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NASA Great Images in Nasa Collection
Collection
NASA Great Images in Nasa Collection
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Title:
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The Dirigible Hanger at Moffett Field
Title
The Dirigible Hanger at Moffett Field
Title
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Full Description:
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This is a view of the huge dirigible hangar with doors open at both ends at the NASA Ames Reserach Center, Moffett Field, California. Lockheed Missiles and Space Company under contract to the NASA-Marshall Space Flight Center was to use the hangar for construction and assembly of the nation's first nuclear stage rocket engine. Airplanes are on the ground at right, and in the background is San Francisco Bay. The ready-made "factory" structure was erected in 1931- 1933, to house the dirigible Macon, which crashed off the California coast in 1935. It has been used by the Navy for blimps and aircraft. The floor area 1,138 feet by 308 feet, covers over eight acres or enough to hold seven football fields. The height of the hangar is 198 feet, ample for the company to erect the RIET (Reactor-In-Flight Test) stage in an upright position. The program was eventually canceled.
Full_Description
This is a view of the huge dirigible hangar with doors open at both ends at the NASA Ames Reserach Center, Moffett Field, California. Lockheed Missiles and Space Company under contract to the NASA-Marshall Space Flight Center was to use the hangar for construction and assembly of the nation's first nuclear stage rocket engine. Airplanes are on the ground at right, and in the background is San Francisco Bay. The ready-made "factory" structure was erected in 1931- 1933, to house the dirigible Macon, which crashed off the California coast in 1935. It has been used by the Navy for blimps and aircraft. The floor area 1,138 feet by 308 feet, covers over eight acres or enough to hold seven football fields. The height of the hangar is 198 feet, ample for the company to erect the RIET (Reactor-In-Flight Test) stage in an upright position. The program was eventually canceled.
Full Description
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Date:
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01/01/1963
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NASA Center:
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Ames Research Center
NASA_Center
Ames Research Center
NASA Center
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Subject Category:
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Aerial Photographs
Subject_Category
Aerial Photographs
Subject Category
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Subject Category:
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Rocket Propulsion
Subject_Category
Rocket Propulsion
Subject Category
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Keywords:
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NACA
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Keywords:
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Ames
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Keywords:
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Center
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Keywords:
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Research
Keywords
Research
Keywords
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Keywords:
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Navy
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Keywords:
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Dirigible
Keywords
Dirigible
Keywords
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Keywords:
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Hangar
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Keywords:
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RIET
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Keywords:
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Reactor-In-Flight-Po sition
Keywords
Reactor-In-Flight-Po sition
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Keywords:
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Moffett
Keywords
Moffett
Keywords
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Keywords:
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Field
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Audience:
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General Public
Audience
General Public
Audience
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facet_where:
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California
facet_where
California
facet_where
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facet_where:
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Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC)
facet_where
Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC)
facet_where
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facet_where:
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Ames Research Center (ARC)
facet_where
Ames Research Center (ARC)
facet_where
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facet_when:
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1931
facet_when
1931
facet_when
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facet_when:
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1935
facet_when
1935
facet_when
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facet_when:
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01-01-1963
facet_when
01-01-1963
facet_when
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facet_when_year:
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1963
facet_when_year
1963
facet_when_year
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facet_when_year:
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1931
facet_when_year
1931
facet_when_year
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facet_when_year:
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1935
facet_when_year
1935
facet_when_year
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Image #:
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63-AMES-7
Image_#
63-AMES-7
Image #
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original_url:
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original_url
original_url
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UID:
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SPD-GRIN-GPN-2000-00 1790
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SPD-GRIN-GPN-2000-00 1790
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Center:
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AMES
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Center Number:
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63-AMES-7
Center_Number
63-AMES-7
Center Number
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GRIN DataBase Number:
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GPN-2000-001790
GRIN_DataBase_Number
GPN-2000-001790
GRIN DataBase Number
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Creator-Photographer:
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NASA
Creator-Photographer
NASA
Creator-Photographer
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Original Source:
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DIGITAL
Original_Source
DIGITAL
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