Mercury-Redstone 3 missile standing alone on launch pad. Original from NASA. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/441699/free-photo-image-missile-may-1961-alan-bartlett-shepard-jrFree Image from public domain licensePad 14 Mercury Atlas-6 with Capsule 13. Original from NASA. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/441649/free-photo-image-nasa-black-and-white-blast-offFree Image from public domain licenseLaunching of the Mercury-Redstone 3 spacecraft from Cape Canaveral on a suborbital mission. Original from NASA. Digitally… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/441637/free-photo-image-nasa-army-blast-offFree Image from public domain licenseMercury-Redstone 4 launch of Virgil I. Grissom on July 21, 1961, from Cape Canaveral, Florida. Original from NASA. Digitally… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/441753/free-photo-image-black-and-white-nasa-americaFree Image from public domain licenseLaunching of the Mercury-Redstone 3 from Cape Canaveral on astronaut Alan B. Shepard's suborbital mission, 5 May 1961.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/441678/free-photo-image-astronaut-program-black-and-white-photographyFree Image from public domain licenseThe launch of the Mercury-Redstone 3 spacecraft from Cape Canaveral on a suborbital mission, 5 May 1961. Original from NASA.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/441677/free-photo-image-astronaut-mercury-redstone-spaceshipFree Image from public domain licenseMR-3 prelaunch alert, Cape Canaveral, Florida. Original from NASA. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/441625/free-photo-image-factory-black-and-white-nasaFree Image from public domain licenseCrew members of the U.S. Navy Carrier Champlain cheer and take pictures of the arrival of the first Project Mercury pilot.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/441692/the-us-navy-carrier-champlainFree Image from public domain licenseMarine Corps helicopter retrieves astronaut Virgil I. Grissom from the Atlantic Ocean on July 21, 1961. Original from NASA.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/441696/free-photo-image-war-helicopter-army-soldierFree 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 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 licenseThe June 5, 2012 transit of Venus. Original from NASA . Digitally enhanced by rawpixel. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/440377/free-photo-image-venus-rocket-june-2012Free Image from public domain licenseChimpanzee "Ham" during preflight activity with one of his handlers prior to the Mercury-Redstone 2 (MR-2) test flight which… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/441664/free-photo-image-laboratory-astronaut-chimpFree Image from public domain licenseCapsule 13 atop MA-6 with egress facility extended to capsule. Original from NASA. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/441668/free-photo-image-friendship-blast-off-cape-canaveralFree Image from public domain licenseLaunch of the unmanned Mercury-Atlas 1 from Cape Canaveral, Florida. Original from NASA. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/441743/free-photo-image-explosion-space-mercuryFree Image from public domain licenseLaunch of the unmanned Mercury Atlas-1 spacecraft, 29 July 1960. Original from NASA. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/441656/free-photo-image-explosion-nasa-blast-offFree Image from public domain licenseClose-up view of Mercury-Atlas 4 at Cape Canaveral. Original from NASA. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/441797/free-photo-image-2000s-public-domain-21th-centuryFree Image from public domain licenseNASA's Liberty Star ship ready to leave Port Canaveral, Florida. Original from NASA. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/441088/free-photo-image-army-cape-canaveral-cargo-shipFree Image from public domain licenseAn Atlas launch vehicle carrying the Big Joe capsule leaves its launching pad on a 2,000-mile ballistic flight to the… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/441411/free-photo-image-mercury-atlas-black-and-white-rocket-launchFree Image from public domain licenseOrion flight test capsule in the Atlantic Ocean being monitored by workers aboard NASA's Liberty Star ship. Original from… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/441090/free-photo-image-atlantic-ocean-cape-canaveral-capsuleFree Image from public domain licenseMercury-Atlas 2 liftoff. Original from NASA. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/441658/free-photo-image-america-americas-public-domain-blast-offFree Image from public domain licenseCrew members on Freedom Star, one of NASA's solid rocket booster retrieval ships, monitor the progress of the left spent… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/441026/free-photo-image-cargo-ships-maritimeFree Image from public domain licenseArtist concept of the Mercury capsule with its launch escape system. Original from NASA. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/441747/free-photo-image-spaceship-space-escapeFree Image from public domain licenseView of the liftoff of Mercury-Atlas 5 carrying space chimpanzee "Enos" on Nov. 29, 1961 from Kennedy Space Center, Florida.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/441689/free-photo-image-nasa-mercury-atlas-americaFree Image from public domain licenseThe Mercury-Atlas 7 carrying astronaut M. Scott Carpenter, was launched by NASA from Pad 14, Cape Canaveral, Florida, on May… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/441690/free-photo-image-space-cape-canaveral-americaFree Image from public domain licenseThe Mercury-Atlas 7 carrying astronaut M. Scott Carpenter, was launched by NASA from Pad 14, Cape Canaveral, Florida, on May… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/441759/free-photo-image-black-and-white-nasa-auroraFree Image from public domain licenseLaunch of Friendship 7 with astronaut John Glenn aboard. Original from NASA. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/441627/free-photo-image-rocket-nasa-launchFree Image from public domain licenseAn Atlas launch vehicle lifts off with the Mercury spacecraft Sigma 7 atop with astronaut Walter M. Schirra Jr. aboard.