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Iconic Airship Hangar in Mountain View, CaliforniaCreated by: PICRYL - Public Domain Media Search EngineDated: 2017
Built in 1931-1932, designed by German airship engineer Dr. Karl Arnstein for the Goodyear Zeppelin Corporation, Hangar One covers 8 acres and can accommodate six American football fields.
It measures 1,133 feet (345 m) long and 308 feet (94 m) wide and 198 feet (60 m) high. The hangar's interior is so large that fog sometimes forms near the ceiling. The "orange peel" doors, weighing 200 short tons (180 metric tons) each, are moved by their own 150 horsepower (110 kW) motors.
At the time this was built, it was the largest building in the world without interior supports, providing an unusually extensive room for the construction of "lighter-than-air" airships. It was significant for U.S. Navy coastal defense capabilities during the peacetime era between 1932 and 1941 and construction of USS Akron and its sister ship, USS Macon, built in 1931 and 1933. These two airships were 785 feet (239 m) in length.
In 1965, Hangar One was nominated as a US Navy Historic Site, and next year was designated as a Naval Historical Monument. In early 2000s plans to convert it to a space and science center were proposed but put on hold with the discovery that the structure was leaking lead paint and other toxic chemicals into the sediment in wetlands bordering San Francisco Bay.
In 2011, work to remove the exterior panels began, requiring "the biggest scaffolding job in the history of the West Coast." The work was completed in 2012. Google top executives Larry Page, Sergey Brin and Eric Schmidt proposed paying the $33 million cost of revamping Hangar One, in exchange for being able to use up to two-thirds of the floor space to shelter eight of their private jets.
In 2014 NASA selected Planetary Ventures (a subsidiary of Google) to manage Hangar One and Moffett airfield and Google paid $1.16 billion over 60 years for the lease.
Hangar One can be seen in various episodes of the Discovery Channel TV show MythBusters.
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Looking beyond Hangar One toward Shenandoah Plaza (parade ground) ARC-1944-A93-0073-11

Looking beyond Hangar One toward Shenandoah Plaza (parade ground) ARC-...

Looking beyond Hangar One toward Shenandoah Plaza (parade ground) Public domain photograph of NASA experimental aircraft development, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Navy Victor A Hermann in hay next to the USS AKRON.  Note lack of security then.  Also note dry grass and haycocks beneath airship. ARC-1932-A88-0284-3

Navy Victor A Hermann in hay next to the USS AKRON. Note lack of secu...

Navy Victor A Hermann in hay next to the USS AKRON. Note lack of security then. Also note dry grass and haycocks beneath airship.

Ames and Moffett Field (MFA) historical sites and memorials Navy Lockheed P-3 Orion Long Range Antisubmarine Partol Aircraft on display in front of MFA Bldg 158 Flgiht Ops (tower) with monuments ARC-2006-ACD06-0213-047

Ames and Moffett Field (MFA) historical sites and memorials Navy Lockh...

Ames and Moffett Field (MFA) historical sites and memorials Navy Lockheed P-3 Orion Long Range Antisubmarine Partol Aircraft on display in front of MFA Bldg 158 Flgiht Ops (tower) with monuments

Hangar One, Moffett Federal Airfield, CA at sunrise ARC-2010-ACD10-0037-050

Hangar One, Moffett Federal Airfield, CA at sunrise ARC-2010-ACD10-003...

Hangar One, Moffett Federal Airfield, CA at sunrise

Naval Air Station Moffett Field, Hanger No. 1, Cummins Avenue, Moffett Field, Sunnyvale, Santa Clara County, CA

Naval Air Station Moffett Field, Hanger No. 1, Cummins Avenue, Moffett...

Significance: In the nation's quest to provide security for the lengthy expanse of its coastlines the opportunity for air reconnaissance was realized by the futuristic Admiral William A. Moffett. Through his ef... More

Navy USS Macon fighter planes in VIC formation over NAS Sunnyvale ARC-1969-A91-0261-24

Navy USS Macon fighter planes in VIC formation over NAS Sunnyvale ARC-...

Navy USS Macon fighter planes in VIC formation over NAS Sunnyvale

USS MACON AT NORTH CIRCLE NASA SUNNYVALE, MT VIEW, CA ARC-1933-A91-0261-26

USS MACON AT NORTH CIRCLE NASA SUNNYVALE, MT VIEW, CA ARC-1933-A91-026...

USS MACON AT NORTH CIRCLE NASA SUNNYVALE, MT VIEW, CA Public domain image of an airship, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Photograph Looking Down in Emergency Control Station of a Dirigible , ca. 1933

Photograph Looking Down in Emergency Control Station of a Dirigible , ...

Original Caption: Photograph Looking Down in Emergency Control Station of a Dirigible , ca. 1933..U.S. National Archives’ HMS Record Entry ID: NWL-16051..Creator: U.S. Congress. Joint Committee to Investigate ... More

Photograph of Head-Chief Inspector of Structures Walking Through a Dirigible, ca. 1933

Photograph of Head-Chief Inspector of Structures Walking Through a Dir...

