Cake for Goddard Guests. NASA public domain image colelction.
The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter's deputy project manager and project scientist, Cathy Peddie and Dr. Richard Vondrak, cut cake for guests at Goddard's Visitor Center on the evening of Aug. 1, 2009. Guests coul... More
NASA HISTORIC AERONAUTICS ARTIFACTS - Glenn Research Center History
HISTORIC AERONAUTICS ARTIFACTS NASA Identifier: C-2002-1891
CERAMIC MATRIX COMPOSITE THRUST CELLS
CERAMIC MATRIX COMPOSITE THRUST CELLS NASA Identifier: GRC-C-2001-536
ASTER Paris. NASA public domain image colelction.
The Eiffel Tower and its shadow can be seen next to the Seine in the left middle of this ASTER image of Paris. Based on the length of the shadow and the solar elevation angle of 59 degrees, we can calculate its... More
CORROSION OF DETERIORATION INSIDE OF ROCKET EXHAUST MUFFLER AT RETF
CORROSION OF DETERIORATION INSIDE OF ROCKET EXHAUST MUFFLER AT RETF NASA Identifier: C-1989-9339
Bohn-Meyer Math and Science Odyssey
Read Feature Paul Jones, senior research chemist at the Air Force Research Laboratory at Edwards Air Force Base and Krista Esse, a student at Lancaster«És Amargosa Creek Middle School, get some hands-on experim... More
NASA Glenn Research Center at Lewis Field 50th Anniversary Open House
NASA Glenn Research Center at Lewis Field 50th Anniversary Open House NASA Identifier: C-2008-1166
NASA VERY SPECIAL ARTS PROGRAM - Glenn Research Center History
VERY SPECIAL ARTS PROGRAM NASA Identifier: C-2002-1099
CERAMIC MATRIX COMPOSITE THRUST CELLS
CERAMIC MATRIX COMPOSITE THRUST CELLS NASA Identifier: GRC-C-2001-533
CERAMIC MATRIX COMPOSITE THRUST CELLS
CERAMIC MATRIX COMPOSITE THRUST CELLS NASA Identifier: GRC-C-2001-531
Machined Copper CGR-84 Thruster #GRC-C11-VPS (Vacuum Plasma Spray)
Machined Copper CGR-84 Thruster #GRC-C11-VPS (Vacuum Plasma Spray) NASA Identifier: C-2007-309
Machined Copper CGR-84 Thrusters
Machined Copper CGR-84 Thrusters NASA Identifier: C-2007-275
NASA 50th Anniversary Plum Brook Open House 2008
NASA 50th Anniversary Plum Brook Open House 2008 NASA Identifier: C-2008-1249
NASA Glenn Research Center at Lewis Field 50th Anniversary Open House
NASA Glenn Research Center at Lewis Field 50th Anniversary Open House NASA Identifier: C-2008-1167
ASTER Paris. NASA public domain image colelction.
The Eiffel Tower and its shadow can be seen next to the Seine in the left middle of this ASTER image of Paris. Based on the length of the shadow and the solar elevation angle of 59 degrees, we can calculate its... More
Reaction Control System Thruster examined in the electron optics lab N...
Reaction Control System Thruster examined in the electron optics lab Near Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscope NASA Identifier: C-2005-1165
photo-jsc2002-02150. NASA public domain image colelction.
JSC2002-02150 (16 December 2002) --- Astronaut Eileen M. Collins, STS-114 mission commander, looks over extravehicular activity (EVA) equipment in a training session in the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) nea... More
SIC / SIC COMBUSTOR LINERS TESTED IN THE SECTOR RIG
SIC / SIC COMBUSTOR LINERS TESTED IN THE SECTOR RIG NASA Identifier: GRC-C-2001-173
NASA ENVIRONMENT CONSCIOUS CERAMICS / SPORTS - Glenn Research Center H...
