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NASA image: Kuiper Airborne Observatory (KAO) Demolition
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Oct 16, 2024

Kuiper Airborne Observatory (KAO) Demolition

Photo composite (11 frames) of the modified C-141 Kuiper Airborne Observatory, (KAO) (NASA-714), beneath the wing on...

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NASA image: Saturn Apollo Program
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Jan 1, 1977

Saturn Apollo Program

Constructed in 1964, the S-IC Static Test Stand was designed to develop and test the first stage (S-IC) of the...

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NASA image: Bell X-1 Research Model on Single Support Strut in 7 x 10 Foot Wind Tunnel
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Jun 14, 1947

Bell X-1 Research Model on Single Support Strut in 7 x 10 Foot Wind Tunnel

Modified Bell X-1 model pioneered variable-sweep studies in 1947. Photograph published in Sixty Years of...

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NASA image: Early Rockets
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Jan 31, 1958

Early Rockets

Juno I, a slightly modified Jupiter-C launch vehicle, shortly before the January 31, 1958 launch of America's first...

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NASA image: The Space Shuttle Discovery hitched a ride on a special 747 carrier aircraft for the flight from California to the Kennedy Space Center, FL, on August 19, 2005
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Aug 19, 2005

The Space Shuttle Discovery hitched a ride on a special 747 carrier aircraft for the flight from California to the Kennedy Space Center, FL, on August 19, 2005

The Space Shuttle Discovery hitched a ride on NASA's modified Boeing 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft for the flight...

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NASA image: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Orbiter Processing Facility, the processing team celebrates the successful power-up of the orbiter Discovery. The vehicle has been undergoing Orbiter Major Modifications in the past year, ranging from wiring, control panels and black boxes to gaseous and fluid systems tubing and components. These systems were deserviced, disassembled, inspected, modified, reassembled, checked out and reserviced, as were most other systems onboard. The work includes the installation of the Multifunction Electronic Display Subsystem (MEDS) - a state-of-the-art “glass cockpit.”
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Aug 27, 2003

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Orbiter Processing Facility, the processing team celebrates the successful power-up of the orbiter Discovery. The vehicle has been undergoing Orbiter Major Modifications in the past year, ranging from wiring, control panels and black boxes to gaseous and fluid systems tubing and components. These systems were deserviced, disassembled, inspected, modified, reassembled, checked out and reserviced, as were most other systems onboard. The work includes the installation of the Multifunction Electronic Display Subsystem (MEDS) - a state-of-the-art “glass cockpit.”

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Orbiter Processing Facility, the processing team celebrates the successful...

NASA image: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - During power-up of the orbiter Discovery in the Orbiter Processing Facility, a technician moves a switch. Discovery has been undergoing Orbiter Major Modifications in the past year, ranging from wiring, control panels and black boxes to gaseous and fluid systems tubing and components. These systems were deserviced, disassembled, inspected, modified, reassembled, checked out and reserviced, as were most other systems onboard. The work includes the installation of the Multifunction Electronic Display Subsystem (MEDS) - a state-of-the-art “glass cockpit.”
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Aug 27, 2003

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - During power-up of the orbiter Discovery in the Orbiter Processing Facility, a technician moves a switch. Discovery has been undergoing Orbiter Major Modifications in the past year, ranging from wiring, control panels and black boxes to gaseous and fluid systems tubing and components. These systems were deserviced, disassembled, inspected, modified, reassembled, checked out and reserviced, as were most other systems onboard. The work includes the installation of the Multifunction Electronic Display Subsystem (MEDS) - a state-of-the-art “glass cockpit.”

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - During power-up of the orbiter Discovery in the Orbiter Processing Facility, a...

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NASA image: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Orbiter Processing Facility, the processing team applaud the successful power-up of the orbiter Discovery. The vehicle has been undergoing Orbiter Major Modifications in the past year, ranging from wiring, control panels and black boxes to gaseous and fluid systems tubing and components. These systems were deserviced, disassembled, inspected, modified, reassembled, checked out and reserviced, as were most other systems onboard. The work includes the installation of the Multifunction Electronic Display Subsystem (MEDS) - a state-of-the-art “glass cockpit.”
Image
Aug 27, 2003

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Orbiter Processing Facility, the processing team applaud the successful power-up of the orbiter Discovery. The vehicle has been undergoing Orbiter Major Modifications in the past year, ranging from wiring, control panels and black boxes to gaseous and fluid systems tubing and components. These systems were deserviced, disassembled, inspected, modified, reassembled, checked out and reserviced, as were most other systems onboard. The work includes the installation of the Multifunction Electronic Display Subsystem (MEDS) - a state-of-the-art “glass cockpit.”

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Orbiter Processing Facility, the processing team applaud the successful power-up...

