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Accident: X-14B crash on VTOL Pad Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA Photo Credit: NASA Ames student...

PORTRAIT - GRIGGS, S. DAVID., ASTRONAUT-CANDIDATE

S78-35306 (31 Jan. 1978) --- Astronaut S. David Griggs. (NOTE: He died on June 17, 1989, near Earle, Arkansas, in...

Dissecting the Scene of Sky Crane Crash

After a rocket-powered descent stage, also known as the sky crane, delivered NASA Curiosity rover to Mars on Aug. 5...

Impact Test of a NACA-Designed Pilot Seat and Harness

This time-lapse photograph shows the test of a pilot seat and restraint designed by researchers at the National...

SHIELD Prototype Attached to Drop Tower

This prototype of a collapsible Mars lander base is part of SHIELD (Simplified High Impact Energy Landing Device), a...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Shuttle Launch Director Mike Leinbach throws out the first pitch at a local baseball game at Manatees Stadium. KSC employees were hosted by the Brevard Manatees, a minor league baseball team in Central Florida. Before the game, attendees offered a moment of silence to honor the STS-107 crew and two recovery workers who died in a helicopter crash.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Shuttle Launch Director Mike Leinbach throws out the first pitch at a local baseball...

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...

Lieutenant Colonel John Stapp Demonstrates the Rocket Sled

Howard Hasbrook volunteers for a demonstration of a scaled-down version of Lieutenant Colonel John Stapp’s rocket...

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On April 6, 2016, engineers at NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, kicked off a series of nine drop...

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On April 6, 2016, engineers at NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, kicked off a series of nine drop...

Orion Drop Test Series Begins

On April 6, 2016, engineers at NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, kicked off a series of nine drop...

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On April 6, 2016, engineers at NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, kicked off a series of nine drop...

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On April 6, 2016, engineers at NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, kicked off a series of nine drop...

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On April 6, 2016, engineers at NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, kicked off a series of nine drop...

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On April 6, 2016, engineers at NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, kicked off a series of nine drop...

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On April 6, 2016, engineers at NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, kicked off a series of nine drop...

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On April 6, 2016, engineers at NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, kicked off a series of nine drop...

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On April 6, 2016, engineers at NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, kicked off a series of nine drop...

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At Launch Complex-14 LC-14 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, a memorial honors...

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On April 6, 2016, engineers at NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, kicked off a series of nine drop...

NACA Researcher Sets up a Test of a New Seat Design

A researcher at the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) Lewis Flight Propulsion Laboratory prepares...

Inspecting Curiosity Descent Stage Crash Site

This portion of an image from NASA Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has been annotated to show the relative positions...

The White Cliffs of "Rover"

This image from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter is reminiscent of the rugged and open terrain of a stark...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Emergency crew members transport an “injured” astronaut during a “Mode VII” emergency landing simulation at Kennedy Space Center. The purpose of the Mode VII is to exercise emergency preparedness personnel, equipment and facilities in rescuing astronauts from a downed orbiter and providing immediate medical attention. This simulation presents an orbiter that has crashed short of the Shuttle Landing Facility in a wooded area 2-1/2 miles south of Runway 33. Emergency crews are responding to the volunteer astronauts who are simulating various injuries. Rescuers must remove the crew, provide triage and transport to hospitals those who need further treatment. Local hospitals are participating in the exercise.