ENVIRONMENT CONSCIOUS CERAMICS / SPORTS NASA Identifier: GRC-C-2000-306
2007 National American Indian Heritage Month observance
2007 National American Indian Heritage Month observance NASA Identifier: C-2007-2599
NASA VERY SPECIAL ARTS PROGRAM - Glenn Research Center History
VERY SPECIAL ARTS PROGRAM NASA Identifier: C-2002-1079
NASA 50th Anniversary Plum Brook Open House 2008
NASA 50th Anniversary Plum Brook Open House 2008 NASA Identifier: C-2008-1321
NASA VERY SPECIAL ARTS PROGRAM - Glenn Research Center History
VERY SPECIAL ARTS PROGRAM NASA Identifier: C-2002-1074
Central Berlin: Image of the Day
Germany's largest city and capital, Berlin has appeared in historical records since the 14th century, and has been a capital city of the surrounding kingdom, empire, or nation since the beginning of the 18th ce... More
ATOMIC OXYGEN CLEANED PAINTINGS FROM SAINT ALBON CHURCH
ATOMIC OXYGEN CLEANED PAINTINGS FROM SAINT ALBON CHURCH NASA Identifier: C-1999-1385
CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART PAINTING FOR ATOMIC OXYGEN RESTORATION PROGRA...
CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART PAINTING FOR ATOMIC OXYGEN RESTORATION PROGRAM - HALF RESTORED NASA Identifier: C-1998-1526
NASA ATOMIC OXYGEN PAINTING RESTORATION - Glenn Research Center Histor...
ATOMIC OXYGEN PAINTING RESTORATION NASA Identifier: C-1998-2056 Public domain photograph of painting, 16th-17th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
ATOMIC OXYGEN CLEANED PAINTINGS FROM SAINT ALBON CHURCK
ATOMIC OXYGEN CLEANED PAINTINGS FROM SAINT ALBON CHURCK NASA Identifier: C-1999-1386
Leader Led Workshop - HQ Visit. Public domain image, NASA.
Leader Led Workshop - HQ Visit NASA Identifier: C-2004-1861
Hispanic Recognition Ceremony, NASA history collection
Hispanic Recognition Ceremony NASA Identifier: C-2006-1861
MICROGRAVITY ANALYSIS SOFTWARE SYSTEM - MASS - TEAM PHOTO
MICROGRAVITY ANALYSIS SOFTWARE SYSTEM - MASS - TEAM PHOTO NASA Identifier: C-2002-1862
NASA MOTION PICTURE STUDIO SETUP - Glenn Research Center History
MOTION PICTURE STUDIO SETUP NASA Identifier: C-1965-1866
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
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
Presentation of NASA Peer Award
Presentation of NASA Peer Award NASA Identifier: C-2004-1866
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
WE FREEZE TO PLEASE - BOOK SIGNING
WE FREEZE TO PLEASE - BOOK SIGNING NASA Identifier: C-2002-1866
WE FREEZE TO PLEASE - BOOK SIGNING
WE FREEZE TO PLEASE - BOOK SIGNING NASA Identifier: C-2002-1867
Sonic boom transport model, NASA history collection
.005 inch x 1 inch sonic boom transport scale model. NASA Identifier: L61-1868
WE FREEZE TO PLEASE - BOOK SIGNING
WE FREEZE TO PLEASE - BOOK SIGNING NASA Identifier: C-2002-1868
Presentation of NASA Peer Award
Presentation of NASA Peer Award NASA Identifier: C-2004-1868
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
Ares I Segment Moving Operations
Ares I Segment Moving Operations NASA Identifier: C-2007-1872
WE FREEZE TO PLEASE - BOOK SIGNING
WE FREEZE TO PLEASE - BOOK SIGNING NASA Identifier: C-2002-1872
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
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
Ares I Segment Moving Operations
Ares I Segment Moving Operations NASA Identifier: C-2007-1873
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
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
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-2002-1874
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-2002-1875
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
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
WE FREEZE TO PLEASE - BOOK SIGNING
WE FREEZE TO PLEASE - BOOK SIGNING NASA Identifier: C-2002-1876
VISIT OF MEMPHIS BELLE BOMBER. Public domain image, NASA.
VISIT OF MEMPHIS BELLE BOMBER NASA Identifier: C-1943-1876 Public domain photograph of NASA experimental aircraft, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Miscellaneous: EC03-0163-16 The mural was created...
