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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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The crew of the first manned Apollo space mission inside the White Room.
The tunnel received some updates in the form of stainless steel walls.
The facility's pressure tank was transported to the site via multiple ways, the first of which was railway.
Astronaut James B. Irwin works at the LRV during the Apollo 15 mission.
One of Dryden's unique aircraft is pictured over the Sierra Nevada Mountains after refueling at sea.
An image of the three astronauts who died in the Apollo 1 Fire.
Preparing for the final rendezvous of the mission between two spacecraft in April of 1972.
This space station concept was fueled by a nuclear reactor.
NACA staff conduct tests on airfoils in the Variable Density Wind Tunnel.
The Bell Aircraft Corporation airplane sits on the ramp with the Boeing B-29.
Atlantis takes flight.
The beginnings of the Plum Brook Reactor facility — a hole is dug for the pressure tank.
An astronaut taking samples during the Apollo 17 mission is covered in lunar dirt.
The M2-F1, a wingless landing body, towed behind a C-47.
An astronaut perched, ready to grab the Intelasat VI satellite.
The sunrise cast a rosy glow over the orbiter Atlantis as it sits on the runway after a successful flight.
One of two pumps used to retrieve the daily one million gallons of water necessary for the Plum Brook reactor.
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