
Smithy J. DeFrance (Ames Director) at tail of Ames Lear Jet (NASA-701)

Hans Mark, Ames Director meets and greets visiting Congressman Lou Frey & Congressman Don Fugua

Dr. Dale Compton (Ames Director) visits McNair school and speaks with students

Dr. Dale Compton (Ames Director) visits McNair school and speaks with students

G. Scott Hubbard, Ames Director held a informal discussion and question-and-answer session with Bay Area news media on the space exploration vision announced President George W. Bush earlier in the day.

G. Scott Hubbard, Ames Director held a informal discussion and question-and-answer session with Bay Area news media on the space exploration vision announced President George W. Bush earlier in the day.

G. Scott Hubbard, Ames Director held a informal discussion and question-and-answer session with Bay Area news media on the space exploration vision announced President George W. Bush earlier in the day.

G. Scott Hubbard, Ames Director held a informal discussion and question-and-answer session with Bay Area news media on the space exploration vision announced President George W. Bush earlier in the day.

G. Scott Hubbard, Ames Director held a informal discussion and question-and-answer session with Bay Area news media on the space exploration vision announced President George W. Bush earlier in the day.

G. Scott Hubbard, Ames Director held a informal discussion and question-and-answer session with Bay Area news media on the space exploration vision announced President George W. Bush earlier in the day.

G. Scott Hubbard, Ames Director held a informal discussion and question-and-answer session with Bay Area news media on the space exploration vision announced President George W. Bush earlier in the day.

G. Scott Hubbard, Ames Director held a informal discussion and question-and-answer session with Bay Area news media on the space exploration vision announced President George W. Bush earlier in the day.

G. Scott Hubbard, Ames Director held a informal discussion and question-and-answer session with Bay Area news media on the space exploration vision announced President George W. Bush earlier in the day.

G. Scott Hubbard, Ames Director held a informal discussion and question-and-answer session with Bay Area news media on the space exploration vision announced President George W. Bush earlier in the day.

G. Scott Hubbard, Ames Director held a informal discussion and question-and-answer session with Bay Area news media on the space exploration vision announced President George W. Bush earlier in the day.

G. Scott Hubbard, Ames Director held a informal discussion and question-and-answer session with Bay Area news media on the space exploration vision announced President George W. Bush earlier in the day.

G. Scott Hubbard, Ames Director held a informal discussion and question-and-answer session with Bay Area news media on the space exploration vision announced President George W. Bush earlier in the day.

G. Scott Hubbard, Ames Director held a informal discussion and question-and-answer session with Bay Area news media on the space exploration vision announced President George W. Bush earlier in the day.

Directors Colloquium, Nichelle Nichols (aka Lt Uhura of Star Trek) and tour of the Ames Aerospace Encounter (AAE) in N-226.

Directors Colloquium, Nichelle Nichols (aka Lt Uhura of Star Trek) and tour of the Ames Aerospace Encounter (AAE) in N-226.

United States Congresswomen Zoe Lofgren, CA visits with Ames Center Director Dr. Pete Worden and Director of StratCom Angela Diaz (l-r) Diaz, Worden, Lofgren

United States Congresswomen Zoe Lofgren, CA visits with Ames Center Director Dr. Pete Worden and Director of StratCom Angela Diaz (l-r) Diaz, Worden, Lofgren

Ames 70_year Anniversary Ames Research Center's Directors Panel Discussion. Dr. Hans Mark, Director 1969 - 1977, Dale Compton, Director 1989 - 1994

Ames 70_year Anniversary Ames Research Center's Directors Panel Discussion. Dr. Hans Mark, Director 1969 - 1977

Ames 70_year Anniversary Ames Research Center's Directors Panel Discussion. Dr. S. Peter Worden, Director 2006 -

Ames 70_year Anniversary Ames Research Center's Directors Panel Discussion. Dr. Dale Compton, Director 1989 - 1994