EC03-0163-16 The mural was created to celebrate the achievements of Wilbur and Orville Wright and to commemorate a century of powered flight. Central to the composition is the 1903 Wright Flyer. ''On Dec. 17, 1... More
The Langley Aerodrome, NASA history collection
L90-4341: "The Langley Aerodrome, brainchild of a group led by Samuel Langley. Shortly after this photo was taken, the December 8, 1903, manned tests of the Aerodrome ended abruptly in failure, as it fell into ... More
Langley, NASA history collection, NASA history collection
Samuel Pierpont Langley (1834 - 1906) and Charles M. Manly (left) chief mechanic and pilot on board the houseboat which served to launch Langley's Aerodrome aircraft over the Potomac River in 1903. NASA Identif... More
Langley Memorial Aeronautical Laboratory, NASA history collection
Langley Memorial Aeronautical Laboratory as it appeared shortly after completion in 1918. Photograph published in Winds of Change, 75th Anniversary NASA publication (page 2), by James Schultz. NASA Identifier: L1378
ELLINGTON AFB CIRCA 1918, NASA history collection
NASA Identifier: S73-30626 Public domain photograph of industrial building, landscape, architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
ELLINGTON AFB CIRCA 1918, NASA history collection
NASA Identifier: S73-30625 Public domain photograph of military parade, army ceremony, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Langley Memorial Aeronautical Laboratory, NASA history collection
Langley Memorial Aeronautical Laboratory as it appeared shortly after completion in 1918. Photograph published in Winds of Change, 75th Anniversary NASA publication (page 2), by James Schultz. NASA Identifier: L1378
Fokker D.VII, NASA history collection
Fokker D.VII: The Fokker D.VII was one of the best fighter aircraft of World War I, and was the only weapon used by the Central Powers specifically mentioned in the Versailles Treaty. The Central Powers surrend... More
ELLINGTON AFB CIRCA 1918, NASA history collection
NASA Identifier: S73-30625 Public domain photograph of military parade, army ceremony, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
ELLINGTON AFB CIRCA 1918, NASA history collection
NASA Identifier: S73-30626 Public domain photograph of industrial building, landscape, architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Aircraft Wing Preparation, NASA history collection
A LMAL carpenter prepares full scale wings for flight research, 1920. Photograph published in Winds of Change, 75th Anniversary NASA publication (page 36), by James Schultz. Published in Engineer in Charge, NAS... More
Loftin Collection - Boeing Aircraft, NASA history collection
Either a F2B-1 or F3B-1, both aircraft were built by Boeing and both were powered by Pratt and Whitney Wasp engines. These fighters were intended for Navy shipboard use. Boeing F3B-1: While most Boeing F3B-1s s... More
Boeing F3B-1, NASA history collection
Boeing F3B-1: While most Boeing F3B-1s served aboard the U. S. Navy aircraft carriers Lexington and Saratoga, this example flew in NACA hands at the Langley Memorial Aeronautical Laboratory in the late 1920's. ... More
Hampton Roads area from the late 1930s
A map of the Hampton Roads area from the late 1930s. the James River Bridge was completed in the late 1920s. NASA Identifier: L36943
Dr. Hugh L. Dryden - portrait. NASA public domain image colelction.
Dr. Hugh Latimer Dryden, had many titles after his name in his lifetime. In 1949 he became the director of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA). Dr. Dryden received many accolades and awards b... More
ELLINGTON AFB CIRCA 1918, NASA history collection
NASA Identifier: S73-30627 Public domain photograph of the history of NASA, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Full Scale Tunnel (FST) and Seaplane Tow Channel
Installation of Careystone covering at the Full-Scale Tunnel (FST) facility. The corrugated concrete and asbestos panels (1/4 inch thick; 42 inches wide; 62 inches long) which were used as siding and roofing fo... More
Tow Tank #1, NASA history collection
Digging the channel for the Tow Tank. In the late 1920s, the NACA decided to investigate the aero/hydro dynamics of floats for seaplanes. A Hydrodynamics Branch was established in 1929 and special towing basin ... More
Lockheed Vega Air Express, NASA history collection
Lockheed Vega Air Express. Frank M. Hawks broke transcontinental speed record in this plane. It was the first production aircraft with the NACA cowling, 1929. NASA Identifier: L3271
XN2Y-1 in the 15-Foot Spin Tunnel
Model of the XN2Y-1 for testing in 15-Foot Spin Tunnel. This was one of two balsa wood models (the other was a 1/12-scale model of the F4B-2) for initial testing and calibration of the new tunnel. Researchers w... More
Aircraft Wing Preparation, NASA history collection
A LMAL carpenter prepares full scale wings for flight research, 1920. Photograph published in Winds of Change, 75th Anniversary NASA publication (page 36), by James Schultz. Published in Engineer in Charge, NAS... More
ELLINGTON AFB CIRCA 1918, NASA history collection
NASA Identifier: S73-30627 Public domain photograph of the history of NASA, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Fokker Trimotor, NASA history collection
The LMAL flight crew installs an experimental low-drag cowling on the Fokker Trimotor, 1929. Photograph published in Engineer in Charge: A History of the Langley Aeronautical Laboratory, 1917-1958 by James R. H... More
NACA's First Wind Tunnel, NASA history collection
The National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA)'s first wind tunnel,Located at Langley Field in Hampton,VA,was an open-circuit wind tunnel completed in 1920. Essentially a replica of the ten-year-old tun... More
Meeting of the Main Committee, Washington, D.C., 1920
Meeting of the NACA main committee in the NACA conference room, Washington D. C., 1920. (from right to left) Charles D. Wolcott, Joseph S. Ames, William F. Durand. Fourth from left is Orville Wright. At the cha... More
Portrait of Melvin N. Gough. NASA public domain image colelction.
