{"id":193544,"date":"2023-03-28T21:09:28","date_gmt":"2023-03-29T01:09:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?post_type=topic&p=193544"},"modified":"2023-09-05T13:51:05","modified_gmt":"2023-09-05T17:51:05","slug":"arc-archives","status":"publish","type":"topic","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/archives\/arc-archives\/","title":{"rendered":"NASA Archives: Ames Research Center"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\" class=\" hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-secondary-navigation\"><div class=\"hds-secondary-navigation-wrapper z-top width-100 padding-0\"><div id=\"\" class=\"hds-secondary-navigation width-full border-bottom-1px text-center hds-color-mode-light hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-hdsnav\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"hds-secondary-nav-mobile-button display-flex tablet:display-flex desktop:display-none width-full flex-align-center bg-carbon-90 border-color-carbon-80 color-spacesuit-white\" aria-expanded=\"false\" 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href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/archives\/jpl-archives\/\">Jet Propulsion Laboratory<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class=\"usa-nav__primary-item \"><a class=\"usa-nav__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/archives\/research\/\">Research Guide<\/a><\/li><li class=\"usa-nav__primary-item \"><a class=\"usa-nav__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/archives\/faqs\/\">FAQs<\/a><\/li><li class=\"usa-nav__primary-item \"><a class=\"usa-nav__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/history\">NASA History<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div><div class=\"hds-secondary-navigation-menu-spacer\"> <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"nasa-gb-align-full maxw-full width-full padding-0 hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-page-intro\">\n\t<div class=\"padding-0 bg-spacesuit-white wp-block-nasa-blocks-page-intro\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-page-intro hds-page-intro-banner width-full maxw-full padding-0 hds-cover-wrapper minh-tablet\">\n\t\t<div class=\"hds-foreground-wrapper 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maxw-full padding-y-6 padding-x-4\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-row grid-container grid-container-block\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6 desktop:padding-right-4 margin-bottom-3 desktop:margin-bottom-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"display-none desktop:display-block margin-bottom-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"heading-18\">Explore the Archival Collections at<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"margin-bottom-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"heading-41\">Ames Research Center<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p-lg margin-0 margin-bottom-2\">Collections in the Ames Research Center (ARC) Archives provide evidence, in a wide range of formats, of the center’s management, competencies, culture, activities, achievements, origins, evolution, facilities, and personnel. The ARC Archives are located in Silicon Valley at Moffett Field, California.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6 desktop:padding-left-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-row grid-gap-lg flex-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-6 margin-bottom-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#CollectionsOvw-arc\" class=\"display-flex line-height-sm color-carbon-black text-no-underline flex-align-center border-bottom-1px border-color-carbon-30-important padding-bottom-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Collections Overview<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-0\" width=\"8\" height=\"10\" viewBox=\"0 0 8 10\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M3.40281 4.46225e-07L3.40281 7.87725L0.836149 5.47479L4.90799e-07 6.25727L4 10L8 6.25727L7.16385 5.47479L4.59719 7.87725L4.59719 6.0285e-07L3.40281 4.46225e-07Z\" fill=\"black\"\/><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-6 margin-bottom-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#featured\" class=\"display-flex line-height-sm color-carbon-black text-no-underline flex-align-center border-bottom-1px border-color-carbon-30-important padding-bottom-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Featured Collections<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-0\" width=\"8\" height=\"10\" viewBox=\"0 0 8 10\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M3.40281 4.46225e-07L3.40281 7.87725L0.836149 5.47479L4.90799e-07 6.25727L4 10L8 6.25727L7.16385 5.47479L4.59719 7.87725L4.59719 6.0285e-07L3.40281 4.46225e-07Z\" fill=\"black\"\/><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-6 margin-bottom-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#research\" class=\"display-flex line-height-sm color-carbon-black text-no-underline flex-align-center border-bottom-1px border-color-carbon-30-important padding-bottom-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Research Appointments<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-0\" width=\"8\" height=\"10\" viewBox=\"0 0 8 10\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M3.40281 4.46225e-07L3.40281 7.87725L0.836149 5.47479L4.90799e-07 6.25727L4 10L8 6.25727L7.16385 5.47479L4.59719 7.87725L4.59719 6.0285e-07L3.40281 4.46225e-07Z\" fill=\"black\"\/><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-6 margin-bottom-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#use\" class=\"display-flex line-height-sm color-carbon-black text-no-underline flex-align-center border-bottom-1px border-color-carbon-30-important padding-bottom-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Use and Exhibition<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-0\" width=\"8\" height=\"10\" viewBox=\"0 0 8 10\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M3.40281 4.46225e-07L3.40281 