Space shuttle STS-127 - LAUNCH - Public domain NASA photogrpaph
Description: SEQUENTIAL STILL COVERAGE OF LIFTOFF. FRAME VEHICLE AND LAUNCHER PLUS ONE VEHICLE LENGTH. Item: DD083-39A Date Taken: 7/15/2009 Image Type: DIGITAL STILLS STS127 LAUNCH AND LANDING
ISS042E135486 (01/10/2015) --- Just another sunny day in the Caribbean...
ISS042E135486 (01/10/2015) --- Just another sunny day in the Caribbean sea as viewed by astronauts aboard the International Space Station. This image was tweeted out by NASA astronaut Terry Virts as he captured... More
Neil Armstrong and David R. Scott prepare to board Gemini VIII
Description (March 16, 1966) Commander Neil Armstrong (right) and pilot David R. Scott prepare to board the Gemini-Titan VIII. Gemini VIII successfully launched at 11:41 a.m. EST, March 16, 1966. The mission co... More
Space Shuttle Discovery, STS-51 G Launch
(June 17, 1985) On June 17, 1985, Space Shuttle Discovery's STS-51 G mission launched on a Comsat deployment mission. It deployed three communication satellites. The mission lasted a little over seven days. ..I... More
X-1-3 Being Mated To EB-50A Superfortress
(November 9, 1951) The third X-1 (46-064), known as "Queenie," is mated to the EB-50A (46- 006) at Edwards AFB, California. Following a captive flight on November 9, 1951, both aircraft were destroyed by fire d... More
The Mercury 7, NASA Mercury project
On April 9, 1959, NASA introduced its first astronaut class, the Mercury 7. Front row, left to right: Walter M. Schirra, Jr., Donald K. "Deke" Slayton, John H. Glenn, Jr., and M. Scott Carpenter; back row, Alan... More
Rendezvous Docking Simulator, NASA Gemini program
(February 7, 1964) Multiple exposure of Rendezvous Docking Simulator. The Gemini spacecraft was supported in a gimbal system by an overhead crane and gantry arrangement which provided 6 degrees of freedom - rol... More
Astronaut Edward White Ready For Gemini IV Liftoff
(June 3, 1965) Astronaut Edward H. White II, pilot for NASA's Gemini IV mission is shown in the crew's ready room at Launch Complex 16, suited and ready to ride the van to Launch Complex 19 for insertion in the... More
ASTRONAUT JAMES A. LOVELL, JR.. NASA public domain image colelction.
Astronaut James A. Lovell Jr., pilot for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Gemini-7 spaceflight, walks to the elevator at Pad 19 one hour and 40 minutes before launch of the spacecraft. Moments ... More
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
Cernan Jump Salutes Flag, NASA Moon program
Eugene A. Cernan, Commander, Apollo 17 salutes the flag on the lunar surface during extravehicular activity (EVA) on NASA's final lunar landing mission. The Lunar Module "Challenger" is in the left background b... More
Space Shuttle Columbia, Shuttle Enterprise Free Flight
(1977) The Space Shuttle prototype Enterprise flies free after being released from NASA's 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) over Rogers Dry Lakebed during the second of five free flights carried out at the Dry... More
STS102-368-019 - STS-102 - Empty orbiter payload bay as seen from U.S....
The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of the empty orbiter payload bay as seen from the U.S. Laboratory/Destiny module window. Subject Terms: STS-102, DISCOVERY (ORBITER), PAYLOAD BAY,... More
Space Shuttle Atlantis, STS-135 Launch
(July 8, 2011) Space Shuttle Atlantis' STS-135 mission launched from Launch Pad 39A at Kennedy Space Center on July 8, 2011. STS-135 was the last Space Shuttle mission. The crew of four delivered supplies to th... More
X-15 #2 just after launch. Public domain image of NASA aircraft.
