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Sep 10, 1964
LLVR Simulator
Mechanics are dressed in fire suits because the Lunar Landing Research Vehicle, a simulator to train astronauts for...
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Oct 15, 1959
X-1B engine run on Air Force thrust stand
X-1B engine run on Air Force thrust stand.
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Oct 14, 1953
XF-92A Landing Mishap
The XF-92A, which had a minor landing mishap in 1953, was the concept for the first delta wing fighter in the U.S....
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Nov 20, 1953
E53-1090
Scott Crossfield in cockpit of the Douglas D-558-2 after first Mach 2 flight.
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Jan 15, 2010
Before NASA, Before Silicon Valley: The 1939 Founding of Ames Aeronautical Laboratory
It all started with a mission to explore flight. From our establishment in 1939 as the second U.S. national...
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May 12, 1955
Bell X-1A ejection seat test setup
Bell X-1A ejection seat test setup
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Sep 23, 1949
Spray System Trials in the Icing Research Tunnel
The spray bar system introduces water droplets into the Icing Research Tunnel’s air stream at the National Advisory...
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Aug 23, 1957
Iroquois Engine for the Avro Arrow in the Propulsion Systems Laboratory
A researcher examines the Orenda Iroquois PS.13 turbojet in a Propulsion Systems Laboratory test chamber at the...
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Mar 30, 1961
Joseph A. Walker after X-15 flight #2-14-28
Joseph A. Walker was a Chief Research Pilot at the NASA Dryden Flight Research Center during the mid-1960s. He...
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May 23, 1958
Republic F-84 Thunderjet with Slotted Nozzle
A Republic F-84 Thunderjet dramatically modified at the NASA Lewis Research Center to investigate the use of slotted...
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Mar 23, 1956
Rolls Royce Avon RA-14 Engine in the Altitude Wind Tunnel
A Rolls Royce Avon RA-14 engine was tested in the Altitude Wind Tunnel at the National Advisory Committee for...
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Dec 9, 1964
ECN-541
An inflight view from the left side of the Lunar Landing Research Vehicle, is shown in this 1964 NASA Flight...
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Sep 23, 1945
Wind Tunnel Complex at the Aircraft Engine Research Laboratory
This aerial photograph shows the entire original wind tunnel complex at the National Advisory Committee for...
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Jul 23, 1944
Altitude Wind Tunnel Control Room at the Aircraft Engine Research Laboratory
Operators in the control room for the Altitude Wind Tunnel at the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA)...
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Apr 26, 1965
EC65-0649
LLRV flight #1-16-61F with Bell 47 Helicopter providing chase support. The use of chase planes was a critical part...
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Jun 23, 1943
Ammonia Oxidation Plant at Plum Brook Ordnance Works
An ammonia oxidation plant at the Plum Brook Ordnance Works near Sandusky, Ohio, which later became the National...
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Apr 1, 1966
E-14754
A group photo of the LLRV personnel following the program's 100th flight. The photo was taken at South Base, and was...
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Dec 12, 1953
X-1A in flight with flight data superimposed
This photo of the X-1A includes graphs of the flight data from Maj. Charles E. Yeager's Mach 2.44 flight on December...
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Jun 14, 2016
NASA John H. Glenn Research Center: The Evolution of an Historic District
Video highlighting NASA John H. Glenn Research Center’s historical sites entitled, The Evolution of an Historic...
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Sep 1, 1967
E67-17347
D-558-I in flight.
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Apr 13, 1967
Star Trek Cast and Crew Visit NASA Dryden in 1967
The 1960s Star Trek television series’ cast members visit NASA Dryden Flight Research Center, now Armstrong, in...
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Feb 6, 1974
High Speed Aircraft Division and Branch Personnel
Photograph taken February 06, 1974. High Speed Aircraft Division Personnel, Mary Jackson is one of the people in the...
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Apr 13, 1967
Star Trek Cast and Crew Visit NASA Dryden in 1967
The 1960s Star Trek television series’ cast members visit NASA Dryden Flight Research Center, now Armstrong, in...
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Apr 13, 1967
Star Trek Cast and Crew Visit NASA Dryden in 1967
The 1960s Star Trek television series’ cast member Chief Medical Officer Leonard ‘Bones’ McCoy played by DeForest...
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