Public Inquiries
We frequently receive popular questions from the public about the research that takes place at the NASA Ames Research Center. Please see the links below for answers to questions you may have.
If you cannot find the answer to your question here below, please submit your question here:
A-Z List of NASA Educational Publications – can be downloaded here
Artemis Program to Explore the Moon
Asteroid Watch and Center for Near Earth Object Studies
Climate Change and Global Warming
Contacting Crows Landing Airport
Contractor Company Listing at Ames
Donations to outside organizations/groups/individuals/raffles: NASA can not make a donation, no matter how good the cause, because it amounts to preferential treatment
Employment Verification/Questions about NASA Personnel – NSSC Contact Information
Meteorites – confirming/identifying them: NASA does not provide this service, to identify, confirm, or purchase meteorites found by the public. Please search the internet for this information.
Moffett Airfield Usage Requests
Moffett Airfield – Operations/Noise Complaints/Maintenance
NASA at Home (for kids: space-related crafts, science experiments, coloring books)
NASA Spinoffs – NASA Technologies that benefit life on Earth in the form of commercial products.
Space Place (for kids)
Space Science Data Coordinated Archive/NASA
NASA STI Repository (NTRS) program – Aerospace-related citations, full-text documents, images, and videos created or funded by NASA.
Submitting an Idea/Proposal/Invention to NASA
Trace Space Back to You – How space exploration and research impact your daily life.
Where to Launch Model Rockets – model rockets are not launched at Ames/Moffett Field