Future Flight Central (FFC) San Francisco Airport (SFO) simulation evaluation with Mathew Mead (SFO Airfield Development Bureau) and Mark Sherry (ATCT/FAA) Ames FFC staff in background

IVAAAN Simulation project (Ivanpah Valley Airfield Alternative Analysis: Las Vegas) @ Ames FFC Simulator facility

Future Flight Central (FFC) tower: Kennedy Space Center (KSC) shuttle landing simulation

IVAAAN Simulation project (Ivanpah Valley Airfield Alternative Analysis: Las Vegas) @ Ames FFC Simulator facility with Howard Smith

FFC (Future Flight Central) Simulator interior 'LAX' Configuration with Ken Christensen in tower

IVAAAN Simulation project (Ivanpah Valley Airfield Alternative Analysis: Las Vegas) @ Ames FFC Simulator facility

FFC (Future Flight Central) Simulator interior 'LAX' Configuration with Ken Christensen in tower

FFC (Future Flight Central) Simulator interior 'LAX' Configuration with Ken Christensen in tower

FFC (Future Flight Central) Simulator interior 'LAX' Configuration with Ken Christensen in pilots room

FFC (Future Flight Central) Simulator interior 'LAX' Configuration with Ken Christensen in pilots room

FFC (Future Flight Central) Simulator interior 'LAX' Configuration with Ken Christensen in tower

NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe comes to Ames for employee briefing and tour. On tour FFC: Nancy Dorighi (L) breifing O'Keefe R).

K-10 'Red' planetary rover in the Nasa Ames Marscape: operations tests at Marscape (Ames Mars Yard) with remote operations from Ames Future Flight Centeral (FFC) Simulator,.

HOUSE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE STAFFER MICHELLE BURKETT & MARY D KERWIN, DEPUTY AA FOR LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS AT NASA HQ: ON TOUR W/ MEYYA MEYYAPPAN, FFC W/ K CHRISTENSEN, ATC LAB W/H ERZBERGER

K-10 'Red' planetary rover in the Nasa Ames Marscape: operations tests at Marscape (Ames Mars Yard) with remote operations from Ames Future Flight Centeral (FFC) Simulator with Susan Y. Lee observing.

K-10 (red) plaentary rover at Marscape (Ames Mars Yard): with prototype flight control team remotely operating K-10 'Red' from Ames Future Flight Centeral (FFC) Simulator, with Hans Utz.

K-10 'Red' planetary rover in the Nasa Ames Marscape: operations tests at Marscape (Ames Mars Yard) with remote operations from Ames Future Flight Centeral (FFC) Simulator,.

HOUSE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE STAFFER MICHELLE BURKETT & MARY D KERWIN, DEPUTY AA FOR LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS AT NASA HQ: ON TOUR W/ MEYYA MEYYAPPAN, FFC W/ K CHRISTENSEN, ATC LAB W/H ERZBERGER

K-10 (red) robot operations tests at Marscape (Ames Mars Yard) with remote operations from Ames Future Flight Centeral (FFC) Simulator, with Melissa Rice and Harrison 'Jack' Schmitt (Apollo 17 Astronaut)

K-10 'Red' planetary rover in the Nasa Ames Marscape: operations tests at Marscape (Ames Mars Yard) with remote operations from Ames Future Flight Centeral (FFC) Simulator,.

K-10 'Red' planetary rover in the Nasa Ames Marscape: operations tests at Marscape (Ames Mars Yard) with remote operations from Ames Future Flight Centeral (FFC) Simulator,.

NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe comes to Ames for employee briefing and tour. On tour of FFC O'Keefe (left) with Sam Venneri, Associate Administrator for Aerospace Technology, NASA Headquarters

K-10 (red) plaentary rover at Marscape (Ames Mars Yard): with prototype flight control team remotely operating K-10 'Red' from Ames Future Flight Centeral (FFC) Simulator, with Estrellina Pacis.

Future Flight Central: Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) Phase 2 simulations in FFC Tower with Jim McMahon Barry Gloth, Chris Hall, Elliot Brann and Boris Rabin

K-10 (red) robot operations tests at Marscape (Ames Mars Yard) with remote operations from Ames Future Flight Centeral (FFC) Simulator, with Terry Fong and Ken Ford.

K-10 (red) robot operations tests at Marscape (Ames Mars Yard) with remote operations from Ames Future Flight Centeral (FFC) Simulator, with Mark Helper and Kip Hodges.