7.87725L0.836149 5.47479L4.90799e-07 6.25727L4 10L8 6.25727L7.16385 5.47479L4.59719 7.87725L4.59719 6.0285e-07L3.40281 4.46225e-07Z\" fill=\"black\"\/><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-6 margin-bottom-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#contact\" class=\"display-flex line-height-sm color-carbon-black text-no-underline flex-align-center border-bottom-1px border-color-carbon-30-important padding-bottom-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Contact Us<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-0\" width=\"8\" height=\"10\" viewBox=\"0 0 8 10\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M3.40281 4.46225e-07L3.40281 7.87725L0.836149 5.47479L4.90799e-07 6.25727L4 10L8 6.25727L7.16385 5.47479L4.59719 7.87725L4.59719 6.0285e-07L3.40281 4.46225e-07Z\" fill=\"black\"\/><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"CollectionsOvw-arc\"><strong>Collections Overview<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Holdings in the Ames Research Center Archives document the history of Ames from 1939 to the present, including the center’s affiliation with both NASA (as Ames Research Center) and its precursor organization the NACA (as Ames Aeronautical Laboratory). Ames is NASA’s second oldest center after Langley Research Center. As a multidisciplinary research center in continuous operation for over 80 years, Ames has conducted a wide range of basic and applied research, engineering, and operations to support the nation’s aeronautics and space endeavors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A broad array of people use the collections in the Ames Research Center Archives, such as students, managers, scientists, engineers, artists, architects, and others working on behalf of NASA, other government agencies, outside institutions, and the public.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Guides<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Public-facing guides to selected collections are available on  the Ames Research Center Archives legacy website and on the Online Archive of California.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/oac.cdlib.org\/institutions\/NASA+Ames+Research+Center\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/oac.cdlib.org\/institutions\/NASA+Ames+Research+Center\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Search across all collection guides on the Online Archive of California<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/history.arc.nasa.gov\/finding_aids_nasaarc.htm\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/history.arc.nasa.gov\/finding_aids_nasaarc.htm\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">View all collection guides in PDF format<\/a> <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:7px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>If you do not find information related to your research questions in the guides available online, contact the archives. We may have relevant information in a collection that hasn’t yet been fully processed or described.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Bibliography<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>This <a href=\"https:\/\/history.arc.nasa.gov\/bibliography.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">selected bibliography<\/a> provides citations for overview histories and books, papers, and articles about Ames.<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"featured\" class=\"hds-card-carousel padding-x-4 padding-y-5 hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-card-carousel\">\t<div class=\"hds-card-carousel-header grid-container grid-container-widescreen padding-x-3\">\n\t\t<div class=\"grid-row flex-align-center margin-bottom-3\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"desktop:grid-col-8 margin-bottom-2 desktop:margin-bottom-0\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"section-heading-sm line-height-sm\">Featured Collections<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"desktop:grid-col display-flex flex-align-center desktop:flex-justify-end\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"grid-row grid-gap-2\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"hds-card-carousel-cards grid-container grid-container-widescreen padding-x-0\">\n\t\t<div class=\"hds-cards-included position-relative  hds-card-type-custom hds-card-type-custom hds-card-type-custom hds-card-type-custom\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"hds-carousel-nav-arrow hds-carousel-arrow-prev margin-left-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<svg version=\"1.1\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" width=\"9px\" height=\"9px\" viewBox=\"0 0 9 9\"><path class=\"st0\" d=\"M3.5,4.5l3.7-3.6L6.3,0L1.8,4.5L6.3,9l0.9-0.9L3.5,4.5z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-carousel-slider\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-card-custom hds-card color-carbon-black display-flex flex-column margin-bottom-5 \"><div class=\"hds-card-inner\"><div class=\"hds-card-thumbnail hds-card-hover-zoom-image margin-bottom-2 bg-carbon-black\"><figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/photo-group10-9-09.jpg?w=1024\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Ames Research Center photography department\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 32% 36%; object-position: 32% 36%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/photo-group10-9-09.jpg 3969w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/photo-group10-9-09.