Photographs of President Richard Nixon Greeting the Apollo 11 Astronau...
Original caption: NASA/APOLLO. ABOARD THE USS HORNET - President Richard M. Nixon appears to be holding the Presidential Seal which is attached to the door of the Mobile Quarantine Facility during his greeting... More
Barbara Kegerreis Lunde (b. 1937)
Subject: Lunde, Barbara Kegerreis b. 1937. Goddard Space Flight Center. Northwestern Bell Telephone Company..Type: Black-and-white photographs..Date: 1964..Topic: Aerospace engineering. Women engineers..Local n... More
Photograph of the Mercury-Redstone 3 Launch
Original caption: Launch of America's first man in space on the Mercury-Redstone-3 from Cape Canaveral launch site on May 5, 1961. Historical Photograph Files
Photograph of the Delta Launch Vehicle on Launch Complex 17B with the ...
Original caption: Cape Kennedy, Florida - On Launch Complex 17B stands the Delta launch vehicle with the Relay II communications satellite mated to its third stage. If a successful launch is achieved, it will ... More
Photograph of Astronaut Malcolm Scott Carpenter
Original caption: Astronaut Malcolm S. Carpenter, prime pilot for the Mercury Atlas 7 flights. Father of 4 children, who live with he and his wife, Rene, at Langley Field, Va. Scott Carpenter’s back-up pilot fo... More
Photograph of John H. Glenn, Jr. prior to Undergoing Centrifuge Tests
Original caption: John H. Glenn, Jr., 39, relaxes in the suit room prior to undergoing centrifuge tests which subjected him to G forces similar to those he might undergo in being placed into an orbital flight. ... More
Photographs of Alan Shepard Being Suited up in His Space Gear for a Te...
Original caption: Alan Shepard, one of the three Prime Astronauts selected to take the first space ride in a Mercury Capsule, is being suited up in his space gear for a test simulation flight. The first attemp... More
Photograph of Astronaut Malcolm Scott Carpenter
Original caption: Malcolm S. Carpenter, a Lieutenant Commander in the U.S. Navy, was born May 1, 1925 in Boulder, Colorado. He is 5 feet 10.5 inches tall, weighs 155 pounds, and has green eyes and brown hair. H... More
Photograph of John Glenn in Space during Mercury-Atlas 6
Original caption: CAPE CANAVERAL, FLA. - Astronaut John Glenn photographed in space by an automatic sequence motion picture camera. Glenn is in a state of weightlessness traveling at 17,500 MPH as these pictur... More
Photograph of John H. Glenn, Jr. during Centrifuge Testing
Original caption: This photograph of John H, Glenn, Jr., 39, was taken during centrifuge testing at the U.S. Navy installation at Johnsville, Pennsylvania. Glenn is one of three National Aeronautics and Space ... More
Photograph of John H. Glenn, Jr., Virgil L. Grissom and Alan B. Shepar...
Original caption: The three Project Mercury astronauts training for the nation's first manned space flight are (from left) John H. Glenn, Jr., Virgil I. Grissom and Alan B. Shepard, Jr. The forthcoming sub-orb... More
Photograph of the Delta Launch Vehicle on Launch Complex 17B with the ...
Original caption: Cape Kennedy, Florida - On Launch Complex 17B stands the Delta launch vehicle with the Relay II communications satellite mated to its third stage. If a successful launch is achieved, it will ... More
Photograph of John Glenn in Space during Mercury-Atlas 6
Original caption: CAPE CANAVERAL, FLA. - Astronaut John Glenn photographed in space by an automatic sequence motion picture camera. Glenn is in a state of weightlessness traveling at 17,500 MPH as these pictur... More
Photograph of John Glenn in Space during Mercury-Atlas 6
Original caption: CAPE CANAVERAL, FLA. - Astronaut John Glenn photographed in space by an automatic sequence motion picture camera. Glenn is in a state of weightlessness traveling at 17,500 MPH as these pictur... More
Wernher von Braun, America Space Program
In this picture, Dr. Wernher von Braun, who was serving as Director of the Army Ballistic Missile Agency's (ABMA) Development Operations Division, is shown posed with his Mercedes 220SE automobile in front of R... More
Wernher von Braun, America Space Program
Dr. Wernher von Braun, Director of the U.S. Army Ballistic Missile Agency's (ABMA) Development Operations Division, rides with his two daughters, Margrit and Iris, in a parade in downtown Huntsville, Alabama, M... More
Photograph of a Rocket being Lifted onto the Launch Structure to be Pr...