Ames 70_year Anniversary Ames Research Center's Directors Panel Discussion. left to right Dr. S. Peter Worden, Director 2006 - , Dr. Hans Mark, Director 1969 - 1977

EEO trophy with L-R: Dr Jenkins, Dale Compton (Deputy Director) Gloria Hall (Ames EEO officer) and Bill Ballhaus, Jr. (Ames Director)

Dedication of the Clarence A. 'Sy' Syvertson Auditorium On July 15, 2011, Ames officiclly renamed its Main Aduitorium (N201) in memory of former Ames Center Director Clarence 'Sy' Syvertson. Syvertson served as Ames Center Director from 1977 to 1984 and passed away Sept 13, 2010. He began his 35-year career at Ames in 1948 and in addition to being Center Director, he also served as Ames' Director of Astronautics and Deputy Director. Syvertson was instrumental in remodeling the auditorium and it is entirely fitting that it be named in his honor. Seen here from left to right are: Syvertson's wife Joann; Ames Center Director S. Pete Worden ; his daughter Lynn and Jack Boyd, senior advisor to the center director. Mrs. JoAnn Syvertson looks a dedication plaque placed in honor of her husband.

Dedication of the Clarence A. 'Sy' Syvertson Auditorium On July 15, 2011, Ames officiclly renamed its Main Aduitorium (N201) in memory of former Ames Center Director Clarence 'Sy' Syvertson. Syvertson served as Ames Center Director from 1977 to 1984 and passed away Sept 13, 2010. He began his 35-year career at Ames in 1948 and in addition to being Center Director, he also served as Ames' Director of Astronautics and Deputy Director. Syvertson was instrumental in remodeling the auditorium and it is entirely fitting that it be named in his honor. Seen here from left to right are: Syvertson's wife Joann; Ames Center Director S. Pete Worden ; his daughter Lynn and Jack Boyd, senior advisor to the center director.

Ames officially renames its Main Auditorium (N201) in memory of former Ames Center Director Clarence 'Sy' Syvertson 1977 to 1984. Shown here on right is Mrs. JoAnn Syvertson holding the plaque from Syvertson induction into the Ames Hall of Fame in 2000 and Ames Center Director S. Pete Worden 2006 -

On 20 December 1989, Ames buried a time capsule and unveiled a sculpture at the spot where, fifty years earlier, Russel Robinson had turned the first spade of dirt for the Ames construction shack: Robinson (left) Ames Director Dale Compton (center) and retired Ames Director Sy Syvertson (right)

Ames 70_year Anniversary Ames Research Center's Directors Panel Discussion. Lew Braxton III, Ames Deputy Director at podium with left to right Dr. S. Peter Worden, Director 2006 - , Dr. Hans Mark, Director 1969 - 1977, Dale Compton, Director 1989 - 1994 and Dr. William 'Bill' Balhaus, Director1984 - 1989

NASA's 50th Anniversay year. Panel discussion with four of NASA AMES's past center directors on how their tenure effected Ames and NASA. On the projects they pushed for and/or pushed forward and the culture of the center and the agency and how that worked for or against Ames, as well as major contributions of the time made by Ames Research Center. Panel L-R; Hans Mark, Sy Syvertson, Dale Compton, Scott Hubbard and Pete Worden, present director. (Past Directors served for periods from 1969 thru 2006) Ames Directors L-R: Hans Mark, Sy Syvertson, Dale Compton, Scott Hubbard and Pete Worden

NASA's 50th Anniversay year. Panel discussion with four of NASA AMES's past center directors on how their tenure effected Ames and NASA. On the projects they pushed for and/or pushed forward and the culture of the center and the agency and how that worked for or against Ames, as well as major contributions of the time made by Ames Research Center. Panel L-R; Hans Mark, Sy Syvertson, Dale Compton, Scott Hubbard and Pete Worden, present director. (Past Directors served for periods from 1969 thru 2006) Scott Hubbard and Pete Worden