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/photo-group10-9-09.jpg?resize=768,511 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/photo-group10-9-09.jpg?resize=1024,681 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/photo-group10-9-09.jpg?resize=1536,1022 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/photo-group10-9-09.jpg?resize=2048,1363 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/photo-group10-9-09.jpg?resize=400,266 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/photo-group10-9-09.jpg?resize=600,399 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/photo-group10-9-09.jpg?resize=900,599 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/photo-group10-9-09.jpg?resize=1200,798 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/photo-group10-9-09.jpg?resize=2000,1331 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"padding-right-0\"><div class=\"margin-bottom-1\"><h3 class=\"heading-18\">People and Organizations<\/h3><\/div><p class=\"margin-top-0 line-height-lg\">Information about Ames, its functional units, and its personnel, such as biographies, obituaries, memoirs, interviews, documents, brochures, reports, photographs, audio-visual, and other materials.<\/p><div class=\"margin-top-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/history.arc.nasa.gov\/finding_aids_nasaarc_featured.htm\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"button-primary button-primary-md link-external-0\" rel=\"noopener\"><span role=\"textbox\" aria-multiline=\"true\" aria-label=\"Write button text here\" class=\"line-height-alt-1\" style=\"white-space: pre-wrap; min-width: 1px;\">View the collection guides<\/span><svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><circle class=\"button-primary-circle\" cx=\"16\" cy=\"16\" r=\"16\"><\/circle><path d=\"M8 16.956h12.604l-3.844 4.106 1.252 1.338L24 16l-5.988-6.4-1.252 1.338 3.844 4.106H8v1.912z\" class=\"color-spacesuit-white\"><\/path><\/svg><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"hds-card-custom hds-card color-carbon-black display-flex flex-column margin-bottom-5 \"><div class=\"hds-card-inner\"><div class=\"hds-card-thumbnail hds-card-hover-zoom-image margin-bottom-2 bg-carbon-black\"><figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"723\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/ac73-9345.jpg?w=1024\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 48% 49%; object-position: 48% 49%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/ac73-9345.jpg 1990w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/ac73-9345.jpg?resize=300,212 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/ac73-9345.jpg?resize=768,543 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/ac73-9345.jpg?resize=1024,723 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/ac73-9345.jpg?resize=1536,1085 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/ac73-9345.jpg?resize=400,283 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/ac73-9345.jpg?resize=600,424 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/ac73-9345.jpg?resize=900,636 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/ac73-9345.jpg?resize=1200,848 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"padding-right-0\"><div class=\"margin-bottom-1\"><h3 class=\"heading-18\">Missions, Programs, and Projects<\/h3><\/div><p class=\"margin-top-0 line-height-lg\">Documents, photographs, presentations, proposals, reports, plans, reviews, drawings, specifications, outreach materials, ephemera, and other materials related to Ames missions, programs, and projects.<\/p><div class=\"margin-top-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/history.arc.nasa.gov\/finding_aids_nasaarc_featured.htm#misn-prog-proj\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"button-primary button-primary-md link-external-0\" rel=\"noopener\"><span role=\"textbox\" aria-multiline=\"true\" aria-label=\"Write button text here\" class=\"line-height-alt-1\" style=\"white-space: pre-wrap; min-width: 1px;\">View the collection guides<\/span><svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><circle class=\"button-primary-circle\" cx=\"16\" cy=\"16\" r=\"16\"><\/circle><path d=\"M8 16.956h12.604l-3.844 4.106 1.252 1.338L24 16l-5.988-6.4-1.252 1.338 3.844 4.106H8v1.912z\" class=\"color-spacesuit-white\"><\/path><\/svg><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"hds-card-custom hds-card color-carbon-black display-flex flex-column margin-bottom-5 \"><div class=\"hds-card-inner\"><div class=\"hds-card-thumbnail hds-card-hover-zoom-image margin-bottom-2 bg-carbon-black\"><figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"772\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/96625-a-11939-1.jpg?w=1024\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 39% 44%; object-position: 39% 44%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/96625-a-11939-1.jpg 6354w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/96625-a-11939-1.jpg?resize=300,226 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/96625-a-11939-1.jpg?resize=768,579 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/96625-a-11939-1.jpg?resize=1024,772 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/96625-a-11939-1.jpg?resize=1536,1157 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/96625-a-11939-1.jpg?resize=2048,1543 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/96625-a-11939-1.jpg?resize=400,301 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/96625-a-11939-1.jpg?resize=600,452 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/96625-a-11939-1.jpg?resize=900,678 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/96625-a-11939-1.jpg?resize=1200,904 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/96625-a-11939-1.jpg?resize=2000,1507 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"padding-right-0\"><div class=\"margin-bottom-1\"><h3 class=\"heading-18\">Buildings and Facilities<\/h3><\/div><p class=\"margin-top-0 line-height-lg\">Information chronicling the evolution of facilities at Ames, such as documents, photographs, plans, reports, and other materials.