SCOUT (Solid Controlled Orbital Utility Test) Project Office Files Public domain photograph of NASA rocket launch, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
XB-70A landing with drag chutes deployed
(1960's) This photo shows the XB-70A #1 rolling out after landing, employing drag chutes to slow down. In the photo, the outer wing panels are slightly raised. When the XB-70 was flying at high speed, the panel... More
Photograph of Scientists preparing to Lift a Rocket onto the Launch St...
SCOUT (Solid Controlled Orbital Utility Test) Project Office Files Public domain photograph of NASA rocket launch, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Photograph of a Rocket being Prepared for Launch at the Wallops Island...
SCOUT (Solid Controlled Orbital Utility Test) Project Office Files Public domain photograph of NASA rocket launch, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
B-57B AIRPLANE SHOWING NOISE SUPPRESSOR INSTALLATION
B-57B AIRPLANE SHOWING NOISE SUPPRESSOR INSTALLATION NASA Identifier: C-1960-53656
Wernher von Braun at his desk with moon lander in background
Photo of Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) Director Dr. Wernher von Braun at his desk with moon lander in background and rocket models on his desk. Dr. von Braun served as Marshall's first director from 1960 ... More
X-15 AIRPLANE IN FLIGHT UNDER OWN POWER
X-15 AIRPLANE IN FLIGHT UNDER OWN POWER NASA Identifier: C-1960-53040
Photograph of a Scientist Working on a Rocket Part at the Langley Rese...
SCOUT (Solid Controlled Orbital Utility Test) Project Office Files Public domain photograph - NASA, space exploration, work of US government, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
YF-12A and YF-12C in flight formation at dawn
The YF-12A (60-6935) carries the "coldwall" heat transfer pod on a pylon beneath the forward fuselage. The pod is seen with its insulating coating intact. In the background, the YF-12C flies photo chase. The co... More
Hyper III on ramp with single-piece pivot wing installed & Princeton s...
The Hyper III's shape provided too little lift to land without some type of deployable wing. The single free flight was made using a simulated one-piece pivot wing, which was attached to the upper surface of th... More
X-15A-2 and HL-10 Parked on NASA Ramp
E-14970 The HL-10 was one of five heavyweight lifting-body designs flown at NASA's Flight Research Center (FRC--later Dryden Flight Research Center), Edwards, California, from July 1966 to November 1975 to stud... More
X-15 ship 1 on lakebed from back
The X-15 (56-6670), seen here on the lakebed at Edwards Air Force Base, Edwards, California, was still equipped with two XLR-11 engines pending installation of the XLR-99 engine, which first flew on November 15... More
NASA X-15, Dryden history gallery
EC88-0180-2 This photo shows the X-15A-2 56-6671 on a research flight with a dummy ramjet engine attached to the bottom of its wedge-shaped vertical tail. One of the experiments planned for the X-15A-2 involved... More
B-57 AIRPLANE WITH NOISE SUPPRESSOR
B-57 AIRPLANE WITH NOISE SUPPRESSOR NASA Identifier: C-1966-3763
B-52 Launch Aircraft in Flight. Public domain image of NASA aircraft.
NASA's venerable B-52 mothership is seen here photographed from a KC-135 Tanker aircraft. The X-43 adapter is visible attached to the right wing. The B-52, used for launching experimental aircraft and for other... More
AJ-2 NASA 230 AIRPLANE. Public domain image, NASA.
AJ-2 NASA 230 AIRPLANE NASA Identifier: C-1960-54360 Public domain photograph of NASA experimental aircraft, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
CV-990 Landing Systems Research Aircraft (LSRA) during final Space Shu...