Melvin N. Gough started his NACA career in the Propeller Research Tunnel. After taking flight training and becoming a reserve navy pilot in the late 1920s he transferred from the PRT to the flight test section.... More
Vikers Viking Amphibian - biplane, NASA history collection
Vikers Viking Amphibian - biplane: Initially procured in 1921 by the U.S. Navy during their studies of foreign designs, the Vickers Viking IV became NACA 17 during its short period of study at Langley. NASA Ide... More
Orville Wright visits Langley Laboratory in 1922
The hero of most NACA engineers was Orville Wright. NASA Identifier: L226
Orville Wright visits Langley Laboratory
Engineer David L. Bacon and physicist Frederick H. Norton, escorted Orville Wright, in hat, around the laboratory during his visit in July 1922. To the right is George Lewis. NASA Identifier: L1767
Orville Wright visits Langley Laboratory
Engineer David L. Bacon and physicist Frederick H. Norton, escorted Orville Wright, in hat, around the laboratory during his visit in July 1922. To the right is George Lewis. NASA Identifier: L1767
Variable Density Tunnel, NASA history collection
The Variable Density Tunnel in operation. Variable Density Tunnel 1923. NASA Identifier: L463
AWARD PHOTOS - ADMINISTRATION STAFF, NASA history collection
AWARD PHOTOS - ADMINISTRATION STAFF NASA Identifier: C-1986-1924 Public domain photograph of politician, meeting, government and politics, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Loftin Collection - Boeing PW-9
Boeing PW-9 Army pursuit aircraft. First produced in about 1924. NASA Identifier: L6451
Variable-Density Tunnel, NASA history collection
Installing the U.S.A. 35B airfoil test section for testing in the Variable-Density Tunnel(VDT). The VDT Log Book entry for January 3, 1925 notes that this airfoil was installed "for a test with the new big stre... More
Variable-Density Tunnel, NASA history collection
Model of Sperry Messenger (U.S.A. 5 airfoil) being tested inside the Variable-Density Tunnel (VDT). The tests were run in early January 1925. Testing was suspended on January 15th "until model and airplane coul... More
Fire in Variable Density Wind Tunnel
Fire gutted interior of Variable-Density Tunnel (VDT). On August 1, 1927 a major fire broke out inside the VDT. Clean-up, repair, redesign and reinstallation of equipment took about 8 months. From the Variable ... More
SPAD VII, NASA history collection
SPAD VII (Socitete Pour Aviation et des Derives): This SPAD VII, marked as NACA 10, flew at Langley from September 1922 until February 1925. NASA Identifier: L423
Annual Conference, 1926, NASA history collection
Annual Conference, 1926: The annual industry conference grew from a small modest affair into a large, orchestrated pageant. At the first conference in 1926 this photo was taken on the steps of the administratio... More
Sperry M-1 Messenger, NASA history collection
Sperry M-1 Messenger: The Army's Sperry M-1 Messenger tested variable-camber wings at Langley in 1926. NASA Identifier: L1313
Bee Line BR-1 Racer. Public domain image of NASA aircraft.
Bee Line BR-1 Racer: The Bee Line BR-1 was a racing aircraft used to compete in the 1922 Pulitzer Air Race. The aircraft and its sister ship, the Bee Line BR-2, came to Langley and the NACA in 1926. The BR-1 is... More
Boeing NB-1, NASA history collection
Boeing NB-1: Designed as a primary trainer for the U. S. Navy, the Boeing NB-1 was used by the NACA at Langley starting in October 1926. The float-quipped example used by the NACA was suspended from the NACA ha... More
Transporting submarine engines to power the PRT
The city of Hampton was unable to supply adequate electric power to operate the PRT. Navy Captain Walter S. Diehl, Bureau of Aeronautics, acquired two 1000 hp submarine engines which were to be disposed of. BuA... More