Original Caption: Photograph of Head-Chief Inspector of Structures Walking Through a Dirigible, ca. 1933..U.S. National Archives’ HMS Record Entry ID: NWL-16051..Creator: U.S. Congress. Joint Committee to Inve... More

Navy USS Macon Mooring at south circle U.S. Naval Airstation Sunnyvale, Mt. View CA ARC-1934-A91-0261-21

Navy USS Macon Mooring at south circle U.S. Naval Airstation Sunnyvale...

Navy USS Macon Mooring at south circle U.S. Naval Airstation Sunnyvale, Mt. View CA

Construction of the new NASA Ames Green Building dubbed Sustainability Base located on the Ames Research Center campus at Moffett Field, CA. Thermal wells dug at the north end of Shenandoah Parade Grounds. ARC-2010-ACD10-0037-091

Construction of the new NASA Ames Green Building dubbed Sustainability...

Construction of the new NASA Ames Green Building dubbed Sustainability Base located on the Ames Research Center campus at Moffett Field, CA. Thermal wells dug at the north end of Shenandoah Parade Grounds.

Lunar Science Institute, Bldg-17 at NASA Research Park in the fall with Hangar One deskinning project going on in backbround. ARC-2011-ACD11-0202-006

Lunar Science Institute, Bldg-17 at NASA Research Park in the fall wit...

Lunar Science Institute, Bldg-17 at NASA Research Park in the fall with Hangar One deskinning project going on in backbround.

Naval Air Station Moffett Field, Hanger No. 1, Cummins Avenue, Moffett Field, Sunnyvale, Santa Clara County, CA

Naval Air Station Moffett Field, Hanger No. 1, Cummins Avenue, Moffett...

Significance: In the nation's quest to provide security for the lengthy expanse of its coastlines the opportunity for air reconnaissance was realized by the futuristic Admiral William A. Moffett. Through his ef... More

Construction of Hangar One at NAS Sunnyvale circa 1931 - 1934

Construction of Hangar One at NAS Sunnyvale circa 1931 - 1934

Description: .Construction of Hangar One at NAS Sunnyvale circa 1931 - 1934..Photo ID#: AILS-A93-0074-23

Photograph of the Interior Hull of a Dirigible before Gas Cells were Installed, ca. 1933

Photograph of the Interior Hull of a Dirigible before Gas Cells were I...

Original Caption: Photograph of the Interior Hull of a Dirigible before Gas Cells were Installed, ca. 1933..U.S. National Archives’ HMS Record Entry ID: NWL-16051..Creator: U.S. Congress. Joint Committee to In... More

NAS Sunnyvale, Mt View (aerial) ARC-1936-A93-0073-8

NAS Sunnyvale, Mt View (aerial) ARC-1936-A93-0073-8

NAS Sunnyvale, Mt View (aerial) Public domain photograph of NASA experimental aircraft development, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Navy Nine Blimps inflated in Hanger, NAS Sunnyvale, CA ARC-1943-A91-0261-16

Navy Nine Blimps inflated in Hanger, NAS Sunnyvale, CA ARC-1943-A91-02...

Navy Nine Blimps inflated in Hanger, NAS Sunnyvale, CA Public domain image of an airship, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Navy USS Macon leaving Hanger 1 prior to flight from NAS Sunnyvale, CA ARC-1969-A91-0261-18

Navy USS Macon leaving Hanger 1 prior to flight from NAS Sunnyvale, CA...

Navy USS Macon leaving Hanger 1 prior to flight from NAS Sunnyvale, CA

NRP partnerships: Airship Ventures Zeppelin Dedication ceremony at Moffett Field Flight Line, Moffett Field, CA he Airship Ventures 246-foot long Zeppelin Eureka and hangars two and three at MFA in background. ARC-2008-ACD08-0265-014

NRP partnerships: Airship Ventures Zeppelin Dedication ceremony at Mof...

NRP partnerships: Airship Ventures Zeppelin Dedication ceremony at Moffett Field Flight Line, Moffett Field, CA he Airship Ventures 246-foot long Zeppelin Eureka and hangars two and three at MFA in background.

Naval Air Station Moffett Field, Hanger No. 1, Cummins Avenue, Moffett Field, Sunnyvale, Santa Clara County, CA

Naval Air Station Moffett Field, Hanger No. 1, Cummins Avenue, Moffett...

Significance: In the nation's quest to provide security for the lengthy expanse of its coastlines the opportunity for air reconnaissance was realized by the futuristic Admiral William A. Moffett. Through his ef... More

Naval Air Station Moffett Field, Hanger No. 1, Cummins Avenue, Moffett Field, Sunnyvale, Santa Clara County, CA

Naval Air Station Moffett Field, Hanger No. 1, Cummins Avenue, Moffett...

Significance: In the nation's quest to provide security for the lengthy expanse of its coastlines the opportunity for air reconnaissance was realized by the futuristic Admiral William A. Moffett. Through his ef... More

Naval Air Station Moffett Field, Hanger No. 1, Cummins Avenue, Moffett Field, Sunnyvale, Santa Clara County, CA

Naval Air Station Moffett Field, Hanger No. 1, Cummins Avenue, Moffett...

