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NASA's Image and Video Library is one of the most comprehensive public archives of space imagery in the world, containing over 140,000 images, videos, and audio recordings spanning more than six decades of space exploration. From the earliest Mercury and Gemini missions through the Apollo Moon landings, the Space Shuttle era, and today's cutting-edge observations from the James Webb Space Telescope, this collection documents humanity's journey into the cosmos.

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NASA image: SCAT-16; Variable Sweep Model in 40x80 Wind Tunnel at NASA Ames.
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Jun 10, 1963

SCAT-16; Variable Sweep Model in 40x80 Wind Tunnel at NASA Ames.

3/4 view of model in cruise configuration with 25 deg. Sweep, AR=6.9. SCAT-16; Variable Sweep Model in 40x80 Wind...

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NASA image: Swept Augmentor Wing Model Installed in the Ames 40X80 Foot Wind Tunnel.
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Oct 27, 1998

Swept Augmentor Wing Model Installed in the Ames 40X80 Foot Wind Tunnel.

(11/12/1971) 3/4 rear view of swept 75% scale augmentor wing quest model being installed into the test section of...

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NASA image: Overhead View of Avrocar Annular Jet VTOL Airplane in Ames 40x80 foot Wind Tunnel.
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Dec 30, 1997

Overhead View of Avrocar Annular Jet VTOL Airplane in Ames 40x80 foot Wind Tunnel.

Avrocar Annular Jet VTOL Airplane in Ames 40x80 foot Wind Tunnel.

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NASA image: Controllable Twist Rotor, 40x80 Foot Wind Tunnel at Ames Research Center.
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Jun 26, 1996

Controllable Twist Rotor, 40x80 Foot Wind Tunnel at Ames Research Center.

(Oct. 27 1976) Controllable Twist Rotor, 40x80 Foot Wind Tunnel at Ames Research Center, model With John Bolt.

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NASA image: Administrator Isaacman Visits Ames
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Jan 26, 2026

Administrator Isaacman Visits Ames

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman, right, speaks during a workforce Q&A session, Monday, Jan. 26, 2026, at NASA’s...

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NASA image: Administrator Isaacman Visits Ames
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Jan 26, 2026

Administrator Isaacman Visits Ames

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman views an arc jet test, Monday, Jan. 26, 2026, at NASA’s Ames Research Center in...

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NASA image: Administrator Isaacman Visits Ames
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Jan 26, 2026

Administrator Isaacman Visits Ames

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman, right, greets members of the workforce, Monday, Jan. 26, 2026, at NASA’s Ames...

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NASA image: Administrator Isaacman Visits Ames
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Jan 26, 2026

Administrator Isaacman Visits Ames

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman, left, views an arc jet test, Monday, Jan. 26, 2026, at NASA’s Ames Research...

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NASA image: Administrator Isaacman Visits Ames
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Jan 26, 2026

Administrator Isaacman Visits Ames

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman poses for a photograph with the workforce, Monday, Jan. 26, 2026, at NASA’s Ames...

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NASA image: Kaman K-16 in 40x80 Foot Wind Tunnel at Ames Research Center.
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Sep 19, 1962

Kaman K-16 in 40x80 Foot Wind Tunnel at Ames Research Center.

Test No. 175 Kaman K-16 in 40x80 Foot Wind Tunnel at Ames Research Center. Kaman K-16B was an experimental tilt wing...

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NASA image: Construction of the Fan Drive Enclosure of the 40x80 Foot Wind Tunnel at Ames.
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Aug 26, 1943

Construction of the Fan Drive Enclosure of the 40x80 Foot Wind Tunnel at Ames.

Concrete frame enclosing the fan drive bents of the 40x80 foot wind tunnel at ames. Once installed, six...

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NASA image: XV-4A Hummingbird VTOL Research Vehicle in Ames 40x80 Wind Tunnel.
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Sep 4, 1964

XV-4A Hummingbird VTOL Research Vehicle in Ames 40x80 Wind Tunnel.

3/4 front view of XV-4A Hummingbird VTOL Research Vehicle in Ames 40x80 wind tunnel with Tom Wills in Photo.