A Convair 990 (CV-990) was used as a Landing Systems Research Aircraft (LSRA) at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, California, to test space shuttle landing gear and braking systems as part of NASA... More
SR-71A - in Flight View from Tanker during an Airborne Refueling
speed of sound) and at altitudes of over 85,000 feet. The Lockheed Skunk Works (now Lockheed Martin) built the original SR-71 aircraft. Each aircraft is 107.4 feet long, has a wingspan of 55.6 feet, and is 18.5... More
Photograph of a Rocket Part at the Langley Research Center in Hampton,...
SCOUT (Solid Controlled Orbital Utility Test) Project Office Files Public domain photograph - NASA, space exploration, work of US government, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
41G-71-1960-A_B - STS-41G - Public domain NASA photogrpaph
The original finding aid described this as: Preservation File Format: TIFF STS-41G
James Webb and Abe Silverstein. NASA public domain image colelction.
NASA Administrator James Webb (left) and Lewis Director Abe Silverstein (center, with glasses) peer into the reactor tank while visiting Plum Brook...Image # : C-1961-58735
MOCKUP OF AEROBEE SHOT - ZERO GRAVITY PROJECT
MOCKUP OF AEROBEE SHOT - ZERO GRAVITY PROJECT NASA Identifier: C-1960-54523
AJ-2 NASA 230 AIRPLANE. Public domain image, NASA.
AJ-2 NASA 230 AIRPLANE NASA Identifier: C-1960-54361 Public domain photograph of NASA experimental aircraft, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
NASA F-104 Starfighter, Dryden history gallery
E-62131961 view of F-104A (56-0734) on Rogers Dry Lake. The small, thin wings of the aircraft are apparent. 1960 NASA Photo & F-104 Project Description NASA Identifier: 306497main_E-6213
Hyper III on ramp with single-piece pivot wing installed & Princeton s...
The Hyper III's shape provided too little lift to land without some type of deployable wing. The single free flight was made using a simulated one-piece pivot wing, which was attached to the upper surface of th... More
Photograph of a Rocket being raised and Prepared for Launch on at the ...
SCOUT (Solid Controlled Orbital Utility Test) Project Office Files Public domain photograph of NASA rocket launch, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
The Original Seven NASA Image of The Day
In this 1960 photograph, the seven original Mercury astronauts participate in U.S. Air Force survival training exercises at Stead Air Force Base in Nevada. Pictured from left to right are: L. Gordon Cooper, M. ... More
NASA XB-70 Valkyrie, Dryden history gallery
ECN-1008 This is a close-up photo of an XB-70A taken from a chase plane. The XB-70 had a movable windshield and ramp. These were raised during supersonic flight to reduce drag. When the pilot was ready to land,... More
MOCK UP OF AEROBEE SHOT - ZERO GRAVITY PROJECT
MOCK UP OF AEROBEE SHOT - ZERO GRAVITY PROJECT NASA Identifier: C-1960-54698
B-57 AIRPLANE WITH NOISE SUPPRESSOR
B-57 AIRPLANE WITH NOISE SUPPRESSOR NASA Identifier: C-1966-3656
Photograph of a Scientist Examining and Adjusting a Rocket Part inside...
SCOUT (Solid Controlled Orbital Utility Test) Project Office Files Public domain photograph - NASA, space exploration, work of US government, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
NASA NB-52B, Dryden history gallery
Two Boeing B-52 Stratofortress bombers were modified as motherships to launch the X-15 rocket planes. On each aircraft, the bombardier's station was replaced with a console for a launch panel operator; a slot w... More
COLUMBIA BROADCASTING SYSTEM CBS MOVIE CREW PREPARING FOR ZERO GRAVITY...
