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NASA's Image and Video Library: A Visual Archive of Space Exploration

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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Use the search bar above to find specific subjects — try queries like "Apollo 11," "Hubble Deep Field," "Mars surface," or "astronaut EVA." You can also filter by media type (image, video, or audio). For a daily curated experience, visit the Astronomy Picture of the Day.

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NASA image: Mercury capsule in Spin Tunnel
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Sep 11, 1959

Mercury capsule in Spin Tunnel

Mercury capsule in Spin Tunnel

LARC
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: Lift Fan Model In Ames 40 X 80 Wind Tunnel.
Image
Sep 8, 1969

Lift Fan Model In Ames 40 X 80 Wind Tunnel.

Forward overhead view of lift fan transport model, with two, of a possible six, high pressure ratio wing lift fans....

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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: Supersonic Transport Model in the shop of the Ames 40x80 Foot Wind Tunnel.
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Apr 6, 1961

Supersonic Transport Model in the shop of the Ames 40x80 Foot Wind Tunnel.

Supersonic transport model test in 40x80 foot wind tunnel, 3/4 overhead view of model in shop floor. 04/06/1961 R 975 T

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NASA image: Mounting Douglas XSB2D-1 Airplane In 40x80 Foot Wind Tunnel.
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Jun 12, 1944

Mounting Douglas XSB2D-1 Airplane In 40x80 Foot Wind Tunnel.

First airplane tested in the ames 40 x 80 foot wind tunnel. Douglas XSB2D-1 (Destroyer) hanging from overhead crane...

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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: Construction of the Ring Section of the 40x80 Foot Wind Tunnel at NACA Ames.
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Jul 7, 1943

Construction of the Ring Section of the 40x80 Foot Wind Tunnel at NACA Ames.

Looking south at the construction of the test section of the 40 x 80 foot wind tunnel. 4 parts of a test section...

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NASA image: Controllable Twist Rotor in 40x80 Foot Wind Tunnel at Ames.
Image
Jul 18, 1975

Controllable Twist Rotor in 40x80 Foot Wind Tunnel at Ames.

3/4 lower rear view of Controllable Twist Rotor (CTR) test of 4 blade helicopter model. Pictures with Ben Mandwyler...

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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: Computers reading from the Manometer Board of the 16 Foot Wind Tunnel.
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Jan 5, 1943

Computers reading from the Manometer Board of the 16 Foot Wind Tunnel.

Computers' at work in 16ft wind tunnel - calculating test data - reading manometer board

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NASA image: Bell VSTOL X-14 Airplane in Ames 40x80 foot Wind Tunnel.
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Mar 23, 1998

Bell VSTOL X-14 Airplane in Ames 40x80 foot Wind Tunnel.

Bell V/STOL X-14 airplane mounted at 90 degrees yaw in 40x80 foot wind tunnel.

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NASA image: Grumman YAO-1 airplane mounted in the 40x80 foot wind tunnel at Ames.
Image
Jun 16, 1961

Grumman YAO-1 airplane mounted in the 40x80 foot wind tunnel at Ames.

Drag studies for Full Scale wind tunnel test of Grumman YAO-1 airplane, 3/4 front view with propellers on

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NASA image: The Channel Tunnel
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Aug 11, 2006

The Channel Tunnel

The Channel Tunnel is a 50.5 km-long rail tunnel beneath the English Channel at the Straits of Dover. It connects...

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NASA image: de Havilland Augmenter Wing Model in Ames 40x80 foot Wind Tunnel.
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Jun 6, 1967

de Havilland Augmenter Wing Model in Ames 40x80 foot Wind Tunnel.

de Havilland augmenter wing model 3/4 front view in 40 x 80 wind tunnel. JOHN CONWAY, ALAN WHEELBAND

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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.
Image
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: Aerial of 16 ft tunnel
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Oct 1, 1959

Aerial of 16 ft tunnel

Aerial of 16 ft tunnel

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NASA image: 10 x 10 Wind Tunnel
Image
Aug 17, 2023

10 x 10 Wind Tunnel

The 10- by 10-Foot Supersonic Wind Tunnel (10×10) is the largest and fastest wind tunnel facility at NASA’s Glenn...

GRC
NASA image: ACD16-0013-013
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Feb 4, 2016

ACD16-0013-013

Truss-braced wind model installed in the Ames 11x11 Foot Wind Tunnel for testing as part of the Subsonic Ultra Green...

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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.
Image
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...

ARC
NASA image: Controllable Twist Rotor in 40x80 Foot Wind Tunnel at Ames.
Image
Jul 18, 1975

Controllable Twist Rotor in 40x80 Foot Wind Tunnel at Ames.

3/4 lower front view of Controllable Twist Rotor (CTR) test of 4 blade helicopter model. Pictures with Ben Mandwyler...

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NASA image: Aerial View of the Nearly Completed 40x80 Foot Wind Tunnel at Ames
Image
Nov 4, 1943

Aerial View of the Nearly Completed 40x80 Foot Wind Tunnel at Ames

Aerial view looking North West of the nearly completed 40 x 80 foot wind tunnel. Drive and test section exposed. The...

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