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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: General Aerodynamic Characteristics of a Research Model with High Disk Loading Direct Lifting Fan Mounted in Fuselage
Image
Oct 26, 1960

General Aerodynamic Characteristics of a Research Model with High Disk Loading Direct Lifting Fan Mounted in Fuselage

3/4 Low front view of fuselage and fan. Showing jet engine hanging below. Lift fan powered by jet exhaust. General...

ARC
NASA image: AC-27149-A. General Aerodynamic Characteristics of a Research Model with High Disk Loading Direct Lifting Fan Mounted in Fuselage.
Image
Oct 26, 1960

AC-27149-A. General Aerodynamic Characteristics of a Research Model with High Disk Loading Direct Lifting Fan Mounted in Fuselage.

3/4 Low front view of fuselage and fan. Showing jet engine hanging below. Lift fan powered by jet exhaust.

ARC
NASA image: Our Aeronautics Research is a Thing of Beauty
Video
Dec 21, 2020

Our Aeronautics Research is a Thing of Beauty

The rapid growth of high-performance computing (HPC) in the past decade has enabled the use of state-of-the-art...

HQ
NASA image: PIK-20 Aircraft in Flight
Image
Sep 12, 1991

PIK-20 Aircraft in Flight

This photo shows NASA's PIK-20E motor-glider sailplane during a research flight from the Ames-Dryden Flight Research...

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NASA image: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Orbiter Processing Facility, United Space Alliance workers Mike Hyatt (left) Jerry Belt (center), and Saul Ngy (right), lift a Reinforced Carbon Carbon (RCC) panel they will attach to the leading edge of the wing of the orbiter Atlantis.  The gray carbon composite RCC panels have sufficient strength to withstand the aerodynamic forces experienced during launch and reentry, which can reach as high as 800 pounds per square foot.  The operating range of RCC is from minus 250º F to about 3,000º F, the temperature produced by friction with the atmosphere during reentry.
Image
Sep 5, 2003

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Orbiter Processing Facility, United Space Alliance workers Mike Hyatt (left) Jerry Belt (center), and Saul Ngy (right), lift a Reinforced Carbon Carbon (RCC) panel they will attach to the leading edge of the wing of the orbiter Atlantis. The gray carbon composite RCC panels have sufficient strength to withstand the aerodynamic forces experienced during launch and reentry, which can reach as high as 800 pounds per square foot. The operating range of RCC is from minus 250º F to about 3,000º F, the temperature produced by friction with the atmosphere during reentry.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Orbiter Processing Facility, United Space Alliance workers Mike Hyatt (left)...

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NASA image: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Orbiter Processing Facility, United Space Alliance workers Mike Hyatt (left) Saul Ngy (center) and Jerry Belt (right) lift a Reinforced Carbon Carbon (RCC) panel to attach onto the leading edge of the wing of the orbiter Atlantis.  The gray carbon composite RCC panels have sufficient strength to withstand the aerodynamic forces experienced during launch and reentry, which can reach as high as 800 pounds per square foot.  The operating range of RCC is from minus 250º F to about 3,000º F, the temperature produced by friction with the atmosphere during reentry.
Image
Sep 5, 2003

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Orbiter Processing Facility, United Space Alliance workers Mike Hyatt (left) Saul Ngy (center) and Jerry Belt (right) lift a Reinforced Carbon Carbon (RCC) panel to attach onto the leading edge of the wing of the orbiter Atlantis. The gray carbon composite RCC panels have sufficient strength to withstand the aerodynamic forces experienced during launch and reentry, which can reach as high as 800 pounds per square foot. The operating range of RCC is from minus 250º F to about 3,000º F, the temperature produced by friction with the atmosphere during reentry.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Orbiter Processing Facility, United Space Alliance workers Mike Hyatt (left)...

KSC
NASA image: EC02-0264-01
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Nov 15, 2002

EC02-0264-01

The Active Aeroelastic Wing F-18A lifts off on its first checkout flight November 15, 2002, from NASA's Dryden...

AFRC
NASA image: Artemis II Stacking Final Nose Cone
Image
Feb 19, 2025

Artemis II Stacking Final Nose Cone

Engineers with NASA’s Exploration Ground Systems complete stacking operations on the twin SLS (Space Launch System)...

KSC
NASA image: KSC-2014-2840
Image
Jun 3, 2014

KSC-2014-2840

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – Workers prepare to rotate a section of the fairing for NASA's Soil Moisture...

KSC
NASA image: KSC-2011-1165
Image
Jan 15, 2011

KSC-2011-1165

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- The two sections of the payload fairing for the Glory mission stand in the East...

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NASA image: KSC-2011-1166
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Jan 15, 2011

KSC-2011-1166

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Technicians wheel half of Glory's payload fairing into the East High Bay at the...

KSC
NASA image: Artemis II Stacking Final Nose Cone
Image
Feb 19, 2025

Artemis II Stacking Final Nose Cone

Engineers with NASA’s Exploration Ground Systems complete stacking operations on the twin SLS (Space Launch System)...

KSC
NASA image: Artemis II Stacking Final Nose Cone
Image
Feb 19, 2025

Artemis II Stacking Final Nose Cone

Engineers with NASA’s Exploration Ground Systems complete stacking operations on the twin SLS (Space Launch System)...

KSC
NASA image: KSC-2014-2841
Image
Jun 3, 2014

KSC-2014-2841

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – Workers rotate a section of the fairing for NASA's Soil Moisture Active Passive...

KSC
NASA image: KSC-2011-1168
Image
Jan 15, 2011

KSC-2011-1168

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- The payload fairing for the Glory mission stands in the East High Bay at the...

KSC
NASA image: Artemis II Stacking Final Nose Cone
Image
Feb 19, 2025

Artemis II Stacking Final Nose Cone

Engineers with NASA’s Exploration Ground Systems complete stacking operations on the twin SLS (Space Launch System)...

KSC
NASA image: KSC-2011-1167
Image
Jan 15, 2011

KSC-2011-1167

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Technicians wheel the payload fairing for the Glory mission into the East High...

KSC
NASA image: KSC-2014-2838
Image
Jun 3, 2014

KSC-2014-2838

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – Workers lift a section of the fairing for NASA's Soil Moisture Active Passive...

KSC
NASA image: KSC-2014-2834
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Jun 3, 2014

KSC-2014-2834

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – The lid is lifted from the transportation trailer containing the fairing for...

KSC
NASA image: KSC-2014-2843
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Jun 3, 2014

KSC-2014-2843

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – A section of the fairing for NASA's Soil Moisture Active Passive mission, or...

KSC
NASA image: KSC-2014-2837
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Jun 3, 2014

KSC-2014-2837

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – Workers prepare to lift the fairing for NASA's Soil Moisture Active Passive...

KSC
NASA image: AA-2 Aeroshell Arrival - Third One
Image
Jul 12, 2018

AA-2 Aeroshell Arrival - Third One

The third and final aeroshell for Orion's Launch Abort System (LAS) is lifted by crane in High Bay 4 of the Vehicle...

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NASA image: AA-2 Aeroshell Arrival - Third One
Image
Jul 12, 2018

AA-2 Aeroshell Arrival - Third One

The third and final aeroshell for Orion's Launch Abort System (LAS) is lifted by crane in High Bay 4 of the Vehicle...

KSC
NASA image: KSC-2014-2874
Image
Jun 3, 2014

KSC-2014-2874

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – Workers attach a half section of the 10-foot-diameter fairing for NASA's Soil...

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