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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: ARC-1985-AC85-5029-7
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Oct 28, 1985

ARC-1985-AC85-5029-7

N-258 NAS (Numerical Aerodynamic Simulation) Facility, Aerials of construction site, framing

ARC
NASA image: ARC-1985-AC85-5022-5
Image
Sep 16, 1985

ARC-1985-AC85-5022-5

N-258 NAS (Numerical Aerodynamic Simulation) Facility, Roof Top Aerials of construction site, framing

ARC
NASA image: ARC-1985-AC85-5018-2
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Aug 19, 1985

ARC-1985-AC85-5018-2

N-258 NAS (Numerical Aerodynamic Simualtion) Facility, aerials of (pre) construction site, Framing

ARC
NASA image: ARC-1985-AC85-5028-7
Image
Oct 28, 1985

ARC-1985-AC85-5028-7

N-258 NAS (Numerical Aerodynamic Simulation) Facility, Roof Top Aerials, Interior

ARC
NASA image: ARC-1985-AC85-5024-1
Image
Sep 30, 1985

ARC-1985-AC85-5024-1

N-258 NAS (Numerical Aerodynamic Simulation) Facility, Roof Top Aerials of construction site, framing

ARC
NASA image: Peregrine Rocket Motor Test at the Ames Outdoor Aerodynamic Research Facility (OARF).
Image
Feb 15, 2017

Peregrine Rocket Motor Test at the Ames Outdoor Aerodynamic Research Facility (OARF).

Ashley Karp, NASA JPL (Left) and Hunjoo Kim, NASA JPL (Right) attaching heat sensors the Peregrine Hybrid Rocket...

ARC
NASA image: Peregrine Rocket Motor Test at the Ames Outdoor Aerodynamic Research Facility (OARF).
Image
Feb 15, 2017

Peregrine Rocket Motor Test at the Ames Outdoor Aerodynamic Research Facility (OARF).

From Left to Right: 1. Hunjoo Kim (NASA JPL) 2. Kyle Botteon (NASA JPL) 3. Ashley Karp (NASA JPL) 4. Brian Schratz...

ARC
NASA image: Peregrine Rocket Motor Test at the Ames Outdoor Aerodynamic Research Facility (OARF).
Image
Feb 15, 2017

Peregrine Rocket Motor Test at the Ames Outdoor Aerodynamic Research Facility (OARF).

Hunjoo Kim, NASA JPL (Left) and Ashley Karp, NASA JPL (Right) attaching heat sensors the Peregrine Hybrid Rocket...

ARC
NASA image: Peregrine Rocket Motor Test at the Ames Outdoor Aerodynamic Research Facility (OARF).
Image
Feb 15, 2017

Peregrine Rocket Motor Test at the Ames Outdoor Aerodynamic Research Facility (OARF).

(Left): Kyle Botteon (front) and Hunjpp Kim (Behind), NASA JPL. (Right): Gregory Zilliac, Advance Propulsion...

ARC
NASA image: ACD15-0062-004
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Apr 10, 2015

ACD15-0062-004

Supercomputer Pleiades as installed in the Spectra Logic room 131 of NASA Ames Numerical Aerodynamic Simulation...

ARC
NASA image: ACD15-0062-020
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Apr 10, 2015

ACD15-0062-020

Interior view of the Supercomputer Pleiades as installed in the Spectra Logic room 131 of NASA Ames Numerical...

ARC
NASA image: ACD15-0062-021
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Apr 10, 2015

ACD15-0062-021

Interior view of the Supercomputer Pleiades as installed in the Spectra Logic room 131 of NASA Ames Numerical...

ARC
NASA image: The HIAD stands for Hypersonic Inflatable Aerodynamic Decelerato
Image
Apr 25, 2013

The HIAD stands for Hypersonic Inflatable Aerodynamic Decelerato

The HIAD stands for Hypersonic Inflatable Aerodynamic Decelerator, an inflatable spacecraft technology that allows...

LRC
NASA image: The HIAD stands for Hypersonic Inflatable Aerodynamic Decelerato
Image
May 31, 2013

The HIAD stands for Hypersonic Inflatable Aerodynamic Decelerato

The HIAD stands for Hypersonic Inflatable Aerodynamic Decelerator, an inflatable spacecraft technology that allows...

LRC
NASA image: General Aerodynamic Characteristics of a Research Model with High Disk Loading Direct Lifting Fan Mounted in Fuselage
Image
Oct 26, 1960

General Aerodynamic Characteristics of a Research Model with High Disk Loading Direct Lifting Fan Mounted in Fuselage

3/4 Low front view of fuselage and fan. Showing jet engine hanging below. Lift fan powered by jet exhaust. General...

ARC
NASA image: Our Aeronautics Research is a Thing of Beauty
Video
Dec 21, 2020

Our Aeronautics Research is a Thing of Beauty

The rapid growth of high-performance computing (HPC) in the past decade has enabled the use of state-of-the-art...

HQ
NASA image: Peregrine Rocket Motor Test at the Ames Outdoor Aerodynamic Research Facility (OARF).
Image
Feb 15, 2017

Peregrine Rocket Motor Test at the Ames Outdoor Aerodynamic Research Facility (OARF).

3/4 view of the Nozzle of the Peregrine Rocket Motor, tested at the Outdoor Aerodynamic Research Facility (OARF,...

ARC
NASA image: F-15A #287 in flight
Image
Mar 20, 1980

F-15A #287 in flight

An in-flight photo of the NASA F-15A with a 10 degree cone to collect aerodynamic information to calibrate data from...

AFRC
NASA image: Peregrine Rocket Motor Test at the Ames Outdoor Aerodynamic Research Facility (OARF).
Image
Feb 15, 2017

Peregrine Rocket Motor Test at the Ames Outdoor Aerodynamic Research Facility (OARF).

(Left to Right) Ashley Karp, NASA JPL, Hunjoo Kim, NASA JPL and Brian Schratz (NASA JPL) preparing the Peregrine...

ARC
NASA image: Aerodynamic
Image
Jun 30, 2006

Aerodynamic

This MOC image shows dunes in the north polar region of Mars. In this springtime view, the dunes are largely covered...

JPL
NASA image: F-15A #287 flies formation with a T-38 chase over Edwards AFB.
Image
Mar 20, 1980

F-15A #287 flies formation with a T-38 chase over Edwards AFB.

An in-flight photo of the NASA F-15A used to carry a 10 degree cone to collect aerodynamic data to calibrate the...

AFRC
NASA image: Environmental Portrait of Christine M. Darden
Image
Feb 1, 1977

Environmental Portrait of Christine M. Darden

Environmental Portrait of Christine M. Darden. Supersonic Aerodynamics Branch.

LRC
NASA image: Environmental Portrait of Christine M. Darden
Image
Feb 1, 1977

Environmental Portrait of Christine M. Darden

Environmental Portrait of Christine M. Darden. Supersonic Aerodynamics Branch

LRC
NASA image: Piloted, Electric Propulsion-Powered Experimental Aircraft Underway
Image
Nov 11, 2015

Piloted, Electric Propulsion-Powered Experimental Aircraft Underway

Engineers gather aerodynamic data on the integrated experimental testbed without the electric motor propellers.

AFRC
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