HOUSE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE STAFFER MICHELLE BURKETT & MARY D KERWIN, DEPUTY AA FOR LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS AT NASA HQ: ON TOUR W/ MEYYA MEYYAPPAN, FFC W/ K CHRISTENSEN, ATC LAB W/H ERZBERGER

K-10 (red) plaentary rover at Marscape (Ames Mars Yard): with prototype flight control team remotely operating K-10 'Red' from Ames Future Flight Centeral (FFC) Simulator. With Rob Landis

NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe comes to Ames for employee briefing and tour. On tour of FFC O'Keefe (left) with Sam Venneri, Associate Administrator for Aerospace Technology, NASA Headquarters

HOUSE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE STAFFER MICHELLE BURKETT & MARY D KERWIN, DEPUTY AA FOR LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS AT NASA HQ: ON TOUR W/ MEYYA MEYYAPPAN, FFC W/ K CHRISTENSEN, ATC LAB W/H ERZBERGER

K-10 (red) plaentary rover at Marscape (Ames Mars Yard): with prototype flight control team remotely operating K-10 'Red' from Ames Future Flight Centeral (FFC) Simulator, L-R Eric Park, Debra Schreckenghost, Rob Landis, Tod Milam, Steve Riley, Estrellina Pacis

The 14 member 2009 class of NASA astronauts, Japan Aerospace Explortion Agency (JAXA) astronauts and Canadian Space Agency astronauts visit Ames Research Center. From left to right Serena Aunon, Jeanette Epps, Kimiya Yui (JAXA) in foreground and Scott Tingle during a tour of Future Flgiht Central (FFC) Simulator.

The 14 member 2009 class of NASA astronauts, Japan Aerospace Explortion Agency (JAXA) astronauts and Canadian Space Agency astronauts visit Ames Research Center. Norishige Kanai (JAXA) during a tour of the Future Flgiht Central (FFC) Simulator.

K-10 (red) plaentary rover at Marscape (Ames Mars Yard): with prototype flight control team remotely operating K-10 'Red' from Ames Future Flight Centeral (FFC) Simulator, with Rob Landis and Steve Riley.

K-10 (red) plaentary rover at Marscape (Ames Mars Yard): with prototype flight control team remotely operating K-10 'Red' from Ames Future Flight Centeral (FFC) Simulator, L-R; Pascal Lee, Melissa Rice, David Lees, Trey Smith

Human Robotic Study at Houghton Crater - virtual reality study from NASA Ames (FFC) Future Fight Central simulator tower L-R: Dr Geoffrey Briggs; Jen Jasper (seated); Dr Jan Akins and Mr. Tony Gross, Ames

K-10 (red) plaentary rover at Marscape (Ames Mars Yard): with prototype flight control team remotely operating K-10 'Red' from Ames Future Flight Centeral (FFC) Simulator. L-R; Jeff Tripp, David Lees, Trey Smith, Mark Helper, Simon Rutishauser

Human Robotic (Virtual) study of Houghton crater from NASA AMES Future Flight Central (FFC) Simulator tower L-R: Dr Stephen Hoffman, JSC (seated); Dr. Kelly Snook, Ames/JSC: Dr Jeffry Moersch, Univ of Tenn; and Dr Jim Saunders, Auburn

K-10 (red) robot operations tests at Marscape (Ames Mars Yard) with remote operations from Ames Future Flight Centeral (FFC) Simulator, L-R; Terry Fong, Melissa Rice and Harrison 'Jack' Schmitt (Apollo 17 Astronaut).

K-10 (red) plaentary rover at Marscape (Ames Mars Yard): with prototype flight control team remotely operating K-10 'Red' from Ames Future Flight Centeral (FFC) Simulator, L-R; Kip Hodges, Mark Helper, Marwan Hussein, Pascal Lee, Melissa Rice, Trey Smith, David Lees

The 14 member 2009 class of NASA astronauts, Japan Aerospace Explortion Agency (JAXA) astronauts and Canadian Space Agency astronauts visit Ames Research Center. From left to right David Saint-Jacques (CSA) Gregory (Reid) Wiseman, Michael Hopkins, Jeremy Hanson during a tour of the Future Flgiht Central (FFC) Simulator.

The Honorable George P. Schultz during a Visit and tour of Ames Research Center. Shown here from left to right are in the background Bill Berry, Ames Deputy Director, Dr. Tom Edwards, Chief, Aviation Systems Division, Front row, Dr. Sidney Drell, Staford University, former U S Secretary of State George Schultz, Dr Richard Haines, Senior Research Csientist, FFC at the Future Flight Central Simulator facility.

The 14 member 2009 class of NASA astronauts, Japan Aerospace Explortion Agency (JAXA) astronauts and Canadian Space Agency astronauts visit the Future Flgiht Central (FFC) at Ames Research Center. From left to right top row; unknown, Kimiya Yui (JAXA) David Saint-Jacques (CSA) Serena Aunon, Kathleen (Kate) Rubins, Jeanette Epps, Scott Tingle, Kjell, Landgren, Norishige Kanai (JAXA): Middle row left to right; Sahar Leaupepe, unknown, Sheila Johnson: Front Row, left to right Takuya Onishi (JAXA), Michael Hopkins, Gregory (Reid) Wiseman, Jeremy Hansen.