Significance: In the nation's quest to provide security for the lengthy expanse of its coastlines the opportunity for air reconnaissance was realized by the futuristic Admiral William A. Moffett. Through his ef... More

Naval Air Station Moffett Field, Hanger No. 1, Cummins Avenue, Moffett Field, Sunnyvale, Santa Clara County, CA

Naval Air Station Moffett Field, Hanger No. 1, Cummins Avenue, Moffett...

Significance: In the nation's quest to provide security for the lengthy expanse of its coastlines the opportunity for air reconnaissance was realized by the futuristic Admiral William A. Moffett. Through his ef... More

Navy Another view of USS AKRON,  Ruth Soule' Johnson (Mrs. Victor A Hermann) in lower center ARC-1932-AC88-0284-1

Navy Another view of USS AKRON, Ruth Soule' Johnson (Mrs. Victor A He...

Navy Another view of USS AKRON, Ruth Soule' Johnson (Mrs. Victor A Hermann) in lower center

Photograph of Control Wires and Pulleys on a Dirigible, ca. 1933

Photograph of Control Wires and Pulleys on a Dirigible, ca. 1933

Original Caption: Photograph of Control Wires and Pulleys on a Dirigible, ca. 1933..U.S. National Archives’ HMS Record Entry ID: NWL-16051..Creator: U.S. Congress. Joint Committee to Investigate Dirigible Disa... More

Photograph of the USS Akron in the Goodyear-Zeppelin Dock

Photograph of the USS Akron in the Goodyear-Zeppelin Dock

Committee Papers Public domain image of an airship, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Sometime in 1938 Aerial of Ames Research Center - Moffett Field and Area ARC-1938-A71-2761

Sometime in 1938 Aerial of Ames Research Center - Moffett Field and Ar...

Sometime in 1938 Aerial of Ames Research Center - Moffett Field and Area

NAS Moffett Field Naval Air Station, Mt. View, Ca Altitude 1300ft E.S. East ARC-1944-A93-0073-10

NAS Moffett Field Naval Air Station, Mt. View, Ca Altitude 1300ft E.S....

NAS Moffett Field Naval Air Station, Mt. View, Ca Altitude 1300ft E.S. East

Ames and Moffett Field (MFA) historical sites and memorials Navy Memorial anchor display on Shennandoah plaza - dedication plaque in memory of the Fourteen Officers and men USS Shennandoah lost September 3, 1925. A 50th Anniversary Time Capsule  A Sundial presented by R. Adml. Faronholt November 21, 1933 and a 100 year Time Capsule dedicated on July 1, 1994 ARC-2006-ACD06-0213-049

Ames and Moffett Field (MFA) historical sites and memorials Navy Memor...

Ames and Moffett Field (MFA) historical sites and memorials Navy Memorial anchor display on Shennandoah plaza - dedication plaque in memory of the Fourteen Officers and men USS Shennandoah lost September 3, 192... More

Naval Air Station Moffett Field, Hanger No. 1, Cummins Avenue, Moffett Field, Sunnyvale, Santa Clara County, CA

Naval Air Station Moffett Field, Hanger No. 1, Cummins Avenue, Moffett...

Significance: In the nation's quest to provide security for the lengthy expanse of its coastlines the opportunity for air reconnaissance was realized by the futuristic Admiral William A. Moffett. Through his ef... More

Naval Air Station Moffett Field, Hanger No. 1, Cummins Avenue, Moffett Field, Sunnyvale, Santa Clara County, CA

Naval Air Station Moffett Field, Hanger No. 1, Cummins Avenue, Moffett...

Significance: In the nation's quest to provide security for the lengthy expanse of its coastlines the opportunity for air reconnaissance was realized by the futuristic Admiral William A. Moffett. Through his ef... More

Naval Air Station Moffett Field, Hanger No. 1, Cummins Avenue, Moffett Field, Sunnyvale, Santa Clara County, CA

Naval Air Station Moffett Field, Hanger No. 1, Cummins Avenue, Moffett...

Significance: In the nation's quest to provide security for the lengthy expanse of its coastlines the opportunity for air reconnaissance was realized by the futuristic Admiral William A. Moffett. Through his ef... More

Navy NAS Sunnyvale, Mt View, California prior to construction 1930 Mt View, California farm lands. Property outline in white. ARC-1930-A93-0073-1

Navy NAS Sunnyvale, Mt View, California prior to construction 1930 Mt ...

Navy NAS Sunnyvale, Mt View, California prior to construction 1930 Mt View, California farm lands. Property outline in white.

Photograph of the Nose of the USS Akron being Attached, ca. 1933

Photograph of the Nose of the USS Akron being Attached, ca. 1933

Original Caption: Photograph of the Nose of the USS Akron being Attached, ca. 1933..U.S. National Archives’ HMS Record Entry ID: NWL-16051..Creator: U.S. Congress. Joint Committee to Investigate Dirigible Disa... More

NAS Sunnyvale, Mt View Ca Gasoline Filling Station looking west ARC-1933-A93-0073-6

NAS Sunnyvale, Mt View Ca Gasoline Filling Station looking west ARC-19...

