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The Wright Brothers test fly their aircraft on Fort Myer's parade field. This series of test flights resulted in the Army purchasing its first aircraft. In the first flight, Sept. 9, 1908, Orville Wright kept the plane aloft 71 seconds. The second flight resulted in a crash that left Wright severely cut and bruised and his passenger, Army LT. Thomas Selfridge dead -- the first powered-aviation fatality. (Exact date shot UNKNOWN)

The Wright Brothers test fly their aircraft on Fort Myer's parade fiel...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Myer, Arlington State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Pub... More

F-35C Conducts 1st Operational Test of Live-fire AIM-120 Missile

F-35C Conducts 1st Operational Test of Live-fire AIM-120 Missile

EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. (Jan. 24, 2019) U.S. Navy Lt. Daniel "Crib" Armenteros, piloting an F-35C Lightning II assigned to Naval Air Station China Lake's Air Test and Evaluation Squadron Nine (VX-9), con... More

04-02025 Ryan X-13 Vertijet c. 1955

04-02025 Ryan X-13 Vertijet c. 1955

Ryan X-13 Vertijet ..Repository: San Diego Air and Space Museum Archive ( http://www.sandiegoairandspace.org/library/stillimages.html )

XB-51 Low Front Quarter 2

XB-51 Low Front Quarter 2

NARA B26521..11 Jul 51 Public domain photograph of jet aircraft, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

B-70 Roll Out 4, US Air Force Photo

B-70 Roll Out 4, US Air Force Photo

NARA RG 342-B Records of USAF..KE15868, roll out, Palmdale, 11 May 64

Most fearsome weapon evolves

Most fearsome weapon evolves

An MC-130J prototype arrives at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., to receive modifications to become Air Force Special Operations Command's next generation gunship, the AC-130J Ghostrider, Jan. 3, 2013. The prototyp... More

HOLLOMAN AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. (Aug. 4, 2017) The Textron

HOLLOMAN AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. (Aug. 4, 2017) The Textron

HOLLOMAN AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. (Aug. 4, 2017) The Textron Scorpion experimental aircraft is prepared for takeoff at Holloman AFB. Scorpion is participating in the U.S. Air Force Light Attack Experiment (OA-X), a... More

B-70 Roll Out 1, US Air Force Photo

B-70 Roll Out 1, US Air Force Photo

NARA RG 342-B Records of USAF..KKE 15863, Roll out, 11 May 64, Palmdale

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Inside the Operations and Checkout Building high bay at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, technicians dressed in clean-room suits line up the middle back shell tile panel for installation on the Orion crew module. Preparations are underway for Exploration Flight Test-1, or EFT-1. Orion is the exploration spacecraft designed to carry astronauts to destinations not yet explored by humans, including an asteroid and Mars. It will have emergency abort capability, sustain the crew during space travel and provide safe re-entry from deep space return velocities. The first unpiloted test flight of the Orion is scheduled to launch later this year atop a Delta IV rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida to an altitude of 3,600 miles above the Earth's surface. The two-orbit, four-hour flight test will help engineers evaluate the systems critical to crew safety including the heat shield, parachute system and launch abort system. For more information, visit http://www.nasa.gov/orion. Photo credit: NASA/Dimitri Gerondidakis KSC-2014-3481

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Inside the Operations and Checkout Building hig...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Inside the Operations and Checkout Building high bay at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, technicians dressed in clean-room suits line up the middle back shell tile panel for instal... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- A Delta IV Heavy rocket soars after liftoff from Space Launch Complex 37 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida carrying NASA's Orion spacecraft on an unpiloted flight test to Earth orbit. Liftoff was at 7:05 a.m. EST. During the two-orbit, four-and-a-half hour mission, engineers will evaluate the systems critical to crew safety, the launch abort system, the heat shield and the parachute system. Photo credit: NASA/George Roberts KSC-2014-4729

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- A Delta IV Heavy rocket soars after liftoff fr...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- A Delta IV Heavy rocket soars after liftoff from Space Launch Complex 37 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida carrying NASA's Orion spacecraft on an unpiloted flight test to Ea... More

McDonnell Douglas YC 15, Space and Aviation museum SDASM

McDonnell Douglas YC 15, Space and Aviation museum SDASM

pictionid62988438 - catalogkuhn090.tif - titlerichard kuhn collection image - filenamekuhn090.tif--Image from the Richard Kuhn Collection--Repository: San Diego Air and Space Museum Archive ( http://www.sandieg... More

Beechcraft : 34 : Twin Quad, Space and Aviation museum SDASM

Beechcraft : 34 : Twin Quad, Space and Aviation museum SDASM

Catalog #: 00060330.Manufacturer: Beechcraft.Designation: 34.Official Nickname: Twin Quad.Notes: .Repository: San Diego Air and Space Museum Archive ( http://www.sandiegoairandspace.org/library/stillimages.html )

Boeing : 367-80, Space and Aviation museum SDASM

Boeing : 367-80, Space and Aviation museum SDASM

Catalog #: 00061791.Manufacturer: Boeing.Designation: 367-80.Official Nickname: .Notes: 707 prototype.Repository: San Diego Air and Space Museum Archive ( http://www.sandiegoairandspace.org/library/stillimages.html )

Grumman : F-14 : Tomcat, Space and Aviation museum SDASM

Grumman : F-14 : Tomcat, Space and Aviation museum SDASM

Catalog #: 00015466.Manufacturer: Grumman.Designation: F-14.Official Nickname: Tomcat.Notes: .Repository: San Diego Air and Space Museum Archive ( http://www.sandiegoairandspace.org/library/stillimages.html )

XB-51 High Rear Quarter

XB-51 High Rear Quarter

NARA B26506..20 Sep 49 Public domain photograph of propeller aircraft, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

XB-51 Low Nose, US Air Force Photo

XB-51 Low Nose, US Air Force Photo

NARA B26512..9 Mar 50 Public domain photograph of jet aircraft, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

X-1E Loaded in B-29 Mothership on Ramp

X-1E Loaded in B-29 Mothership on Ramp

Description (1955) The Bell Aircraft Corporation X-1E airplane being loaded under the mothership, Boeing B-29. The X planes had originally been lowered into a loading pit and the launch aircraft towed over the ... More

B-70 Ship 2 Roll Out 1 - A white jet sitting on top of an airport tarmac

B-70 Ship 2 Roll Out 1 - A white jet sitting on top of an airport tarm...

