Space shuttle STS-127 - LAUNCH
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.
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
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
ATOMIC OXYGEN CLEANED PAINTINGS FROM SAINT ALBON CHURCH
ATOMIC OXYGEN CLEANED PAINTINGS FROM SAINT ALBON CHURCH NASA Identifier: C-1999-1385
Early Rockets, NASA history collection
All through the 13th to the 15th Centuries there were reports of many rocket experiments. For example, Joanes de Fontana of Italy designed a surface-rurning, rocket-powered torpedo for setting enemy ships on fire
WESH-TV 2 News Anchor Wendy Chioji tours the Orbiter Processing Facili...
WESH-TV 2 News Anchor Wendy Chioji tours the Orbiter Processing Facility.
OCO-2 - Delta II Install 2nd Stage Nozzle
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – In the Horizontal Processing Facility at Space Launch Complex 2 on Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, the engine bell is installed around the second-stage nozzle of the... More
ASCANS Class of 2013 Visit KSC
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Kennedy Space Center Director Bob Cabana briefs members of the most recently selected group of NASA astronauts. The presentation covering operations at the Florida spaceport took place i... More
ASCANS Class of 2013 Tour the O&C with Cabana
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- In the Operations and Checkout Building of NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, astronaut candidate Victor Glover looks over work platforms to gain a look at the Orion spacecraft bein... More
Lake Garda, Italy
This ASTER image was acquired on July 29, 2000 and covers an area of 30 by 57 km in northern Italy. Lake Garda was formed by glaciers during the last Ice Age, and is Italy's largest lake. Lago di Garda lies in ... More
Lake Garda, Italy - NASA satellite images
This ASTER image was acquired on July 29, 2000 and covers an area of 30 by 57 km in northern Italy. Lake Garda was formed by glaciers during the last Ice Age, and is Italy's largest lake. Lago di Garda lies in ... More
Palmanova, Italy: Image of the Day
On October 7, 1593, the superintendent of the Republic of Venice founded a revolutionary new kind of settlement: Palmanova. The city's founding date commemorated the victory of European forces (supplied primari... More
Earth Observations taken by the Expedition 13 crew
ISS013-E-66488 (14 Aug. 2006) --- Ash cloud from Ubinas Volcano, Peru is featured in this image photographed by an Expedition 13 crewmember on the International Space Station (ISS). Subduction of the Nazca tect... More
Palmanova, Italy: Image of the Day
On October 7, 1593, the superintendent of the Republic of Venice founded a revolutionary new kind of settlement: Palmanova. The city's founding date commemorated the victory of European forces (supplied primari... More
Lake Mead in Drought: Image of the Day
Water is the lifeblood of the western United States. Not only does it sustain municipal drinking supplies and agriculture, it is also one of the primary sources of electricity. Dams along the Colorado and other... More
STS-30 ATLANTIS - ORBITER VEHICLE (OV)-104 - CREW INSIGNIA
S89-20025 (3 March 1989) --- The STS-30 patch depicts the joining of NASA's manned and unmanned space programs. The sun and inner planets of our solar system are shown with the curve connecting Earth and Venus ... More
Lunar Orbiter I - Moon & Earth
First view of the earth and moon from space. Published in: Spaceflight Revolution: Langley Research Center From Sputnik to Apollo, by James R. Hansen. NASA History Series. NASA SP ; 4308. p ii. Caption: "The pi... More
Satellite View of Opportunity Journey around Victoria Crater
Three years after embarking on a historic exploration of the red planet and six miles away from its landing site, NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity is traversing "Victoria Crater" ridge by ridge, peerin... More
STS 30 - Space Shuttle Projects
The STS-30 patch depicts the joining of NASA's manned and unmanned space programs. The sun and inner planets of our solar system are shown with the curve connecting Earth and Venus symbolizing the shuttle orbit... More
The Eagle Nebula
(March 31, 1995) These eerie, dark pillar-like structures are columns of cool interstellar hydrogen gas and dust that are also incubators for new stars. The pillars protrude from the interior wall of a dark mol... More
Embryonic Stars Emerge from Interstellar "Eggs
*Description*: Undersea corral? Enchanted castles? Space serpents? These eerie, dark pillar-like structures are actually columns of cool interstellar hydrogen gas and dust that are also incubators for new star... More
Lunar Orbiter I - Moon & Earth
First view of the earth and moon from space. Published in: Spaceflight Revolution: Langley Research Center From Sputnik to Apollo, by James R. Hansen. NASA History Series. NASA SP ; 4308. p ii. Caption: "The pi... More
Space Radar Image of Moscow, Russia
This is a vertically polarized L-band image of the southern half of Moscow, an area which has been inhabited for 2,000 years. The image covers a diameter of approximately 50 kilometers (31 miles) and was taken ... More
