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NASA image: NASA pilot Kurt Blankenship reviews flight plans during the pre-flight brief to gather Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast data using NASA’s Pilatus PC-12 at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California on Sept. 23, 2024.
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Sep 23, 2024

NASA pilot Kurt Blankenship reviews flight plans during the pre-flight brief to gather Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast data using NASA’s Pilatus PC-12 at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California on Sept. 23, 2024.

NASA pilot Kurt Blankenship maps out flight plans during a pre-flight brief. Pilots, crew, and researchers from...

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NASA image: NASA SkillBridge Research Pilot and Aviation Safety Officer Jeremy Johnson
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Apr 17, 2025

NASA SkillBridge Research Pilot and Aviation Safety Officer Jeremy Johnson

Jeremy Johnson, a research pilot and aviation safety officer, poses in front of a PC-12 aircraft inside the hangar...

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NASA image: NASA SkillBridge Research Pilot and Aviation Safety Officer Jeremy Johnson
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Apr 17, 2025

NASA SkillBridge Research Pilot and Aviation Safety Officer Jeremy Johnson

Jeremy Johnson, a research pilot and aviation safety officer, poses in front of a PC-12 aircraft inside the hangar...

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NASA image: NASA SkillBridge Research Pilot and Aviation Safety Officer Jeremy Johnson
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Apr 17, 2025

NASA SkillBridge Research Pilot and Aviation Safety Officer Jeremy Johnson

Jeremy Johnson, a research pilot and aviation safety officer, poses in front of a PC-12 aircraft inside the hangar...

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NASA image: NASA SkillBridge Research Pilot and Aviation Safety Officer Jeremy Johnson
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Apr 17, 2025

NASA SkillBridge Research Pilot and Aviation Safety Officer Jeremy Johnson

Jeremy Johnson, a research pilot and aviation safety officer, poses in front of a PC-12 aircraft inside the hangar...

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NASA image: NASA Drones Seek What Turns Storms into Hurricanes
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Jul 1, 2014

NASA Drones Seek What Turns Storms into Hurricanes

NASA researchers describe their science objectives to study severe weather as part of the Hurricane and Severe Storm...

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NASA image: NASA SkillBridge Research Pilot and Aviation Safety Officer Jeremy Johnson
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Apr 17, 2025

NASA SkillBridge Research Pilot and Aviation Safety Officer Jeremy Johnson

Jeremy Johnson, a research pilot and aviation safety officer, poses in front of a PC-12 aircraft inside the hangar...

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NASA image: NASA SkillBridge Research Pilot and Aviation Safety Officer Jeremy Johnson
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Apr 17, 2025

NASA SkillBridge Research Pilot and Aviation Safety Officer Jeremy Johnson

Jeremy Johnson, a research pilot and aviation safety officer, poses in front of a PC-12 aircraft inside the hangar...

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NASA image: Jay L. King, Joseph D. Huxman, and Orion D. Billeter Assist Pilot Milt Thompson into the M2-F2 Attached to B-52 Mothership
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Feb 28, 1966

Jay L. King, Joseph D. Huxman, and Orion D. Billeter Assist Pilot Milt Thompson into the M2-F2 Attached to B-52 Mothership

NASA research pilot Milt Thompson is helped into the cockpit of the M2-F2 lifting body research aircraft at NASA’s...

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NASA image: NASA SkillBridge Research Pilot and Aviation Safety Officer Jeremy Johnson
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Apr 17, 2025

NASA SkillBridge Research Pilot and Aviation Safety Officer Jeremy Johnson

Jeremy Johnson, a research pilot and aviation safety officer, poses in the PC-12 aircraft inside the hangar at...

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NASA image: NASA SkillBridge Research Pilot and Aviation Safety Officer Jeremy Johnson
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Apr 17, 2025

NASA SkillBridge Research Pilot and Aviation Safety Officer Jeremy Johnson

Jeremy Johnson, a research pilot and aviation safety officer, poses in front of a PC-12 aircraft inside the hangar...