NARA RG 342-B Records of USAF..KKE22477, Ship 2 Roll out, 29 May 65, Palmdale

Vernon Pugh, a photographer assigned to the range directorate at the flight test and engineering group at the Naval Warfare Center aircraft division, captures a self-portrait in the rear seat position of a F/A-18C Hornet aircraft during an aerial change of command over the Patuxent River Naval Air Station

Vernon Pugh, a photographer assigned to the range directorate at the f...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Patuxent River State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Vernon Pugh Release Status: Released to Publi... More

04-02064 Ryan VZ-3RY Vertiplane C. 1958

04-02064 Ryan VZ-3RY Vertiplane C. 1958

Ryan VZ-3RY Vertiplane ..Repository: San Diego Air and Space Museum Archive ( http://www.sandiegoairandspace.org/library/stillimages.html )

XB-51 Side 2, US Air Force Photo

XB-51 Side 2, US Air Force Photo

NARA B26515..9 Mar 50 Public domain photograph of jet aircraft, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A time exposure of 10 Peacekeeper (LGM-118A) intercontinental ballistic missile reentry vehicles approaching an open-ocean impact zone near Kwajalein Atoll during a flight test

A time exposure of 10 Peacekeeper (LGM-118A) intercontinental ballisti...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: South Pacific Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

An F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the Salty Dogs of Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 23 conducts a captive carry flight test of an AGM-88E Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile (AARGM) at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md.

An F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the Salty Dogs of Air Test and Eva...

PATUXENT RIVER, Md. (Jan. 12, 2011) An F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the Salty Dogs of Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 23 conducts a captive carry flight test of an AGM-88E Advanced Anti-Radiation Guid... More

04-02062 Ryan VZ-3RY Vertiplane C. 1958

04-02062 Ryan VZ-3RY Vertiplane C. 1958

Ryan VZ-3RY Vertiplane ..Repository: San Diego Air and Space Museum Archive ( http://www.sandiegoairandspace.org/library/stillimages.html )

Lockheed CL-475 N6940C c60 [via RJF]

Lockheed CL-475 N6940C c60 [via RJF]

PictionID:42765758 - Title:Lockheed CL-475 N6940C c60 [via RJF] - Catalog:17_000167 - Filename:17_000167.tif - - --------Image from the René Francillon Photo Archive. Having had his interest in aviation sparked... More

B-70 Artist Concept 1 - A painting of two fighter jets flying in the sky

B-70 Artist Concept 1 - A painting of two fighter jets flying in the s...

NARA RG 342-B Records of USAF.. Public domain photograph of a bomber aircraft, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

B-70 Precrash Formation

B-70 Precrash Formation

NARA RG 342-B Records of USAF..KKE73122 Public domain photograph of jet aircraft, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

B-70 6th Flight, US Air Force Photo

B-70 6th Flight, US Air Force Photo

NARA RG342-B..25 Feb 65, Edwards Public domain photograph of aircraft, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Sunset at Launch Pad 39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida finds the Ares I-X rocket awaiting the approaching liftoff of its flight test. This is the first time since the Apollo Program's Saturn rockets were retired that a vehicle other than the space shuttle has occupied the pad. Part of the Constellation Program, the Ares I-X is the test vehicle for the Ares I. The Ares I-X flight test is set for Oct. 27. For information on the Ares I-X vehicle and flight test, visit http://www.nasa.gov/aresIX. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2009-5840

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Sunset at Launch Pad 39B at NASA's Kennedy Spac...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Sunset at Launch Pad 39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida finds the Ares I-X rocket awaiting the approaching liftoff of its flight test. This is the first time since the Apoll... More

HOLLOMAN AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. (July 31, 2017) A Textron

HOLLOMAN AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. (July 31, 2017) A Textron

HOLLOMAN AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. (July 31, 2017) A Textron Scorpion experimental aircraft sits at Holloman AFB. The Scorpion is participating in the U.S. Air Force Light Attack Experiment (OA-X), a series of trial... More

04-02055 Ryan VZ-3RY Vertiplane C. 1958

04-02055 Ryan VZ-3RY Vertiplane C. 1958

Ryan VZ-3RY Vertiplane at Moffet Field ..Repository: San Diego Air and Space Museum Archive ( http://www.sandiegoairandspace.org/library/stillimages.html )

Army Air Forces Fair 018 XP-49 03055

Army Air Forces Fair 018 XP-49 03055

Charles Daniels Collection Photo .Charles Danield via Wright Patterson Air Force Base Museum...PUBLIC COMMONS.SOURCE INSTITUTION: San Diego Air and Space Museum Archive ( http://www.sandiegoairandspace.org/libr... More

Grumman : X-29A, Space and Aviation museum SDASM

Grumman : X-29A, Space and Aviation museum SDASM

Catalog #: 00043662.Manufacturer: Grumman.Designation: X-29A.Official Nickname: .Notes: DIO; DFRC Collection.Repository: San Diego Air and Space Museum Archive ( http://www.sandiegoairandspace.org/library/still... More

Production. B-17 heavy bomber. Two of the four mighty engines of a new B-17F (Flying Fortress) bombers warm up at the airfield of Boeing's Seattle plant as another warship of the air awaits its flight test. The Flying Fortress has performed with great credit in the South Pacific, over Germany and elsewhere. It is a four-engine heavy bomber capable of flying at high altitudes

