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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: HISTORIC REDSTONE TEST SITE
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Jun 26, 2016

HISTORIC REDSTONE TEST SITE

HISTORIC REDSTONE TEST SITE-TEST STAND 4665

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NASA image: HISTORIC REDSTONE TEST SITE
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Jun 26, 2016

HISTORIC REDSTONE TEST SITE

HISTORIC REDSTONE TEST SITE-TEST STAND 4665 (R), AND TEST STAND 4665A (L)

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NASA image: Around Marshall
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Oct 26, 2000

Around Marshall

This sign, displayed on the grounds of Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, commemorates the...

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NASA image: AIAA designates Stennis as historic aerospace site
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Apr 10, 2008

AIAA designates Stennis as historic aerospace site

Picured (left to right) American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) representative David Throckmorton...

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NASA image: Apollo 11: Second Look
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Sep 29, 2009

Apollo 11: Second Look

One month after its first image of the Apollo 11 landing site was acquired, NASA Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter passed...

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NASA image: The Historical Time Clock is Dismantled from the Press Site
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Nov 24, 2014

The Historical Time Clock is Dismantled from the Press Site

At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the historic countdown clock at the spaceport's Press Site is...

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NASA image: The Historical Time Clock is Dismantled from the Press Site
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Nov 24, 2014

The Historical Time Clock is Dismantled from the Press Site

At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the historic countdown clock at the spaceport's Press Site is...

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NASA image: The Historical Time Clock is Dismantled from the Press Site
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Nov 24, 2014

The Historical Time Clock is Dismantled from the Press Site

At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the historic countdown clock at the spaceport's Press Site is...

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NASA image: The Historical Time Clock is Dismantled from the Press Site
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Nov 24, 2014

The Historical Time Clock is Dismantled from the Press Site

At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the historic countdown clock at the spaceport's Press Site is...

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NASA image: The Historical Time Clock is Dismantled from the Press Site
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Nov 24, 2014

The Historical Time Clock is Dismantled from the Press Site

At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the historic countdown clock at the spaceport's Press Site is...

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NASA image: The Historical Time Clock is Dismantled from the Press Site
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Nov 24, 2014

The Historical Time Clock is Dismantled from the Press Site

At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the historic countdown clock at the spaceport's Press Site is...

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NASA image: The Historical Time Clock is Dismantled from the Press Site
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Nov 24, 2014

The Historical Time Clock is Dismantled from the Press Site

At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the historic countdown clock at the spaceport's Press Site is...

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NASA image: The Historical Time Clock is Dismantled from the Press Site
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Nov 24, 2014

The Historical Time Clock is Dismantled from the Press Site

At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the historic countdown clock at the spaceport's Press Site is...

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NASA image: SRTM Stereo Pair: Wheeler Ridge, California
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Aug 31, 2000

SRTM Stereo Pair: Wheeler Ridge, California

Wheeler Ridge and vicinity, California, is a site of major tectonic activity, both historically and over recent...

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NASA image: ARC-2006-ACD06-0213-011
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Oct 3, 2006

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Ames and Moffett Field (MFA) historical sites and memorials Unitary Plan Wind Tunned plaza; display and historical...

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NASA image: ARC-2006-ACD06-0213-012
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Oct 3, 2006

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Ames and Moffett Field (MFA) historical sites and memorials Unitary Plan Wind Tunned plaza; display and historical...

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NASA image: ARC-2006-ACD06-0213-002
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Oct 3, 2006

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Ames and Moffett Field (MFA) historical sites and memorials Unitary Plan Wind Tunned plaza; display and historical...

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NASA image: ARC-2006-ACD06-0213-006
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Oct 3, 2006

ARC-2006-ACD06-0213-006

Ames and Moffett Field (MFA) historical sites and memorials Unitary Plan Wind Tunned plaza; display and historical...

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NASA image: ARC-2006-ACD06-0213-001
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Oct 3, 2006

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Ames and Moffett Field (MFA) historical sites and memorials Unitary Plan Wind Tunned plaza; display and historical...

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NASA image: ARC-2006-ACD06-0213-009
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Oct 3, 2006

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Ames and Moffett Field (MFA) historical sites and memorials Unitary Plan Wind Tunned plaza; display and historical...

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NASA image: ARC-2006-ACD06-0213-007
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Oct 3, 2006

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Ames and Moffett Field (MFA) historical sites and memorials Unitary Plan Wind Tunned plaza; display and historical...

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NASA image: ARC-2006-ACD06-0213-008
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Oct 3, 2006

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Ames and Moffett Field (MFA) historical sites and memorials Unitary Plan Wind Tunned plaza; display and historical...

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NASA image: NASA John H. Glenn Research Center: The Evolution of an Historic District
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Jun 14, 2016

NASA John H. Glenn Research Center: The Evolution of an Historic District

Video highlighting NASA John H. Glenn Research Center’s historical sites entitled, The Evolution of an Historic...

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NASA image: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Dr. Paul Hintze (left) explains to Center Director Jim Kennedy a project he is working at the KSC Beach Corrosion Test Site. Hitze is doing post-graduate work for the National Research Council. The test facility site was established in the 1960s and has provided more than 30 years of historical information on the long-term performance of many materials in use at KSC and other locations around the world. Located 100 feet from the Atlantic Ocean approximately 1 mile south of the Space Shuttle launch sites, the test facility includes an atmospheric exposure site, a flowing seawater exposure site, and an on-site electrochemistry laboratory and monitoring station. The beach laboratory is used to conduct real-time corrosion experiments and provides for the remote monitoring of surrounding weather conditions. The newly added flowing seawater immersion facility provides for the immersion testing of materials and devices under controlled conditions.
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Aug 21, 2003

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Dr. Paul Hintze (left) explains to Center Director Jim Kennedy a project he is working at the KSC Beach Corrosion Test Site. Hitze is doing post-graduate work for the National Research Council. The test facility site was established in the 1960s and has provided more than 30 years of historical information on the long-term performance of many materials in use at KSC and other locations around the world. Located 100 feet from the Atlantic Ocean approximately 1 mile south of the Space Shuttle launch sites, the test facility includes an atmospheric exposure site, a flowing seawater exposure site, and an on-site electrochemistry laboratory and monitoring station. The beach laboratory is used to conduct real-time corrosion experiments and provides for the remote monitoring of surrounding weather conditions. The newly added flowing seawater immersion facility provides for the immersion testing of materials and devices under controlled conditions.

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Dr. Paul Hintze (left) explains to Center Director Jim Kennedy a project he is working...

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