NAS Sunnyvale, Mt View Ca Gasoline Filling Station looking west

Photograph of the Starboard Side of a Dirigible, ca. 1933

Photograph of the Starboard Side of a Dirigible, ca. 1933

Original Caption: Photograph of the Starboard Side of a Dirigible, ca. 1933..U.S. National Archives’ HMS Record Entry ID: NWL-16051..Creator: U.S. Congress. Joint Committee to Investigate Dirigible Disasters..... More

Circa 1938 Aerial of Ames Research Center - Moffett Field and area ARC-1938-AC71-2761

Circa 1938 Aerial of Ames Research Center - Moffett Field and area ARC...

Circa 1938 Aerial of Ames Research Center - Moffett Field and area

Circa 1938 Aerial of Ames Research Center - Moffett Field and area ARC-2015-AC71-2761

Circa 1938 Aerial of Ames Research Center - Moffett Field and area ARC...

Circa 1938 Aerial of Ames Research Center - Moffett Field and area

Navy  (Contract NOy-5604 SNVL 1691) NAS Air station Moffett Field, overhead view of Hanger 2 and 3 from North West Corner  Moffett Field Public Works Serial 1621 - Earl W. Heple & J. H. Pomeroy Contractors ARC-1943-A93-0074-9

Navy (Contract NOy-5604 SNVL 1691) NAS Air station Moffett Field, ove...

Navy (Contract NOy-5604 SNVL 1691) NAS Air station Moffett Field, overhead view of Hanger 2 and 3 from North West Corner Moffett Field Public Works Serial 1621 - Earl W. Heple & J. H. Pomeroy Contractors

Navy USS Macon Moored at south circle, Mt. View from inside Hanger 1 ARC-1969-A91-0261-20

Navy USS Macon Moored at south circle, Mt. View from inside Hanger 1 A...

Navy USS Macon Moored at south circle, Mt. View from inside Hanger 1

Ames and Moffett Field (MFA) historical sites and memorials Unitary Plan Wind Tunned plaza; display and historical site plaques with the NASA logo on the Wind Tunnel valve as a backdrop. ARC-2006-ACD06-0213-001

Ames and Moffett Field (MFA) historical sites and memorials Unitary Pl...

Ames and Moffett Field (MFA) historical sites and memorials Unitary Plan Wind Tunned plaza; display and historical site plaques with the NASA logo on the Wind Tunnel valve as a backdrop.

Naval Air Station Moffett Field, Hanger No. 1, Cummins Avenue, Moffett Field, Sunnyvale, Santa Clara County, CA

Naval Air Station Moffett Field, Hanger No. 1, Cummins Avenue, Moffett...

Significance: In the nation's quest to provide security for the lengthy expanse of its coastlines the opportunity for air reconnaissance was realized by the futuristic Admiral William A. Moffett. Through his ef... More

Naval Air Station Moffett Field, Hanger No. 1, Cummins Avenue, Moffett Field, Sunnyvale, Santa Clara County, CA

Naval Air Station Moffett Field, Hanger No. 1, Cummins Avenue, Moffett...

Significance: In the nation's quest to provide security for the lengthy expanse of its coastlines the opportunity for air reconnaissance was realized by the futuristic Admiral William A. Moffett. Through his ef... More

Naval Air Station Moffett Field, Hanger No. 1, Cummins Avenue, Moffett Field, Sunnyvale, Santa Clara County, CA

Naval Air Station Moffett Field, Hanger No. 1, Cummins Avenue, Moffett...

Significance: In the nation's quest to provide security for the lengthy expanse of its coastlines the opportunity for air reconnaissance was realized by the futuristic Admiral William A. Moffett. Through his ef... More

Navy Squadrons VF-6, VB-2, VS-2, & VT-2 in Hanger at NAS Sunnyvale CA looking south ARC-1935-A91-0261-25

Navy Squadrons VF-6, VB-2, VS-2, & VT-2 in Hanger at NAS Sunnyvale CA ...

Navy Squadrons VF-6, VB-2, VS-2, & VT-2 in Hanger at NAS Sunnyvale CA looking south

Navy (circa in 1931) Hangar 1 under construction, NAS Moffett Field ARC-1931-A93-0073-2

Navy (circa in 1931) Hangar 1 under construction, NAS Moffett Field AR...

Navy (circa in 1931) Hangar 1 under construction, NAS Moffett Field

USS AKRON at Moffett Field, Mr. & Mrs. Charles T. Johnson of San Jose and their daughter Ruth.  It was  possible for the public to park on the shoulder of Bayshore Freeway and walk out on the field to inspect the 'AKRON'.  No fences or security guards! ARC-1932-A88-0284-2

USS AKRON at Moffett Field, Mr. & Mrs. Charles T. Johnson of San Jose ...

