| NASA Center: |
Ames Research Center |
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| Image # : |
63-AMES-7 |
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| Date : |
01/01/1963
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Title
The Dirigible Hanger at Moffett Field
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.
Keywords
Navy Dirigible Hangar RIET Reactor-In-Flight-Position Moffett Field NACA Ames Research Center
Subject Category
Rocket Propulsion, Aerial Photographs,
Reference Numbers
- Center:
AMES
- Center Number:
63-AMES-7
- GRIN DataBase Number:
GPN-2000-001790
Source Information
- Creator/Photographer: NASA
- Original Source: DIGITAL
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