Space Exploration Collection (page 3)

Shepard hoisted from Mercury capsule, 1961. Creator: NASA
Shepard hoisted from Mercury capsule, 1961. A U.S. Marine helicopter recovery team hoists astronaut Alan B. Shepard Jr. from his Mercury spacecraft after a successful flight

X-36 on ramp, USA, 1997. Creator: NASA
X-36 on ramp, USA, 1997. NASA Dryden Flight Fesearch Center at Edwards Air Force Base in California hosted the X-36 program, as well as providing range support for the flight tests

Mariner photos presented to President Johnson, 1965. Creator: NASA
Mariner photos presented to President Johnson, 1965. Dr. William H. Pickering (left), Director of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California, USA

Leo Dicaprio visits Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland, USA, April 23, 2016. American actor, film producer, and environmentalist Leonardo DiCaprio (right) with Dr

Kennedy Presents Award to Gilruth, 1962. Creator: NASA
Kennedy Presents Award to Gilruth, 1962. US President John F. Kennedy presents Dr. Robert R. Gilruth, Director of the Manned Spacecraft Center, Houston, Texas

Mercury On Deck, 1063. Creator: NASA
Mercury On Deck, 1963. The crew of the U.S.S. Kearsarge spelled out the words " Mercury 9" on the ships flight deck while on the way to the recovery area where astronaut Gordon Cooper was

Marshall Space Flight Center dedication, USA, September 8, 1960. Creator: NASA
Marshall Space Flight Center dedication, USA, September 8, 1960. President Dwight D. Eisenhower and Katherine Tupper Marshall unveil the bronze bust of her husband General George C

Inflatable Station Concept, 1961. Creator: NASA
Inflatable Station Concept, 1961. Unlike many other early space station concepts, this design actually made it out of the concept phase and into production, though no models were ever flown

Dr Robert Goddard, American rocketry pioneer, c1930s. Creator: Unknown
Dr Robert Goddard, American rocketry pioneer, c1930s. Portrait of Robert H. Goddard, scientist, physicist, rocket engineer and inventor who is credited with creating

Henry Sachs with Robert Goddards Rocket in New Mexico, USA, 1930. Creator: NASA
Henry Sachs with Robert Goddards Rocket in New Mexico, USA, 1930. Henry Sachs, machinist, is shown with Dr. Robert H. Goddards rocket used in the first flight at Roswell, New Mexico on December 30

President George Bush and Apollo 11 Astronauts, Washington D. C. USA, 1989. Creator: NASA
President George Bush and Apollo 11 Astronauts, Washington D.C. USA, 1989. President Bush speaks at the National Air and Space Museums 20th anniversary celebration of the Apollo 11 Moon landing

Scott Crossfield Mach 2 flight. Creator: Unknown
Scott Crossfield after the first mach 2 flight, USA, November 20, 1953. Naval officer and test pilot Scott Crossfield piloted the Douglas D-558-2 Skyrocket to Mach 2, or more than 1

STS-88 landing, Florida, USA, December 15, 1998. Creator: NASA
STS-88 landing, Florida, USA, December 15, 1998. Space Shuttle Endeavour prepares to touch down on Runway 15 at the Shuttle Landing Facility at Kennedy Space Center to complete an 11-day

Paine Appointed Administrator, Washington D. C. USA, 1969. Creator: NASA
Paine Appointed Administrator, Washington D.C. USA, 1969. President Richard M. Nixon announcing the appointment of Dr. Thomas O

STS-53 lands at Edwards Air Force Base, USA, December 9, 1992. Creator: NASA
STS-53 lands at Edwards Air Force Base, USA, December 9, 1992. The drag chute on the space shuttle Discovery is partially deployed during landing on Runway 22

STS-7 landing, California, USA, June 24, 1983. Creator: NASA
STS-7 landing, California, USA, June 24, 1983. Space Shuttle Challengers STS-7 mission lands at Edwards Air Force Base

