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High-altitude aircraft leave behind condensation trails, or contrails, which form when extra water vapor is injected...
A contrail of the NASA F/A-18 research aircraft is seen off the coast of Galveston, performing the quiet supersonic...
A contrail of the NASA F/A-18 research aircraft is seen off the coast of Galveston, performing the quiet supersonic...
A contrail of the NASA F/A-18 research aircraft is seen off the coast of Galveston, performing the quiet supersonic...
A contrail of the NASA F/A-18 research aircraft is seen off the coast of Galveston, performing the quiet supersonic...
Subject Matter Expert Interview Soundbytes. NASA joined with partners in October to generate critical new data on...
NASA joined with partners in October to generate critical new data on sustainable aviation fuel through Boeing’s...
NASA joined partners in October 2023 to generate critical new data on sustainable aviation fuel through Boeing’s...
In this oblique view of the Georgia and South Carolina coast, the southern most Appalachians (32.0N, 83.0W) dominate...
Earth Observation taken by the Expedition 40 crew aboard the International Space Station (ISS). Contrail visible.
Earth Observation taken by the Expedition 40 crew aboard the International Space Station (ISS). Outline of a plane...
Earth Observation taken during a day pass by the Expedition 40 crew aboard the International Space Station (ISS)....
Earth Observation taken during a day pass by the Expedition 40 crew aboard the International Space Station (ISS)....
Earth Observation taken during a day pass by the Expedition 40 crew aboard the International Space Station (ISS)....
This image from NASA EarthKAM shows Lisbon, the capital of Portugal. The superb natural harbor at Lisbon is a...
ISS034-E-009486 (19 Dec. 2012) --- Though somewhat faint, the contrails from the launch of the Expedition 34/35 crew...
iss059e042046 (May 3, 2019) --- 258 miles above the North Atlantic Ocean an Expedition 59 crewmember photographed...
ISS004-E-11807 (15 May 2002) --- This digital photograph, taken through the windows of the International Space...
ISS008-E-06565 (30 November 2003) --- This view featuring the Lake Michigan area was photographed by an Expedition 8...
The STS-28 insignia was designed by the astronaut crew, who said it portrays the pride the American people have in...
S66-24482 (16 March 1966) --- An Agena Target Docking Vehicle atop an Atlas rocket lifts off from Launch Complex 14...
AST-01-042 (16 July 1975) --- An oblique view of unique cloud patterns over the Pacific Ocean caused by aircraft...
Contrails are seen illuminated in the sky as the Sun begins to rise following the launch of a United Launch Alliance...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Guests at the VIP viewing site on the Banana River at NASA's Kennedy Space Center...