NASA's 50th Anniversay year. Panel discussion with four of NASA AMES's past center directors on how their tenure effected Ames and NASA. On the projects they pushed for and/or pushed forward and the culture of the center and the agency and how that worked for or against Ames, as well as major contributions of the time made by Ames Research Center. Panel L-R; Hans Mark, Sy Syvertson, Dale Compton, Scott Hubbard and Pete Worden, present director. (Past Directors served for periods from 1969 thru 2006)

NASA's 50th Anniversay year. Panel discussion with four of NASA AMES's past center directors on how their tenure effected Ames and NASA. On the projects they pushed for and/or pushed forward and the culture of the center and the agency and how that worked for or against Ames, as well as major contributions of the time made by Ames Research Center. Panel L-R; Hans Mark, Sy Syvertson, Dale Compton, Scott Hubbard and Pete Worden, present director. (Past Directors served for periods from 1969 thru 2006)

NASA's 50th Anniversay year. Panel discussion with four of NASA AMES's past center directors on how their tenure effected Ames and NASA. On the projects they pushed for and/or pushed forward and the culture of the center and the agency and how that worked for or against Ames, as well as major contributions of the time made by Ames Research Center. Panel L-R; Hans Mark, Sy Syvertson, Dale Compton, Scott Hubbard and Pete Worden, present director. (Past Directors served for periods from 1969 thru 2006)

NASA's 50th Anniversay year. Panel discussion with four of NASA AMES's past center directors on how their tenure effected Ames and NASA. On the projects they pushed for and/or pushed forward and the culture of the center and the agency and how that worked for or against Ames, as well as major contributions of the time made by Ames Research Center. Panel L-R; Hans Mark, Sy Syvertson, Dale Compton, Scott Hubbard and Pete Worden, present director. (Past Directors served for periods from 1969 thru 2006)

NASA's 50th Anniversay year. Panel discussion with four of NASA AMES's past center directors on how their tenure effected Ames and NASA. On the projects they pushed for and/or pushed forward and the culture of the center and the agency and how that worked for or against Ames, as well as major contributions of the time made by Ames Research Center. Panel L-R; Hans Mark, Sy Syvertson, Dale Compton, Scott Hubbard and Pete Worden, present director. (Past Directors served for periods from 1969 thru 2006)

NASA's 50th Anniversay year. Panel discussion with four of NASA AMES's past center directors on how their tenure effected Ames and NASA. On the projects they pushed for and/or pushed forward and the culture of the center and the agency and how that worked for or against Ames, as well as major contributions of the time made by Ames Research Center. Panel L-R; Hans Mark, Sy Syvertson, Dale Compton, Scott Hubbard and Pete Worden, present director. (Past Directors served for periods from 1969 thru 2006)

NASA's 50th Anniversay year. Panel discussion with four of NASA AMES's past center directors on how their tenure effected Ames and NASA. On the projects they pushed for and/or pushed forward and the culture of the center and the agency and how that worked for or against Ames, as well as major contributions of the time made by Ames Research Center. Panel L-R; Hans Mark, Sy Syvertson, Dale Compton, Scott Hubbard and Pete Worden, present director. (Past Directors served for periods from 1969 thru 2006)

NASA's 50th Anniversay year. Panel discussion with four of NASA AMES's past center directors on how their tenure effected Ames and NASA. On the projects they pushed for and/or pushed forward and the culture of the center and the agency and how that worked for or against Ames, as well as major contributions of the time made by Ames Research Center. Panel L-R; Hans Mark, Sy Syvertson, Dale Compton, Scott Hubbard and Pete Worden, present director. (Past Directors served for periods from 1969 thru 2006) Dale Compton speaking.

