Heritage Space Collection (page 5)

Artists Conception of Space Station Freedom, 1991. Creator: Alan Chinchar
Artists Conception of Space Station Freedom, 1991. Alan Chinchars rendition of the Space Station Freedom in orbit. The painting depicts the completed space station

Apollo 17 Pacific Recovery Area, 1972. Creator: NASA
Apollo 17 Pacific Recovery Area, 1972. The Apollo 17 spacecraft, containing astronauts Eugene A. Cernan, Ronald E. Evans, and Harrison H

Fred Drinkwater congratulating Neil Armstrong, California, USA, February 1964. Test pilot Fred Drinkwater congratulating Neil Armstrong on his first hovering flight in the Ames Bell X-14 Vertical

Access biofuels flight tests, USA. Creator: NASA
Access biofuels flight tests, USA. Highly modified Douglas DC-8 jetliner, (manufactured 1958-1972), used by NASA as a flying science laboratory

Truman and Webb at NASA Headquarters, 1961. Creator: NASA
Truman and Webb at NASA Headquarters, 1961. On November 3, 1961 former President Harry S. Truman visited newly opened the NASA Headquarters in Washington D.C

STS-95 Landing, Florida, USA, 1998. Creator: NASA
STS-95 Landing, Florida, USA, 1998. Orbiter Discovery is riding on its main landing gear as it lowers its nose wheel after touching down on Runway 33 at the Shuttle Landing Facility

President Nixon with Dr. James Fletcher and Apollo 16 Astronauts, 1972. Creator: NASA
President Nixon with Dr. James Fletcher and Apollo 16 Astronauts, 1972. A model of the Apollo-Soyuz spacecraft with docking adapter is shown to President Richard Nixon

STS-91 landing, Florida, USA, June 12, 1998. Creator: NASA
STS-91 landing, Florida, USA, June 12, 1998. The Space Shuttle Discoverys STS-91 mission landing at the Kennedy Space Center

T. Keith Glennan shows Lyndon Johnson aluminized mylar flim used to make the Echo I balloon, 1960. NASA Administrator Thomas Keith Glennan shows then-Senator Lyndon B

Orville Wright tests his glider at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, USA, 1911. Creator: NASA
Orville Wright tests his glider at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, USA, 1911. On October 24, 1911 Orville tested a new glider and broke all the previous gliding records by actually soaring

Spiro Agnew and Lyndon Johnson Watch the Apollo 11 Lift off, Florida, USA, 1969. Vice President Spiro Agnew and former President Lyndon B

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

Access II emissions research, USA, 2014. Creator: NASA
Access II emissions research, USA, 2014. In May 2014, National Aeronautics and Space Administration researchers began taking to the skies with a DC-8

Apollo 11 Launch, July 16, 1969. Creator: NASA
Apollo 11 Launch, July 16, 1969. At 9:32 a.m. EDT, the swing arms move away and a plume of flame signals the liftoff of the Apollo 11 Saturn V space vehicle and astronauts Neil A

Neil Armstrong lunar surface training, USA, April 22, 1969. Creator: NASA
Neil Armstrong lunar surface training, USA, April 22, 1969. Astronaut Neil A. Armstrong, wearing an Extravehicular Mobility Unit

Apollo 9 Splashdown, 1969. Creator: NASA
Apollo 9 Splashdown, 1969. The Apollo 9 Command Module " Gumdrop", with astronauts James A. McDivitt, David R. Scott, and Russell L

Apollo 8 Recovery, 1968. Creator: NASA
Apollo 8 Recovery, 1968. A team of U.S. Navy underwater demolition swimmers prepares the Apollo 8 command module for being hoisted aboard the carrier U.S.S

Apollo 17 splashdown, Pacific Ocean, December 19, 1972. Creator: NASA
Apollo 17 splashdown, Pacific Ocean, December 19, 1972. The Apollo 17 Command Module (CM) " America", with astronauts Eugene A. Cernan, Ronald E. Evans and Harrison H

Eagle In Lunar Orbit, 1969. Creator: Michael Collins
Eagle In Lunar Orbit, 1969. The Apollo 11 Lunar Module (LM) " Eagle", in a landing configuration is photographed in lunar orbit from the Command and Service Modules (CSM)

