The space shuttle Atlantis touched down at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on July 21, ending NASA’s 30-year shuttle program.
Expended Saturn IVB stage was being used as a target for simulated docking maneuvers over Sonora, Mexico, during Apollo 7’s second revolution around Earth on Oct. 11, 1968.
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This is just…. STAGGERING.
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The X-24A lights its XLR-11 rocket engine and begins its powered flight after being drop launched from its B-52 mothership, seen here with high-altitude contrails streaming from its wings against a piercingly dark blue sky.
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Construction of Hangar One at NAS Sunnyvale circa 1931 - 1934
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View of the Moon limb, Lunar Module during ascent, Mare Smythii. Earth is visible over the horizon. Image was taken during the Apollo 11 Mission. Original film magazine was labeled V. Film Type: S0-368 Color taken with a 80mm lens. Approximate Photo Scale is 1:3,200,000. Principal Point Latitude is 1.5 degrees North,Longitude is 88 degrees East. Forward Overlap 60%. Sun Angle is High. Approximate Tilt minimum is 65, maximum is 75. Tilt Direction is West (W).
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London, from the ISS. This is looking from North to South, with the M25 and Heathrow Airport clearly visible.
Photo: European Space Agency
