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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: NASA’s X-43A Accelerates Hypersonic Flight
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Aug 11, 2025

NASA’s X-43A Accelerates Hypersonic Flight

NASA took a major step toward redefining high-speed flight on Nov. 16, 2004, when the X-43A – a small, experimental...

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NASA image: Wreckage of the X-2 rocket plane was taken to NACA's High Speed Flight Station for analysis following the 1956 crash that killed Air Force pilot Capt. Mel Apt
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Nov 21, 1956

Wreckage of the X-2 rocket plane was taken to NACA's High Speed Flight Station for analysis following the 1956 crash that killed Air Force pilot Capt. Mel Apt

The X-2, initially an Air Force program, was scheduled to be transferred to the civilian National Advisory Committee...

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NASA image: Main Building (4800) at Dryden FRC
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Sep 5, 1991

Main Building (4800) at Dryden FRC

The X-1E research aircraft provides a striking view at the entrance of NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center,...

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NASA image: ECN-15662
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May 21, 1981

ECN-15662

The Dryden C-140 JetStar during testing of advanced propfan designs. Dryden conducted flight research in 1981-1982...

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NASA image: EC94-42645-9
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Jun 27, 1994

EC94-42645-9

The modified F-18 High Alpha Research Vehicle (HARV) carries out air flow studies on a flight from the Dryden Flight...

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NASA image: NASA Completes High-Speed Taxi Test of Cross Flow Attenuated Natural Laminar Flow Technology
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Jan 13, 2026

NASA Completes High-Speed Taxi Test of Cross Flow Attenuated Natural Laminar Flow Technology

NASA’s Cross Flow Attenuated Natural Laminar Flow (CATNLF) scale model completes its first major milestone –...

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NASA image: NASA Completes High-Speed Taxi Test of Cross Flow Attenuated Natural Laminar Flow Technology
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Jan 13, 2026

NASA Completes High-Speed Taxi Test of Cross Flow Attenuated Natural Laminar Flow Technology

NASA’s Cross Flow Attenuated Natural Laminar Flow (CATNLF) scale model completes its first major milestone –...

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NASA image: The G-IV aircraft is optimized by the Soxnav navigational system
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Jun 28, 2024

The G-IV aircraft is optimized by the Soxnav navigational system

The G-IV aircraft flies overhead in the Mojave Desert near NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards,...

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NASA image: Moments after release from NASA's B-52 carrier aircraft, the X-43A/Pegasus "stack" is seen before ignition of the Pegasus rocket motor on
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Jun 2, 2001

Moments after release from NASA's B-52 carrier aircraft, the X-43A/Pegasus "stack" is seen before ignition of the Pegasus rocket motor on

The first X-43A hypersonic research aircraft and its modified Pegasus booster rocket were carried aloft by NASA's...

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NASA image: X-43A departs NASA Dryden Flight Research Center for first free-flight attempt
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Jun 2, 2001

X-43A departs NASA Dryden Flight Research Center for first free-flight attempt

The first X-43A hypersonic research aircraft and its modified Pegasus booster rocket were carried aloft by NASA's...

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NASA image: Ignition of the Pegasus rocket moments after release from the B-52 signaled acceleration of the X-43A/Pegasus combination over the Pacific Ocean
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Jun 2, 2001

Ignition of the Pegasus rocket moments after release from the B-52 signaled acceleration of the X-43A/Pegasus combination over the Pacific Ocean

The first X-43A hypersonic research aircraft and its modified Pegasus booster rocket were carried aloft by NASA's...

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NASA image: The X-43A/Pegasus combination dropped into the Pacific Ocean after losing control early in the first free-flight attempt
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Jun 2, 2001

The X-43A/Pegasus combination dropped into the Pacific Ocean after losing control early in the first free-flight attempt

The first X-43A hypersonic research aircraft and its modified Pegasus booster rocket were carried aloft by NASA's...

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NASA image: Rotor Test High Speed Video of Ice Shed
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Dec 29, 2023

Rotor Test High Speed Video of Ice Shed

Ice formed on the blades of a rotating rotor. In time the ice accumulation builds up and is then shed or spun off...

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NASA image: NASA's SR-71B and F-18 HARV aircraft left Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., on March 24, 2003
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Mar 24, 2003

NASA's SR-71B and F-18 HARV aircraft left Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., on March 24, 2003

Dryden Flight Research Center's SR-71B Blackbird aircraft, NASA tail number 831, is destined for the Kalamazoo Air...

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NASA image: Ultra High Bypass Integrated System Test
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Sep 14, 2015

Ultra High Bypass Integrated System Test

NASA’s Environmentally Responsible Aviation Project, in collaboration with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)...

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NASA image: The NACA Exceptional Service Medal presented at the NACA High Speed Flight Station. L-R: Hugh Dryden, Joe Walker, Stan Butchart, Richard Payne
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Nov 26, 1956

The NACA Exceptional Service Medal presented at the NACA High Speed Flight Station. L-R: Hugh Dryden, Joe Walker, Stan Butchart, Richard Payne

Hugh Dryden (far left) presents the NACA Exceptional Service Medal award at the NACA High Speed Flight Station. He...

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NASA image: NASA Ground Crew Prepares Wing Model Ahead of High-Speed Taxi Test
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Jan 13, 2026

NASA Ground Crew Prepares Wing Model Ahead of High-Speed Taxi Test

NASA ground crew prepares the agency’s F-15 research aircraft and Cross Flow Attenuated Natural Laminar Flow...

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NASA image: Launching the Future of Flight: Aeronautics
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Feb 20, 2025

Launching the Future of Flight: Aeronautics

In 1947, the American rocket-powered X-1 experimental aircraft broke the sound barrier. X-1 team members from the...

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NASA image: NASA Wing Model Mounted Under F-15 for High-Speed Taxi Test
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Jan 13, 2026

NASA Wing Model Mounted Under F-15 for High-Speed Taxi Test

NASA’s Cross Flow Attenuated Natural Laminar Flow test article is mounted beneath the agency’s F-15 research...

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NASA image: EC02-0264-01
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Nov 15, 2002

EC02-0264-01

The Active Aeroelastic Wing F-18A lifts off on its first checkout flight November 15, 2002, from NASA's Dryden...

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NASA image: NASA Wing Model Mounted Under F-15 for High-Speed Taxi Test
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Jan 13, 2026

NASA Wing Model Mounted Under F-15 for High-Speed Taxi Test

NASA’s Cross Flow Attenuated Natural Laminar Flow test article is mounted beneath the agency’s F-15 research...

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NASA image: NASA Wing Model Mounted Under F-15 for High-Speed Taxi Test
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Jan 13, 2026

NASA Wing Model Mounted Under F-15 for High-Speed Taxi Test

NASA’s Cross Flow Attenuated Natural Laminar Flow test article is mounted beneath the agency’s F-15 research...

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NASA image: A restored NACA P-51D Mustang in flight
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Sep 15, 2000

A restored NACA P-51D Mustang in flight

A white plate on the top of the wing of a restored National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) P-51D Mustang...

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NASA image: NASA Ground Crew Prepares Wing Model Ahead of High-Speed Taxi Test
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Jan 13, 2026

NASA Ground Crew Prepares Wing Model Ahead of High-Speed Taxi Test

NASA ground crew prepares the agency’s F-15 research aircraft and Cross Flow Attenuated Natural Laminar Flow...

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