innovative Concept Studies

Ames Research Center signed agreements with five major U.S. airlines to continue developing decision-making tools for more efficient air traffic management.

Mentioned as: Ames Research CenterTechnical ProductDec 26, 2023NASA's Aeronautics Achievements in 2023

Rocket Lab is receiving a thermal protection system for the Venus probe from NASA’s Ames Research Center with delivery expected by the end of the year.

Mentioned as: NASA Ames Research CenterOrg RelationshipOct 30, 2023Rocket Lab plans launch of Venus mission as soon as late 2024

NASA’s Ames Research Center features the world’s largest wind tunnel capable of simulating gusts up to 100 knots.

Mentioned as: NASA Ames Research CenterTechnical ProductOct 17, 2023UC Berkeley and SKS Partners Unveil $2 Billion R&D Hub at NASA’s Ames Research Center

The University of California, Berkeley and the NASA Ames Research Center unveiled plans on 2023-10-16 for a $2,000,000,000 Berkeley Space Center in Mountain View, California.

Mentioned as: NASA Ames Research CenterOrg RelationshipOct 16, 2023University of California and NASA Ames unveil plans for $2 billion Berkeley Space Center

Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, won first place in the 3D Printing Award at the college level in NASA’s 2023 Student Launch challenge.

Mentioned as: AmesOrg RelationshipJun 6, 2023NASA names the winners of the 2023 Student Rocket Launch Competition

NASA’s Ames Research Center developed and manages the PTD-3 program and mission.

Mentioned as: NASA Ames Research CenterNarrative GeneralMay 23, 2023NASA and its Partners Achieve a Major Milestone in Space-to-Ground Laser Communications

Stratolaunch in Mojave, California received a 2022 ACO selection to bring shuttle orbiter thermal protection system technology into the 21st century with NASA Ames.

Mentioned as: NASA Ames Research CenterOrg RelationshipApr 26, 2023NASA Selects 12 Companies to Collaborate on Key Technology Developments for Moon to Mars Objectives

Lockheed Martin Corporation in Bethesda, Maryland received three 2022 ACO selections involving NASA Langley, NASA Glenn, NASA Goddard, NASA Marshall, and NASA Ames.

Mentioned as: NASA Ames Research CenterNarrative GeneralApr 26, 2023NASA Selects 12 Companies to Collaborate on Key Technology Developments for Moon to Mars Objectives

Canopy Aerospace in Denver received a 2022 ACO selection to develop Low-Cost Reusable Thermal Protection System Substrates as an Alternative to Alumina Enhanced Thermal Barrier with NASA Ames.

Mentioned as: NASA Ames Research CenterOrg RelationshipApr 26, 2023NASA Selects 12 Companies to Collaborate on Key Technology Developments for Moon to Mars Objectives

Blue Origin in Kent, Washington received two 2022 ACO selections involving NASA Langley, NASA Marshall, and NASA Ames.

Mentioned as: NASA Ames Research CenterOrg RelationshipApr 26, 2023NASA Selects 12 Companies to Collaborate on Key Technology Developments for Moon to Mars Objectives
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