Production. B-17 heavy bomber. Two of the four mighty engines of a new...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a bomber aircraft, military aviation, air forces, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

XB-51 Taxi with Chute 2

XB-51 Taxi with Chute 2

NARA B26541..29 June 50 Public domain photograph of propeller aircraft, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

B-70 Ship 2 Roll Out 3 - An airplane is parked in front of a hangar

B-70 Ship 2 Roll Out 3 - An airplane is parked in front of a hangar

NARA RG 342-B Records of USAF..KKE22479, Ship 2 roll out, 29 May 65, Palmdale

P-61 Flight Testing Ramjet Engine

P-61 Flight Testing Ramjet Engine

(January 27, 1947) P-61 airplane in flight test with ramjet burning. The P-61 aircraft was built by Nothrup and used by the Aircraft Engine Research Laboratory or AERL of the NACA to test the new jet engine. Th... More

B-70 Roll Out 2, US Air Force Photo

B-70 Roll Out 2, US Air Force Photo

NARA RG 342-B Records of USAF..KKE15867, roll out, 11 May 64, Palmdale

B-70 2nd Flight, US Air Force Photo

B-70 2nd Flight, US Air Force Photo

NARA RG342-B..2nd flight..5 Oct 64, Edwards Public domain photograph related to airlines, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

B-70 Six Pack, US Air Force Photo

B-70 Six Pack, US Air Force Photo

NARA RG 342-B Records of USAF..KE15873, 11 May 64, roll out, Palemdale

A Boeing KC-135/514 Stratotanker aircraft undergoing flight test after being re-engined with Pratt and Whitney JT3D turbofan engines

A Boeing KC-135/514 Stratotanker aircraft undergoing flight test after...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Edwards Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Dennis L. Brooking Release Status: ... More

A air-to-air top view of a KC-10A Extender aircraft as seen from a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft during a refueling flight test

A air-to-air top view of a KC-10A Extender aircraft as seen from a KC-...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Edwards Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Young Release Status: Released ... More

HOLLOMAN AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. (Aug. 4, 2017) The Textron

HOLLOMAN AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. (Aug. 4, 2017) The Textron

HOLLOMAN AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. (Aug. 4, 2017) The Textron Scorpion experimental aircraft conducts handling and flying quality maneuvers above White Sands Missile Range. Scorpion is participating in the U.S. Air ... More

Grumman F6F-3 42874 with NACA at Moffett Field as 158 [NASA via RJF]

Grumman F6F-3 42874 with NACA at Moffett Field as 158 [NASA via RJF]

PictionID:43637125 - Title:Grumman F6F-3 42874 with NACA at Moffett Field as 158 [NASA via RJF] - Catalog:17_000336 - Filename:17_000336.tif - ---------Image from the René Francillon Photo Archive. Having had h... More

XB-51 Low Front Quarter 1

XB-51 Low Front Quarter 1

NARA B26505..20 Sep 49 Public domain photograph of propeller aircraft, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

B-70 Ship 2 Roll Out 2 - A large group of people standing around a white plane

B-70 Ship 2 Roll Out 2 - A large group of people standing around a whi...

NARA RG 342-B Records of USAF..KKE22478, Ship 2 roll out, 29 May 65, Palmdale

HOLLOMAN AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. (Aug. 1, 2017) A Beechcraft

HOLLOMAN AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. (Aug. 1, 2017) A Beechcraft

HOLLOMAN AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. (Aug. 1, 2017) A Beechcraft AT-6 experimental aircraft during ground operations is prepared for takeoff from Holloman AFB. The AT-6 is participating in the U.S. Air Force Light Att... More

HOLLOMAN AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. (Aug. 4, 2017) The Textron

HOLLOMAN AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. (Aug. 4, 2017) The Textron

HOLLOMAN AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. (Aug. 4, 2017) The Textron Scorpion experimental aircraft conducts handling and flying quality maneuvers above White Sands Missile Range. Scorpion is participating in the U.S. Air ... More

Boeing : 367-80, Space and Aviation museum SDASM

Boeing : 367-80, Space and Aviation museum SDASM

Catalog #: 00062379.Manufacturer: Boeing.Designation: 367-80.Official Nickname: .Notes: .Repository: San Diego Air and Space Museum Archive ( http://www.sandiegoairandspace.org/library/stillimages.html )

XB-51 Take Off 4, US Air Force Photo

XB-51 Take Off 4, US Air Force Photo

NARA B26529..12 Dec 51 Public domain photograph of aircraft engine, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

15 Daniels Album Curtiss XP-55. Public domain, Post-war Japan.

15 Daniels Album Curtiss XP-55. Public domain, Post-war Japan.

Photo from Charles Daniels Collection Large Album of images taken in Japan after World War Two...Repository: San Diego Air and Space Museum Archive ( http://www.sandiegoairandspace.org/library/stillimages.html )

XB-51 Side, US Air Force Photo

XB-51 Side, US Air Force Photo

NARA B26504..20 Sep 49 Public domain photograph of jet aircraft, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

XB-51 Front Quarter 2 - A black and white photo of a plane on a runway

XB-51 Front Quarter 2 - A black and white photo of a plane on a runway

NARA B26516..9 Mar 50 Public domain photograph of jet aircraft, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

XB-51 In Flight, US Air Force Photo

XB-51 In Flight, US Air Force Photo

NARA B26533..9 Mar 50 Public domain photograph of propeller aircraft, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

XB-51 High Nose 2, US Air Force Photo

XB-51 High Nose 2, US Air Force Photo

NARA B26511..9 March 50 Public domain photograph of aircraft, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

YB-52 Top In Flight, US Air Force Photo

YB-52 Top In Flight, US Air Force Photo

NARA B26574..21 Oct 53 Public domain photograph of jet aircraft, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

XB-51 JATO Take Off, US Air Force Photo

XB-51 JATO Take Off, US Air Force Photo

NARA B26523..13 Apr 53..Edwards..USAF photo by SSGT Joseph A. Wolff

B-70 Artist Concept 2 - A jet flying through the air with smoke coming out of it

B-70 Artist Concept 2 - A jet flying through the air with smoke coming...

