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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: Rotor Blade Test in the NACA Ames 40x80 foot Wind Tunnel.
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Jan 22, 1957

Rotor Blade Test in the NACA Ames 40x80 foot Wind Tunnel.

One of the first helicopter tests in the 40 x 80 wind tunnel. John McCloud, pictured, started helicopter work in the...

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NASA image: NACA Ames Laboratory Building, South West.
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Nov 14, 1948

NACA Ames Laboratory Building, South West.

NACA Ames 40x80 foot wind tunnel (South West).

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NASA image: A-15219. Balance House for the 40x80-foot Wind Tunnel Control Room.
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Jun 6, 1950

A-15219. Balance House for the 40x80-foot Wind Tunnel Control Room.

40x80 wind tunnel manometers control room at NACA's Ames Research Center. Control panel (called the bench board)...

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NASA image: Mounting Douglas SB-2D Airplane in 40x80 foot Wind Tunnel at NACA Ames Research Center.
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Dec 6, 1944

Mounting Douglas SB-2D Airplane in 40x80 foot Wind Tunnel at NACA Ames Research Center.

XSB2D-1 First test (no number) Aerodynamic test to forecast the take off distance. George Cooper was the A1:H73...

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NASA image: ARC-1969-A-16591
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Oct 24, 1951

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Flight evaluation and comparison of a NACA submerged inlet and a scoop inlet on the North American YF-93A (AF48-317...

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NASA image: Women Workers at NACA
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Jun 3, 1953

Women Workers at NACA

Women Workers at NACA

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NASA image: Melvin Gough at the Tail of a NACA Lockheed Plane
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Sep 7, 1957

Melvin Gough at the Tail of a NACA Lockheed Plane

Melvin Gough at the Tail of a NACA Lockheed Plane

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NASA image: Ryan FR-1 in NACA Ames 40x80 foot Wind Tunnel.
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Aug 15, 1944

Ryan FR-1 in NACA Ames 40x80 foot Wind Tunnel.

3/4 front view from below of the Ryan FR-1 airplane mounted in the NACA Ames 40x80 foot wind tunnel. Production...

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NASA image: Women Adequately Filling Posts In NACA Laboratory
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Jun 3, 1953

Women Adequately Filling Posts In NACA Laboratory

Women Adequately Filling Posts In NACA Laboratory: Mrs. Doris Rudd Porter Baron handling Manometertape, Bell computer.

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NASA image: Launching the Future of Flight, The National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (Complete NACA series)
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Feb 20, 2025

Launching the Future of Flight, The National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (Complete NACA series)

The predecessor of NASA, the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) was founded in 1915. With its elite...

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NASA image: The Work of NACA Women
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Jan 1, 1949

The Work of NACA Women

NACA women computers had degrees in mathematics or taught math before they were hired. They reduced film data and...

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NASA image: Lockheed XFV-1 model in the 40x80 foot Wind Tunnel at NASA Ames Research Center.
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May 16, 1952

Lockheed XFV-1 model in the 40x80 foot Wind Tunnel at NASA Ames Research Center.

Lockheed XFV-1 model. Project engineer Mark Kelly (not shown). Remote controlled model flown in the settling chamber...

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NASA image: NACA Laboratory Computers Help Compile Handbook
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Mar 6, 1951

NACA Laboratory Computers Help Compile Handbook

NACA Laboratory Computers Help Compile Handbook: ''Monroe Methods for Algebra, " a new booklet describing short-cuts...

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NASA image: NACA Laboratory Computers Help Compile Handbook
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Mar 6, 1951

NACA Laboratory Computers Help Compile Handbook

NACA Laboratory Computers Help Compile Handbook: ''Monroe Methods for Algebra, " a new booklet describing short-cuts...

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NASA image: NACA Laboratory Computers Help Compile Handbook
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Mar 6, 1951

NACA Laboratory Computers Help Compile Handbook

NACA Laboratory Computers Help Compile Handbook: ''Monroe Methods for Algebra, " a new booklet describing short-cuts...

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NASA image: NACA Laboratory Computers Help Compile Handbook
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Mar 6, 1951

NACA Laboratory Computers Help Compile Handbook

NACA Laboratory Computers Help Compile Handbook: ''Monroe Methods for Algebra, " a new booklet describing short-cuts...

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NASA image: NACA Laboratory Computers Help Compile Handbook
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Mar 6, 1951

NACA Laboratory Computers Help Compile Handbook

NACA Laboratory Computers Help Compile Handbook: ''Monroe Methods for Algebra, " a new booklet describing short-cuts...

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NASA image: A restored NACA P-51D Mustang in flight
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Sep 15, 2000

A restored NACA P-51D Mustang in flight

A white plate on the top of the wing of a restored National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) P-51D Mustang...

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NASA image: ARC-1941-AAL-1697
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Nov 20, 1941

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NACA photographer Ice Reearch being conducted at NACA Ames Aeronautical Laboratory on a Lockheed 12-A, NACA 97; test...

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NASA image: Groundbreaking for the NACA’s Aircraft Engine Research Laboratory
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Jan 23, 1941

Groundbreaking for the NACA’s Aircraft Engine Research Laboratory

Local politicians and National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) officials were on hand for the January 23,...

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NASA image: B-32 Model Close Up
Image
Jul 4, 1944

B-32 Model Close Up

B-32 Model Close Up. Test conducted in the NACA 19 foot pressure tunnel LMAL-38560 NACA document.

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NASA image: Women Adequately Filling Posts In NACA Laboratory
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May 15, 1943

Women Adequately Filling Posts In NACA Laboratory

Women Adequately Filling Posts In NACA Laboratory: In the picture are F.F. Fullmer, aeronautical engineer, supervise...

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NASA image: ARC-1955-A-20605
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Aug 14, 1955

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Navy - GRUMAN F9F-4 AIRPLAN with NACA PILOTS INNIS & ROLLS on NACA Ames ramp in front of Hangar 211

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NASA image: 1/8 Scale B-32 Turrets
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Jul 5, 1944

1/8 Scale B-32 Turrets

1/8 Scale B-32 Turrets. Test conducted in the NACA 19 foot pressure tunnel LMAL-38560 NACA document.

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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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