USS AKRON at Moffett Field, Mr. & Mrs. Charles T. Johnson of San Jose and their daughter Ruth. It was possible for the public to park on the shoulder of Bayshore Freeway and walk out on the field to inspect t... More

Photograph of the USS Akron in the Goodyear-Zeppelin Dock , ca. 1933

Photograph of the USS Akron in the Goodyear-Zeppelin Dock , ca. 1933

Original Caption: Photograph of the USS Akron in the Goodyear-Zeppelin Dock , ca. 1933..U.S. National Archives’ HMS Record Entry ID: NWL-16051..Creator: U.S. Congress. Joint Committee to Investigate Dirigible ... More

Two Photograph of the Catwalk on the USS Akron, ca. 1933

Two Photograph of the Catwalk on the USS Akron, ca. 1933

Original Caption: Two Photograph of the Catwalk on the USS Akron, ca. 1933..U.S. National Archives’ HMS Record Entry ID: NWL-16051..Creator: U.S. Congress. Joint Committee to Investigate Dirigible Disasters...... More

Close view of  Macon Dirigible Cabin - control room housing while moored at Moffett Field (1935) ARC-1935-A83-0499-25

Close view of Macon Dirigible Cabin - control room housing while moor...

Close view of Macon Dirigible Cabin - control room housing while moored at Moffett Field (1935)

Navy Naval Air Station Moffett Field Public works Serial 1514 - Contract NOy-5604, Earl W. Heple & J.H. Pomeroy contractors NAS Moffett Field: full view of Traveler, looking north, showing end towers Hanger 2 ARC-1943-A93-0074-3

Navy Naval Air Station Moffett Field Public works Serial 1514 - Contra...

Navy Naval Air Station Moffett Field Public works Serial 1514 - Contract NOy-5604, Earl W. Heple & J.H. Pomeroy contractors NAS Moffett Field: full view of Traveler, looking north, showing end towers Hanger 2

All the remaining active duty personnel assigned to Naval Air Station Moffett Field muster for a photograph in front of Hangar Bay One. The 211 foot high historical airship hangar, completed in 1933, was once homeport to one of the Navy's largest dirigibles, the USS MACON. The airfield is scheduled to be disestablished on July 1ST after 66 years in operation

All the remaining active duty personnel assigned to Naval Air Station ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Sunnyvale State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Daniel G. Lavoie Release Status: Released to... More

Timothy Collins, President and Chairman, KleenSpeed Technologies, Inc. and Captain Andrew Butte, rescue helicopter pilot and former Army Aviator, with Butte's 1999 SWIFT. ChampCar  Butte has given his racecar to KleenSpeed for conversion to electric. KleenSpeed is an advanced R&D firm focusing on scalable electric propulsion systems for transportation. The company is based at the NASA Research Park (NRP) Moffett Field, California as a lease holder. ARC-2009-ACD09-0150-003

Timothy Collins, President and Chairman, KleenSpeed Technologies, Inc....

Timothy Collins, President and Chairman, KleenSpeed Technologies, Inc. and Captain Andrew Butte, rescue helicopter pilot and former Army Aviator, with Butte's 1999 SWIFT. ChampCar Butte has given his racecar t... More

SOFIA (Stratospheric Ovservatory for Infrared Astronomy) visit to Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA: landing and taxi to tower ARC-2008-ACD08-0005-031

SOFIA (Stratospheric Ovservatory for Infrared Astronomy) visit to Ames...

SOFIA (Stratospheric Ovservatory for Infrared Astronomy) visit to Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA: landing and taxi to tower

A proud Naval History. Squadron Logos in Hangar One at Moffett Federal Airfield, California. ARC-2010-ACD10-0099-019

A proud Naval History. Squadron Logos in Hangar One at Moffett Federal...

A proud Naval History. Squadron Logos in Hangar One at Moffett Federal Airfield, California.

Navy Victor A. Hermann pictured in lower left corner by the USS Akron.  Contruction of first hanger at Moffett Field ARC-1932-A88-0284-4

Navy Victor A. Hermann pictured in lower left corner by the USS Akron....

Navy Victor A. Hermann pictured in lower left corner by the USS Akron. Contruction of first hanger at Moffett Field

Photograph of the Nose of the USS Akron being Attached

Photograph of the Nose of the USS Akron being Attached

Original caption: Nose section being attached to USS Akron. Committee Papers

NAS Sunnyvale Station, Mt. View CA Looking North  (Moffett Field) at the top of the image the Kingsport Plunge and the dock can be seen.  Thought the plunge closed in the late 20's  the structure is still standing. ARC-1933-A93-0073-3

NAS Sunnyvale Station, Mt. View CA Looking North (Moffett Field) at t...

NAS Sunnyvale Station, Mt. View CA Looking North (Moffett Field) at the top of the image the Kingsport Plunge and the dock can be seen. Thought the plunge closed in the late 20's the structure is still standing.

USS Macon: port side control room ARC-1934-A91-0261-27
Navy USS Macon at South Mooring circle prior to its first flight ARC-1969-A91-0261-5

Navy USS Macon at South Mooring circle prior to its first flight ARC-1...

Navy USS Macon at South Mooring circle prior to its first flight

Hangar One Aerial view (Oblique) of NAS Moffett Field California. ARC-1992-AC92-0222-98

Hangar One Aerial view (Oblique) of NAS Moffett Field California. ARC-...

Hangar One Aerial view (Oblique) of NAS Moffett Field California.