NARA RG342-B..April 1960 Public domain photograph of jet aircraft, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

B-70 Roll Out 3, US Air Force Photo

B-70 Roll Out 3, US Air Force Photo

NARA RG 342-B Records of USAF..KKE15783, roll out, 11 May 64, Palmdale

B-70 Ship 2 Taxi, US Air Force Photo

B-70 Ship 2 Taxi, US Air Force Photo

NARA RG 342-B Records of USAF..KKE23526, 30 Nov 65, Edwards

Lockheed XV-4B 62-4504 c64 [mfr via RJF]

Lockheed XV-4B 62-4504 c64 [mfr via RJF]

PictionID:42765954 - Title:Lockheed XV-4B 62-4504 c64 [mfr via RJF] - Catalog:17_000183 - Filename:17_000183.tif - --------Image from the René Francillon Photo Archive. Having had his interest in aviation spark... More

aahs_p002010, US Navy Photogrpah

aahs_p002010, US Navy Photogrpah

Tex Johnston Bell L-39 Projec t Test Pilot Public domain photograph related to airlines, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

XB-51 High Rear, US Air Force Photo

XB-51 High Rear, US Air Force Photo

NARA B26518..26 Sep 49 Public domain photograph of jet aircraft, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

XB-51 Taxi, US Air Force Photo

XB-51 Taxi, US Air Force Photo

NARA B26520..29 Jun 50 Public domain photograph of jet aircraft, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

XV-3 HOVERING ON RAMP. Flight Test of Bell XV-3 Convertiplane. Bell VTOL tilt-rotor aircraft hovering along side Hangar One at Moffett Field. The XV-3 design combined a helicopter rotor and a wing. A 450 horsepower Pratt & Whitney piston engine drove the two rotors. The XV-3, first flown in 1955 , was the first tilt-rotor to achieve 100% tilting of rotors. The vehicle was underpowered, however, and could not hover out of ground effect. Note the large ventral fin, which was added to imrpove directional stability in cruse (Oct 1962) ARC-1959-A-25685-14

XV-3 HOVERING ON RAMP. Flight Test of Bell XV-3 Convertiplane. Bell ...

XV-3 HOVERING ON RAMP. Flight Test of Bell XV-3 Convertiplane. Bell VTOL tilt-rotor aircraft hovering along side Hangar One at Moffett Field. The XV-3 design combined a helicopter rotor and a wing. A 450 hors... More

A Pershing II missile is launched on a long-range flight test. This is the fourth flight test in the Pershing II engineering development program

A Pershing II missile is launched on a long-range flight test. This is...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Cape Canaveral Air Force Station State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Rele... More

Boeing 367-80, Space and Aviation museum SDASM

Boeing 367-80, Space and Aviation museum SDASM

Catalog #: 00062380.Manufacturer: Boeing.Designation: 367-80.Official Nickname: Dash 80.Notes: .Repository: San Diego Air and Space Museum Archive ( http://www.sandiegoairandspace.org/library/stillimages.html )

Production. Lockheed P-38 pursuit planes. New Lockheed P-38 pursuit ships that have successfully passed inspection for routine test flights are transferred to the Lockheed air terminal. Here flight mechanics take over and prepare them for the flight test. These ships have performed beautifully in action, notably in the Aleutians. They are excellent high-altitude fighters and rank among the world's fastest combat aircraft. Their long-range and great firepower give promise of their value as escorts for high- altitude bombers

Production. Lockheed P-38 pursuit planes. New Lockheed P-38 pursuit sh...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a bomber aircraft, military aviation, air forces, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Production. Lockheed P-38 pursuit planes. New Lockheed P-38 pursuit ships that have successfully passed inspection for routine test flights are transferred to the Lockheed air terminal. Here flight mechanics take over and prepare them for the flight test. These ships have performed beautifully in action, notably in the Aleutians. They are excellent high-altitude fighters and rank among the world's fastest combat aircraft. Their long-range and great firepower give promise of their value as escorts for high- altitude bombers

Production. Lockheed P-38 pursuit planes. New Lockheed P-38 pursuit sh...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944... More

aahs_p002130, US Navy Photogrpah

aahs_p002130, US Navy Photogrpah

Bell L-39 Experimental Aircraft, Showing test auxiliary instrument panel and camera installation aft of Pilot station.

XB-51 High Nose 1, US Air Force Photo

XB-51 High Nose 1, US Air Force Photo

NARA B26507..20 Sep 49 Public domain photograph of jet aircraft, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

B-50 Track Gear 4 - A black and white photo of a plane on a runway

B-50 Track Gear 4 - A black and white photo of a plane on a runway

NARA B26466..Jun 49 Public domain photograph of a bomber aircraft, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At Hangar AF on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, workers prepare to inspect the spent first stage of NASA's Ares I-X rocket, secured in a slip. The booster was recovered by the solid rocket booster recovery ship Freedom Star after it splashed down in the Atlantic Ocean following its flight test. Liftoff of the 6-minute flight test was at 11:30 a.m. EDT Oct. 28. This was the first launch from Kennedy's pads of a vehicle other than the space shuttle since the Apollo Program's Saturn rockets were retired. The parts used to make the Ares I-X booster flew on 30 different shuttle missions ranging from STS-29 in 1989 to STS-106 in 2000. The data returned from more than 700 sensors throughout the rocket will be used to refine the design of future launch vehicles and bring NASA one step closer to reaching its exploration goals. For information on the Ares I-X vehicle and flight test, visit http://www.nasa.gov/aresIX. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2009-6031

