High above NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, space shuttle Endeavour's STS-134 crew members get ready to land their T… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/441074/free-photo-image-sky-airplane-usa-airFree Image from public domain licenseU.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor flies overhead as part of the World Space Expo aerial salute at NASA's Kennedy Space Center.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/439956/free-photo-image-nasa-jet-spaceFree Image from public domain licenseThe Starfighter F-104 is airborne after taking off from the KSC Shuttle Landing Facility. The pilot is Rick Svetkoff, Apr… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/439977/free-photo-image-starfighter-f-104-air-force-airborneFree Image from public domain licenseThe U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds Demonstration Squadron fly in close formation during the World Space Expo aerial salute, Nov… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/439964/free-photo-image-nasa-aircraft-armyFree Image from public domain licenseNASA F-15B #836 in flight with Quiet Spike attached, September 27th, 2006. Original from NASA. Digitally enhanced by… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/440715/air-force-aircraftFree Image from public domain licenseAt NASA's Kennedy Space Center, the U.S. Navy F-18 Super Hornets demonstrate their formation flying during the World Space… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/439968/free-photo-image-war-military-air-forceFree Image from public domain licenseAt NASA's Kennedy Space Center, the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds Demonstration Squadron performs during the World Space Expo… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/439960/free-photo-image-fighter-jets-air-force-nasaFree Image from public domain licenseThe Sierra Nevada Corporation, or SNC, Dream Chaser flight vehicle is prepared for 60 mile per hour tow tests on taxi and… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/440389/free-photo-image-aircraft-carrier-astronautsFree Image from public domain licenseThe Sierra Nevada Corporation, or SNC, Dream Chaser flight vehicle is prepared for 60 mile per hour tow tests on taxi and… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/440408/free-photo-image-aircraft-dream-space-shuttle-flightFree Image from public domain licenseThis aerial view shows the 15,000-foot long Shuttle Landing Facility at the Kennedy Space Center, Fla. Original from NASA.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/440337/free-photo-image-military-aircraft-runway-shuttle-discoveryFree Image from public domain licenseThe Dryden Aircraft Operations Facility in Palmdale, Calif., is now home to two large science aircraft, NASA's SOFIA… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/440766/free-photo-image-hangar-airplane-palmdaleFree Image from public domain licenseThe U.S. Air Force's F-16D Automatic Collision Avoidance Technology, or ACAT, aircraft was used by NASA's Armstrong Flight… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/440773/free-photo-image-plane-ship-aircraft-carrier-photography-public-domainFree Image from public domain licenseThe U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds fly over NASA's Kennedy Space Center in commemoration of NASA's 50th anniversary. Original… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/439894/free-photo-image-airshow-army-air-forceFree Image from public domain licenseNASA F-15B #836 in flight with Quiet Spike attached, September 27th, 2006. Original from NASA. Digitally enhanced by… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/440721/free-photo-image-soldier-air-force-aircraftFree Image from public domain licenseThe U.S. Navy's Blue Angels perform their tight maneuvers over NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida during the Kennedy… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/440925/free-photo-image-air-force-space-nasaFree Image from public domain licenseThis is an aerial view of the long Shuttle Landing Facility SLF runway at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Original… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/440344/free-photo-image-aviation-airplane-armyFree Image from public domain licenseA Shuttle Carrier Aircraft parked on the apron of the runway at the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/440364/free-photo-image-airplane-aircraft-carrierFree Image from public domain licenseThe U.S. Air Force's F-16D Automatic Collision Avoidance Technology (ACAT) aircraft cruises during a flight originating from… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/440776/the-us-air-forceFree Image from public domain licenseThe U.S. Air Force's F-16D Automatic Collision Avoidance Technology (ACAT) aircraft eclipsed the sun during a flight, 2009… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/440774/air-force-aircraftFree Image from public domain licenseAt NASA's Kennedy Space Center, the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds Demonstration Squadron performs during the World Space Expo… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/439950/free-photo-image-army-aerial-saluteFree Image from public domain licensePart of the U.S. Air Force 920th Rescue Wing puts on a demonstration of in-air refueling during the World Space Expo aerial… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/439915/free-photo-image-world-war-america-ship-in-air-refuelingFree Image from public domain licenseSTS-135 Commander Chris Ferguson and Pilot Doug Hurley will perform touch-and-go landings aboard their Shuttle Training… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/441051/free-photo-image-jet-nasa-aircraftFree Image from public domain licenseQSRA (NASA-715) takeoff and landing trials onboard the USS Kitty Hawk, July 30th, 1980. Original from NASA. Digitally… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/440036/free-photo-image-air-force-aircraft-carrierFree Image from public domain licenseYO-3A (NASA-718) & MD-900 Air to air over Modesto/Crows Landing. Original from NASA. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/441445/free-photo-image-helicopter-army-nasaFree Image from public domain licenseHigh above NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the STS-135 crew members get ready to land their T-38 jets at the Shuttle… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/441105/free-photo-image-air-force-aircraft-carrierFree Image from public domain licenseA Shuttle Training Aircraft (STA) on the Shuttle Landing Facility runway at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Original… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/441030/free-photo-image-plane-forest-runwayFree Image from public domain licenseAt NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, STS-135 Commander Chris Ferguson and Pilot Doug Hurley prepare for takeoff from… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/441094/free-photo-image-plane-aircraft-carrierFree Image from public domain licenseHigh above the skies at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida a Coast Guard helicopter keeps watch on and around the… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/441110/free-photo-image-army-helicopter-airFree Image from public domain licenseA NASA helicopter takes off while participating in a Mode II-IV exercise at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Original… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/440983/free-photo-image-helicopter-nasa-airFree Image from public domain licenseF-104 aircraft used to fly research and development and other missions at the Shuttle Landing Facility at Kennedy under an… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/440346/free-photo-image-aerospace-air-force-aircraftFree Image from public domain licenseUH-60 (NASA-748) Sling Load Test for Dynamic Response. Original from NASA. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/441422/free-photo-image-helicopter-container-nasaFree Image from public domain licenseU.S. Marine Corps helicopter attempts an unsuccessful recovery of the Mercury-Redstone 4 Liberty Bell 7, July 21, 1961.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/441698/free-photo-image-helicopter-ocean-vehicleFree Image from public domain licenseAn eight-foot-long pod designed to carry a synthetic aperture radar hangs from the underbelly of NASA's Gulfstream-III… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/440728/free-photo-image-plane-military-vehicles-air-podsFree Image from public domain licenseHelicopters with medical personnel arrive at the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida before… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/440952/free-photo-image-ambulance-army-nasaFree Image from public domain licenseA helicopter patrols the sky over NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida before the launch of space shuttle Discovery on the… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/440944/free-photo-image-sunset-sunrise-helicopterFree Image from public domain licenseNASA Lockheed ER-2 #806, front view. July 13, 2006. Original from NASA. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/440030/free-photo-image-plane-military-armyFree Image from public domain licenseOperation Airlift. Original from NASA. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/441538/free-photo-image-helicopter-military-airFree Image from public domain licenseThis photo shows the cockpit of A Shuttle Training Aircraft (STA) sitting on the Shuttle Landing Facility runway at NASA's… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/440994/free-photo-image-cockpit-control-panel-nasaFree Image from public domain licenseNASA's F-15B testbed aircraft in flight during the first evaluation flight of the joint NASA/Gulfstream Quiet Spike project.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/440713/free-photo-image-nasa-air-force-aircraftFree Image from public domain licenseNorth American AJ-2 Savage used for Microgravity Flights, Sept 1960. Original from NASA. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/441479/free-photo-image-aircraft-carrier-airplaneFree Image from public domain licenseThe STS-134 crew flies over the Shuttle Landing Facility (SLF) in T-38 jets at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Cape… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/440740/free-photo-image-florida-nasa-air-forceFree Image from public domain licenseNorth American F-100 C airplane used in sonic boom investigation at Wallops. Original from NASA. Digitally enhanced by… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/440575/free-photo-image-runway-airport-aircraftFree Image from public domain licenseF-104A #734 on lakebed, November 16th,1960. Original from NASA . Digitally enhanced by rawpixel. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/441643/free-photo-image-nasa-air-force-aircraftFree Image from public domain licenseA helicopter takes part in an emergency exit, or Mode II/IV, exercise that allows teams to practice an emergency response at… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/441067/free-photo-image-helicopter-army-nasaFree Image from public domain licenseA U.S. Air Force C-5 Galaxy cargo aircraft at the tarmac at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. Original from NASA.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/440350/free-photo-image-tarmac-air-force-aircraftFree Image from public domain licenseRussian Search and Rescue helicopter teams wait to take off from Kustanay, Kazakhstan to support the Soyuz TMA-13M… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/440012/free-photo-image-army-russian-militaryFree Image from public domain licenseAttempted recovery of Mercury spacecraft at end of the Mercury-Redstone 4 (MR-4) mission. Jul 27th 1961. Original from NASA… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/441697/free-photo-image-war-spacecraft-nasaFree Image from public domain licenseA Russian search and rescue helicopter arrives at the Soyuz TMA-13M spacecraft landing site, 2014-11-10. Original from NASA.