Langley Research Center Collection

Drop Test at Lunar Landing Research Facility, 1974. Creator: NASA
Drop Test at Lunar Landing Research Facility, USA, 1974. View of the drop test facility where aircraft crashes can be simulated, Langley Research Center, Hampton, Virginia

Lunar Landing Vehicle, USA, 1963. Creator: NASA
Lunar Landing Vehicle, USA, 1963. Vehicle for Lunar Landing Research Facility at Langley Research Center, Hampton, Virginia

Langley Laboratory annual picnic, Buckroe Beach, Hampton, Virginia, USA, July 1, 1929. On the barrel to the left is Ray Sharp

Test pilot and engineer, USA, 1920. Creator: Unknown
Test pilot and engineer, USA, 1920. Double the pilots double the trouble. Goggles at the ready, this test pilot and engineer conducted research business high above the Langley Research Center in

Aviation pioneers at a conference, Langley Field, Virginia, USA, May 23, 1934. Eight of the twelve members of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA)

Amelia Earhart visits NACA, Virginia, USA, Nov. 5, 1928. Creator: Unknown
Amelia Earhart visits NACA, Virginia, USA, Nov. 5, 1928. American pioneer aviator Earhart on the steps of the Langley Research Building, National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics

A model of the Space Shuttle Orbiter in the 16-Foot Transonic Tunnel, USA, ca. 1978. Testing at the Langley Research Center, Hampton, Virginia

F-16XL with custom paint, USA, 1993. Creator: NASA
F-16XL with custom paint, USA, 1993. On October 5, 1993, Langley Research Centers F-16XL High Lift jet was rolled out with a dynamic yellow

John Becker with the 11-inch Hypersonic Tunnel, Langley Research Center, Virginia, USA, 1950. American engineer John V. Becker helped lead some of Americas most important early research into

Lunar Landing Research Vehicle, USA, 1963. Creator: NASA
Lunar Landing Research Vehicle, USA, 1963. Lunar Landing Research Vehicle outside NASA hangar at Langley Research Center in Virginia

Lunar Rendezvous Simulator, 1962. Creator: NASA
Lunar Rendezvous Simulator, 1962. The Lunar Rendezvous Simulator at Langley Research Center, Virginia, USA

Wright Apache and pilot, Virginia, USA, 1928. Creator: Unknown
Wright Apache and pilot, Virginia, USA, 1928. A Langley Memorial Aeronautical Laboratory test pilot prepares to fly the Apache to high altitude

Mercury Capsule, 1959. Creator: NASA
On September 9, 1959, NASA launched this unoccupied Mercury spacecraft from Cape Canaveral, Florida, on a suborbital flight that lasted 13 minutes

Force Measuring Unit, Skylab, 1973. Creators: Martin Marietta, NASA
This device was part of the Crew/Vehicle Disturbance experiment flown aboard the Skylab space station launched by the United States in 1973

Piper J-3L50 Cub, USA, April 16, 1942. Creator: Unknown
Piper J-3L50 Cub, USA, April 16, 1942. The Piper J-3 Cub was evaluated at Langley Research Center by the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics in late 1939 to early 1940

XP-82 (XF-82) Twin Mustang, Langley Research Center, Virginia, USA, 5 May 1951. In the early 1950s, the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics used this XP-82 Twin Mustang for its drop-body

Richard Whitcomb with Area Rule Wind Tunnel Model, USA, April 20, 1955. Creator: Unknown
Richard Whitcomb with Area Rule Wind Tunnel Model, USA, April 20, 1955. Aviation pioneer Richard Whitcomb worked at the Langley Research Center in Virginia throughout his exceptionally prolific life

Flying boat construction, Virginia, USA, April 24, 1946. Creator: Unknown
Flying boat construction, Virginia, USA, April 24, 1946. Male and female technicians at the Langley Memorial Aeronautical Laboratory (now NASAs Langley Research Center)

Apollo Project flight simulator, USA, 1960s. Creator: NASA
Apollo Project flight simulator, USA, 1960s. NASAs Lunar Orbit and Let-Down Approach Simulator (LOLA), a high-tech simulator designed to represent the view an Apollo astronaut would see if they were

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