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At Hangar AF on Cape Canaveral Air Force Statio...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At Hangar AF on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, workers prepare to inspect the spent first stage of NASA's Ares I-X rocket, secured in a slip. The booster was recovered by t... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, a full-size mock-up of the Orion spacecraft and launch abort system were transported to the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex. In the background are full-size replicas of the external fuel tank and solid rocket boosters that mark the entranceway to the new Space Shuttle Atlantis exhibit. Crane operators and technicians practice de-stacking operations on mock-ups of Orion and the launch abort system in the Vehicle Assembly Building in order to keep processing procedures and skills current. Orion is the exploration spacecraft designed to carry crews to space beyond low Earth orbit. It will provide emergency abort capability, sustain the crew during the space travel and provide safe re-entry from deep space return velocities. Orion’s first unpiloted test flight is scheduled to launch in 2014 atop a Delta IV rocket. A second uncrewed flight test is scheduled for 2017 on NASA’s Space Launch System rocket. For more information, visit http://www.nasa.gov/orion. Photo credit: NASA/Jim Grossmann KSC-2013-2903

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, a fu...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, a full-size mock-up of the Orion spacecraft and launch abort system were transported to the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex. In the backgro... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – NASA's Ares I-X test rocket ignites its first stage at Launch Pad 39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 11:30 a.m. EDT on Oct. 28. The Constellation Program's 327-foot-tall rocket produces 2.96 million pounds of thrust at liftoff and reaches a speed of 100 mph in eight seconds. This was the first launch from Kennedy's pads of a vehicle other than the space shuttle since the Apollo Program's Saturn rockets were retired. The parts used to make the Ares I-X booster flew on 30 different shuttle missions ranging from STS-29 in 1989 to STS-106 in 2000. The data returned from more than 700 sensors throughout the rocket will be used to refine the design of future launch vehicles and bring NASA one step closer to reaching its exploration goals. For information on the Ares I-X vehicle and flight test, visit http://www.nasa.gov/aresIX. Photo credit: NASA/ George Roberts and Tony Gray KSC-2009-5968

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – NASA's Ares I-X test rocket ignites its first s...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – NASA's Ares I-X test rocket ignites its first stage at Launch Pad 39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 11:30 a.m. EDT on Oct. 28. The Constellation Program's 327-foot-tall roc... More

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – NASA, Lockheed Martin and U.S. Navy personnel listen to former space shuttle flight director and mission operations executive Milt Heflin during Orion recovery preparations aboard the USS Anchorage in the Pacific Ocean. Heflin was on prime recovery ships during the splashdowns and post-landing activities of Apollo 8, 10, 16 and 17, each of the three Skylab missions and the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project. NASA and the U.S. Navy are preparing for recovery of the Orion crew module, forward bay cover and parachutes on its return from space and splashdown in the Pacific Ocean. The Ground Systems Development and Operations Program is leading the recovery efforts. The first unpiloted flight test of Orion is scheduled to launch this week atop a United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy rocket. During its two-orbit, 4.5-hour flight, Orion will venture 3,600 miles in altitude and travel nearly 60,000 miles before returning to Earth for a splashdown in the Pacific Ocean. For more information, visit http://www.nasa.gov/orion. Photo credit: NASA/Cory Huston KSC-2014-4649

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – NASA, Lockheed Martin and U.S. Navy personnel list...

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – NASA, Lockheed Martin and U.S. Navy personnel listen to former space shuttle flight director and mission operations executive Milt Heflin during Orion recovery preparations aboard the USS An... More

A U.S. Navy Tomahawk cruise missile flies by an isolated industrial complex during a flight test

A U.S. Navy Tomahawk cruise missile flies by an isolated industrial co...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mojave Desert State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public C... More

S08-14-380 - STS-008 - Mission Specialist (MS) Thornton prepares to eat meal on middeck

S08-14-380 - STS-008 - Mission Specialist (MS) Thornton prepares to ea...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: On middeck, Mission Specialist (MS) Thornton holds meal tray assembly (ASSY) above MS seat positioned for Detailed Supplementary Objective (DSO) 401 Fli... More

A US Army (USA) AH-64D Apache Longbow helicopter, armed with AGM-114 Hellfire air-to-ground missiles and 2.75-inch rocket pods hovers from a concealed position, during flight test conducted at the Boeing/McDonnell Douglas facility, located near Mesa, Arizona (AZ)

A US Army (USA) AH-64D Apache Longbow helicopter, armed with AGM-114 H...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mesa State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Lance Cheung, USAF Release Status: Released to Publ... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the Rotation, Processing and Surge Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the Ares I-X motor segment is revealed after removal of the rail car cover. It is one of four reusable motor segments and nozzle exit cone shipped by the Ares I first-stage prime contractor Alliant Techsystems Inc. for final processing and integration in the facility. The booster used for the Ares I-X launch is being modified by adding new forward structures and a fifth segment simulator. The motor is the final hardware needed for the rocket's upcoming flight test this summer. The stacking operations are scheduled to begin in the Vehicle Assembly Building in April. Photo credit: NASA/Jim Grossmann KSC-2009-2315

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the Rotation, Processing and Surge Facility ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the Rotation, Processing and Surge Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the Ares I-X motor segment is revealed after removal of the rail car cover. It is one of four reu... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. –– In High Bay 4 of the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the yellow framework , nicknamed the "birdcage," is lowered over the Crew Module, or CM, and Launch Abort System, or LAS, assembly for a fit check. Ares I-X is the flight test for the Ares I. The I-X flight will provide NASA an early opportunity to test and prove hardware, facilities and ground operations associated with Ares I. The launch of the 327-foot-tall, full-scale Ares I-X is targeted for July 2009. Photo credit: NASA/Jack Pfaller KSC-2009-2800

