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NASA image: SOFIA Returns to NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center Building 703
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Mar 16, 2021

SOFIA Returns to NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center Building 703

SOFIA Returns to NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center Building 703 Caption: SOFIA pilots are welcomed home to...

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NASA image: The STS-120 crew members are ready for their return flight to Ho
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Nov 7, 2007

The STS-120 crew members are ready for their return flight to Ho

The STS-120 crew members are ready for their return to flight to Houston. From left are Pilot George Zamka, Mission...

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NASA image: Flight Day 17: First Return Trajectory Correction Burn
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Dec 2, 2022

Flight Day 17: First Return Trajectory Correction Burn

art001m1203360353 (Dec. 2, 2022) On flight day 17 of the Artemis I mission, Orion conducted the first return...

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NASA image: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Orbiter Processing Facility, United Space Alliance technician Jamie Haynes does a gap test on the tiles of the nose of orbiter Atlantis as part of return-to-flight activities. Atlantis is scheduled for mission STS-114, a return-to-flight test mission to the International Space Station.
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Nov 20, 2003

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Orbiter Processing Facility, United Space Alliance technician Jamie Haynes does a gap test on the tiles of the nose of orbiter Atlantis as part of return-to-flight activities. Atlantis is scheduled for mission STS-114, a return-to-flight test mission to the International Space Station.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Orbiter Processing Facility, United Space Alliance technician Jamie Haynes does...

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NASA image: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Orbiter Processing Facility, United Space Alliance technician Jamie Haynes checks the tiles on the nose of orbiter Atlantis as part of return-to-flight activities. Atlantis is scheduled for mission STS-114, a return-to-flight test mission to the International Space Station.
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Nov 20, 2003

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Orbiter Processing Facility, United Space Alliance technician Jamie Haynes checks the tiles on the nose of orbiter Atlantis as part of return-to-flight activities. Atlantis is scheduled for mission STS-114, a return-to-flight test mission to the International Space Station.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Orbiter Processing Facility, United Space Alliance technician Jamie Haynes...

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NASA image: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - This view shows the tiles below the windshield on the orbiter Atlantis. A gap test is being performed on the tiles as part of return-to-flight activities. Atlantis is scheduled for mission STS-114, a return-to-flight test mission to the International Space Station.
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Nov 20, 2003

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - This view shows the tiles below the windshield on the orbiter Atlantis. A gap test is being performed on the tiles as part of return-to-flight activities. Atlantis is scheduled for mission STS-114, a return-to-flight test mission to the International Space Station.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - This view shows the tiles below the windshield on the orbiter Atlantis. A gap test is...

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NASA image: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Orbiter Processing Facility, United Space Alliance technician Chris Moore performs gap tests on the tiles of the nose of orbiter Atlantis as part of return-to-flight activities. Atlantis is scheduled for mission STS-114, a return-to-flight test mission to the International Space Station.
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Nov 20, 2003

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Orbiter Processing Facility, United Space Alliance technician Chris Moore performs gap tests on the tiles of the nose of orbiter Atlantis as part of return-to-flight activities. Atlantis is scheduled for mission STS-114, a return-to-flight test mission to the International Space Station.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Orbiter Processing Facility, United Space Alliance technician Chris Moore...

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NASA image: The X-38 Vehicle 131R drops away from its launch pylon on the wing of NASA's NB-52B mothership as it begins its eighth free flight on Thursday, December 13, 2001
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Dec 13, 2001

The X-38 Vehicle 131R drops away from its launch pylon on the wing of NASA's NB-52B mothership as it begins its eighth free flight on Thursday, December 13, 2001

The X-38 prototype of the Crew Return Vehicle for the International Space Station drops away from its launch pylon...

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NASA image: NASA's DC-8 airborne science laboratory soars over the Dryden Flight Research Center upon its return to the center on Nov. 8, 2007
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Nov 8, 2007

NASA's DC-8 airborne science laboratory soars over the Dryden Flight Research Center upon its return to the center on Nov. 8, 2007

NASA's DC-8 airborne science laboratory soars over the Dryden Flight Research Center upon its return to the center...

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NASA image: Artist's concept of the Earth Return Orbiter over Mars
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Apr 6, 2023

Artist's concept of the Earth Return Orbiter over Mars

The Earth Return Orbiter (ERO) is one of the flight missions making up the Mars Sample Return campaign to bring...