COLUMBIA BROADCASTING SYSTEM CBS MOVIE CREW PREPARING FOR ZERO GRAVITY FLIGHT ON THE AJ-2 AIRPLANE NASA Identifier: C-1960-54976
M2-F3 on lakebed, NASA history collection
The M2-F3 Lifting Body is seen here on the lakebed next to the NASA Flight Research Center (later the Dryden Flight Research Center), Edwards, California. Redesigned and rebuilt from the M2-F2, the M2-F3 featur... More
Photograph of a Scientist Operating a Vehicle to Transport a Rocket Pa...
SCOUT (Solid Controlled Orbital Utility Test) Project Office Files Public domain photograph of the US industrial development, work of U.S. government, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
NASA Voyager, Dryden history gallery
EC87-0029-02 The Voyager aircraft landed at Edwards Air Force Base, Edwards, California, to complete it's record breaking, nonstop unfueled flight around the world. The Voyager landed at Edwards at 8:06 a.m. PS... More
SR-71A in Flight with Test Fixture Mounted Atop the Aft Section of the...
This close-up, head-on view of NASA's SR-71A Blackbird in flight shows the aircraft with an experimental test fixture mounted on the back of the airplane. Two SR-71 aircraft have been used by NASA as testbeds f... More
Photograph of Two Scientists Examining a Part of a Rocket in a Warehou...
SCOUT (Solid Controlled Orbital Utility Test) Project Office Files Public domain photograph of NASA experimental aircraft development, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
S123E009801 - STS-123 - Eyharts works in the MDDK on Space Shuttle End...
The original finding aid described this as: Description: European Space Agency (ESA) Leopold Eyharts holding crew procedure book in the middeck (MDDK) on Space Shuttle Endeavor. Photo was taken during STS-123... More
Mercury astronauts participate in survivial training
S88-31375 (1960) --- Although more easily recognized in their spacesuits, these seven men are actually NASA astronauts participating in a U.S. Air Force survival school at Stead Air Force Base in Nevada. The or... More
F-106 AIRPLANE BEFORE RESEARCH NACELLES INSTALLED
F-106 AIRPLANE BEFORE RESEARCH NACELLES INSTALLED NASA Identifier: C-1968-2139
SR-71A - in Flight View from Tanker during an Airborne Refueling
speed of sound) and at altitudes of over 85,000 feet. The Lockheed Skunk Works (now Lockheed Martin) built the original SR-71 aircraft. Each aircraft is 107.4 feet long, has a wingspan of 55.6 feet, and is 18.5... More
Photograph of a Scientist Examining a Rocket Part Related Project Beac...
SCOUT (Solid Controlled Orbital Utility Test) Project Office Files Public domain photograph - NASA, space exploration, work of US government, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Photograph of Scientists and Engineers Using a Crane and Other Motor V...
SCOUT (Solid Controlled Orbital Utility Test) Project Office Files Public domain photograph of the US industrial development, work of U.S. government, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Photograph of a Rocket Part Related to Project Beacon
SCOUT (Solid Controlled Orbital Utility Test) Project Office Files Public domain photograph - NASA, space exploration, work of US government, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
F-106 AIRPLANE BEFORE RESEARCH NACELLES INSTALLED
F-106 AIRPLANE BEFORE RESEARCH NACELLES INSTALLED NASA Identifier: C-1968-2146
X-15 ship 1 on lakebed from back
The X-15 (56-6670), seen here on the lakebed at Edwards Air Force Base, Edwards, California, was still equipped with two XLR-11 engines pending installation of the XLR-99 engine, which first flew on November 15... More
F-104 in flight, NASA history collection
F-104G (N826NA) in flight over the Mojave Desert in January 1988. This aircraft was the last of eleven F-104s delivered to the Dryden Flight Research Center over a period of four decades. The initial group of f... More
Wernher von Braun in front of a Saturn rocket hardware transporter
This is a photograph of Dr. von Braun in front of a Saturn rocket hardware transporter. He appears to be addressing a group. Behind him are workers and other NASA officials. There is no date on the photograph. ... More
Photograph of a Rocket being Prepared for Launch at the Wallops Island...