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. –– In High Bay 4 of the Vehicle Assembly Building...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. –– In High Bay 4 of the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the yellow framework , nicknamed the "birdcage," is lowered over the Crew Module, or CM, and Lau... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the Vehicle Assembly Building's High Bay 3 at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, Development Flight Instrumentation, or DFI, is mounted on the interior wall of the upper stage simulator of the 327-foot-tall Ares I-X rocket. More than 700 sensors will gather data during the two-and-a-half minute flight test. Part of the Constellation Program, the Ares I-X is the test vehicle for the Ares I, which is the essential core of a space transportation system designed to carry crewed missions back to the moon, on to Mars and out into the solar system. The Ares I-X flight test is targeted for Oct. 27. For information on the Ares I-X vehicle and flight test, visit http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/constellation/ares/flighttests/aresIx/index.html. Photo credit: NASA/Jim Grossmann KSC-2009-5348

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the Vehicle Assembly Building's High Bay 3 a...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the Vehicle Assembly Building's High Bay 3 at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, Development Flight Instrumentation, or DFI, is mounted on the interior wall of the upper stage simulator ... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – As the sun rises over Launch Pad 39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the 327-foot-tall Ares I-X rocket, secured to a mobile launcher platform, prepares to climb the five percent grade of the crawlerway to the top of the pad. The test rocket left the Vehicle Assembly Building at 1:39 a.m. EDT on its 4.2-mile trek to the pad and was "hard down" on the pad’s pedestals at 9:17 a.m. The transfer of the pad from the Space Shuttle Program to the Constellation Program took place May 31. Modifications made to the pad include the removal of shuttle unique subsystems, such as the orbiter access arm and a section of the gaseous oxygen vent arm, along with the installation of three 600-foot lightning towers, access platforms, environmental control systems and a vehicle stabilization system. Part of the Constellation Program, the Ares I-X is the test vehicle for the Ares I. The Ares I-X flight test is targeted for Oct. 27. For information on the Ares I-X vehicle and flight test, visit http://www.nasa.gov/aresIX. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2009-5586

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – As the sun rises over Launch Pad 39B at NASA's ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – As the sun rises over Launch Pad 39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the 327-foot-tall Ares I-X rocket, secured to a mobile launcher platform, prepares to climb the five percen... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Spotlighted in brilliant white, the 327-foot-tall Ares I-X rocket emerges from the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The move to the launch pad, known as "rollout," began at 1:39 a.m. EDT. The transfer of the pad from the Space Shuttle Program to the Constellation Program took place May 31. Modifications made to the pad include the removal of shuttle unique subsystems, such as the orbiter access arm and a section of the gaseous oxygen vent arm, along with the installation of three 600-foot lightning towers, access platforms, environmental control systems and a vehicle stabilization system. Part of the Constellation Program, the Ares I-X is the test vehicle for the Ares I. The Ares I-X flight test is targeted for Oct. 27. For information on the Ares I-X vehicle and flight test, visit http://www.nasa.gov/aresIX. Photo credit: NASA/Jack Pfaller KSC-2009-5535

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Spotlighted in brilliant white, the 327-foot-ta...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Spotlighted in brilliant white, the 327-foot-tall Ares I-X rocket emerges from the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The move to the launch pad, known a... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Reflected in the water of the turn basin near the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the 327-foot-tall Ares I-X rocket begins its slow trek to Launch Pad 39B. The move, known as "rollout," began at 1:39 a.m. EDT. The transfer of the pad from the Space Shuttle Program to the Constellation Program took place May 31. Modifications made to the pad include the removal of shuttle unique subsystems, such as the orbiter access arm and a section of the gaseous oxygen vent arm, along with the installation of three 600-foot lightning towers, access platforms, environmental control systems and a vehicle stabilization system. Part of the Constellation Program, the Ares I-X is the test vehicle for the Ares I. The Ares I-X flight test is targeted for Oct. 27. For information on the Ares I-X vehicle and flight test, visit http://www.nasa.gov/aresIX. Photo credit: NASA/Jim Grossmann KSC-2009-5530

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Reflected in the water of the turn basin near t...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Reflected in the water of the turn basin near the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the 327-foot-tall Ares I-X rocket begins its slow trek to Launch Pad... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – The towering 327-foot-tall Ares I-X rocket, newly arrived on Launch Pad 39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, confidently greats the day following its seven-hour early-morning trek. The test rocket left the Vehicle Assembly Building at 1:39 a.m. EDT on its 4.2-mile trek to the pad and was "hard down" on the pad’s pedestals at 9:17 a.m. The transfer of the pad from the Space Shuttle Program to the Constellation Program took place May 31. Modifications made to the pad include the removal of shuttle unique subsystems, such as the orbiter access arm and a section of the gaseous oxygen vent arm, along with the installation of three 600-foot lightning towers, access platforms, environmental control systems and a vehicle stabilization system. Part of the Constellation Program, the Ares I-X is the test vehicle for the Ares I. The Ares I-X flight test is targeted for Oct. 27. For information on the Ares I-X vehicle and flight test, visit http://www.nasa.gov/aresIX. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2009-5598

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – The towering 327-foot-tall Ares I-X rocket, new...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – The towering 327-foot-tall Ares I-X rocket, newly arrived on Launch Pad 39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, confidently greats the day following its seven-hour early-morning tr... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Technicians on Launch Pad 39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida roll the rotating service structure, or RSS, from around the 327-foot-tall Ares I-X rocket, secured to a mobile launcher platform. The RSS was opened at midday. Preparations are under way for a full test of the rocket, including a "hot fire" of the auxiliary power units as part of the integrated systems test. The transfer of the pad from the Space Shuttle Program to the Constellation Program took place May 31. Modifications made to the pad include the removal of shuttle unique subsystems, such as the orbiter access arm and a section of the gaseous oxygen vent arm, along with the installation of three 600-foot lightning towers, access platforms, environmental control systems and a vehicle stabilization system. Part of the Constellation Program, the Ares I-X is the test vehicle for the Ares I. The Ares I-X flight test is targeted for Oct. 27. For information on the Ares I-X vehicle and flight test, visit http://www.nasa.gov/aresIX. Photo credit: NASA/Jack Pfaller KSC-2009-5716