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NASA image: Employees atop DFRC's main building celebrate the return flyby of the B-52B aircraft after it launched the second X-43A aircraft on its successful flight
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Mar 27, 2004

Employees atop DFRC's main building celebrate the return flyby of the B-52B aircraft after it launched the second X-43A aircraft on its successful flight

Employees atop NASA Dryden's main building celebrate the return flyby of the B-52B aircraft after it launched the...

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NASA image: The Earth & Moon
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Jun 4, 1998

The Earth & Moon

During its flight, NASA’s Galileo spacecraft returned images of the Earth and Moon. Separate images of the Earth and...

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NASA image: The world's largest parafoil slowly deflates after carrying the X-38, V-131R, to a safe landing
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Nov 2, 2000

The world's largest parafoil slowly deflates after carrying the X-38, V-131R, to a safe landing

Looking like a giant air mattress, the world's largest parafoil slowly deflates seconds after it carried the latest...

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NASA image: Artist's Concept of Earth Return Orbiter Releasing Capsule containing Martian Samples
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Apr 6, 2023

Artist's Concept of Earth Return Orbiter Releasing Capsule containing Martian Samples

The Earth Return Orbiter (ERO) is one of the flight missions making up the Mars Sample Return campaign to bring...

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NASA image: Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Flight Update Media Reel
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Apr 6, 2023

Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Flight Update Media Reel

B-roll for media and public use. NASA's Ingenuity Mars helicopter made history when it achieved the first powered,...

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Mar 29, 2006

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, workers begin removal...

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Mar 29, 2006

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, the nose cap on top of...

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Mar 28, 2006

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Lockheed Martin technicians from NASA's Michoud Assembly Facility in Louisiana clean...

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Mar 28, 2006

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Lockheed Martin technicians from NASA's Michoud Assembly...

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Mar 29, 2006

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, workers remove the...

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Mar 28, 2006

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Lockheed Martin technicians from NASA's Michoud Assembly Facility in Louisiana create a...

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NASA image: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The red NASA engine hauls its cargo toward Titusville, Fla. The containers enclose segments of a solid rocket booster being returned to Utah for testing. The segments were part of the STS-114 stack. It is the first time actual flight segments that had been stacked for flight in the VAB are being returned for testing. They will undergo firing, which will enable inspectors to check the viability of the solid and verify the life expectancy for stacked segments.
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Jan 30, 2004

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The red NASA engine hauls its cargo toward Titusville, Fla. The containers enclose segments of a solid rocket booster being returned to Utah for testing. The segments were part of the STS-114 stack. It is the first time actual flight segments that had been stacked for flight in the VAB are being returned for testing. They will undergo firing, which will enable inspectors to check the viability of the solid and verify the life expectancy for stacked segments.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The red NASA engine hauls its cargo toward Titusville, Fla. The containers enclose...

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NASA image: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The red NASA engine hauls its cargo toward Titusville, Fla. The containers enclose segments of a solid rocket booster being returned to Utah for testing. The segments were part of the STS-114 stack. It is the first time actual flight segments that had been stacked for flight in the VAB are being returned for testing. They will undergo firing, which will enable inspectors to check the viability of the solid and verify the life expectancy for stacked segments.
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Jan 30, 2004

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The red NASA engine hauls its cargo toward Titusville, Fla. The containers enclose segments of a solid rocket booster being returned to Utah for testing. The segments were part of the STS-114 stack. It is the first time actual flight segments that had been stacked for flight in the VAB are being returned for testing. They will undergo firing, which will enable inspectors to check the viability of the solid and verify the life expectancy for stacked segments.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The red NASA engine hauls its cargo toward Titusville, Fla. The containers enclose...

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NASA image: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Workers ride the rails along with a container enclosing a segment of a solid rocket booster being moved to the main track. Several segments are being returned to Utah for testing. The segments were part of the STS-114 stack. It is the first time actual flight segments that had been stacked for flight in the VAB are being returned for testing. They will undergo firing, which will enable inspectors to check the viability of the solid and verify the life expectancy for stacked segments.
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Jan 30, 2004

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Workers ride the rails along with a container enclosing a segment of a solid rocket booster being moved to the main track. Several segments are being returned to Utah for testing. The segments were part of the STS-114 stack. It is the first time actual flight segments that had been stacked for flight in the VAB are being returned for testing. They will undergo firing, which will enable inspectors to check the viability of the solid and verify the life expectancy for stacked segments.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Workers ride the rails along with a container enclosing a segment of a solid rocket...

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