NASA's 50th Anniversay year. Panel discussion with four of NASA AMES's past center directors on how their tenure effected Ames and NASA. On the projects they pushed for and/or pushed forward and the culture of the center and the agency and how that worked for or against Ames, as well as major contributions of the time made by Ames Research Center. Panel L-R; Hans Mark, Sy Syvertson, Dale Compton, Scott Hubbard and Pete Worden, present director. (Past Directors served for periods from 1969 thru 2006)

NASA AMES Photographers N-258 NAS DEDICATION CEREMONY. VIP speakers Ames Director Ballhaus, Assoc. Admin. OAST Raymond Colladay, NASA Director Dr. James Fletcher

Kick-off event for Google NASA collaboration (held in the Ames Exploration Center 943A) with Ames Center Director Pete Worden (L) and Dan Clancy, Director of engineering Google

Yuri's Night 2009 held at the California Acaemy of Sciences in San Francisco, California shown here are Yvonne Pendleton Ames Deputy Associate Director and Lewis Braxton III, Ames Deputy Director (middle and right)

Kick-off event for Google NASA collaboration (held in the Ames Exploration Center 943A) with Ames Center Director Pete Worden (L) and Dan Clancy, Director of engineering Google

Ames 70_year Anniversary Ames Research Center's Directors Panel Discussion. Dr. Dale Compton, Director 1989 - 1994 and Dr. William 'Bill' Balhaus, Director1984 - 1989

Kick-off event for Google NASA collaboration (held in the Ames Exploration Center 943A) with Chris Kemp, Ames Business Development (L) Ames Center Director Pete Worden (M) and Dan Clancy, Director of engineering Google (R)

Ames officially renames its Main Auditorium (N201) in memory of former Ames Center Director Clarence 'Sy' Syvertson 1977 to 1984. Shown here on right is Mrs. JoAnn Syvertson and Ames Center Director S. Pete Worden 2006 -

NASA Director Sean O'Keefe comes to Ames for employee briefing and tour. Meets with Roberto Cruz, National Hispanic University (seated, right) and Ames Center Director Dr. Henry McDonald follow the signing of the educational MOU between NHU and Ames.

HRH Prince Frederik of Denmark visit and tour of NASA Ames Research Center. from Left to right Shown the with Ames Special Advisor to the Director John W. 'Jack' Boyd, HRH, and Ames Center Director S. Pete Worden.

NASA Director Sean O'Keefe comes to Ames for employee briefing and tour. Meets with Roberto Cruz, National Hispanic University (seated, right) and Ames Center Director Dr. Henry McDonald follow the signing of the educational MOU between NHU and Ames.

Kick-off event for Google NASA collaboration (held in the Ames Exploration Center 943A) with Chris Kemp, Ames Business Development (L) Ames Center Director Pete Worden (L-M) Tiffany Montage, Project Manager Engineering, Google (R-M) and Dan Clancy, Director of engineering Google (R)

Kick-off event for Google NASA collaboration (held in the Ames Exploration Center 943A) with Chris Kemp, Ames Business Development (L) Ames Center Director Pete Worden (M) and Dan Clancy, Director of engineering Google (R)

Ames Center Director Sy Syverston enjoys a moment with fellow employees during Ames Heritage Week lunch.

LCROSS Family night at Ames. Dr. David Morrison Interim Director of the Lunar Science Institute at Ames addresses the crown.

Prince Willem Alexander (Crown Prince of the Netherlands) visits Ames shown here with Ames Center Director H. McDonald.

Ames Pilot George Cooper (l) and Ames Director Smith DeFrance discuss F-86 flight test

LCROSS Family night at Ames. Dr. David Morrison Interim Director of the Lunar Science Institute at Ames addresses the crown.

LCROSS Family night at Ames. Dr. David Morrison Interim Director of the Lunar Science Institute at Ames addresses the crown.

Ames 70_year Anniversary Ames Research Center's Directors Panel Discussion. Dr. William 'Bill' Balhaus, Director1984 - 1989

California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger with Pete Worden, Ames Center Director during a visit to Ames.