Description: The X-15 #2 (56-6671) launches away from the B-52 mothership with its rocket engine ignited. The white patches near the middle of the ship are frost from the liquid oxygen used in the propulsion sy... More
NASA Lifting Bodies on Lakebed, Armstrong flight research center
(November 30, 1968) The wingless lifting body aircraft sitting on Rogers Dry Lake at what is now NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, California. From left to right are the X-24A, M2-F3 and the HL-10.... More
AST-22-1801 - Apollo Soyuz Test Project
Photographs of the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project Public domain photograph of Apollo-Soyuz, joint Unites States - Soviet space flight, free to use, no copyright restrictions image. The Apollo–Soyuz Test Project (AS... More
Opportunity View on Sols 1803 and 1804 Polar
Opportunity View on Sols 1803 and 1804 Polar NASA/JPL-Caltech
GSDO PDR (Preliminary Design Review) Morning Meeting
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Mike Bolger, program manager for the Ground Systems Development and Operations, or GSDO, Program speaks to participants during completion of the preliminary design review in the Mission B... More
Early Rockets, NASA history collection
During the 19th century, rocket enthusiasts and inventors began to appear in almost every country. Some people thought these early rocket pioneers were geniuses, and others thought they were crazy. Claude Ruggi... More
GSDO PDR (Preliminary Design Review) Morning Meeting
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – The Ground Systems Development and Operations, or GSDO, Program completed its preliminary design review which allows development of the ground systems to proceed to detailed design. Repre... More
Early Rockets, NASA history collection
Sir William Congreve developed a rocket with a range of about 9,000 feet. The incendiary rocket used black powder, an iron case, and a 16-foot guide stick. In 1806, British used Congreve rockets to attack Napol... More
Wildlife Remote Camera is triggered by wildlife 2012-1807
Wildlife Remote Camera is triggered by wildlife
KSC-07PD-1807, NASA history collection
Official portrait of William W. "Bill" Parsons, director of the John F. Kennedy Space Center.
OCO-2 Booster Offload. NASA public domain image. Kennedy space center.
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – Workers prepare to lift the Delta first-stage booster for NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 mission, or OCO-2, from its transportation trailer in the Building 836 hangar a... More
Early Rockets, NASA history collection
During the early introduction of rockets to Europe, they were used only as weapons. Enemy troops in India repulsed the British with rockets. Later, in Britain, Sir William Congreve developed a rocket that could... More
Early Rockets, NASA history collection
The British fired Congreve rockets against the United States in the War of 1812. As a result Francis Scott Key coined the phrase the "rocket's red glare." Congreve had used a 16-foot guide stick to help stabili... More
Slidewire Baskets are Released for the Last Time 2012-1814
Slidewire Baskets are Released for the Last Time Public domain photograph of NASA experimental aircraft development, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Slidewire Baskets are Released for the Last Time 2012-1816
Slidewire Baskets are Released for the Last Time
OCO-2 Booster Offload. NASA public domain image. Kennedy space center.
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – The Delta first-stage booster for NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 mission, or OCO-2, is lowered onto a transportation hardware cradle in the Building 836 hangar at Space... More
Early Rockets, NASA history collection
As far back as 1821, sailors hunted whales using rocket-propelled harpoons. These rocket harpoons were launched from a shoulder-held tube equipped with a circular black shield.
OCO-2 Booster Arrival. NASA public domain image. Kennedy space center.
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – A worker maneuvers the transporter towing the Delta first-stage booster for NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 mission, or OCO-2, at the Horizontal Processing Facility at S... More
OCO-2 Fairing Bi-Sector Halves Transport
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – Both halves of the fairing for NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 mission, or OCO-2, are towed from the Building 836 hangar to Space Launch Complex 2 on Vandenberg Air Forc... More
OCO-2 Fairing Bi-Sector Halves Transport
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – Both halves of the fairing for NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 mission, or OCO-2, arrive at Space Launch Complex 2 on Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. Operations... More
AST-22-1848 - Apollo Soyuz Test Project
Photographs of the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project Public domain photograph of Apollo-Soyuz, joint Unites States - Soviet space flight, free to use, no copyright restrictions image. The Apollo–Soyuz Test Project (AS... More
S08-50-1849 - STS-008 - Earth observations taken during STS-8 mission
The original finding aid described this as: Description: Earth observations taken during the STS-8 mission from the space shuttle Challenger. Subject Terms: EARTH OBSERVATIONS (FROM SPACE) STS-8 Categories:... More
Opportunity Surroundings After Backwards Drive, Sol 1850
NASA Opportunity had driven 62.5 meters 205 feet that sol, southward away from an outcrop called Penrhyn, which the rover had been examining for a few sols, and toward a crater called Adventure. This is a cylin... More
AST-22-1850 - Apollo Soyuz Test Project - Apollo Soyuz Test Project, O...
