Mountain View in Santa Clara County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
NASA Ames Research Center
AIAA Historic Aerospace Site
NASA Ames Research Center Archives
1. NASA Ames Research Center Marker
Ames Aeronautical Laboratory was established in 1939 as the second laboratory of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics. Ames achieved early fame in wind tunnel design and testing, flight testing, and supersonic and hypersonic aerodynamics. In 1958 Ames became a founding part of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and did pioneering research in rotorcraft and vertical flight aircraft, spacecraft engineering, supercomputing and information technology, air traffic control, thermal protection for re-entry vehicles, astrobiology and space life sciences, and Earth and planetary sciences.
Erected 2009 by American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Air & Space. In addition, it is included in the AIAA Historic Aerospace Sites series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1939.
Location. 37° 24.557′ N, 122° 3.837′ W. Marker is in Mountain View, California, in Santa Clara County. It can be reached from the intersection of Moffett Boulevard and U.S. 101. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Mountain View CA 94035, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in California’s San Francisco Bay Area, in Silicon Valley, and on the Coast Ranges. It is also on the American Pacific Coast. Globally, it is in North America, on the Ring of Fire, in the Pacific Rim, in the Western Hemisphere, in the Western World, and in the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain and also Mexicos Alta California.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Site of the John W. Whisman Home (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Shenandoah Plaza
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Regarding NASA Ames Research Center. The plaque was unveiled on August 25, 2009 in what was then the NACA park, which was located on the Ames Campus on the corner of DeFrance Avenue and Durand Road where the 11-foot wind tunnel used to stand. During construction of the Biosciences Collaborative Facility on the site, the plaque was moved to the History Archives.
Photographed by Craig Baker, September 20, 2021
2. NASA Ames Research Center
Credits. This page was last revised on October 11, 2024. It was originally submitted on September 22, 2021, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. This page has been viewed 508 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 22, 2021, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California.