CFC Awards ceremony: William, Ames Deputy Director (L) Grace Ann Weiler, Ames 2001 CFC chairperson (C) and Tom Moyles, Director of Center Operations accepts CFC Inter-Directorate Competition Outstanding Participation plaque .

NASA's 50th Anniversay year. Panel discussion with four of NASA AMES's past center directors on how their tenure effected Ames and NASA. On the projects they pushed for and/or pushed forward and the culture of the center and the agency and how that worked for or against Ames, as well as major contributions of the time made by Ames Research Center. Panel L-R; Hans Mark, Sy Syvertson, Dale Compton, Scott Hubbard and Pete Worden, present director. (Past Directors served for periods from 1969 thru 2006) Sy Syverson posses with his portrait hanging in the hall of NASA Ames Administration Building N-200.

Director's Council, front row left to right, Lewis Braxton, Deputy Director of Ames, S. Pete Worden, Director of Ames, Steve Zornetzer, Associate Center Director. Back row left to right Paul Agnew, CFO, Jack Boyd, Sr. Advisor to the Center Director, Karen Bradford, Chief of Staff, Deb Feng, Deputy Director (Acting), Phil Fluegemann, Executive Officer for Deputy Director .

Dr Wesley Harris, NASA HQ tours VMS with Dale Compton and Vic Peterson Ames Director & Deputy Director

Employee lunch with Ames Director Bill Ballhaus

Director's Colloquium: Ruslan Belikov, Ames Astrophysicist presents 'Imaging other Earths and High Contrast Coronagraphy at Ames abstract: Exoplanet detection over the past decade - Audio available through Ames Library

Korean High Level Delegation Visit Ames Certer Director and variou Senior staff: from left to right; Gary Martin, Director of New Ventures and Communication, NASA. Ames, Chris Giulietti, NASA Headquarters, Soon-Duk Bae, Deputy Director, Big Science Policy Division, Ministry of Educaiton, Science Technology, Young-Mok Hyun, Deputy Director, Space Development Division, Ministry of Educaiton, Science Technology, Yvonne Pendleton, Director of Lunar Science Institute, Terry Pagaduan, Ames Government Relations/Legislative Affairs Office, Seorium Lee, Senior Researcher, International Relations Korea Aerospace Research Institute

British royalty visits Ames; Prince Andrew, Duke of York on tour, shown here with Dr. Henry 'Harry' McDonald, Director of Ames Research Center

NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe comes to Ames for employee briefing and tour. N-201 assembly Ames Director Dr. Harry McDonald welcomes O'Keefe

NACA Photographer Portrait: Dr. Smith J. (Smithy) DeFrance, First Director of Ames Research Center 1940 - 1965 (then Ames Aeronautical Laboratory)

Mythbusters TV in Ames CVSRF Simulator with Discovery Channel show host Jamie Hyneman (white shirt) and Ames Center Director Pete Worden

Dr James Pollack, a radiative transfer theorist (Planetary Scientist) in planetary systems branch in the Ames Space Sciences Directorate (and Ames Fellow)

NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe comes to Ames for employee briefing and tour. N-201 assembly Ames Deputy Director Dr Bill Berry welcomes O'Keefe

California Congressman Tom Campbell (15th District) stops on a tour of Ames with Dale Compton, Ames Director to learn about the SSBRP project for Space Station

California Congressman Tom Campbell (15th District) stop on a tour of Ames with Dale Compton, Ames Director to learn about the AHRF in Life Sciences

Ames Aeronautica Laboratory Dedication ceremonies; Dr. Lewis and Smity DeFrance, Director, Ames Research Center standing in front of shock-wave picture.

British royalty visits Ames; Prince Andrew, Duke of York on tour, here with Dr Henry McDonald, Director of Ames Research Center presenting a memento to the Prince.