NASA Celebrates its 25th Anniversary, Washington, D. C. October 19, 1983. Creator: NASA
NASA Celebrates its 25th Anniversary, Washington, D.C. October 19, 1983. President Ronald Reagan addressed NASA employees during NASAs 25th Anniversary celebration at the National Air

Gus Grissom and Milt Thompson with Paresev, California, USA, 1962. Creator: NASA
Gus Grissom and Milt Thompson with Paresev, California, USA, 1962. Mercury astronaut Gus Grissom (L) and NASA test pilot Milton Thompson with Paraglider Research Vehicle 1-A at Rogers Dry Lakebed at

Skylab Concept by George Mueller, 1966. Creator: George E. Mueller
Skylab Concept by George Mueller, 1966. Sketch of Skylab, as drawn by George E. Mueller, NASA associate administrator for Manned Space Flight

2001: A Space Odyssey Space Station, 1968. Creator: NASA
2001:A Space Odyssey Space Station, 1968. This the classic space station image from the movie 2001: A Space Odyssey, directed by Stanley Kubrick in 1968

Noordungs Space Station Habitat Wheel, 1929. Creator: NASA
Noordungs Space Station Habitat Wheel, 1929. Depiction of a space station habitat wheel. Hermann Potocnik (1892-1929), also known as Herman Noordung

Final meeting of National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, USA, August 21, 1958. Left to right: T. Keith Glennan, NASA Administrator; Mr. Preston R

Kennedy at Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA, 1963. Creator: NASA
Kennedy at Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA, 1963. Dr. George Mueller gives Saturn V orientation to President John F. Kennedy and officials in Blockhouse 37. Front row, left to right: George Low, Dr

Franklin D. Roosevelt at Langley Research Center, Virginia, USA, July 29, 1940. President Roosevelt in a car inside a hangar at NASA Langley, the wing of a plane is visible in the background

General Dwight D. Eisenhower at the Aircraft Engine Research Laboratory, Cleveland, Ohio, USA, 1946. A visit by General Eisenhower to the AERL (now known as John H)

Kennedy at Rice University, 1962. Creator: Unknown
Kennedy at Rice University, 1962. US President John F. Kennedy gives his We choose to go to the Moon speech in Houston, Texas

Bell X-14A Vertical Take-off and Landing aircraft, USA, 1962. Creator: NASA
Bell X-14A Vertical Take-off and Landing aircraft, USA, 1962. Landing on the lunar surface is simulated by the NASA Ames Research Centers Bell X-14A VTOL aircraft

Fred E. Weick, Tom Hamilton and Charles Lindbergh, USA, June 1927. Creator: Unknown
Fred Weick, Tom Hamilton and Charles Lindbergh, USA, June 1927. American aviators visting the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics: Fred E

X-48B remotely piloted aircraft, USA, 2010. Creator: Tony Landis
X-48B remotely piloted aircraft, USA, 2010. NASA engineer Gary Cosentino prepares the X-48B for flight. Researchers used the remotely piloted subscale X-48 hybrid/blended-wing-body (BWB)

Research into greener aircraft, 2011. Creator: NASA
Research into greener aircraft, 2011. Three industry teams studied how to meet NASAs goals for making future aircraft burn 50 percent less fuel than aircraft that entered service in 1998

Apollo 7 and 8 Crew in the White House, 1968. Creator: NASA
Apollo 7 and 8 Crew in the White House, 1968. Apollo 7 and 8 flight crews sign a commemorative document to be hung in the Treaty Room of the White House honoring the occasion

Navy diver leaps from helicopter, 1965. Creator: NASA
Navy diver leaps from helicopter, 1965. US Navy divers exit their helicopter to recover the Gemini 5 spacecraft and astronauts shortly after splashdown

Nixon given Apollo Command Module Briefing, 1974. Creator: NASA
Nixon given Apollo Command Module Briefing, 1974. President Richard M. Nixon is given a briefing on the Apollo Command Module similar to the one that will be flown on the upcoming joint U.S./U.S.S.R

Pathfinder aircraft test flight, USA, July 27, 1995. Creator: NASA
Pathfinder aircraft test flight, USA, July 27, 1995. The Pathfinder was one of several unmanned aircraft being evaluated under NASAs Environmental Research Aircraft and Sensor Technology (ERAST)