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NASA image: Swept wing with inboard split flaps in Ames 40x80 foot Wind Tunnel.
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Apr 22, 1946

Swept wing with inboard split flaps in Ames 40x80 foot Wind Tunnel.

Front View of -45 deg. Forward swept wing with inboard split flaps deflected 60 deg. In NACA Ames 40x80 foot Wind...

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NASA image: Generalized Subsonic Jet Transport in 40x80 Foot Wind Tunnel at NASA Ames.
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Dec 19, 1960

Generalized Subsonic Jet Transport in 40x80 Foot Wind Tunnel at NASA Ames.

3/4 front view of model without nacelles on regular struts. Generalized Subsonic Jet Transport model with leading...

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NASA image: Augmenter Wing High Lift System in Ames 40x80 Foot Wind Tunnel.
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Mar 4, 1966

Augmenter Wing High Lift System in Ames 40x80 Foot Wind Tunnel.

3/4 front view, a=0. de Havilland Augmenter Wing Model, High Lift System in Ames 40x80 Foot Wind Tunnel. Cecil...

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NASA image: Tilt Wing Propeller Model Tested in the Ames 40x80 Foot Wind Tunnel.
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May 14, 1960

Tilt Wing Propeller Model Tested in the Ames 40x80 Foot Wind Tunnel.

Tilt wing propeller model. 3/4 front view. 4 prop tilt wing nose down variable struts on ground board. Leo Holl,...

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NASA image: Peregrine Rocket Motor Test at the Ames Outdoor Aerodynamic Research Facility (OARF).
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Feb 15, 2017

Peregrine Rocket Motor Test at the Ames Outdoor Aerodynamic Research Facility (OARF).

The Peregrine Hybrid Rocket Engine, profile view, prior to the test at the Outdoor Aerodynamic Research Facility...

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NASA image: Lockheed AH-56A (Cheyenne) Helicopter in Ames 40x80 Foot Wind Tunnel
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Sep 17, 1969

Lockheed AH-56A (Cheyenne) Helicopter in Ames 40x80 Foot Wind Tunnel

3/4 front view of Lockheed AH-56A (Cheyenne) Helicopter in Ames 40x80 Foot Wind Tunnel

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NASA image: Kaman K-16 in 40x80 Foot Wind Tunnel at Ames Research Center.
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Sep 19, 1962

Kaman K-16 in 40x80 Foot Wind Tunnel at Ames Research Center.

Test No. 175 Kaman K-16 being lowered into the 40x80 foot wind tunnel at NASA's Ames Research Center, viewed from...

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NASA image: Kaman K-16 in 40x80 Foot Wind Tunnel at Ames Research Center.
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Sep 19, 1962

Kaman K-16 in 40x80 Foot Wind Tunnel at Ames Research Center.

Test No. 175 Kaman K-16 in 40x80 Foot Wind Tunnel at Ames Research Center. Pictured with two Kaman employees. 3/4...

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NASA image: F-111B in Ames 40x80 Foot Wind Tunnel.
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Feb 6, 1969

F-111B in Ames 40x80 Foot Wind Tunnel.

Installation Photos, 3/4 front view from below. F-111B in Ames 40x80 Foot Wind Tunnel. The General Dynamics/Grumman...

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NASA image: Ames Research Center Unveils New Modular Supercomputing Facility
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Aug 21, 2019

Ames Research Center Unveils New Modular Supercomputing Facility

NASA’s innovative modular approach to supercomputing expands the power of the NASA Advanced Supercomputing Facility...

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NASA image: Aerial View Of The Site From The 40x80 Foot Wind Tunnel At Nasa Ames Research Center.
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Mar 12, 1943

Aerial View Of The Site From The 40x80 Foot Wind Tunnel At Nasa Ames Research Center.

(03/12/1943) Aerial view of the site from the 40x80 wind tunnel At NASA Ames Research Center. Site includes the 16...

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NASA image: F-5D Airplane modified to "ogee" platform inlet plug installed in Ames 40x80 foot wind tunnel.
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Sep 6, 1963

F-5D Airplane modified to "ogee" platform inlet plug installed in Ames 40x80 foot wind tunnel.

3/4 front view of Douglas F5D Skylancer modified to "ogee" platform inlet plug installed in Ames 40x80 foot wind tunnel.

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