The original database describes this as: Description: Apollo Soyuz Test Project (ASTP),Out of Focus,Black Sea. Image taken on Revolution 135. Original Film Magazine: CX-13,Laboratory Roll 22; Camera Data: Hass... More
Globular Cluster NGC 1851 in the Southern Constellation Columba
This ultraviolet image from NASA Galaxy Evolution Explorer is of the globular cluster NGC 1851 in the southern constellation Columba. NASA/JPL-Caltech/SSC
AST-22-1851 - Apollo Soyuz Test Project
Photographs of the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project Public domain photograph of Apollo-Soyuz, joint Unites States - Soviet space flight, free to use, no copyright restrictions image. The Apollo–Soyuz Test Project (AS... More
OCO-2: Hoisting the Fairing Halves up the MST
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – Workers remove the protective wrap from half of the fairing for NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 mission, or OCO-2, newly arrived at Space Launch Complex 2 on Vandenberg ... More
OCO-2: Hoisting the Fairing Halves up the MST
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – Half of the fairing for NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 mission, or OCO-2, is lifted into a vertical position at Space Launch Complex 2 on Vandenberg Air Force Base in C... More
AST-22-1855 - Apollo Soyuz Test Project
Photographs of the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project Public domain photograph of Apollo-Soyuz, joint Unites States - Soviet space flight, free to use, no copyright restrictions image. The Apollo–Soyuz Test Project (AS... More
OCO-2: Hoisting the Fairing Halves up the MST
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – Half of the fairing for NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 mission, or OCO-2, is lifted toward the environmental enclosure, or clean room, at the top of the Delta II launch... More
AST-22-1856 - Apollo Soyuz Test Project
Photographs of the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project Public domain photograph of Apollo-Soyuz, joint Unites States - Soviet space flight, free to use, no copyright restrictions image. The Apollo–Soyuz Test Project (AS... More
New Record Five-Wheel Drive, Spirit Sol 1856
New Record Five-Wheel Drive, Spirit Sol 1856 NASA/JPL-Caltech
Santa Claus, Ga./Ind. - NASA satellite images
The towns of Santa Claus, Ga., (top) and Santa Claus, Ind. (bottom), are shown in these two images from the Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) instrument on NASA's Terra sate... More
New Record Five-Wheel Drive, Spirit Sol 1856 Stereo
NASA Mars Exploration Rover Spirit took these images that have been combined into this stereo, 180-degree view of the rover surroundings on March 23, 2009. 3D glasses are necessary to view this image. NASA/JPL-Caltech
OCO-2: Hoisting the Fairing Halves up the MST
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – Half of the fairing for NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 mission, or OCO-2, arrives at the portal to the environmental enclosure, or clean room, at the top of the Delta I... More
First Flight of a Liquid Propellant Rocket
Dr. Robert H. Goddard and a liquid oxygen-gasoline rocket in the frame from which it was fired on March 16, 1926, at Auburn, Massachusetts. From 1930 to 1941, Dr. Goddard made substantial progress in the develo... More
AST-22-1857 - Apollo Soyuz Test Project
Photographs of the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project Public domain photograph of Apollo-Soyuz, joint Unites States - Soviet space flight, free to use, no copyright restrictions image. The Apollo–Soyuz Test Project (AS... More
OCO-2: Hoisting the Fairing Halves up the MST
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – Half of the fairing for NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 mission, or OCO-2, is transferred through the portal into the environmental enclosure, or clean room, at the top ... More
Crew Airlock Training, SSATA Chamber, STB-SS-1858 (Kimbrough)
JSC2008-E-050230 (8 July 2008) --- Astronaut Robert S. (Shane) Kimbrough, STS-126 mission specialist, participates in an Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit fit check in the Space Station Airlock Test ... More
OCO-2: Hoisting the Fairing Halves up the MST
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – Half of the fairing for NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 mission, or OCO-2, is positioned into the environmental enclosure, or clean room, at the top of the Delta II laun... More
AST-22-1859 - Apollo Soyuz Test Project
Photographs of the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project Public domain photograph of Apollo-Soyuz, joint Unites States - Soviet space flight, free to use, no copyright restrictions image. The Apollo–Soyuz Test Project (AS... More
S08-50-1860 - STS-008 - Earth observations taken during STS-8 mission
The original finding aid described this as: Description: Earth observations taken during the STS-8 mission from the space shuttle Challenger. Subject Terms: EARTH OBSERVATIONS (FROM SPACE) STS-8 Categories:... More
OCO-2: Hoisting the Fairing Halves up the MST
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – Workers maneuver half of the fairing for NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 mission, or OCO-2, newly arrived at Space Launch Complex 2 on Vandenberg Air Force Base in Calif... More
Hispanic Recognition Ceremony, NASA history collection
Hispanic Recognition Ceremony NASA Identifier: C-2006-1861
STS100-716-106 - STS-100 - Earth observation image of Charleston, Sout...