John F. Victory, National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, USA, 1922. Creator: NASA
John F. Victory, National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, USA, 1922. Victory (1892-1974) was the NACAs first employee and the only executive secretary it ever had

Apollo 13 Astronauts Practice Moonwalk at KSC, Florida, USA, 1970. Creator: NASA
Apollo 13 Astronauts Practice Moonwalk at KSC, Florida, USA, 1970. Apollo 13 astronauts James A. Lovell and Fred W. Haise, Jr. during practice moonwalk at Kennedy Space Center

STS-40 landing, USA, June 14, 1991. Creator: NASA
STS-40 landing, USA, June 14, 1991. The main landing gear of Space Shuttle Columbia touches on at Edwards Air Force Base in California at 11:39 EDT

MA-1 capsule reassembled after explosion, USA, 1960. Creator: NASA
MA-1 capsule reassembled after explosion, USA, 1960. The main objectives of Mercury Atlas-1 (MA-1) were to recover the capsule and test the integrity of the Mercury capsule structure

F-15B ACTIVE with Thrust Vectoring Nozzles, 1997. Creator: Carla Thomas
F-15B ACTIVE with Thrust Vectoring Nozzles, 1997. The F-15 ACTIVE in flight over the Mojave Desert, southwestern USA, during a High Stability Engine Control (HISTEC) flight

Apollo 14 EVA View, lunar surface, 1971. Creator: Edgar Mitchell
Apollo 14 EVA View, lunar surface, 1971. Astronaut Edgar D. Mitchell, lunar module pilot, photographed this sweeping view showing fellow Moon-explorer astronaut Alan B. Shepard Jr

Pilot Neil Armstrong and X-15 #1, 1960. Creator: NASA
Pilot Neil Armstrong and X-15 #1, 1960. Dryden pilot Neil Armstrong is seen here next to the X-15 ship #1 (56-6670) after a research flight

President Johnson Congratulates Astronauts, 1965. Creator: NASA
President Johnson Congratulates Astronauts, 1965. President Lyndon Johnson shows off photos of astronaut Edward H. White II during his historic " space walk" extravehicular activity (EVA)

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

King Baudouin and Queen Fabiola of Belgium watch Apollo 10 lift off... Florida, USA, 1969. Creator: NASA
King Baudouin and Queen Fabiola of Belgium watch Apollo 10 lift off, Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA, 1969. KSC Deputy Director for Administration, Albert Siepert, seated at left on third row

Gemini VI recovery, Atlantic Ocean, December 16, 1965. Creator: NASA
Gemini VI recovery, Atlantic Ocean, December 16, 1965. A helicopter hovers over the Gemini VI spacecraft after it splashed down 12 miles from the aircraft carrier USS Wasp in the western Atlantic

Jerrie Cobb testing gimbal rig in the Altitude Wind Tunnel, USA, c1950s. Creator: NASA
Jerrie Cobb is tested in the Gimbal Rig in the Altitude Wind Tunnel, USA, c1950s. American pilot and aviator Jerrie Cobb at the Glenn Research Center, Cleveland, Ohio

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

Pilot Joe Walker and the X-1A, California, USA, 1955. Creator: NASA
Pilot Joe Walker and the X-1A, California, USA, 1955. Cowboy Joe (NACA High-Speed Flight Station test pilot Joseph Walker) and his steed (Bell Aircraft Corporation X-1A)

STS-90 Landing, Florida, USA, 1998. Creator: NASA
STS-90 Landing, Florida, USA, 1998. A flock of birds takes flight as the orbiter Columbia, with its drag chute deployed, touches down on Runway 22 of the Kennedy Space Centers Shuttle Landing

Apollo 11 Lunar Module ascent stage photographed from Command Module, July 21, 1969. The Apollo 11 Lunar Module, with astronauts Neil A. Armstrong and Edwin E. Aldrin Jr