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/440013/military-helicopterFree Image from public domain licenseRussian Search and Rescue forces prepare their helicopters for takeoff in support of the Soyuz TMA-02M spacecraf. Original… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/440691/free-photo-image-war-army-nasaFree Image from public domain licenseSAN DIEGO, Calif. – A member of the Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 8 signals to the pilot in an H60-S Seahawk… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/440433/free-photo-image-signal-navy-militaryFree Image from public domain licenseThe KSC response team practices lifting an injured crew member to an Air Force HH-60 helicopter for transport to a local… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/441481/free-photo-image-helicopter-army-nasaFree Image from public domain licenseNASA Dryden Flight Research Center's F-18B Systems Research Aircraft on an External Vision System project flight, October… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/440738/free-photo-image-army-ship-aerospaceFree Image from public domain licenseNASA Dryden Flight Research Center's F-18B Systems Research Aircraft on an External Vision System project flight, October… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/440703/free-photo-image-aerospace-plane-fighter-armyFree Image from public domain licenseMcDonnell F-101A-1-MC Voodoo 53-2418, first production aircraft, parked on Rogers Dry Lake, Edwards AFB. (U.S. Air Force).… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/441417/free-photo-image-war-plane-voodooFree Image from public domain licenseThe cavernous expanse of the Dryden Aircraft Operations Facility in Palmdale, Calif., now houses NASA's DC-8 science… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/440772/free-photo-image-aircraft-airplane-carrierFree Image from public domain licenseSpace Shuttle Solid Rocket Booster Drop Test Vehicle (SRB-DTV) captive flight on NB-52B. Original from NASA. Digitally… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/441665/free-photo-image-vehicle-space-shuttle-transportFree Image from public domain licenseA NASA King Air successfully tested the Advanced Data Acquisition and Telemetry System during a recent series of three… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/441508/free-photo-image-nasa-aircraft-carrierFree Image from public domain licenseSCEPTOR Aerial Left Propeller stall.Original from NASA. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/440060/free-photo-image-nasa-aircraft-carrierFree Image from public domain licenseNASA’s C130 Hercules is a four-engine turboprop. This particular plane was built in 1966, but has been extensively… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/440119/retro-plane-turbineFree Image from public domain licenseOV-10A (NASA-718) Airplane in flight. Original from NASA. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/441408/free-photo-image-nasa-aviation-aircraftFree Image from public domain licenseAn H60-S Seahawk helicopter lands on the deck of the USS Anchorage in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/440430/free-photo-image-military-war-airFree Image from public domain licenseAn H60-S helicopter takes off from the deck of the USS Anchorage during the first day of Orion Underway Recovery Test 3… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/440442/free-photo-image-army-nasa-helicopterFree Image from public domain licenseRescue helicopters fly Expedition 16 crew to Kustanay, Kazakhstan shortly after their Soyuz TMA-11 spacecraft landed in… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/440612/free-photo-image-steppe-war-militaryFree Image from public domain licenseAt NASA Kennedy Space Center's Shuttle Landing Facility, a Gulfstream III jet is preparing to take off with space shuttle… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/441127/air-craft-the-runwayFree Image from public domain licenseShuttle training aircraft (STA) sits on the tarmac at the Shuttle Landing Facility, 2007-02-23. Original from NASA.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/440875/free-photo-image-airplane-ship-aircraftFree Image from public domain licenseConvair F-106B Delta Dart rolls to the right to reveal the two research engines installed under its wings by the National… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/441660/free-photo-image-nasa-fighter-jet-air-forceFree Image from public domain licenseThe General Dynamics TACT/F-111A (Serial #63-9778) banks over the Mojave Desert, January 29th,1976. Original from NASA .… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/441655/free-photo-image-bomb-desert-nasaFree Image from public domain licenseOn the top deck of the USS San Diego, U.S. Navy personnel monitor a helicopter landing. Original from NASA. Digitally… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/439889/free-photo-image-helicopter-war-aircraftFree Image from public domain licenseX-14A NASA 234 hovering over ramp at the NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA. Original from NASA. Digitally… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/441644/free-photo-image-airplane-nasa-engineFree Image from public domain licenseC-141 (NASA-714) Kuipter Airborne Observatory in flight, telescope hatch open. Original from NASA. Digitally enhanced by… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/441412/free-photo-image-airplane-military-planeFree Image from public domain licenseAt the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Original from NASA. Digitally enhanced by… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/440968/free-photo-image-jet-plane-air-travelFree Image from public domain licenseA shuttle training aircraft takes off from the Johnson Space Center's El Paso Forward Operating Location. Original from NASA… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/440834/free-photo-image-war-plane-nasaFree Image from public domain licenseNorth American F-100 C airplane used in sonic boom investigation at Wallops, October 7th, 1958. Original from NASA.