Chris Kemp introduces the New Code-I (information Technology Directorate) to the Ames staff (A total focus on increasing productivity at Ames Research Center)

Ames Center Director, Eugene Tu (Left) with Rosie Rios, the 43rd Treasurer of the United States explores how understanding our history will provide a clearer roadmap for understanding where the country's future is heading. Presented by the Ames Women's Influence Network (WIN) and the Hispanic Advisory Committee for Employees (HACE) in the Syvertson Auditorium (N-201) at Ames Research Center. Eugene Tu, Ames Director with Rosie Rios

NASA's 50th Anniversay year. Panel discussion with four of NASA AMES's past center directors on how their tenure effected Ames and NASA. On the projects they pushed for and/or pushed forward and the culture of the center and the agency and how that worked for or against Ames, as well as major contributions of the time made by Ames Research Center. Panel L-R; Hans Mark, Sy Syvertson, Dale Compton, Scott Hubbard and Pete Worden, present director. (Past Directors served for periods from 1969 thru 2006) Pete Worden signing a Time Magazine cover with a story about NASA's Mission to Mars. for a Space fan from Flordia.

NASA's 50th Anniversay year. Panel discussion with four of NASA AMES's past center directors on how their tenure effected Ames and NASA. On the projects they pushed for and/or pushed forward and the culture of the center and the agency and how that worked for or against Ames, as well as major contributions of the time made by Ames Research Center. Panel L-R; Hans Mark, Sy Syvertson, Dale Compton, Scott Hubbard and Pete Worden, present director. (Past Directors served for periods from 1969 thru 2006) Sy Syvertson signing a Time Magazine cover with a story about NASA's Mission to Mars. for a Space fan from Flordia.

NASA's 50th Anniversay year. Panel discussion with four of NASA AMES's past center directors on how their tenure effected Ames and NASA. On the projects they pushed for and/or pushed forward and the culture of the center and the agency and how that worked for or against Ames, as well as major contributions of the time made by Ames Research Center. Panel L-R; Hans Mark, Sy Syvertson, Dale Compton, Scott Hubbard and Pete Worden, present director. (Past Directors served for periods from 1969 thru 2006) Dale Compton signing a Time Magazine cover with a story about NASA's Mission to Mars. for a Space fan from Flordia.

NASA's 50th Anniversay year. Panel discussion with four of NASA AMES's past center directors on how their tenure effected Ames and NASA. On the projects they pushed for and/or pushed forward and the culture of the center and the agency and how that worked for or against Ames, as well as major contributions of the time made by Ames Research Center. Panel L-R; Hans Mark, Sy Syvertson, Dale Compton, Scott Hubbard and Pete Worden, present director. (Past Directors served for periods from 1969 thru 2006) at a round table in the Boyd Room of N-200.

NASA's 50th Anniversay year. Panel discussion with four of NASA AMES's past center directors on how their tenure effected Ames and NASA. On the projects they pushed for and/or pushed forward and the culture of the center and the agency and how that worked for or against Ames, as well as major contributions of the time made by Ames Research Center. Panel L-R; Hans Mark, Sy Syvertson, Dale Compton, Scott Hubbard and Pete Worden, present director. (Past Directors served for periods from 1969 thru 2006) Hans Mark signing a Time Magazine cover with a story about NASA's Mission to Mars. for a Space fan from Flordia.

NASA's 50th Anniversay year. Panel discussion with four of NASA AMES's past center directors on how their tenure effected Ames and NASA. On the projects they pushed for and/or pushed forward and the culture of the center and the agency and how that worked for or against Ames, as well as major contributions of the time made by Ames Research Center. Panel L-R; Hans Mark, Sy Syvertson, Dale Compton, Scott Hubbard and Pete Worden, present director. (Past Directors served for periods from 1969 thru 2006) Scott Hubbard signing a Time Magazine cover with a story about NASA's Mission to Mars. for a Space fan from Flordia.