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/441675/free-photo-image-nasa-sigma-americaFree Image from public domain licenseTthe launch of Mercury-Atlas 9 on May 15, 1963. Original from NASA. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/441735/free-photo-image-nasa-mercury-launchFree Image from public domain licenseA Mode II-IV evacuation simulation exercise at NASA Kennedy Space Center's Launch Pad 39A, which conducted by The Space… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/440988/free-photo-image-fire-trauma-nasaFree Image from public domain licenseVolunteers portraying astronauts are transported to ambulances as part of a Mode II-IV evacuation simulation exercise at… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/440986/paramedics-transporting-astronautsFree Image from public domain licenseThe United Launch Alliance Atlas V first stage booster, Sept. 7, 2011, at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Cape… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/440684/free-photo-image-atlas-rocket-cape-canaveral-air-force-stationFree Image from public domain licenseThe Orion Exploration Flight Test 1 crew module is undergoing proof pressure testing at the Operations and Checkout Building… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/440444/free-photo-image-building-nasa-americaFree Image from public domain licenseA Delta IV Heavy rocket roars to life at Space Launch Complex 37 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. Original… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/440531/free-photo-image-space-rocket-cape-canaveral-air-force-station-cc0Free Image from public domain licenseThe Vangard III satellite to study the magnetic field and radiation belt in orbit. Original from NASA. Digitally enhanced by… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/441397/free-photo-image-nasa-vangard-aerospaceFree Image from public domain licenseTable top view of some of the Mercury suit components including gloves, boots and helmet. May 1st, 1961. Original from NASA… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/441693/free-photo-image-nasa-astronaut-space-suitFree Image from public domain licenseA Lockheed Martin technician performs tube welding on the Orion crew module for Exploration Flight Test 1 inside a clean… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/440422/free-photo-image-nasa-america-americas-public-domainFree Image from public domain licenseAtlantis is seen as it launches from pad 39A on Friday, July 8, 2011, at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/439943/free-photo-image-rocket-florida-astronautFree Image from public domain licenseSpace shuttle Atlantis is seen as it launches from pad 39A on Friday, July 8, 2011, at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Cape… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/440700/free-photo-image-spaceship-nasa-lift-off-astronautFree Image from public domain licenseDiscovery lifts off from Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida beginning its final flight, the STS-133… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/441021/free-photo-image-nasa-rocket-spaceshipFree Image from public domain licenseAerial photo, Pad 34 overall, low-level from south. Original from NASA. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/441647/free-photo-image-beach-blast-off-blueFree Image from public domain licenseNASA’s Freedom Star boat sets out for a day of testing after departing from port near Cape Canaveral Air Force Station… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/440320/free-photo-image-ship-air-force-station-boatFree Image from public domain licenseAt NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, a heavy-duty crane is slowly making its way to Launch Pad 39B. Original from… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/441038/free-photo-image-cape-canaveral-cc0-clean-padFree Image from public domain licenseLights appear in the crawler-transporter under the mobile launcher, or ML, as its 4.2-mile, day-long trek from Launch Pad… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/441086/free-photo-image-blast-off-cape-canaveral-cc0Free Image from public domain licenseAt NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, a heavy-duty crane is slowly making its way to Launch Pad 39B. Original from… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/441072/free-photo-image-cape-canaveral-cc0-clean-padFree Image from public domain licenseThe exhaust plume from space shuttle Atlantis is seen as it launches from pad 39A on Friday, July 8, 2011, at NASA's Kennedy… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/440701/free-photo-image-nasa-space-rocket-atlantisFree Image from public domain licenseAtlantis is seen shortly after the rotating service structure was rolled back at launch pad 39a at the NASA Kennedy Space… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/439938/free-photo-image-space-rocket-shuttle-flightFree Image from public domain licenseAtlantis is seen shortly after the rotating service structure was rolled back at launch pad 39a at the NASA Kennedy Space… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/439930/free-photo-image-nasa-astronaut-floridaFree Image from public domain licenseAtlantis is seen shortly after the rotating service structure was rolled back at launch pad 39a at the NASA Kennedy Space… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/439907/free-photo-image-astronaut-atlantis-blast-offFree Image from public domain licenseAtlantis is seen shortly after the rotating service structure was rolled back at launch pad 39a at the NASA Kennedy Space… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/439909/free-photo-image-nasa-astronaut-rocket-space-shuttleFree Image from public domain licenseThe Solid Rocket Booster Retrieval Ship Freedom Star, with a booster in tow, is docked in Port Canaveral in Florida before… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/441048/free-photo-image-ship-cape-canaveral-towFree Image from public domain licenseThis photograph from Sept. 5, 1977, shows the launch of NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft from NASA's Kennedy Space Center at