NASA Ames 2015 Summer Series. Understanding the past provides insight into our identity and NASA’s history lies within NACA, the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics. NACA's culture of conducting cutting edge research became the spirit of NASA and laid the foundation for America's leap into space.

NACA was established on March 3, 1915 in order to promote aeronautical research and was the source behind our air superiority during WWII. The Panel delves into the legacy of the NACA.