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NASA image: Employee Flight with Administrator Isaacman's F-5 Aircraft
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May 13, 2026

Employee Flight with Administrator Isaacman's F-5 Aircraft

Jerry Kerby, pilot; Michael J. Acheson, senior researcher and principal investigator at NASA’s Langley Research...

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NASA image: Engineer Measures Ice Formation on an Instrument Antenna Model
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May 23, 1945

Engineer Measures Ice Formation on an Instrument Antenna Model

A National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) researcher measures the ice thickness on a landing antenna...

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NASA image: Wright R–2600–8 Engine in the Engine Propeller Research Building
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Mar 23, 1943

Wright R–2600–8 Engine in the Engine Propeller Research Building

A Wright Aeronautical R–2600 Cyclone piston engine installed in the Engine Propeller Research Building, or Prop...

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NASA image: Dream Chaser at Sunrise - RELEASED
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Sep 28, 2017

Dream Chaser at Sunrise - RELEASED

Sierra Nevada Corp’s Dream Chaser posed on ramp at sunrise at NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center in California...

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NASA image: Dream Chaser at Sunrise - RELEASED
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Sep 28, 2017

Dream Chaser at Sunrise - RELEASED

Sierra Nevada Corp’s Dream Chaser posed on ramp at sunrise at NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center in California...

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NASA image: NASA Launches DCOTSS Science Flights
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Jun 17, 2021

NASA Launches DCOTSS Science Flights

NASA's Armstrong Flight Research Center operates ER-2 #809 high-altitude aircraft for Dynamics and Chemistry of the...

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NASA image: ACD16-0013-026
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Feb 4, 2016

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Truss-Braced Wind Model installed in the Ames 11x11 Foot Wind Tunnel for testing. The Truss-Braced model is part of...

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NASA image: Low-boom Supersonic Aircraft
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Sep 6, 2012

Low-boom Supersonic Aircraft

NASA Glenn engineer Gary Williamson with a small model of a future low-boom supersonic aircraft used for testing in...

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NASA image: ARC-2008-ACD08-0005-114
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Jan 15, 2008

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SOFIA (Stratospheric Ovservatory for Infrared Astronomy) taking off from Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA to...

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NASA image: EC04-0310-06
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Oct 29, 2004

EC04-0310-06

A Navy E-2C Hawkeye early-warning aircraft arrives at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center for extensive structural...

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NASA image: XB-70 Triple-Sonic Bomber
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Sep 22, 1967

XB-70 Triple-Sonic Bomber

The North American Aviation XB-70 triple-sonic bomber prototype aircraft No. 1. NASA used the pre-production bomber...

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NASA image: ARC-2006-ACD06-0135-009
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Aug 25, 2006

ARC-2006-ACD06-0135-009

DC-8 NAMMA (NASA African Monson Multidisciplinary Analyses) MISSION TO CAPE VERDE, AFRICA Formation flight with the...

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NASA image: Experimental Fabrication Shop Creates Floorboards for X-66
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Aug 26, 2024

Experimental Fabrication Shop Creates Floorboards for X-66

A wood router cuts precise holes in plywood for temporary floorboards on Aug. 26, 2024, in the Experimental...

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Frequently Asked Questions About NASA Images

Are NASA images free to use?+
Yes, most NASA images are in the public domain and are free to use for educational, informational, and personal purposes. NASA's media usage guidelines state that NASA material is not copyrighted unless otherwise noted. However, the NASA logo and certain insignia are protected. Some images may include identifiable individuals or third-party content that requires additional permissions. Always check the specific image's usage rights and credit NASA as the source.
How many images does NASA have?+
NASA's Image and Video Library contains over 140,000 publicly accessible images, videos, and audio files spanning the agency's entire history, from the Mercury program of the 1960s to the latest James Webb Space Telescope discoveries. The collection grows daily as new missions capture imagery and archival materials are digitized. Individual mission archives, such as Mars rover photos, contain hundreds of thousands of additional images.
Can I download NASA images?+
Yes, you can download NASA images in multiple resolutions directly from this gallery. Each image detail page provides download links for original (full resolution), large (1920px), medium (960px), small (480px), and thumbnail sizes. NASA encourages the public to use these images for education, media, and personal projects. High-resolution originals are ideal for printing and professional use.

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