Burrowing Owls keep watch over Moffett Field wetlands. The burrowing owl is currently listed as a Species of Special Concern in California.  Data collected since 1992 at Moffett Field suggest that the population at Moffett Field is the largest sub-population of owls in the region. Thus, the Moffett Field population is an important site for the long-term survival of burrowing owls in the Bay Area (Trulio 1999).   used in Ames 60 yr. History NASA SP-2000-4314 ARC-1993-AC93-0121-1

Burrowing Owls keep watch over Moffett Field wetlands. The burrowing o...

Burrowing Owls keep watch over Moffett Field wetlands. The burrowing owl is currently listed as a Species of Special Concern in California. Data collected since 1992 at Moffett Field suggest that the populatio... More

Dirigible returns to Moffett as people watch (1933) ARC-1993-A83-0499-24

Dirigible returns to Moffett as people watch (1933) ARC-1993-A83-0499-...

Dirigible returns to Moffett as people watch (1933) Public domain image of an airship, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

NRP partnerships: Airship Ventures Zeppelin Dedication ceremony at Moffett Field Flight Line, Moffett Field, CA  the Airship Ventures Zeppelin takes a tour around Bay passing by Hangar One ARC-2008-ACD08-0265-091

NRP partnerships: Airship Ventures Zeppelin Dedication ceremony at Mof...

NRP partnerships: Airship Ventures Zeppelin Dedication ceremony at Moffett Field Flight Line, Moffett Field, CA the Airship Ventures Zeppelin takes a tour around Bay passing by Hangar One

Naval Air Station Moffett Field, Hanger No. 1, Cummins Avenue, Moffett Field, Sunnyvale, Santa Clara County, CA

Naval Air Station Moffett Field, Hanger No. 1, Cummins Avenue, Moffett...

Significance: In the nation's quest to provide security for the lengthy expanse of its coastlines the opportunity for air reconnaissance was realized by the futuristic Admiral William A. Moffett. Through his ef... More

Naval Air Station Moffett Field, Hanger No. 1, Cummins Avenue, Moffett Field, Sunnyvale, Santa Clara County, CA

Naval Air Station Moffett Field, Hanger No. 1, Cummins Avenue, Moffett...

Significance: In the nation's quest to provide security for the lengthy expanse of its coastlines the opportunity for air reconnaissance was realized by the futuristic Admiral William A. Moffett. Through his ef... More

Naval Air Station Moffett Field, Hanger No. 1, Cummins Avenue, Moffett Field, Sunnyvale, Santa Clara County, CA

Naval Air Station Moffett Field, Hanger No. 1, Cummins Avenue, Moffett...

Significance: In the nation's quest to provide security for the lengthy expanse of its coastlines the opportunity for air reconnaissance was realized by the futuristic Admiral William A. Moffett. Through his ef... More

Naval Air Station Moffett Field, Hanger No. 1, Cummins Avenue, Moffett Field, Sunnyvale, Santa Clara County, CA

Naval Air Station Moffett Field, Hanger No. 1, Cummins Avenue, Moffett...

Significance: In the nation's quest to provide security for the lengthy expanse of its coastlines the opportunity for air reconnaissance was realized by the futuristic Admiral William A. Moffett. Through his ef... More

U.S. Congress. Joint Committee to Investigate Dirigible Disasters, ca. 1933

U.S. Congress. Joint Committee to Investigate Dirigible Disasters, ca....

Original Caption: U.S. Congress. Joint Committee to Investigate Dirigible Disasters. (1933 - 06/14/1933)..U.S. National Archives’ HMS Record Entry ID: NWL-16051..Creator: U.S. Congress. Joint Committee to Inve... More

Navy Ridged Airship USS Macon being moved into Hanger 1 NAS Sunnyvale, CA ARC-1933-A91-0261-15

Navy Ridged Airship USS Macon being moved into Hanger 1 NAS Sunnyvale,...

Navy Ridged Airship USS Macon being moved into Hanger 1 NAS Sunnyvale, CA

Two Photograph of the Catwalk on the USS Akron

Two Photograph of the Catwalk on the USS Akron

Committee Papers Public domain image of an American airship USS Akron, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Photograph of a Oil Tank on the USS Akron, ca. 1933

Photograph of a Oil Tank on the USS Akron, ca. 1933

Original Caption: Photograph of a Oil Tank on the USS Akron, ca. 1933..U.S. National Archives’ HMS Record Entry ID: NWL-16051..Creator: U.S. Congress. Joint Committee to Investigate Dirigible Disasters...Subje... More

Photograph of Engine Room in a Dirigible, ca. 1933

Photograph of Engine Room in a Dirigible, ca. 1933

Original Caption: Photograph of Engine Room in a Dirigible, ca. 1933..U.S. National Archives’ HMS Record Entry ID: NWL-16051..Creator: U.S. Congress. Joint Committee to Investigate Dirigible Disasters...Subjec... More

Photograph of Emergency Control Station of a Dirigible, ca. 1933

Photograph of Emergency Control Station of a Dirigible, ca. 1933

Original Caption: Photograph of Emergency Control Station of a Dirigible, ca. 1933..U.S. National Archives’ HMS Record Entry ID: NWL-16051..Creator: U.S. Congress. Joint Committee to Investigate Dirigible Disa... More

Space Flight Guidance Systems (under construction) taken from top of NASA Hangar. ARC-1965-A-35531

Space Flight Guidance Systems (under construction) taken from top of N...