<\/p><div class=\"margin-top-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/history.arc.nasa.gov\/finding_aids_nasaarc_featured.htm#build-facility\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"button-primary button-primary-md link-external-0\" rel=\"noopener\"><span role=\"textbox\" aria-multiline=\"true\" aria-label=\"Write button text here\" class=\"line-height-alt-1\" style=\"white-space: pre-wrap; min-width: 1px;\">View the collection guides<\/span><svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><circle class=\"button-primary-circle\" cx=\"16\" cy=\"16\" r=\"16\"><\/circle><path d=\"M8 16.956h12.604l-3.844 4.106 1.252 1.338L24 16l-5.988-6.4-1.252 1.338 3.844 4.106H8v1.912z\" class=\"color-spacesuit-white\"><\/path><\/svg><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"hds-card-custom hds-card color-carbon-black display-flex flex-column margin-bottom-5 \"><div class=\"hds-card-inner\"><div class=\"hds-card-thumbnail hds-card-hover-zoom-image margin-bottom-2 bg-carbon-black\"><figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"670\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/img-1266-astrogram196512.jpg?w=1024\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Ames Astrogram, December 1965\" style=\"transform: scale(1.2); transform-origin: 61% 41%; object-position: 61% 41%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/img-1266-astrogram196512.jpg 3840w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/img-1266-astrogram196512.jpg?resize=300,196 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/img-1266-astrogram196512.jpg?resize=768,503 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/img-1266-astrogram196512.jpg?resize=1024,670 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/img-1266-astrogram196512.jpg?resize=1536,1006 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/img-1266-astrogram196512.jpg?resize=2048,1341 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/img-1266-astrogram196512.jpg?resize=400,262 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/img-1266-astrogram196512.jpg?resize=600,393 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/img-1266-astrogram196512.jpg?resize=900,589 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/img-1266-astrogram196512.jpg?resize=1200,786 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/img-1266-astrogram196512.jpg?resize=2000,1309 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"padding-right-0\"><div class=\"margin-bottom-1\"><h3 class=\"heading-18\">Newsletters<\/h3><\/div><p class=\"margin-top-0 line-height-lg\">Newsletters produced by Ames Research Center and its business units, such as the "Astrogram" newsletter, published from 1958 to the present.<\/p><div class=\"margin-top-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/history.arc.nasa.gov\/finding_aids_nasaarc_featured.htm#newslet\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"button-primary button-primary-md link-external-0\" rel=\"noopener\"><span role=\"textbox\" aria-multiline=\"true\" aria-label=\"Write button text here\" class=\"line-height-alt-1\" style=\"white-space: pre-wrap; min-width: 1px;\">View the collection guides<\/span><svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><circle class=\"button-primary-circle\" cx=\"16\" cy=\"16\" r=\"16\"><\/circle><path d=\"M8 16.956h12.604l-3.844 4.106 1.252 1.338L24 16l-5.988-6.4-1.252 1.338 3.844 4.106H8v1.912z\" class=\"color-spacesuit-white\"><\/path><\/svg><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"hds-carousel-nav-arrow hds-carousel-arrow-next margin-right-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" width=\"9px\" height=\"9px\" viewBox=\"0 0 9 9\"><path class=\"st0\" d=\"M5.5,4.5L1.8,8.1L2.7,9l4.5-4.5L2.7,0L1.8,0.9L5.5,4.5z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-wide\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/105824-a-42526-79-cyril.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"2010\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/105824-a-42526-79-cyril.jpg?w=2048\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"Photograph of Dr. Cyril A. Ponnamperuma in the Lunar Chemical Laboratory at Ames\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 5% 51%; object-position: 5% 51%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/105824-a-42526-79-cyril.jpg 6931w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/105824-a-42526-79-cyril.jpg?resize=300,294 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/105824-a-42526-79-cyril.jpg?resize=768,754 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/105824-a-42526-79-cyril.jpg?resize=1024,1005 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/105824-a-42526-79-cyril.jpg?resize=1536,1507 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/105824-a-42526-79-cyril.jpg?resize=2048,2010 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/105824-a-42526-79-cyril.jpg?resize=50,50 50w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/105824-a-42526-79-cyril.jpg?resize=400,393 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/105824-a-42526-79-cyril.jpg?resize=600,589 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/105824-a-42526-79-cyril.jpg?resize=900,883 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/105824-a-42526-79-cyril.jpg?resize=1200,1178 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/105824-a-42526-79-cyril.jpg?resize=2000,1963 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">Dr. Cyril A. Ponnamperuma in the Lunar Chemical Laboratory at Ames Research Center analyzing Apollo 11 return samples from the Moon. Photograph record A-42526-79<\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA \/ Geaton Faraone<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"research\">Research Appointments<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:22px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Scheduling Appointments at the Ames Research Center Archives<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:12px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The Ames Research Center Archives are open for research, by appointment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:12px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>If planning a visit, contact the archives at <a href=\"mailto:ARC-DL-archives@mail.nasa.gov\">ARC-DL-archives at mail.nasa.gov<\/a> to discuss your research objectives and schedule an appointment. Please note: If you are a foreign national, plan to provide ample notice before your visit, as the process for securing authorization to enter the facility can take up to several months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:12px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>All visitors must be pre-approved for an on-site visit. If approved, to gain entry to the center, first go to the Visitor Badging Office. For access:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>US citizens must have a current driver license or official photo ID.