Apollo 16 Moon Plaque Installation, 1972. Creator: NASA
Apollo 16 Moon Plaque Installation, 1972. Working inside the Apollo 16 Saturn V space vehicle at the launch pad, Grumman Aerospace Corporation technician Ken Crow attaches a plaque bearing the names

Antares on the Fra Mauro Highlands, lunar surface, 1971. Creator: Edgar Mitchell
Antares on the Fra Mauro Highlands, lunar surface, 1971. A front view of the Apollo 14 Lunar Module " Antares", which reflects a circular flare caused by the brilliant sun

Navy frogmen swim to spacecraft to begin retrieval, Pacific Ocean, 1963. Creator: NASA
Navy frogmen swim to spacecraft to begin retrieval, Pacific Ocean, 1963. U.S. Navy frogman, deployed from the hovering helicopter, swims next to the spacecraft and makes contact with astronaut L

Mattingly and Hartsfield Salute President Reagan, Edwards Air Force Base, California, USA, 1982. Columbia Space Shuttle astronauts Commander Thomas K. Mattingly, foreground, and Pilot Henry W

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

LDSD retrieval, June 28, 2014. Creator: NASA
LDSD retrieval, June 28, 2014. NASAs Low-Density Supersonic Decelerator (LDSD) is lifted aboard the Kahana recovery vessel. The LDSD launch tested technologies for landing large payloads on Mars

Space Shuttle Atlantis, Florida, USA, 1998. Creator: NASA
Space Shuttle Atlantis, Florida, USA, 1998. The Space Shuttle Atlantis atop the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) returns to the Kennedy Space Center after a ten-month refurbishment

Lunar Landing Research Vehicle in Flight, California, USA, 1964. Creator: NASA
Lunar Landing Research Vehicle in Flight, California, USA, 1964. Lunar Landing Research Vehicle (LLRV) Number 1 in flight at the South Base of Edwards Air Force Base

JATO Flight Test Crew, 1941. Creator: NASA
JATO Flight Test Crew, 1941. Flight test crew for the Jet Assisted Take-Off (JATO) experimental solid rocket booster. It was later refered to as RATO (Rocket Assisted Take-Off)

STS-84 landing, Florida, USA, May 24, 1997. Creator: NASA
STS-84 landing, Florida, USA, May 24, 1997. Framed by the Vehicle Assembly Building in the distance, at left, and the Mate-Demate Device

STS-117 landing, USA, June 22, 2007. Creator: Carla Thomas
STS-117 landing, USA, June 22, 2007. Space Shuttle Atlantis STS-117 Mission lands at Edwards Air Force Base after 14 days in orbit

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"Heritage Space: A Journey Through Time and Exploration" Step back in time to witness the remarkable moments that shaped our understanding of space exploration. From the Wright Brothers' groundbreaking glider tests in 1902, to Wilbur and Orville Wright with Flyer II at Huffman Prairie in Dayton, Ohio, USA on May 1st - these pioneers paved the way for future discoveries. Fast forward to December 24th, 1968, when Apollo 8 captured an awe-inspiring image known as "Earthrise. " This iconic photograph taken by William A Anders showcases our beautiful planet from a perspective never seen before. Intriguingly, President Eisenhower's encounter with Hugh Dryden and T. Keith Glennan in August of 1958 marked a significant moment where science and politics converged. It was during this era that NASA began its journey towards unlocking the mysteries of outer space. President Kennedy's historic speech at Rice University in 1962 solidified America's commitment to reaching new frontiers. His words echoed through time as he declared, "We choose to go to the Moon. " The U-2 spy plane adorned with fictitious NASA markings serves as a reminder that not all missions were publicly disclosed during this era of intense competition between nations. Secrets hidden within layers of history continue to intrigue us even today. Witnessing Ed White perform the first U. S. Spacewalk in 1965 was a testament to human courage and determination. This milestone pushed boundaries further than ever before and opened up endless possibilities for future explorers. Voyager 2's capture of Uranus on January 25th, 1986 showcased the beauty and mystery lurking within our own solar system. The stunning images revealed breathtaking landscapes previously unseen by human eyes. As we reflect upon these incredible moments throughout history – Skylab orbiting above Earth at the end of its mission in1974 or glimpses into Mercury's surface captured by NASA – we are reminded of the vastness and complexity of our universe.