Space Flight Guidance Systems (under construction) taken from top of NASA Hangar.

NASA Research Park (NRP) Moffett Field, California: Timothy Collins, President and Chairman, KleenSpeed Technologies, Inc. and Captain Andrew Butte, rescue helicopter pilot and former Army Aviator, with Butte's 1999 SWIFT. ChampCar  Butte has given his racecar to KleenSpeed for conversion to electric. KleenSpeed is an advanced R&D firm focusing on scalable electric propulsion systems for transportation. ARC-2009-ACD09-0150-002

NASA Research Park (NRP) Moffett Field, California: Timothy Collins, P...

NASA Research Park (NRP) Moffett Field, California: Timothy Collins, President and Chairman, KleenSpeed Technologies, Inc. and Captain Andrew Butte, rescue helicopter pilot and former Army Aviator, with Butte's... More

Moon over Hangar One (with holiday star lighted on roof) ARC-2008-ACD08-0281

Moon over Hangar One (with holiday star lighted on roof) ARC-2008-ACD0...

Moon over Hangar One (with holiday star lighted on roof) Public domain photograph - night sky, astronomy, universe, space, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Naval Air Station Moffett Field, Hanger No. 1, Cummins Avenue, Moffett Field, Sunnyvale, Santa Clara County, CA

Naval Air Station Moffett Field, Hanger No. 1, Cummins Avenue, Moffett...

Significance: In the nation's quest to provide security for the lengthy expanse of its coastlines the opportunity for air reconnaissance was realized by the futuristic Admiral William A. Moffett. Through his ef... More

Naval Air Station Moffett Field, Hanger No. 1, Cummins Avenue, Moffett Field, Sunnyvale, Santa Clara County, CA

Naval Air Station Moffett Field, Hanger No. 1, Cummins Avenue, Moffett...

Significance: In the nation's quest to provide security for the lengthy expanse of its coastlines the opportunity for air reconnaissance was realized by the futuristic Admiral William A. Moffett. Through his ef... More

Naval Air Station Moffett Field, Hanger No. 1, Cummins Avenue, Moffett Field, Sunnyvale, Santa Clara County, CA

Naval Air Station Moffett Field, Hanger No. 1, Cummins Avenue, Moffett...

Significance: In the nation's quest to provide security for the lengthy expanse of its coastlines the opportunity for air reconnaissance was realized by the futuristic Admiral William A. Moffett. Through his ef... More

Naval Air Station Moffett Field, Hanger No. 1, Cummins Avenue, Moffett Field, Sunnyvale, Santa Clara County, CA

Naval Air Station Moffett Field, Hanger No. 1, Cummins Avenue, Moffett...

Significance: In the nation's quest to provide security for the lengthy expanse of its coastlines the opportunity for air reconnaissance was realized by the futuristic Admiral William A. Moffett. Through his ef... More

Construction of Hangar One at NAS Sunnyvale circa 1931 - 1934

Construction of Hangar One at NAS Sunnyvale circa 1931 - 1934

Description: Construction of Hangar One at NAS Sunnyvale circa 1931 - 1934

Photograph Rising the First Main Frame of a Dirigible, ca. 1933

Photograph Rising the First Main Frame of a Dirigible, ca. 1933

Original Caption: Photograph Rising the First Main Frame of a Dirigible, ca. 1933..U.S. National Archives’ HMS Record Entry ID: NWL-16051..Creator: U.S. Congress. Joint Committee to Investigate Dirigible Disas... More

Photograph of Navigation Room in a Dirigible, ca. 1933

Photograph of Navigation Room in a Dirigible, ca. 1933

Original Caption: Photograph of Navigation Room in a Dirigible, ca. 1933..U.S. National Archives’ HMS Record Entry ID: NWL-16051..Creator: U.S. Congress. Joint Committee to Investigate Dirigible Disasters...Su... More

Photograph of Crews Quarters in a Dirigible, ca. 1933

Photograph of Crews Quarters in a Dirigible, ca. 1933

Original Caption: Photograph of Crews Quarters in a Dirigible, ca. 1933..U.S. National Archives’ HMS Record Entry ID: NWL-16051..Creator: U.S. Congress. Joint Committee to Investigate Dirigible Disasters...Sub... More

USS Macon Navy crew ARC-1934-A91-0261-28

USS Macon Navy crew ARC-1934-A91-0261-28

USS Macon Navy crew Public domain image of an airship, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Navy  (Contract NOY-5604  SNVL 1689) NAS Airstation Moffett Field, broadside view of Hanger 2 from middle of landing mat.   Moffett Field Public Works Serial 1621 - Earl W. Heple & J. H. Pomeroy Contractors ARC-1943-A93-0074-7

Navy (Contract NOY-5604 SNVL 1689) NAS Airstation Moffett Field, bro...