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>International visitors must have a valid picture identification, passport, and visa.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The badging office can provide directions to Building N207, where the archives are located.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>If planning to drive a car on the center, visitors need a valid driver’s license and the car information (color, make, registration, and the license plate number). International visitors must be escorted by Ames staff to be able to drive on center.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:12px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:21px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Directions to Ames<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The ARC Archives are in Building N207<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Entry to the center is via Moffett Boulevard<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Address for Use in Online Map Searches<\/strong><br>NASA Ames Research Center<br>Moffett Boulevard, Moffett Field, CA 94035<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Visitor Badging Office <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Visitor Badging Office is in Building 26. The building and associated parking area are located on your immediate right after you pass through the traffic light. Stay in the right-hand lane to access the parking area. Please be sure to allow 15-20 minutes for processing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:60px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-wide\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/105780-ac-39837-137-flip.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"2048\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/105780-ac-39837-137-flip.jpg?w=2048\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"Photograph of engineer, George Holden in a computer room at Ames Research Center holding up an experimental board.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/105780-ac-39837-137-flip.jpg 7189w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/105780-ac-39837-137-flip.jpg?resize=150,150 150w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/105780-ac-39837-137-flip.jpg?resize=300,300 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/105780-ac-39837-137-flip.jpg?resize=768,768 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/105780-ac-39837-137-flip.jpg?resize=1024,1024 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/105780-ac-39837-137-flip.jpg?resize=1536,1536 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/105780-ac-39837-137-flip.jpg?resize=2048,2048 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/105780-ac-39837-137-flip.jpg?resize=50,50 50w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/105780-ac-39837-137-flip.jpg?resize=100,100 100w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/105780-ac-39837-137-flip.jpg?resize=200,200 200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/105780-ac-39837-137-flip.jpg?resize=400,400 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/105780-ac-39837-137-flip.jpg?resize=600,600 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/105780-ac-39837-137-flip.jpg?resize=900,900 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/105780-ac-39837-137-flip.jpg?resize=1200,1200 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/105780-ac-39837-137-flip.jpg?resize=2000,2000 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">From a 1967-68 Ames Recruiting Brochure. Engineer George Holden holds up an OSO Experimental Panel. Photograph record: AC-39837-137.<\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA \/ Gaeton Faraone<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"use\">Use and Exhibition of Archival Collections<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:22px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Research Use of Collections at Ames Research Center<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Original materials from the archives are not loaned out for research use. For access to our undigitized holdings, contact the archives to schedule a research visit. <br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Loan of Material for Exhibition<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Original materials such as documents and artifacts may be loaned to qualified institutions when the intent of the exhibit is to inform and educate the public about NASA and its activities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Borrowing institutions from the United States should submit an initial written request and facility report at least six months prior to the exhibition date. Borrowing institutions from institutions outside of the United States should submit requests at least 15 months before the exhibition date.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:60px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-wide\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/8873-m-704-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/8873-m-704-2.jpg?w=2048\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"Photograph of Ames Aeronautical Laboratory Director Smith DeFrance greeting original staff members just before before a group photo is taken.\" style=\"transform: scale(1.2); transform-origin: 53% 22%; object-position: 53% 22%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/8873-m-704-2.jpg 3072w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/8873-m-704-2.