SCOUT (Solid Controlled Orbital Utility Test) Project Office Files Public domain photograph of NASA rocket launch, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Wernher von Braun views a demonstration of a simulated spacecraft
Edward O. Buckbee, the first Director of the Alabama Space Science Center (left), and Dr. Wernher von Braun (right) view a demonstration of a simulated spacecraft which uses an actual hybrid rocket engine for l... More
Photograph of a Rocket Part being Lifted onto the Launch Structure to ...
SCOUT (Solid Controlled Orbital Utility Test) Project Office Files Public domain photograph of NASA rocket launch, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
X-24B with Test Pilot Lt. Col. Michael V. Love
This photo shows Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Michael V. Love in front of the X-24B lifting body research vehicle at Edwards Air Force Base in 1976. Love was assigned as a project pilot on the joint NASA-USAF X... More
B-57 AIRPLANE WITH NOISE SUPPRESSOR
B-57 AIRPLANE WITH NOISE SUPPRESSOR NASA Identifier: C-1966-3657
Photograph of a Scientist Driving a Rocket Part to a Launch Pad at the...
SCOUT (Solid Controlled Orbital Utility Test) Project Office Files Public domain photograph of NASA rocket launch, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Photograph of a Rocket Payload Collar
SCOUT (Solid Controlled Orbital Utility Test) Project Office Files Public domain photograph - NASA, space exploration, work of US government, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Photograph of Apollo 13 Flight Commander James A. Lovell, Jr. Standing...
Original caption: HONOLULU, HAWAII - The Apollo 13 Flight Commander James A. Lovell, Jr. stands alongside President Richard M. Nixon during the playing of the National Anthem after presentation ceremonies award... More
Photograph of a Rocket Part being Lifted onto the Launch Structure to ...
SCOUT (Solid Controlled Orbital Utility Test) Project Office Files Public domain photograph of the US industrial development, work of U.S. government, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
M2-F3 on lakebed, NASA history collection
The M2-F3 Lifting Body is seen here on the lakebed next to the NASA Flight Research Center (later the Dryden Flight Research Center), Edwards, California. Redesigned and rebuilt from the M2-F2, the M2-F3 featur... More
Photograph of a Rocket in the Launch Structure at the Langley Research...
SCOUT (Solid Controlled Orbital Utility Test) Project Office Files Public domain photograph of NASA rocket launch, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Photograph of a Scientist taking a Photograph of a Rocket Part at the ...
SCOUT (Solid Controlled Orbital Utility Test) Project Office Files Public domain photograph of NASA experimental aircraft development, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
NASA Fleet Aircraft, Dryden history gallery
E-14970Both the HL-10 and X-15A2, shown here parked beside one another on the NASA ramp in 1966, underwent modifications. The X-15 No. 2 had been damaged in a crash landing in November 1962. Subsequently, the f... More
X-15 2 on lakebed after engine failure forced pilot Jack McKay to make...
On 9 November 1962, an engine failure forced Jack McKay, a NASA research pilot, to make an emergency landing at Mud Lake, Nevada, in the second X-15 (56-6671); its landing gear collapsed and the X-15 flipped ov... More
Photograph of Two Scientists Examining a Rocket Part Related to Projec...
SCOUT (Solid Controlled Orbital Utility Test) Project Office Files Public domain photograph - NASA, space exploration, work of US government, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
SR-71 in Flight over Mountains. Public domain image of NASA aircraft.
NASA 844, an SR-71A flown by NASA's Ames-Dryden Flight Research Facility (later, Dryden Flight Research Center), Edwards, California, cruises over the Tehachapi Mountains during a 1992 flight. The aircraft is o... More
X-15 #1 rollout on ramp. Public domain image of NASA aircraft.
This photo shows the X-15-1 (56-6670) rocket powered research aircraft as it was rolled out in 1958. At this time, the XLR-99 rocket engine was not ready, so to make the low-speed flights (below Mach 3), the X-... More
Photograph of a Rocket Part inside of a Warehouse
SCOUT (Solid Controlled Orbital Utility Test) Project Office Files Public domain photograph of NASA experimental aircraft development, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Photograph of a Scientist Examining a Rocket inside a Warehouse at the...