Cape… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/440593/free-photo-image-nasa-astronomy-blast-offFree Image from public domain licenseThe first stage ignites on NASA’s Ares I-X test rocket at Launch Pad 39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/440966/free-photo-image-ares-blast-off-cape-canaveralFree Image from public domain licenseAt NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, a heavy-duty crane is slowly making its way to Launch Pad 39B. Original from NASA… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/441078/free-photo-image-construction-craneFree Image from public domain licenseThe Space Shuttle Program's last external fuel tank, ET-122, after it was delivered to the transfer aisle of the Vehicle… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/440991/free-photo-image-space-shuttle-blast-off-cape-canaveralFree Image from public domain licenseWith the sun setting in the background at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the mobile launcher is nearing… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/441085/free-photo-image-nasa-blast-off-cape-canaveralFree Image from public domain licenseA tunnel beneath Launch Pad 39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida leads to the blast-resistant rubber room. Original… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/440978/free-photo-image-abandoned-escape-room-repurposeFree Image from public domain licenseThis is the radome beneath which is the NASA Debris Radar. It is located at a remote site on North Merritt Island in… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/440903/free-photo-image-radar-space-debrisFree Image from public domain licenseAn Atlas V rocket with NASA's Juno spacecraft payload is seen the evening before it's planned launch at Space Launch Complex… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/440704/free-photo-image-atlas-jupiter-nasaFree Image from public domain licenseRising from fire and smoke, NASA's Juno planetary probe, enclosed in its payload fairing, launches atop a United Launch… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/440744/free-photo-image-rocket-launch-space-shuttleFree Image from public domain licenseA duck is reflected in the waters of the Blackpoint Wildlife Drive in the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge. Original… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/440420/free-photo-image-animals-animal-public-domainFree Image from public domain licenseA great white egret is perched in some brush just north of the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/441011/free-photo-image-animal-public-domain-animals-wingsFree Image from public domain licenseA duck is reflected in the waters of the Blackpoint Wildlife Drive in the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge. Original… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/440394/free-photo-image-duck-animal-animals-public-domainFree Image from public domain licenseA snowy egret stands in the shallow water of a pond in the Merritt island National Wildlife Refuge. Original from NASA .… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/440884/free-photo-image-animal-animals-public-domain-cape-canaveralFree Image from public domain licenseA duck is reflected in the waters of the Blackpoint Wildlife Drive in the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge. Original… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/440402/free-photo-image-animal-animals-public-domain-birdFree Image from public domain licenseA scrub jay keeps watch of activity. Original from NASA. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel. Original from NASA. Digitally… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/440934/free-photo-image-animal-animals-public-domain-atlasFree Image from public domain licenseAn Anhinga perches in a shrub in the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge. Original from NASA. Digitally enhanced by… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/440996/free-photo-image-shrub-bird-wing-anhingaFree Image from public domain licenseNASA's first large-scale solar power generation facility opens at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Original from… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/440962/free-photo-image-solar-panel-energyFree Image from public domain licenseThe space shuttle Discovery is seen shortly after the Rotating Service Structure was rolled back at launch pad 39A, at the… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/440688/free-photo-image-nasa-rocket-space-shuttleFree Image from public domain licenseThe space shuttle Discovery is seen shortly after the Rotating Service Structure was rolled back at launch pad 39A, at the… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/440718/free-photo-image-space-shuttle-spacecraft-astronautFree Image from public domain licenseCape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. Original from NASA. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/440353/free-photo-image-lighthouse-moon-floridaFree Image from public domain licenseA flotation device is secured to the railing of Freedom Star, one of NASA's solid rocket booster retrieval ships. Original… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/441013/free-photo-image-creative-army-atlantic-oceanFree Image from public domain licenseIn the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, External Fuel Tank-122 is being lowered toward a… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/440997/free-photo-image-blast-off-cape-canaveral-cc0Free Image from public domain licenseVoyager 1 launch. Original from NASA. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/441684/free-photo-image-astronomy-blast-off-cape-canaveralFree Image from public domain licenseA nearly full Moon sets as the space shuttle Discovery sits atop Launch pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/440653/free-photo-image-moon-rocket-spaceFree Image from public domain licenseThis is the radome beneath which is the NASA Debris Radar. It is located at a remote site on North Merritt Island in… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/440919/free-photo-image-antenna-atlantis-c-bandFree Image from public domain licensePreparations are under way at Space Launch Complex 41 to launch the United Launch Alliance Atlas V-551 launch vehicle… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/441138/free-photo-image-nasa-jupiter-blastFree Image from public domain licenseRising from fire and smoke, NASA's Juno planetary probe, enclosed in its payload fairing, launches atop a United Launch… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/441112/free-photo-image-cape-canaveral-usa-americaFree Image from public domain licenseThe space shuttle Discovery is seen shortly after the Rotating Service Structure was rolled back at launch pad 39A, at the… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/440712/free-photo-image-space-shuttle-astronaut-blast-offFree Image from public domain licenseA skiff from Freedom Star, one of NASA's solid rocket booster retrieval ships, helped usher a spent shuttle booster through… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/441080/free-photo-image-ship-nautical-cargoFree Image from public domain licenseUsing a black light, a technician closely inspects one of NASA's twin Radiation Belt Storm Probes inside the clean room high… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/440333/technicians-nasaFree Image from public domain licenseAt NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, a dragonfly is seen in the Launch Complex 39 area near the Press Site. Original… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/440995/free-photo-image-dragonfly-animalFree Image from public domain licenseA great egret stands in the march at the Blackpoint Wildlife Drive in the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge. Original… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/440415/free-photo-image-wildlife-animal-animals-public-domainFree Image from public domain licenseA stork stands in the Blackpoint Wildlife Drive in the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge. Original from NASA.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/440387/free-photo-image-bird-animal-animals-public-domainFree Image from public domain licenseBirds on a pond near NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, in the Merritt island National Wildlife Refuge. Original from… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/440936/free-photo-image-animal-animals-public-domain-birdFree Image from public domain licenseAt NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, a dragonfly is seen in the Launch Complex 39 area near the Press Site. Original… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/441002/free-photo-image-dragonfly-animalFree Image from public domain licenseScrub jays scan their territory from a bush at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Original from NASA . Digitally… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/440922/free-photo-image-bird-animal-animals-public-domainFree Image from public domain licenseThe GOES-K weather satellite lifts off from Launch Pad 36B at Cape Canaveral Air Station on an Atlas 1 rocket. Original from… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/441518/free-photo-image-spaceship-america-americas-public-domainFree Image from public domain licenseThe launch gantry is rolled back to reveal NASA's Orion spacecraft mounted atop a United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/440497/free-photo-image-nasa-kennedy-americaFree Image from public domain licenseThe launch gantry is rolled back to reveal NASA's Orion spacecraft mounted atop a United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/440503/free-photo-image-nasa-america-americas-public-domainFree Image from public domain licenseA Delta IV Heavy rocket lifts off from Space Launch Complex 37 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. Original from… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/440544/free-photo-image-cape-canaveral-nasa-americaFree Image from public domain licenseSpace shuttle Atlantis is seen through the window of a Shuttle Training Aircraft (STA) as it launches from launch pad 39A at… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/440750/free-photo-image-space-rocket-shuttleFree Image from public domain licenseSpace shuttle Discovery stands tall on Launch Pad 39A as the sun sets over NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Original… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/440989/free-photo-image-space-shuttle-discovery-engine-astronautFree Image from public domain licenseA nearly full Moon sets as the space shuttle Discovery sits atop Launch pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/441327/free-photo-image-space-shuttle-kennedy-center-rocketFree Image from public domain licenseThe clouds take on a rosy glow as the sun rises over the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/440418/free-photo-image-cape-canaveral-aerodynamic-tail-cone-blast-offFree Image from public domain licenseAtlantis is seen on launch pad 39a moments after the STS-135 crew arrived for their launch at the NASA Kennedy Space Center… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/439944/free-photo-image-rocket-nasa-astronautFree Image from public domain licenseNASA's Voyager 2 was launched on Aug. 20, 1977 from the NASA Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral in Florida. Original… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/441562/free-photo-image-nasa-earth-rocketFree Image from public domain licenseNASA's Voyager 2 was launched on Aug. 20, 1977 from the NASA Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral in Florida. Original… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/440506/free-photo-image-nasa-rocket-launch-scienceFree Image from public domain licenseSpace shuttle Discovery is silhouetted against the dawn sky as it rolls out to Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/440960/free-photo-image-nasa-astronaut-kennedy-space-centerFree Image from public domain licenseAt NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the STS-133 payload canister is lifted into the rotating service structure on… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/440992/free-photo-image-astronaut-space-shuttleFree Image from public domain license