Navy (Contract NOY-5604 SNVL 1689) NAS Airstation Moffett Field, broadside view of Hanger 2 from middle of landing mat. Moffett Field Public Works Serial 1621 - Earl W. Heple & J. H. Pomeroy Contractors

Navy NAS Sunnyvale, Moffett Field, Cat Altitude 1500ft E.S. East from front gate toward Shenandoah Plaza and Hanger One ARC-1943-A93-0073-9

Navy NAS Sunnyvale, Moffett Field, Cat Altitude 1500ft E.S. East from ...

Navy NAS Sunnyvale, Moffett Field, Cat Altitude 1500ft E.S. East from front gate toward Shenandoah Plaza and Hanger One

Navy View looking down inside lower Fin, USS Macon ARC-1969-A91-0261-23

Navy View looking down inside lower Fin, USS Macon ARC-1969-A91-0261-2...

Navy View looking down inside lower Fin, USS Macon

Ames aerial: Hangar 1, N-211 Hangar, N-243 & N-243A, N-239, N-213, N-212 ARC-1989-AC89-0234-3

Ames aerial: Hangar 1, N-211 Hangar, N-243 & N-243A, N-239, N-213, N-2...

Ames aerial: Hangar 1, N-211 Hangar, N-243 & N-243A, N-239, N-213, N-212

All remaining active duty personnel assigned to Naval Air Station Moffett Field assemble for a group picture in front of the historic Hangar Bay One. The air station is scheduled to be disestablished on July 1, 1994 after over 66 years in operation. The huge dirigible hangar has long been a unique sight along the Bayshore Freeway

All remaining active duty personnel assigned to Naval Air Station Moff...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Sunnyvale State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Daniel G. Lavoie Release Status: Released to... More

Ames and Moffett Field (MFA) historical sites and memorials Navy Lockheed P-3 Orion Long Range Antisubmarine Partol Aircraft on display in front of MFA Bldg 158 Flgiht Ops (tower) with monuments ARC-2006-ACD06-0213-042

Ames and Moffett Field (MFA) historical sites and memorials Navy Lockh...

Ames and Moffett Field (MFA) historical sites and memorials Navy Lockheed P-3 Orion Long Range Antisubmarine Partol Aircraft on display in front of MFA Bldg 158 Flgiht Ops (tower) with monuments

Naval Air Station Moffett Field, Hanger No. 1, Cummins Avenue, Moffett Field, Sunnyvale, Santa Clara County, CA

Naval Air Station Moffett Field, Hanger No. 1, Cummins Avenue, Moffett...

Significance: In the nation's quest to provide security for the lengthy expanse of its coastlines the opportunity for air reconnaissance was realized by the futuristic Admiral William A. Moffett. Through his ef... More

Naval Air Station Moffett Field, Hanger No. 1, Cummins Avenue, Moffett Field, Sunnyvale, Santa Clara County, CA

Naval Air Station Moffett Field, Hanger No. 1, Cummins Avenue, Moffett...

Significance: In the nation's quest to provide security for the lengthy expanse of its coastlines the opportunity for air reconnaissance was realized by the futuristic Admiral William A. Moffett. Through his ef... More

Photograph of the Rear Control Car of a Dirigible, ca. 1933

Photograph of the Rear Control Car of a Dirigible, ca. 1933

Original Caption: Photograph of the Rear Control Car of a Dirigible, ca. 1933..U.S. National Archives’ HMS Record Entry ID: NWL-16051..Creator: U.S. Congress. Joint Committee to Investigate Dirigible Disasters... More

Construction of Hangar One at NAS Sunnyvale  circa 1932 - 1934 photos provied from private collection with permission to use by NASA Ames Research Center ARC-1932-AD93-0073-20

Construction of Hangar One at NAS Sunnyvale circa 1932 - 1934 photos ...

Construction of Hangar One at NAS Sunnyvale circa 1932 - 1934 photos provied from private collection with permission to use by NASA Ames Research Center

Photograph of a Oil Tank on the USS Akron

Photograph of a Oil Tank on the USS Akron

Original caption: One of the USS Akron's many oil tanks. Committee Papers

Photograph of a Propeller on a Dirigible, ca. 1933

Photograph of a Propeller on a Dirigible, ca. 1933

Original Caption: Photograph of a Propeller on a Dirigible, ca. 1933..U.S. National Archives’ HMS Record Entry ID: NWL-16051..Creator: U.S. Congress. Joint Committee to Investigate Dirigible Disasters...Subjec... More

Photograph of a Side Corridor on a Dirigible, ca. 1933

Photograph of a Side Corridor on a Dirigible, ca. 1933

Original Caption: Photograph of a Side Corridor on a Dirigible, ca. 1933..U.S. National Archives’ HMS Record Entry ID: NWL-16051..Creator: U.S. Congress. Joint Committee to Investigate Dirigible Disasters...Su... More

Navy NAS Air station Moffett Field, Hanger 2 from North West Corner  Naval Air Station Moffett Field Public works Serial 1514 - Contract NOy-5604, Earl W. Heple & J.H. Pomeroy contractors ARC-1943-A93-0074-6

Navy NAS Air station Moffett Field, Hanger 2 from North West Corner N...

Navy NAS Air station Moffett Field, Hanger 2 from North West Corner Naval Air Station Moffett Field Public works Serial 1514 - Contract NOy-5604, Earl W. Heple & J.H. Pomeroy contractors

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