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Technicians on Launch Pad 39B at NASA's Kennedy...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Technicians on Launch Pad 39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida roll the rotating service structure, or RSS, from around the 327-foot-tall Ares I-X rocket, secured to a mobile lau... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Sunset at Launch Pad 39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida finds the Ares I-X rocket awaiting the approaching liftoff of its flight test. This is the first time since the Apollo Program's Saturn rockets were retired that a vehicle other than the space shuttle has occupied the pad. Part of the Constellation Program, the Ares I-X is the test vehicle for the Ares I. The Ares I-X flight test is set for Oct. 27. For information on the Ares I-X vehicle and flight test, visit http://www.nasa.gov/aresIX. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2009-5841

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Sunset at Launch Pad 39B at NASA's Kennedy Spac...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Sunset at Launch Pad 39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida finds the Ares I-X rocket awaiting the approaching liftoff of its flight test. This is the first time since the Apoll... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, a news conference is held in the Press Site auditorium following the conclusion of the flight test readiness review, or FTRR, for the Ares I-X test rocket. From left are Doug Cooke, associate administrator for NASA's Exploration Systems Mission Directorate; Bob Ess, mission manager for the Ares I-X flight test; and Edward Mango, launch director for the Ares I-X flight test. During the meeting, senior NASA and contractor managers assessed the risks associated with the test and determined the rocket, support systems and procedures are ready for launch. The Ares I-X launch date was announced after the FTRR and is officially set for Oct. 27. For information on the Ares I-X vehicle and flight test, visit http://www.nasa.gov/aresIX. Photo credit: NASA/Jack Pfaller KSC-2009-5865

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, a ne...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, a news conference is held in the Press Site auditorium following the conclusion of the flight test readiness review, or FTRR, for the Ares I-X t... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, a launch status briefing for the Ares I-X rocket's flight test is held in the Press Site auditorium. From left are moderator George Diller, NASA Public Affairs officer; Jeff Spaulding, NASA test director for Ares I-X; and Kathy Winters, launch weather officer. The team is not tracking any problems, the rocket is in great shape, and they are ready for liftoff from Launch Pad 39B on Oct. 27 at 8 a.m. EDT. For information on the Ares I-X vehicle and flight test, visit http://www.nasa.gov/aresIX. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2009-5866

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, a la...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, a launch status briefing for the Ares I-X rocket's flight test is held in the Press Site auditorium. From left are moderator George Diller, NASA... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - The prime launch team for the Ares I-X flight test monitors the countdown from consoles in the Young-Crippen Firing Room in the Launch Control Center at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. This will be the first launch from Kennedy's pads of a vehicle other than the space shuttle since the Apollo Program's Saturn rockets were retired. The parts used to make the Ares I-X booster flew on 30 different shuttle missions ranging from STS-29 in 1989 to STS-106 in 2000. The data returned from more than 700 sensors throughout the rocket will be used to refine the design of future launch vehicles and bring NASA one step closer to reaching its exploration goals. For information on the Ares I-X vehicle and flight test, visit http://www.nasa.gov/aresIX. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2009-6091

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - The prime launch team for the Ares I-X flight t...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - The prime launch team for the Ares I-X flight test monitors the countdown from consoles in the Young-Crippen Firing Room in the Launch Control Center at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Flo... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Almost twice as tall as Disney's Cinderella Castle, the Constellation Program's 327-foot-tall Ares I-X test rocket lifts off from Launch Complex 39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The rocket produces 2.96 million pounds of thrust at liftoff and reaches a speed of 100 mph in eight seconds. Liftoff of the 6-minute flight test was at 11:30 a.m. EDT Oct. 28. This was the first launch from Kennedy's pads of a vehicle other than the space shuttle since the Apollo Program's Saturn rockets were retired. The parts used to make the Ares I-X booster flew on 30 different shuttle missions ranging from STS-29 in 1989 to STS-106 in 2000. The data returned from more than 700 sensors throughout the rocket will be used to refine the design of future launch vehicles and bring NASA one step closer to reaching its exploration goals. For information on the Ares I-X vehicle and flight test, visit http://www.nasa.gov/aresIX. Photo credit: NASA/Jack Pfaller KSC-2009-5937

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Almost twice as tall as Disney's Cinderella Cas...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Almost twice as tall as Disney's Cinderella Castle, the Constellation Program's 327-foot-tall Ares I-X test rocket lifts off from Launch Complex 39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Flor... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – NASA's Ares I-X test rocket flies high above Launch Pad 39B at Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 11:30 a.m. EDT on Oct. 28. NASA’s Constellation Program's 327-foot-tall rocket produces 2.96 million pounds of thrust at liftoff and reaches a speed of 100 mph in eight seconds. This was the first launch from Kennedy's pads of a vehicle other than the space shuttle since the Apollo Program's Saturn rockets were retired. The parts used to make the Ares I-X booster flew on 30 different shuttle missions ranging from STS-29 in 1989 to STS-106 in 2000. The data returned from more than 700 sensors throughout the rocket will be used to refine the design of future launch vehicles and bring NASA one step closer to reaching its exploration goals. For information on the Ares I-X vehicle and flight test, visit http://www.nasa.gov/aresIX.Photo credit: NASA/ George Roberts and Tom Farrar KSC-2009-5972