Gas Pillars in M16 - Eagle Nebula
These eerie, dark pillar-like structures are actually columns of cool interstellar hydrogen gas and dust that are also incubators for new stars. The pillars protrude from the interior wall of a dark molecular c... More
The Eagle Nebula
These eerie, dark pillar-like structures are columns of cool interstellar hydrogen gas and dust that are also incubators for new stars. The pillars protrude from the interior wall of a dark molecular cloud like... More
Timbuktu NASA Image of The Day
Timbuktu in the West African nation of Mali is at the intersection of an east-west and a north-south Trans Saharan trade route across the Sahara. The city-state was an intellectual and spiritual capital in the ... More
Aves Island: Image of the Day
Named Isla de Aves in Spanish, (meaning ''Island of the Birds'') Aves Island lies west of the Lesser Antilles in the Caribbean. It provides a nesting site to green sea turtles (Chelonia mydas) and, of course, b... More
Embryonic Stars Emerge from Interstellar "Eggs
*Description*: Undersea corral? Enchanted castles? Space serpents? These eerie, dark pillar-like structures are actually columns of cool interstellar hydrogen gas and dust that are also incubators for new star... More
Lake Garda, Italy
This ASTER image was acquired on July 29, 2000 and covers an area of 30 by 57 km in northern Italy. Lake Garda was formed by glaciers during the last Ice Age, and is Italy's largest lake. Lago di Garda lies in ... More
Gas Pillars in M16 - Eagle Nebula
These eerie, dark pillar-like structures are actually columns of cool interstellar hydrogen gas and dust that are also incubators for new stars. The pillars protrude from the interior wall of a dark molecular c... More
Lichtenberg Crater, JPL/NASA images
Lichtenberg crater is of Eratosthenian age, located in western Oceanus Procellarum. It is named after George C. Lichtenberg, a German professor of experimental physics 16th century. NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University
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
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-1998-1527
ASCANS Class of 2013 Tour
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - NASA astronaut candidates Anne McClain, from left, Christina Hammock, Tyler "Nick" Hague and Jessica Meir walk through the transfer aisle of the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kenned... More
T&R Discovery Orbiter Access Hatch Final Closure 2012-1536
T&R Discovery Orbiter Access Hatch Final Closure
S05-43-1547 - STS-005 - Earth observations taken during STS-5 mission
The original finding aid described this as: Description: Earth observations taken during the STS-5 mission from the space shuttle Columbia. Many of the views on this roll are framed by a portion of the orbiter... More
ASCANS Class of 2013 Tour CCAFS
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – NASA astronaut candidate Tyler "Nick" Hague looks over photos inside the blockhouse at Complex 14 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, adjacent to NASA's Kennedy Space Center. ... More
Orion Core Stage & Booster Offload, Move to HIF
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – The core booster for the United Launch Alliance Delta IV heavy for NASA’s upcoming Exploration Flight Test-1, or EFT-1, mission with the Orion spacecraft, was transported to the Horizonta... More
SHADOW SHIELD EXPERIMENTAL APPARATUS, NASA history collection
SHADOW SHIELD EXPERIMENTAL APPARATUS NASA Identifier: C-1965-1593
Orion Underway Recovery Test for EFT-1
SAN DIEGO, Calif. – U.S. Navy personnel use several rigid hull inflatable boats during the Orion underway recovery test. Earlier in the week, the Orion boilerplate test vehicle and other hardware were transport... More
London, England, NASA history collection
For almost 2,000 years, the River Thames has served as the life force of London, capital of the United Kingdom and one of the world's most famous cities. In AD 43 the Romans established the trading settlement o... More
Surface Variety, NASA history collection
Mosaic of high-resolution images of Pluto, sent back from NASA's New Horizons spacecraft from Sept. 5 to 7, 2015. The image is dominated by the informally-named icy plain Sputnik Planum, the smooth, bright regi... More
Mars and Syrtis Major, NASA history collection
Taking advantage of Mars's closest approach to Earth in eight years, astronomers using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope have taken the space- based observatory's sharpest views yet of the Red Planet. The telescope... More
Ural Mountains, Russia, NASA history collection
This image from NASA Terra spacecraft shows the Ural Mountains, which run 2500 km north-south through western Russia, and form the boundary between Europe and Asia. Since the 17th century, the mountains were ex... More
Amsterdam, Netherlands, NASA history collection
Amsterdam is the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands. Its name derives from a dam in the river Amstel. Founded in the 12th century as a fishing village, Amsterdam was one of the most important ports... More
NASA ADMINISTRATOR CHARLIE BOLDEN BRIEFS MEDIA ON NEW NASA BUDGET 2010...