The original finding aid described this as: Description: Earth observation image of Charleston, South Carolina taken during the STS-100 mission from Endeavour, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 105. Subject Terms: Earth O... More
Leader Led Workshop - HQ Visit. Public domain image, NASA.
Leader Led Workshop - HQ Visit NASA Identifier: C-2004-1861
OCO-2: Hoisting the Fairing Halves up the MST
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – Workers attach a crane onto half of the fairing for NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 mission, or OCO-2, newly arrived at Space Launch Complex 2 on Vandenberg Air Force Ba... More
MICROGRAVITY ANALYSIS SOFTWARE SYSTEM - MASS - TEAM PHOTO
MICROGRAVITY ANALYSIS SOFTWARE SYSTEM - MASS - TEAM PHOTO NASA Identifier: C-2002-1862
OCO-2: Hoisting the Fairing Halves up the MST
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – A crane lifts half of the fairing for NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 mission, or OCO-2, up the side of the mobile service tower at Space Launch Complex 2 on Vandenberg ... More
AST-22-1865 - Apollo Soyuz Test Project
Photographs of the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project Public domain photograph of Apollo-Soyuz, joint Unites States - Soviet space flight, free to use, no copyright restrictions image. The Apollo–Soyuz Test Project (AS... More
Early Rockets, NASA history collection
Jules Verne published his first science fiction novel in 1865 called "From the Earth to the Moon." As shown here in an illustration, passengers in Verne's space ship enjoy their first taste of weightlessness.
Ares I Segment Moving Operations
Ares I Segment Moving Operations NASA Identifier: C-2007-1866 Public domain photograph of NASA research facility, experimental engineering design, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Presentation of NASA Peer Award
Presentation of NASA Peer Award NASA Identifier: C-2004-1866
Visit by Chairman of the Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics Committ...
Visit by Chairman of the Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics Committee on Science U.S. House of Representatives to NASA Glenn Research Center on September 25, 2006 NASA Identifier: C-2006-1866
NASA MOTION PICTURE STUDIO SETUP - Glenn Research Center History
MOTION PICTURE STUDIO SETUP NASA Identifier: C-1965-1866
AST-22-1866 - Apollo Soyuz Test Project
Photographs of the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project Public domain photograph of Apollo-Soyuz, joint Unites States - Soviet space flight, free to use, no copyright restrictions image. The Apollo–Soyuz Test Project (AS... More
WE FREEZE TO PLEASE - BOOK SIGNING
WE FREEZE TO PLEASE - BOOK SIGNING NASA Identifier: C-2002-1866
Spirit Look Ahead After Sol 1866 Drive
This scene combines three frames taken by the navigation camera on NASA Mars Exploration Rover Spirit during the 1,866th Martian day, or sol, of Spirit mission on Mars April 3, 2009. It spans 120 degrees, with ... More
VISIT OF MEMPHIS BELLE BOMBER. Public domain image, NASA.
VISIT OF MEMPHIS BELLE BOMBER NASA Identifier: C-1943-1866 Public domain photograph of NASA experimental aircraft, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
WE FREEZE TO PLEASE - BOOK SIGNING
WE FREEZE TO PLEASE - BOOK SIGNING NASA Identifier: C-2002-1867
OCO-2: Hoisting the Fairing Halves up the MST
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – Both halves of the fairing for NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 mission, or OCO-2, are moved into position in the environmental enclosure, or clean room, at the top of th... More
AST-22-1867 - Apollo Soyuz Test Project
Photographs of the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project Public domain photograph of Apollo-Soyuz, joint Unites States - Soviet space flight, free to use, no copyright restrictions image. The Apollo–Soyuz Test Project (AS... More
Sonic boom transport model, NASA history collection
.005 inch x 1 inch sonic boom transport scale model. NASA Identifier: L61-1868
Presentation of NASA Peer Award
Presentation of NASA Peer Award NASA Identifier: C-2004-1868
For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology; FIRST Robot...
