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The Time of Apollo - 1960 to 1975
Vertol 76 Tilt Wing VTOL. Photographed 9/13/1960. Photograph published in Sixty Years of Aeronautical Research...
Vertol 76 Tilt Wing VTOL. Photographed 9/13/1960. Photograph published in Sixty Years of Aeronautical Research...
The first Scout prepared for launch at Wallops Island July 1, 1960, and launched the evening of the same day. --...
Aside from native flora, fauna and the Langley rocket-research complex, there was not much on Wallops Island....
Test Setup For Model Landing Investigation of a Winged Space Vehicle Image used in NASA Document TN-D-1496...
Test Setup For Model Landing Investigation of a Winged Space Vehicle Image used in NASA Document TN-D-1496...
Test Setup For Model Landing Investigation of a Winged Space Vehicle Image used in NASA Document TN-D-1496...
The Little Joe launch vehicle being readied for a test launch from Wallops in January 1960... Page 77. Photograph...
Photographed in 1960. -- Skin Stress Test of the 12-foot satellite built as a prototype of the full-scale Echo...
Scale Model of 9x6 Thermal Structures Tunnel: Image L-7256.01 is a Drawing Figure 12 in NASA Document L-1265. The...
Photographed on 09/22/1960. -- An examination of the Aerojet-General "Aerobee 150A" propulsion system in February...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At the Courtyard by Marriott hotel in Cocoa Beach, Fla., Pat Simpkins, director of...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Kennedy Space Center Director Bob Cabana, right, shows a space shuttle high-temperature...
BELL XV-3 (AF54-148) Convertiplane (experimental tilt rotor) IN FLIGHT Note: Used in publication in Flight Research...
Tektites from the European collections
M-1 reentry body test model in high enthalpy (heat function) air stream
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- As the sun rises over Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, the first stage...
R.T. Jones Oblique Wing model: singal fuselage - 3 view artwork
3 degree simulator with engineer John Dusterberry
3/4 rear view with pilot Merriweather - 60 degrees bank angle. NE-2 degree of freedom simulator set-up for pitch and...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Against the backdrop of the Atlantic Ocean, the Delta II 7925 rocket stands ready for launch...
Hi-Speed impact test simulating space debris hitting an orbiting capsule. A blunt nose 20 millimeter model built of...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – The NASA Railroad track borders a creek that often serves as a popular gathering place for...