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/440562/free-photo-image-operation-aircraft-carrierFree Image from public domain licenseThe NASA and German Aerospace Center SOFIA airborne infrared observatory took flight for the first time from its… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/440749/free-photo-image-airplane-plane-aerospaceFree Image from public domain licenseX-15A-2 in flight. First flight with dummy ramjet attached, at 8 May 1967. Original from NASA. Digitally enhanced by… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/441683/free-photo-image-rocket-military-aircraftFree Image from public domain licenseRussian search and rescue MI-8 helicopters are seen at the landing site of the Soyuz TMA-08M spacecraft in a remote area… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/439913/military-helicopterFree Image from public domain licenseThe Royal Canadian Air Force Snowbird pilots flew their jets in tight formation over NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/440999/free-photo-image-flying-royal-air-force-jet-fighterFree Image from public domain licenseERAST Demonstrator 2 (D-2) in flight. Original from NASA. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/441457/free-photo-image-army-aircraft-carrierFree Image from public domain licenseA Shuttle Training Aircraft (STA) is seen against the late afternoon sun as the crew of the final space shuttle mission… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/440789/free-photo-image-plane-jet-airplane-skyFree Image from public domain licenseAt NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, STS-133 Commander Steve Lindsey guides the Shuttle Training Aircraft (STA) in… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/441045/free-photo-image-plane-jet-flyFree Image from public domain licenseA shuttle training aircraft, or STA, takes off from Kennedy Space Center's Shuttle Landing Facility at dusk. Original from… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/440918/free-photo-image-plane-sky-creative-commonsFree Image from public domain licenseNASA's Shuttle Training Aircraft, or STA, soars into the blue Florida sky to begin the space shuttle landing practice.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/440935/free-photo-image-shuttle-air-travel-nasaFree Image from public domain licenseWranglers steadied the X-40A at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, California, March 14, 2001. Original from… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/440003/free-photo-image-helicopter-aircraft-carrierFree Image from public domain licenseA Grumman OV-1B Mohawk maps Great Lakes’ ice flows for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Lewis… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/441687/free-photo-image-nasa-air-force-aircraftFree Image from public domain license8-Foot Transonic Pressure Tunnel. Original from NASA. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/441470/free-photo-image-nasa-black-and-white-planeFree Image from public domain licenseThe narrow fuselage of NASA'S Ikhana unmanned science aircraft is evident in this view from underneath. Mar 5, 2007.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/439942/free-photo-image-platform-nasa-armyFree Image from public domain licenseT-33 351 Cockpit control panel, Feb. 13, 1964. Original from NASA. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/441632/free-photo-image-army-aeronautics-aerospaceFree Image from public domain licenseA U.S. Navy aircraft director signals as aviation ordnancemen unload ordnance from an F/A-18E Super Hornet aircraft aboard… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8729559/photo-image-airplane-sky-public-domainFree Image from public domain licenseNASA Dryden Flight Research Center's two T-38A Talon mission support aircraft flew together for the first time on Sept 26th… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/440690/free-photo-image-army-air-force-aircraftFree Image from public domain licenseThe Helios Prototype is an enlarged version of the Centurion flying wing, which flew a series of test flights at Dryden in… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/441531/free-photo-image-solar-powered-aircraft-nasa-engineFree Image from public domain licenseNASA's Super Guppy aircraft arrives at the KSC Shuttle Landing Facility after leaving Marshall Space Flight Center in… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/441498/free-photo-image-plane-cargo-spaceFree Image from public domain licenseControlled Impact Demonstration instrumented test dummies installed in plane. Original from NASA. Digitally enhanced by… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/440073/controlled-impact-demonstrationFree Image from public domain licenseNASA's Space Shuttle Atlantis. Original from NASA. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/440041/free-photo-image-nasa-space-shuttleFree Image from public domain licenseThe space shuttle Atlantis lands with its drag chute deployed on runway 22 at Edwards, California. Original from NASA.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/439994/free-photo-image-space-shuttle-nasaFree Image from public domain licenseA NASA Emergency Response Team (ERT) member, keeps an eye out while flying near the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) prior to… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/440699/nasa-emergency-response-teamFree Image from public domain licenseAircraft in the Flight Research Building at the Aircraft Engine Research Laboratory: A Consolidated B–24D Liberator… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/441462/free-photo-image-world-war-plane-nasaFree Image from public domain licenseThe jagged ridges of Southern California's Tehachapi Mountains form the backdrop to NASA's brightly-colored NF-15B testbed… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/439937/free-photo-image-military-airborne-scienceFree Image from public domain licenseIn-flight photo of the NASA F-15B used in tests of the X-33 Thermal Protection System (TPS) materials. Original from NASA.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/441521/free-photo-image-above-clouds-aerial-view-aircraftFree Image from public domain license