[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 132 (Tuesday, September 16, 2014)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1413]
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   TRIBUTE TO HONOR THE 75TH ANNIVERSARY OF NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER

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                           HON. ANNA G. ESHOO

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                      Tuesday, September 16, 2014

  Ms. ESHOO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor and congratulate the 
scientists, engineers and staff of the NASA Ames Research Center for 
their legacy of contributions to our nation. For three quarters of a 
century NASA Ames has been a center of research, innovation, creativity 
and discovery.
   NASA Ames was established on December 20, 1939, in Sunnyvale and 
Mountain View, California, and is now part of the 18th Congressional 
District of California which I'm privileged to represent.
   Aeronautical researchers at NASA Ames constructed the world's 
greatest series of wind tunnels, improved the aircraft that led America 
to victory in World War II, and helped design supersonic jet aircraft.
   Spacecraft engineers at NASA Ames played a major role in the 
exploration of space and continue to study human-machine interaction, 
fundamental space biology and biotechnology.
   Information technologists at NASA Ames opened the fields of 
supercomputing, helped lay the foundations of the commercial internet 
and network security, and serve as a conduit for the sharing of ideas 
between government and the firms of Silicon Valley. The planetary 
scientists of NASA Ames have inspired a sense of awe at the vastness, 
beauty and complexity of the universe through robotic missions to 
explore our solar system.
   The earth scientists of NASA Ames helped bring better understanding 
to the environmental dynamics of our planet, and collaborated with 
scientists to develop new tools to fight fires, address the challenges 
of climate change, and make us better stewards of our ecosystems.
   The educators of NASA Ames have inspired successive generations of 
young people to engage in careers in science, technology, engineering 
and mathematics.
   The government entrepreneurs of NASA Ames have done better science 
for less expense. NASA Ames builds, manages, and operates some of the 
most spectacular spacecraft that explore our solar system, as well as 
other solar systems, and it is a powerful and reliable source of 
employment and innovation with a highly skilled and motivated 
workforce.
   Mr. Speaker, I ask the entire House of Representatives to join me in 
saluting the extraordinary contributions made by NASA Ames Research 
Center over the past 75 years to the history, economy, ecology and 
knowledge of our nation.

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