Endeavour on Shuttle Carrier Aircraft, March 27, 1997. Creator: NASA
Endeavour on Shuttle Carrier Aircraft, March 27, 1997. The Space Shuttle orbiter Endeavour passes over Kennedy Space Centers Shuttle Landing Facility atop NASAs Boeing 747 Shuttle carrier Aircraft

SR-71 over snow-capped mountains, USA, 1995. Creator: NASA
SR-71 over snow-capped mountains, USA, 1995. Drydens SR-71B, NASA 831, slices across the snowy southern Sierra Nevada Mountains of California after being refueled by an Air Force Flight Test Center

Endeavour touchdown - STS-123, Kennedy Space Center, USA, March 26, 2008 Creator: NASA
Endeavour touchdown - STS-123, Kennedy Space Center, USA, March 26, 2008. Space Shuttle Endeavour about to touch down on Runway 15 at the Shuttle Landing Facility at the end of a 16-day flight to

Pesident Nixon visits Apollo 11 crew in quarantine. Creator: NASA
President Richard M. Nixon visits the Apollo 11 crew in quarantine aboard Recovery Ship USS Hornet, 1969

STS-86 landing, Florida, USA, October 6, 1997. Creator: NASA
STS-86 landing, Florida, USA, October 6, 1997. The main landing gear of the Space Shuttle Atlantis touches down on the Kennedy Space Centers (KSC)

STS-93 landing, Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA, July 27, 1999. Creator: NASA
STS-93 landing, Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA, July 27, 1999. Space Shuttle Columbias STS-93 mission was the first to be commanded by a woman, Colonel Eileen M. Collins

Spider in Earth Orbit, 1969. Creator: David Scott
Spider in Earth Orbit, 1969. View of the Apollo 9 Lunar Module " Spider" in a lunar landing configuration photographed by Command Module pilot David Scott inside the Command/Service Module

Dryden research aircraft fleet on ramp, USA, 1997. Creator: NASA
Dryden research aircraft fleet on ramp, USA, 1997. A collection of NASAs research aircraft at the Dryden Flight Research Center in California: X-31, F-15 ACTIVE, SR-71, F-106, F-16XL Ship #2, X-38

Cooper and Conrad await recovery relicopter, 1965. Creator: NASA
Cooper and Conrad await recovery relicopter, 1965. Astronauts L. Gordon Cooper Jr. and Charles " Pete" Conrad Jr. exit their spacecraft after splashdown of the Gemini 5 spacecraft

Cooper and Faith 7 recovery, 1963. Creator: NASA
Cooper and Faith 7 recovery, 1963. US Navy divers install a stabilizing flotation collar around Gordon Coopers Mercury space capsule nicknamed " Faith 7" shortly after splashdown

Failed attempt to recover Liberty Bell 7, Atlantic Ocean, 1961 Creator: NASA
Failed attempt to recover Liberty Bell 7, Atlantic Ocean, 1961. After the hatch of the " Liberty Bell 7" opened prematurely, gallons of seawater entered the spacecraft

View of the Lunar Module from the Command Module, Apollo 11 mission, July 20, 1969. The Lunar Module (LM), code named Eagle, begins its descent to the lunar surface

Discovery seen from Mir, 1998. Creator: NASA
Discovery seen from Mir, 1998. Rendezvous and approach of the Orbiter Discovery to the Mir Russian Space Station. Visible in the payload bay is the Spacehab module and Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer

Apollo 13 Recovery Area, 1970. Creator: NASA
Apollo 13 Recovery Area, 1970. Astronaut John L. Swigert Jr. command module pilot, is lifted aboard a helicopter in a Billy Pugh helicopter rescue net while astronaut James A. Lovell Jr

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

Cooper and Conrad on deck, 1965. Creator: NASA
Cooper and Conrad on deck, 1965. American astronauts L. Gordon Cooper Jr. (right) and Charles Conrad Jr. on board recovery aircraft carrier U.S.S

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