Spaceward Bound Program in Atacama Desert; shown here is a realtime webcast from Yungay, Chile vis satellite involving NASA Scientists and seven NASA Explorer school teachers. On the Ames end we find the Girl Scouts Space cookines robotic team. The robot nicknamed Zoe is looking for life in extreme environments in preparation for what might be encounter on Mars. (back row l-r) Yvonne Clearwater, Ames Education Division, Donald James, Ames Education Division Chief, Pete Worden, Ames Center Director, Angela Diaz, Ames Director of Strategic Communications) see full text on the NASA-Ames News - Research # 04-91AR

2010 Yuri's Night celebration held at the NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif. as part of the world wide celebration of the first man in space and the Space Shuttle program that followed 20 years later. From left to Right, Wizard Lori Garver, Deputy Administrator of NASA, Jack Boyd, Senior Advisor to the Director, Lewis Braxton, III, Deputy Director of Ames Research Center, Klingon S. Pete Worden, Director, Ames Research Center, Karen Bradford, Chief of Staff, Deborah Feng, Director, Center Operations.

LCROSS flight hardware in clean room at Ames N-240: Tony Colaprete NASA Ames P.I. explains the progress of the LCROSS project to Alan Stern, NASA Associate Administrator of the Science Mission Directorate (SMD) as he tours the Lab during his visit to Ames to meet with and talk to the Ames scientists and employees.

Avation Safety Reporting System (ASRS) 40th Anniversary lunch and open house at the Sunnyvale office. Linda J. Connell, ASRS Program Director (Left); Thomas A Edwards, Deputy Center Director NASA Ames; Dr. John Lauber, Resident Scientist and pioneer of the ASRS at Ames from 1972-1985 (Right).

Sustainability Base Ground Breaking ceremony with Steve Zornetzer, Associate Director Ames Research Center, Lt. Governor John Garamendi of California, Jane Grant, Architect AECOM, Pete Worden, Director Ames Research Center, Kenvin Burke, Swinerton Builders Rep. ready to turn the first shovel.

Sustainability Base Ground Breaking ceremony with Steve Zornetzer, Associate Director Ames Research Center, Lt. Governor John Garamendi of California, Jane Grant, Architect AECOM, Pete Worden, Director Ames Research Center, Kenvin Burke, Swinerton Builders Rep. ready to turn the first shovel.

Sustainability Base Ground Breaking ceremony with Steve Zornetzer, Associate Director Ames Research Center, Lt. Governor John Garamendi of California, Kenvin Burke, Jane Grant, Architect AECOM, Pete Worden, Director Ames Research Center, Swinerton Builders Rep. ready to turn the first shovel.

Ames Director William 'Bill' Ballhaus (center left) joins visitor Sir Jeffrey Pope from Royla Aircraft Industry, England (center right) at the NAS Facility Cray 2 computer with Ron Deiss, NAS Deputy Manager (L) and Vic Peterson, Ames Deputy Director (R).

Space Day 2002; Directors Breakfast @ NASA Ames Visitors Center for student Winners of Santa Clara Valley Science & Engineering Fair and San Francisco Bay Aera Science Fair (Students are addressed by Bob Rosen, Ames Associate Director for Aerospace Programs)

Sustainability Base Ground Breaking ceremony with Steve Zornetzer, Associate Director Ames Research Center, Lt. Governor John Garamendi of California, Jane Grant, Architect AECOM, Pete Worden, Director Ames Research Center, Kenvin Burke, Swinerton Builders Rep. ready to turn the first shovel.

Sustainability Base Ground Breaking ceremony with Steve Zornetzer, Associate Director Ames Research Center, Lt. Governor John Garamendi of California, Jane Grant, Architect AECOM, Pete Worden, Director Ames Research Center, Kenvin Burke, Swinerton Builders Rep. ready to turn the first shovel.