For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology; FIRST Robotics Competition 2010 Silicon Valley Regional held at San Jose State University, San Jose, California NASA Ames Space Cookies Team 1868 and ... More
FIRST Robotics Competition 'Lunacy' hosted by NASA at San Jose State...
FIRST Robotics Competition 'Lunacy' hosted by NASA at San Jose State University Event Center. For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology let the games begin. with Mark Leon, Ames Research Robot... More
WE FREEZE TO PLEASE - BOOK SIGNING
WE FREEZE TO PLEASE - BOOK SIGNING NASA Identifier: C-2002-1868
Visit by Chairman of the Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics Committ...
Visit by Chairman of the Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics Committee on Science U.S. House of Representatives to NASA Glenn Research Center on September 25, 2006 NASA Identifier: C-2006-1871
41C-38-1871 - STS-41C - Views taken during the Solar Max repair EVA on...
The original finding aid described this as: Description: Views taken during the extravehicular activity (EVA) required to perform the repair of the Solar Maximum Mission (SMM) observatory in the aft end of the... More
Visit by Chairman of the Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics Committ...
Visit by Chairman of the Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics Committee on Science U.S. House of Representatives to NASA Glenn Research Center on September 25, 2006 NASA Identifier: C-2006-1872
WE FREEZE TO PLEASE - BOOK SIGNING
WE FREEZE TO PLEASE - BOOK SIGNING NASA Identifier: C-2002-1872
Ares I Segment Moving Operations
Ares I Segment Moving Operations NASA Identifier: C-2007-1872
AST-22-1872 - Apollo Soyuz Test Project - Apollo Soyuz Test Project, O...
The original database describes this as: Description: Apollo Soyuz Test Project (ASTP),Out of Focus,Underexposed. Image taken on Revolution 135. Original Film Magazine: CX-13,Laboratory Roll 22; Camera Data: H... More
VISIT OF MEMPHIS BELLE BOMBER. Public domain image, NASA.
VISIT OF MEMPHIS BELLE BOMBER NASA Identifier: C-1943-1872 Public domain photograph of NASA experimental aircraft, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
WE FREEZE TO PLEASE - BOOK SIGNING
WE FREEZE TO PLEASE - BOOK SIGNING NASA Identifier: C-2002-1873
Visit by Chairman of the Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics Committ...
Visit by Chairman of the Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics Committee on Science U.S. House of Representatives to NASA Glenn Research Center on September 25, 2006 NASA Identifier: C-2006-1873
Ares I Segment Moving Operations
Ares I Segment Moving Operations NASA Identifier: C-2007-1873
AST-22-1873 - Apollo Soyuz Test Project
Photographs of the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project Public domain photograph of Apollo-Soyuz, joint Unites States - Soviet space flight, free to use, no copyright restrictions image. The Apollo–Soyuz Test Project (AS... More
WE FREEZE TO PLEASE - BOOK SIGNING
WE FREEZE TO PLEASE - BOOK SIGNING NASA Identifier: C-2002-1874
Visit by Chairman of the Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics Committ...
Visit by Chairman of the Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics Committee on Science U.S. House of Representatives to NASA Glenn Research Center on September 25, 2006 NASA Identifier: C-2006-1874
AST-22-1874 - Apollo Soyuz Test Project
Photographs of the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project Public domain photograph of Apollo-Soyuz, joint Unites States - Soviet space flight, free to use, no copyright restrictions image. The Apollo–Soyuz Test Project (AS... More
2007 Thunderbirds Aircraft, F-16 Fighting Falcon
2007 Thunderbirds Aircraft, F-16 Fighting Falcon NASA Identifier: C-2007-1874
WE FREEZE TO PLEASE - BOOK SIGNING
WE FREEZE TO PLEASE - BOOK SIGNING NASA Identifier: C-2002-1875
2007 Thunderbirds Aircraft, F-16 Fighting Falcon
2007 Thunderbirds Aircraft, F-16 Fighting Falcon NASA Identifier: C-2007-1875
WE FREEZE TO PLEASE - BOOK SIGNING
WE FREEZE TO PLEASE - BOOK SIGNING NASA Identifier: C-2002-1876
NTSB Portable Electronic Device (PED) study
National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) Portable Electronic Device (PED) study. Chamber B Fuel Quantity Indication System (FQIS) installation. Photographed in building 1220, room 144B. NASA Identifier: L99-1876