NASA image: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - During power-up of the orbiter Discovery in the Orbiter Processing Facility, a technician turns on a switch. Discovery has been undergoing Orbiter Major Modifications in the past year, ranging from wiring, control panels and black boxes to gaseous and fluid systems tubing and components. These systems were deserviced, disassembled, inspected, modified, reassembled, checked out and reserviced, as were most other systems onboard. The work includes the installation of the Multifunction Electronic Display Subsystem (MEDS) - a state-of-the-art “glass cockpit.”
Image
Aug 27, 2003

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - During power-up of the orbiter Discovery in the Orbiter Processing Facility, a technician turns on a switch. Discovery has been undergoing Orbiter Major Modifications in the past year, ranging from wiring, control panels and black boxes to gaseous and fluid systems tubing and components. These systems were deserviced, disassembled, inspected, modified, reassembled, checked out and reserviced, as were most other systems onboard. The work includes the installation of the Multifunction Electronic Display Subsystem (MEDS) - a state-of-the-art “glass cockpit.”

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - During power-up of the orbiter Discovery in the Orbiter Processing Facility, a...

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NASA image: Dragon Spacecraft Approach taken with an Infrared Modified Still Camera
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May 25, 2012

Dragon Spacecraft Approach taken with an Infrared Modified Still Camera

ISS031-E-084464 (25 May 2012) --- A vertical view from the International Space Station shows the relative approach...

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NASA image: Dragon Spacecraft Approach taken with an Infrared Modified Still Camera
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May 25, 2012

Dragon Spacecraft Approach taken with an Infrared Modified Still Camera

ISS031-E-084463 (25 May 2012) --- A vertical view from the International Space Station shows the relative approach...

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NASA image: Aram Chaos
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Aug 13, 2018

Aram Chaos

This VIS image shows part of Aram Chaos. Aram Chaos was initially formed by a large impact. Over time the crater...

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NASA image: Tugaske Crater
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Jul 7, 2015

Tugaske Crater

Today's VIS image shows part of Tugaske Crater. The northern margin of this crater has been modified from a circular...

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NASA image: Kuiper Airborne Observatory (KAO) Demolition
Image
Mar 20, 2025

Kuiper Airborne Observatory (KAO) Demolition

A Volvo Crawler Excavator severs the airframe, separating the tail section from the fuselage, of the modified C-141...

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NASA image: Kuiper Airborne Observatory (KAO) Demolition
Image
Mar 20, 2025

Kuiper Airborne Observatory (KAO) Demolition

A Volvo Crawler Excavator severs the airframe, separating the tail section from the fuselage, of the modified C-141...

ARC
NASA image: B-33 Vega Turrets
Image
Jun 2, 1942

B-33 Vega Turrets

B-33 Vega Turrets. Photo are listed in the NACA Wartime report L-463, October 1942, Test of a Large Spherical Turret...

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NASA image: EC02-0065-4
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Mar 27, 2002

EC02-0065-4

With the modified F/A-18 showcased behind him, Kevin Petersen, director of NASA Dryden Flight Research Center,...

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NASA image: Guppy Fit Check for Orion
Video
Mar 12, 2019

Guppy Fit Check for Orion

The NASA guppy aircraft has been modified to fit the Orion crew module and service module stack to transport to...

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NASA image: Kuiper Airborne Observatory (KAO) Demolition
Image
Mar 12, 2025

Kuiper Airborne Observatory (KAO) Demolition

Close-up view of the tail section of the modified C-141 Kuiper Airborne Observatory, (KAO) (NASA-714), during its...

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NASA image: Bell X-1 Research Model on Single Support Strut in 7 x 10 Foot Wind Tunnel
Image
Jun 14, 1947

Bell X-1 Research Model on Single Support Strut in 7 x 10 Foot Wind Tunnel

Modified Bell X-1 model pioneered variable-sweep studies in 1947. Photograph published in Sixty Years of...

LRC
NASA image: Kuiper Airborne Observatory (KAO) Demolition
Image
Mar 20, 2025

Kuiper Airborne Observatory (KAO) Demolition

A Volvo Crawler Excavator severs the airframe, separating the tail section from the fuselage, of the modified C-141...

ARC
NASA image: EC02-0264-19
Image
Nov 15, 2002

EC02-0264-19

How differential deflection of the inboard and outboard leading-edge flaps affected the handling qualities of this...

AFRC
NASA image: Kuiper Airborne Observatory (KAO) Demolition
Image
Mar 20, 2025

Kuiper Airborne Observatory (KAO) Demolition

Yellow straps are threaded through the airframe of the modified C-141 Kuiper Airborne Observatory, (KAO) (NASA-714),...

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NASA image: STS-132 Middeck Locker MA9L JAXA Coldbag
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May 10, 2010

STS-132 Middeck Locker MA9L JAXA Coldbag

jsc2010e080364 (5/10/2010) --- A preflight photo of the Ferulate Samples. The Ferulate Experiment tests the...

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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.
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