SCOUT (Solid Controlled Orbital Utility Test) Project Office Files Public domain photograph of NASA experimental aircraft development, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
NASA WASHINGTON TRANSPARENCIES - Glenn Research Center History
WASHINGTON TRANSPARENCIES NASA Identifier: C-1968-868 Public domain photograph of NASA experimental aircraft, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Display of a Scout Satellite Launch Vehicle
This item is a photograph of a Scientist Standing next to a display of a Scout Satellite Launch Vehiclethat was part of an exhibit display at the British Science Museum in 1984. SCOUT (Solid Controlled Orbital ... More
B-52 Launch Aircraft in Flight. Public domain image of NASA aircraft.
NASA's venerable B-52 mothership is seen here photographed from a KC-135 Tanker aircraft. The X-43 adapter is visible attached to the right wing. The B-52, used for launching experimental aircraft and for other... More
YF-12A and YF-12C in flight formation at dawn
The YF-12A (60-6935) carries the "coldwall" heat transfer pod on a pylon beneath the forward fuselage. The pod is seen with its insulating coating intact. In the background, the YF-12C flies photo chase. The co... More
XB-70A landing with drag chutes deployed
This photo shows the XB-70A #1 rolling out after landing, employing drag chutes to slow down. In the photo, the outer wing panels are slightly raised. When the XB-70 was flying at high speed, the panels were lo... More
NASA CONVAIR B-36 AIRPLANE - Glenn Research Center History
CONVAIR B-36 AIRPLANE NASA Identifier: C-1967-3417 Public domain photograph of NASA experimental aircraft, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
John Glenn Prepares for a Test in the Multi-Axis Space Test Inertia Fa...
Mercury astronaut John Glenn prepares for a test in the Multi-Axis Space Test Inertia Facility (MASTIF) inside the Altitude Wind Tunnel at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Lewis Research... More
Wernher von Braun and President Dwight D. Eisenhower
On September 8, 1960 President Dwight D. Eisenhower visited Huntsville, Alabama to dedicate a new NASA field center in honor of General George C. Marshall, Eisenhower's wartime colleague and the founder of the ... More
Wernher von Braun with President Dwight D. Eisenhower
President Dwight D. Eisenhower and MSFC Director Dr. Wernher von Braun share a joke as other dignitaries look on. Eisenhower was visiting Marshall to participate in the September 8, 1960 dedication ceremony.
North American AJ-2 Savage used for Microgravity Flights
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Lewis Research Center acquired two North American AJ-2 Savages in the early 1960s to fly microgravity-inducing parabola flight patterns. Lewis was in the... More
Saturn Rocket Scale Model in the 8- by 6-Foot Supersonic Wind Tunnel
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) researchers set up instrumentation on a 0.037- scale model of a Saturn booster in the 8- by 6-Foot Supersonic Wind Tunnel at the NASA Lewis Research Center. ... More
Wernher von Braun with general. NASA public domain image colelction.
Marshall Space Flight Center’s (MSFC) Director, Dr. Wernher von Braun, is pictured here with Army Ballistic Missile Agency’s (ABMA) Commanding General, J.B. Medaris, before a display of Army missles at the ABMA test lab.
Mercury 1A Mission - lighting fixture
The original caption reads: Underexposed (almost totally dark) frame with lighting fixture visible in the center taken prior to the Mercury Redstone 1A flight. A clock face is visible in the top left of the pho... More
Mercury 1A Mission - lighting fixture
The original caption reads: Underexposed (almost totally dark) frame with lighting fixture visible in the center taken prior to the Mercury Redstone 1A flight. A clock face is visible in the top left of the pho... More
Mercury 1A Mission - lighting fixture
The original caption reads: Underexposed (almost totally dark) frame with lighting fixture visible in the center taken prior to the Mercury Redstone 1A flight. A clock face is visible in the top left of the pho... More
Mercury 1A Mission - lighting fixture
The original caption reads: Underexposed (almost totally dark) frame with lighting fixture visible in the center taken prior to the Mercury Redstone 1A flight. A clock face is visible in the top left of the pho... More