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – NASA's Ares I-X test rocket flies high above La...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – NASA's Ares I-X test rocket flies high above Launch Pad 39B at Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 11:30 a.m. EDT on Oct. 28. NASA’s Constellation Program's 327-foot-tall rocket produces 2... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, a post-launch news conference is held in the Press Site auditorium following the successful launch of the Ares I-X test rocket at 11:30 a.m. EDT Oct. 28. Sharing a lighter moment are, from left, Doug Cooke, associate administrator for NASA's Exploration Systems Mission Directorate; Jeff Hanley, Constellation Program manager; Bob Ess, mission manager for the Ares I-X flight test; and Edward Mango, launch director for the Ares I-X flight test. For more information on the Ares I-X vehicle and flight test, visit http://www.nasa.gov/aresIX. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2009-5956

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, a po...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, a post-launch news conference is held in the Press Site auditorium following the successful launch of the Ares I-X test rocket at 11:30 a.m. EDT... More

An F-35C Joint Strike Fighter test aircraft returns from a flutter envelope expansion flight.

An F-35C Joint Strike Fighter test aircraft returns from a flutter env...

PATUXENT RIVER, Md. (Mar. 04, 2011) An F-35C Joint Strike Fighter test aircraft returns from a flutter envelope expansion flight. Marine Corps test pilot Lt. Col. Matt Kelly flew the aircraft faster than the sp... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Inside the Operations and Checkout Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, technicians monitor the progress as a crane lowers the Orion Exploration Flight Test 1 crew module toward the base of a birdcage tool. The birdcage will be used to continue installation of external components in preparation for Orion’s first uncrewed test flight in 2014 atop a Delta IV rocket. Orion is the exploration spacecraft designed to carry crews to space beyond low Earth orbit. It will provide emergency abort capability, sustain the crew during the space travel and provide safe re-entry from deep space return velocities. A second uncrewed flight test is scheduled for 2017 on NASA’s Space Launch System rocket. For more information, visit http://www.nasa.gov/orion. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2012-4892

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Inside the Operations and Checkout Building at ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Inside the Operations and Checkout Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, technicians monitor the progress as a crane lowers the Orion Exploration Flight Test 1 crew module t... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Inside the Operations and Checkout Building high bay at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, technicians and engineers monitor the progress as a crane is used to lift the Orion crew module from a special test stand. Lockheed Martin Space Systems and NASA engineers performed a series of static load tests on Orion that simulated the massive loads the spacecraft would experience during its mission. Orion is the exploration spacecraft designed to carry crews to space beyond low Earth orbit. It will provide emergency abort capability, sustain the crew during the space travel and provide safe re-entry from deep space return velocities. Orion’s first unpiloted test flight, Exploration Flight Test 1, is scheduled to launch in 2014 atop a Delta IV rocket. A second uncrewed flight test is scheduled for 2017 on NASA’s Space Launch System rocket. For more information, visit http://www.nasa.gov/orion. Photo credit: NASA/Daniel Casper KSC-2013-2671

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Inside the Operations and Checkout Building hig...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Inside the Operations and Checkout Building high bay at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, technicians and engineers monitor the progress as a crane is used to lift the Orion crew mo... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Inside the Operations and Checkout Building high bay at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, technicians help secure the Orion crew module onto a work stand after a crane was used to lift it out of a special test. Lockheed Martin Space Systems and NASA engineers performed a series of static load tests on Orion that simulated the massive loads the spacecraft would experience during its mission. Orion is the exploration spacecraft designed to carry crews to space beyond low Earth orbit. It will provide emergency abort capability, sustain the crew during the space travel and provide safe re-entry from deep space return velocities. Orion’s first unpiloted test flight, Exploration Flight Test 1, is scheduled to launch in 2014 atop a Delta IV rocket. A second uncrewed flight test is scheduled for 2017 on NASA’s Space Launch System rocket. For more information, visit http://www.nasa.gov/orion. Photo credit: NASA/Daniel Casper KSC-2013-2682

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Inside the Operations and Checkout Building hig...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Inside the Operations and Checkout Building high bay at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, technicians help secure the Orion crew module onto a work stand after a crane was used to l... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Inside the Operations and Checkout Building high bay at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, a crane lifts the Orion crew module out of a special test stand. Lockheed Martin Space Systems and NASA engineers performed a series of static load tests on Orion that simulated the massive loads the spacecraft would experience during its mission. Orion is the exploration spacecraft designed to carry crews to space beyond low Earth orbit. It will provide emergency abort capability, sustain the crew during the space travel and provide safe re-entry from deep space return velocities. Orion’s first unpiloted test flight, Exploration Flight Test 1, is scheduled to launch in 2014 atop a Delta IV rocket. A second uncrewed flight test is scheduled for 2017 on NASA’s Space Launch System rocket. For more information, visit http://www.nasa.gov/orion. Photo credit: NASA/Daniel Casper KSC-2013-2673

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Inside the Operations and Checkout Building hig...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Inside the Operations and Checkout Building high bay at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, a crane lifts the Orion crew module out of a special test stand. Lockheed Martin Space Syst... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- In the transfer aisle of the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, a technician monitors de-stacking operations on a full-size mock-up of the Orion spacecraft and launch abort system. Crane operators and technicians practice stacking and de-stacking operations in order to keep processing procedures and skills current. Orion is the exploration spacecraft designed to carry crews to space beyond low Earth orbit. It will provide emergency abort capability, sustain the crew during the space travel and provide safe re-entry from deep space return velocities. Orion’s first unpiloted test flight is scheduled to launch in 2014 atop a Delta IV rocket. A second uncrewed flight test is scheduled for 2017 on NASA’s Space Launch System rocket. For more information, visit http://www.nasa.gov/orion. Photo credit: NASA/Jim Grossmann KSC-2013-2850

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- In the transfer aisle of the Vehicle Assembly ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- In the transfer aisle of the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, a technician monitors de-stacking operations on a full-size mock-up of the Orion spacecr... More

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