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NASA image: Working Mars Helicopter
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Mar 28, 2019

Working Mars Helicopter

NASA Mars Helicopter team members work the flight model (the vehicle going to Mars) in the Space Simulator, a...

JPL
NASA image: Bennu Particles
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Dec 5, 2019

Bennu Particles

This animation illustrates the modeled trajectories of particles that were ejected from Bennu's surface on Jan. 19,...

JPL
NASA image: Orion Capsule and Launch Abort System (LAS) installed in the NASA Glenn 8x6 Supersonic Wind Tunnel for testing.  This test is an Aero Acoustic test of the LAS.  Pictured is the calibration of the model's angle of attack
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Dec 19, 2003

Orion Capsule and Launch Abort System (LAS) installed in the NASA Glenn 8x6 Supersonic Wind Tunnel for testing. This test is an Aero Acoustic test of the LAS. Pictured is the calibration of the model's angle of attack

Orion Capsule and Launch Abort System (LAS) installed in the NASA Glenn 8x6 Supersonic Wind Tunnel for testing. This...

GRC
NASA image: Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin and tour guide Mary Ann Harness check out models of the Ares 1 and Ares 5 space vehicles during Aldrin's tour of NASA Dryden
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Aug 25, 2007

Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin and tour guide Mary Ann Harness check out models of the Ares 1 and Ares 5 space vehicles during Aldrin's tour of NASA Dryden

Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin and tour guide Mary Ann Harness check out models of the Ares 1 and Ares 5 space...

AFRC
NASA image: Great Red Spot Rotation (animation)
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Dec 11, 2017

Great Red Spot Rotation (animation)

Winds around Jupiter's Great Red Spot are simulated in this JunoCam view that has been animated using a model of the...

JPL
NASA image: KSC-2009-3689
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Jun 11, 2009

KSC-2009-3689

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, media get a close...

KSC
NASA image: BLDG. 14 - SHUTTLE TEST - MSC
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May 1, 1972

BLDG. 14 - SHUTTLE TEST - MSC

1/10 Scale-Model (metal) inside the Anechoic Chamber, Bldg. 14. 1. SHUTTLE - MODELS MSC, HOUSTON, TX

JSC
NASA image: ARC-1994-AC94-0134-17
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Dec 12, 1994

ARC-1994-AC94-0134-17

F/A-18 E/F Model: 11ft. W.T. Test #207-1-11, 8% Model

ARC
NASA image: ARC-2008-ACD08-0095-009
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May 5, 2008

ARC-2008-ACD08-0095-009

CLV ascent model test 11-0179 11ft. supersonic wind tunnel with Amela Zanacic removal of model

ARC
NASA image: ARC-1950-A-15590
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Oct 2, 1950

ARC-1950-A-15590

Supersonic Free flight Wind tunnel model construction and firing techniques; separation of model and finger type sabot

ARC
NASA image: ARC-1987-AC87-0372-143
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Dec 20, 1987

ARC-1987-AC87-0372-143

General Dynamics E-7 Full-scale STOVL fighter model fabrication at Ames Model Shop

ARC
NASA image: Small Model, Big Science: Testing a 6-inch Orion Heat Shield Mod
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Feb 4, 2019

Small Model, Big Science: Testing a 6-inch Orion Heat Shield Mod

The Orion aerosciences team has performed more than 30 tests across the United States in support of the program,...

JSC
NASA image: Small Model, Big Science: Testing a 6-inch Orion Heat Shield Mod
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Feb 4, 2019

Small Model, Big Science: Testing a 6-inch Orion Heat Shield Mod

The Orion aerosciences team has performed more than 30 tests across the United States in support of the program,...

JSC
NASA image: Ultra High Bypass Ratio Turbofan model in the 9-by 15-Foot Low Speed Wind Tunnel
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Jul 1, 2015

Ultra High Bypass Ratio Turbofan model in the 9-by 15-Foot Low Speed Wind Tunnel

Ultra High Bypass Integrated System Test Testing of an Ultra High Bypass Ratio Turbofan model in the 9-by 15-Foot...

GRC
NASA image: Small Model, Big Science: Testing a 6-inch Orion Heat Shield Mod
Image
Feb 4, 2019

Small Model, Big Science: Testing a 6-inch Orion Heat Shield Mod

The Orion aerosciences team has performed more than 30 tests across the United States in support of the program,...

JSC
NASA image: Budapest, Hungary, Perspective View, SRTM Elevation Model with Landsat Overlay
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Feb 13, 2004

Budapest, Hungary, Perspective View, SRTM Elevation Model with Landsat Overlay

After draining the northern flank of the Alps Mountains in Germany and Austria, the Danube River flows east as it...

JPL
NASA image: Gemini Model in the 10- by 10-Foot Supersonic Wind Tunnel
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Sep 23, 1962

Gemini Model in the 10- by 10-Foot Supersonic Wind Tunnel

A researcher at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Lewis Research Center examines a...

GRC
NASA image: CADRE Team in the Mars Yard
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Mar 7, 2024

CADRE Team in the Mars Yard

Members of NASA's CADRE (Cooperative Autonomous Distributed Robotic Exploration) technology demonstration team pose...

JPL
NASA image: NASA Tests Advanced Air Mobility Aircraft Wing in Langley Wind Tunnel
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Jun 30, 2025

NASA Tests Advanced Air Mobility Aircraft Wing in Langley Wind Tunnel

In May and June, NASA researchers tested a 7-foot wing model in the 14-by-22-Foot Subsonic Wind Tunnel at NASA’s...

LRC
NASA image: Scientists Link Earlier Melting Of Snow To Dark Aerosols
Video
Jul 21, 2015

Scientists Link Earlier Melting Of Snow To Dark Aerosols

Tiny particles suspended in the air, known as aerosols, can darken snow and ice causing it to absorb more of the...

GSFC
NASA image: GRC-2021-C-02732
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Sep 17, 2021

GRC-2021-C-02732

The X-59 Commercial Supersonic Transport model is installed upside down in the test section of the GRC 8x6...

GRC
NASA image: ARC-2002-ACD02-0056-06
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Mar 20, 2002

ARC-2002-ACD02-0056-06

VSHAIP test in 7x10ft#1 W.T. (multiple model configruations) V-22 helicopter shipboard aerodynamic interaction...

ARC
NASA image: ARC-2008-ACD08-0266-018
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Jan 14, 2008

ARC-2008-ACD08-0266-018

2.8% Ares I Acoustic Reentry Wind Tunnel Model in Ames 9X7ft Supersonic Wind Tunnel test-97-0193; model flying...

ARC
NASA image: ARC-2008-ACD08-0266-024
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Nov 24, 2008

ARC-2008-ACD08-0266-024

2.8% Scale Ares I acoustic model re-entry model in Ames 11ft. Supersonic Wind Tunnel test-11-0192

ARC
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Frequently Asked Questions About NASA Images

Are NASA images free to use?+
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