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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: ECN-2314
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Sep 30, 1969

ECN-2314

Air Force Major Peter Hoag stands in front of the HL-10 Lifting Body. Maj. Hoag joined the HL-10 program in 1969 and...

AFRC
NASA image: E-21539
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Jun 18, 1970

E-21539

The four principal HL-10 pilots are seen here with the lifting body aircraft. They are, left to right; Air Force...

AFRC
NASA image: ECN-2409
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Jun 17, 1970

ECN-2409

Not every moment of a test pilot's day is serious business. In a moment of levity, NASA pilots Bill Dana (left) and...

AFRC
NASA image: NASA research pilot Bill Dana takes a moment to watch NASA's NB-52B cruise overhead after a research flight in the HL-10. On the left, John Reeves can be seen at the cockpit of the lifting body
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May 20, 1969

NASA research pilot Bill Dana takes a moment to watch NASA's NB-52B cruise overhead after a research flight in the HL-10. On the left, John Reeves can be seen at the cockpit of the lifting body

The HL-10 was one of five heavyweight lifting-body designs flown at NASA's Flight Research Center (FRC--later Dryden...

AFRC
NASA image: EC69-2346
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Nov 17, 1969

EC69-2346

This photo shows the HL-10 in flight, turning to line up with lakebed runway 18. The pilot for this flight, the 29th...

AFRC
NASA image: E-20168
Image
Apr 25, 1969

E-20168

NASA research pilot Bill Dana stands in front of the HL-10 Lifting Body following his first glide flight on April...

AFRC
NASA image: ECN-2064
Image
Jun 12, 1968

ECN-2064

The HL-10 Lifting Body is seen here parked on Rogers Dry Lake, the unique location where it landed after research...

AFRC
NASA image: E-21090
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Nov 18, 1969

E-21090

The HL-10 Lifting Body is seen here in powered flight shortly after launch from the B-52 mothership. When HL-10...

AFRC
NASA image: E-18900
Image
Jun 4, 1968

E-18900

As shown in this photo of the HL-10 flight simulator, the lifting-body pilots and engineers made use of early...

AFRC
NASA image: E-14969
Image
May 27, 1966

E-14969

The HL-10, seen here parked on the ramp, was one of five lifting body designs flown at NASA's Dryden Flight Research...

AFRC
NASA image: EC69-2247
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Aug 6, 1969

EC69-2247

John Manke is shown here on the lakebed next to the HL-10, one of four different lifting-body vehicles he flew,...

AFRC
NASA image: ECN-1289
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May 27, 1966

ECN-1289

The HL-10, seen here parked on the ramp at NASA's Flight Research Center in 1966, had a radically different shape...

AFRC

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How many images does NASA have?+
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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Yes, you can download NASA images in multiple resolutions directly from this gallery. Each image detail page provides download links for original (full resolution), large (1920px), medium (960px), small (480px), and thumbnail sizes. NASA encourages the public to use these images for education, media, and personal projects. High-resolution originals are ideal for printing and professional use.

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