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Space History Photos
The history of space exploration is rich with photos from NASA that detail the history of space travel, breakthrough propulsion systems, groundbreaking astronauts and missions, and robotic exploration. Each weekday, SPACE.com looks back at the history of spaceflight, from the early days of the space race through the space shuttle era, from the years of the first rockets and satellites to the test-flight era that preceded human spaceflight, and of course beyond.
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Resting on the dry lake bed at Dryden Flight Research Center, the M2-F1 is surrounded by the pilots who flew her.
Since the late 1800s forward-thinking scientists have been creating would be space station designs. Check out some of the ideas they came up with.
The NACA used this facility to test the effects of icing on planes.
Astronaut Donald "Deke" Slayton suits up for an altitude test.
The Shuttle Orbiter Enterprise undergoing vibration testing for the first time.
The Electronic Research Center developed expertise in electronics during the Apollo era through creating and testing devices.
One of the nation's top scientists in the space program, Dr. Nancy Roman, was an advocate of women in the sciences.
Technicians conduct pre-flight testing of the Ulysses spacecraft.
At a research laboratory in Ohio, machinists create experimental engine parts.
The Soyuz spacecraft and launch vehicle, seen here at the Baikonur complex in Kazakhstan, was part of a cooperative mission between the US and the USSR.
The spheres housed wind tunnels that were part of Langley's Hypersonic Facilities Complex.
This test studies the effects of twin-jet exhausts, to enable a decreased takeoff distance for aircraft.
Seamstresses work tirelessly to create a replacement sun-shade for the Skylab Orbital Workshop.
A rare sight — a woman physicist at the NASA Lewis Research Center.
A mechanical engineer works on the Robot Brain Surgeon testbed in the NeuroEngineering Group at the Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, California.
A photo from the VIP lounge while dignitaries await the first launch for the International Space Station.
The crew and pilot of the Paresev 1-A and the Stearman Sport Biplane.
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