NASA ADMINISTRATOR CHARLIE BOLDEN BRIEFS MEDIA ON NEW NASA BUDGET
Altitude Wind Tunnel (AWT) photographic documentation prior to deconst...
Altitude Wind Tunnel (AWT) photographic documentation prior to deconstruction - Interior View NASA Identifier: C-2005-1614
Orion Service Module Move to Test Stand
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Inside the Operations and Checkout Building high bay at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, a crane is used to lift a ground support tool that will be used to transfer the service mod... More
NASA Glenn Research Center All Hands Meeting
NASA Glenn Research Center All Hands Meeting NASA Identifier: C-2003-1621
Kennedy Space Center Director Update
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Community leaders, business executives, educators, and state and local government leaders were updated on NASA Kennedy Space Center programs and accomplishments during Center Director Bob... More
Learjet Schematic Wiring Diagram, NASA history collection
Learjet Schematic Wiring Diagram NASA Identifier: C-2007-1628
Kennedy Space Center Director Update
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Community leaders, business executives, educators, and state and local government leaders were updated on NASA Kennedy Space Center programs and accomplishments during Center Director Bob... More
Bobcat Walking and Swimming, NASA history collection
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – A bobcat walks along a canal near the NASA News Center at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The center shares a boundary with the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge. The refuge encomp... More
Using Dark Holes to Spot Planets
These two images show HD 157728, a nearby star 1.5 times larger than the sun. Project 1640 uses new technology on the Palomar Observatory 200-inch Hale telescope near San Diego, Calif., to spot planets. Project 1640
Fire Rescue Exercise, NASA history collection
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Special Rescue Operations firefighters with NASA Fire Rescue Services in the Protective Services Office at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida prepare to participate in a training exer... More
Early Rockets, NASA history collection
In 1650, a Polish artillery expert, Kazimierz Siemienowicz, published a series of drawings for a staged rocket. These drawing were recreated by artist Larry Toschik
Various Wildlife Around Schwartz Rd.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - A Kingfisher perches on a branch in the shrubs near the shoreline of the Atlantic Ocean at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The center shares a boundary with the Merritt Island Nat... More
KSC Eagle's Nest, NASA history collection
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - A bald eagle perches in its nest in a tree along State Road 3 at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The center shares a boundary with the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge. The... More
Early Rockets, NASA history collection
In 1696, Robert Anderson, an Englishman, published a two-part treatise on how to make rocket molds, prepare propellants, and perform the calculations.