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/8873-m-704-2.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/8873-m-704-2.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/8873-m-704-2.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/8873-m-704-2.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/8873-m-704-2.jpg?resize=400,267 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/8873-m-704-2.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/8873-m-704-2.jpg?resize=900,600 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/8873-m-704-2.jpg?resize=1200,800 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/8873-m-704-2.jpg?resize=2000,1333 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">Ames Aeronautical Laboratory Director Smith DeFrance greeting original staff members just before before a group photograph is taken. August 30, 1940. Image record M-704-2.<\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\">NACA<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"contact\">Contact Us<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:22px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ames Research Center Archives Contact Information<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The archives responds to research requests from NASA, outside institutions, and the general public.<br>Direct historical research, artifact, and donation inquiries to the archives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>     April Gage, Senior Archivist and Center Artifacts Manager<br>     NASA Ames Research Center Archives<br>     Mail Stop 207-1<br>     Moffett Field, California 94035-0001<br>     <a href=\"mailto:ARC-DL-archives@mail.nasa.gov\">ARC-DL-archives@mail.nasa.gov<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-topic-cards nasa-gb-align-full maxw-full width-full padding-y-6 padding-x-3 color-mode-dark hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-topic-cards\">\t\t<div class=\"grid-container grid-container-block-lg padding-x-0\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-row flex-align-center margin-bottom-3\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"desktop:grid-col-8 margin-bottom-2 desktop:margin-bottom-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"label color-carbon-60 margin-bottom-2\">Keep Exploring<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"heading-36 line-height-sm\">Explore More<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-row grid-gap-2 hds-topic-cards-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/ames\/ames-research-center-history\/\" class=\"mobile:grid-col-12 tablet:grid-col-6 desktop:grid-col-3 topic-card margin-bottom-4 desktop:margin-bottom-0\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-topic-card hds-cover-wrapper cover-hover-zoom bg-carbon-black\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"skrim-overlay skrim-overlay-dark skrim-left mobile-skrim-top padding-3 display-flex flex-align-end flex-justify-start z-200\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"hds-topic-card-heading heading-29 color-spacesuit-white line-height-sm margin-top-0 margin-bottom-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Ames Research Center History<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><circle class=\"color-nasa-red\" cx=\"16\" cy=\"16\" r=\"16\"><\/circle><path d=\"M8 16.956h12.604l-3.844 4.106 1.252 1.338L24 16l-5.988-6.4-1.252 1.338 3.844 4.106H8v1.912z\" class=\"color-spacesuit-white\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1536\" height=\"1059\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/aal-3782.jpg?w=1536\" class=\"attachment-1536x1536 size-1536x1536\" alt=\"\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/aal-3782.jpg 2918w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/aal-3782.jpg?resize=300,207 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/aal-3782.jpg?resize=768,529 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/aal-3782.jpg?resize=1024,706 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/aal-3782.jpg?resize=1536,1059 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/aal-3782.jpg?resize=2048,1411 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/aal-3782.jpg?resize=400,276 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/aal-3782.jpg?resize=600,414 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/aal-3782.jpg?resize=900,620 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/aal-3782.jpg?resize=1200,827 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/aal-3782.jpg?resize=2000,1378 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/archives\/hq-archives\/\" class=\"mobile:grid-col-12 tablet:grid-col-6 desktop:grid-col-3 topic-card margin-bottom-4 desktop:margin-bottom-0\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-topic-card hds-cover-wrapper cover-hover-zoom bg-carbon-black\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"skrim-overlay skrim-overlay-dark skrim-left mobile-skrim-top padding-3 display-flex flex-align-end flex-justify-start z-200\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"hds-topic-card-heading heading-29 color-spacesuit-white line-height-sm margin-top-0 margin-bottom-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>NASA Archives: Headquarters<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><circle class=\"color-nasa-red\" cx=\"16\" cy=\"16\" r=\"16\"><\/circle><path d=\"M8 16.956h12.604l-3.844 4.106 1.252 1.338L24 16l-5.988-6.4-1.252 1.338 3.844 4.106H8v1.912z\" class=\"color-spacesuit-white\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"margin-bottom-0 margin-top-2 color-carbon-20-important\">Located in Washington, DC<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1536\" height=\"1529\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/First-Six-Women-Astronauts-with-Rescue-Ball.jpg?w=1536\" class=\"attachment-1536x1536 size-1536x1536\" alt=\"\" style=\"transform: scale(1); 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