Exp 29 9-13-10 crew approved
ISS029-S-001 (23 March 2011) --- On the Expedition 29 patch, the International Space Station (ISS) is shown following the path of the historic 18th century explorer, Captain James Cook, and his ship, Endeavour.... More
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 Gatorbotics, Castilleja School, CA Team 1700
SDO ATLAS V ROLLOUT FROM VIF TO PAD 41 2010-1700
SDO ATLAS V ROLLOUT FROM VIF TO PAD 41
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. Gatorbotics team #1700
Earth Observations taken by the Expedition 17 Crew
ISS017-E-009777 (24 June 2008) --- Aeolian Islands, Italy are featured in this image photographed by an Expedition 17 crewmember on the International Space Station. The Aeolian Islands formed from a chain of vo... More
AST-21-1705 - Apollo Soyuz Test Project
Photographs of the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project
Latest Overall Look of Pad 39A
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, launch pad 39A looks much like it did after the liftoff of STS-135, the final space shuttle mission, on July 8, 2011. The mobile launcher platf... More
Latest Overall Look of Pad 39A
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, launch pad 39A looks much like it did after the liftoff of STS-135, the final space shuttle mission, on July 8, 2011. This view shows the flame... More
University Research-1 Payload for SpaceX Launch
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - In the Space Station Processing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the University Research-1 payload developed by Texas Southern University in Houston is being prepared f... More
Millie Hughes-Fulford, Scientist and Prior Astronaut
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Researcher and former NASA payload specialist Millie Hughes-Fulford, of the Hughes-Fulford Laboratory, San Francisco, Calif., discusses her laboratory's T-cell experiment and the impact t... More
Millie Hughes-Fulford, Scientist and Prior Astronaut
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Researcher and principal investigator Dr. Millie Hughes-Fulford of the Hughes-Fulford Laboratory, San Francisco, Calif., at right, plans preflight and post-flight experiment operations wi... More
Robot Rocket Rally, NASA history collection
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Students gather to watch as a DARwin-OP miniature humanoid robot from Virginia Tech Robotics demonstrates its soccer abilities at the Robot Rocket Rally. The three-day event at Florida's ... More
S08-49-1745 - STS-008 - Earth observations taken during STS-8 mission
The original finding aid described this as: Description: Earth observations (framed by the aft flight deck window) taken during the STS-8 mission from the space shuttle Challenger. Subject Terms: EARTH OBSERV... More
S07-32-1746 - STS-007 - View of the shuttle Challenger from the SPAS-0...
The original finding aid described this as: Description: Views of the STS-7 shuttle Challenger taken from the Shuttle pallet satellite (SPAS-01) include: Close-up, dark view of starboard section of shuttle Cha... More
Space X-3 Social Media Tour of KSC Facilities
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – A group of news media and social media tweeters toured the Launch Abort System Facility and viewed the launch abort system for the Orion spacecraft at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Flori... More
Space X-3 Social Media Tour of KSC Facilities
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – A group of news media and social media tweeters toured the Launch Abort System Facility and viewed the launch abort system for the Orion spacecraft at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Flori... More
S07-32-1756 - STS-007 - View of the shuttle Challenger from the SPAS-0...
The original finding aid described this as: Description: Views of the STS-7 shuttle Challenger taken from the Shuttle pallet satellite (SPAS-01) include: Close-up views of the shuttle Challenger, taken from th... More
S07-32-1757 - STS-007 - Earth observations taken during STS-7
The original finding aid described this as: Description: Earth observations taken during the STS-7 mission from the space shuttle Challenger include: sunset (dark) Subject Terms: EARTH OBSERVATIONS (FROM SPAC... More
Earth Observations taken by the Expedition 18 Crew
ISS018-E-015908 (29 Dec. 2008) --- The Biokovo Range in Croatia is featured in this image photographed by an Expedition 18 crewmember on the International Space Station. The Biokovo Range in Croatia is part of ... More
Wreath for Bill Pogue Memorial
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – NASA Kennedy Space Center Director Robert Cabana welcomes guests to the United States Astronaut Hall of Fame at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex for a wreath laying ceremony to ho... More
Expedition 29 crew members during ISS EVA Tool Configuration
PHOTO DATE: 06-23-11 LOCATION: Bldg 9nw, ISS Mockups SUBJECT: Expedition 29 crew members, Dan Burbank, Don Pettit and Andre Kuiper during ISS EVA Tool Configuration with instructor Sandra Moore WORK ORDER: 20... More
Wreath for Bill Pogue Memorial
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – A wreath is placed next to a photo of former NASA astronaut William R. Pogue during a ceremony to honor Pogue held at the United States Astronaut Hall of Fame at the Kennedy Space Center ... More
STS-131 MPLM LEONARDO FM-1 O-G RACK INSTALLATION 2010-1770
STS-131 MPLM LEONARDO FM-1 O-G RACK INSTALLATION
Opportunity View After Long Drive on Sol 1770
Opportunity View After Long Drive on Sol 1770 NASA/JPL-Caltech
S07-32-1775 - STS-007 - View of the shuttle Challenger from the SPAS-0...
The original finding aid described this as: Description: Views of the STS-7 shuttle Challenger taken from the Shuttle pallet satellite (SPAS-01) include: Close-up view of shuttle Challenger payload bay with th... More
2004 Native-American Observance, NASA history collection
2004 Native-American Observance NASA Identifier: C-2004-1777
2004 Native-American Observance, NASA history collection
2004 Native-American Observance NASA Identifier: C-2004-1778