Launch 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 licenseLittle Joe-5 prelaunch fittings, 8th Nov. 1960. Original from NASA. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/439961/free-photo-image-rocket-shuttle-black-and-whiteFree Image from public domain licenseMercury-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 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 licenseLaunch of Little Joe I-B from Wallops Island, 4 Nov. 1959. Original from NASA. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/441652/free-photo-image-1960-1959-nasaFree 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 licenseThe SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket soars into space from Space Launch Complex-40 on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/440360/free-photo-image-spacex-kennedy-space-center-capsules-creative-commonsFree Image from public domain licenseLaunching of the LJ6 Little Joe on Oct. 4, 1959 at Wallops Island, Va. Original from NASA. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/441606/free-photo-image-black-and-white-nasa-rocket-launchFree Image from public domain licenseNASA’s Wallops Flight Facility supported the successful launch of three Terrier-Oriole suborbital rockets for the… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/440095/free-photo-image-blast-off-cc0-creative-commonsFree Image from public domain licensehe SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket makes its way to the pad at Space Launch Complex-40 on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/440343/free-photo-image-spacex-falcon-launch-nasaFree 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 licenseView of the launch of the Little Joe-5B spacecraft from Wallops Island on April 28, 1961. Original from NASA. Digitally… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/441630/free-photo-image-rocket-space-spaceshipFree 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 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 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 licenseThe Mercury capsule and escape tower are being lowered onto the Little Joe booster for launch on August 21, 1959. Original… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/441556/free-photo-image-nasa-abort-test-accomack-countyFree 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 licenseAn Agena Target Docking Vehicle atop its Atlas launch vehicle is ready for launch at Launch Complex 14 at Cape Kennedy… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/441709/free-photo-image-gemini-spacecraft-2000s-public-domainFree Image from public domain licenseThe space shuttle Atlantis is seen shortly after the rotating service structure (RSS) was rolled back at launch pad 39a… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/440696/free-photo-image-nasa-astronaut-spacecraftFree 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 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 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/441044/free-photo-image-rocket-launch-pad-nasaFree 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/441064/free-photo-image-engine-florida-rocketFree 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/441063/free-photo-image-rocket-florida-space-shuttleFree Image from public domain licenseNighttime, ground level view of Pad A, Launch Complex 39, Kennedy Space Center, showing the Apollo 13. Original from NASA.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/441614/free-photo-image-apollo-nasa-rockets-nasa-imagesFree 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/441031/free-photo-image-nasa-space-shuttleFree 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 licenseSpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft lift off from Launch Complex-40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/441020/free-photo-image-spacex-rocket-falcon-launchFree Image from public domain licenseSpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft lift off from Launch Complex-40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/441003/free-photo-image-falcon-launch-nasa-falconFree Image from public domain licenseEarth view from the Mercury Redstone 2 on Jan 31, 1961. Original from NASA. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/441355/free-photo-image-astronaut-planet-earth-mercuryFree 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 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/439909/free-photo-image-nasa-astronaut-rocket-space-shuttleFree 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/439938/free-photo-image-space-rocket-shuttle-flightFree Image from public domain licenseAPOLLO XII - countdown demonstration test (CDDT). Original from NASA. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/441772/free-photo-image-apollo-saturn-space-shuttleFree Image from public domain licenseEngineers W. N. Gardner and C.A. Brown, Jr., check operations as Trailblazer 1b is readied for Flight, June 4, 1959.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/441584/free-photo-image-army-black-and-white-blast-offFree Image from public domain licenseA silhouette of the space shuttle Atlantis. Original from NASA. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/440720/free-photo-image-nasa-astronautFree 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 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 licenseAn Atlas V rocket launches with the Juno spacecraft payload from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/440746/free-photo-image-nasa-probe-americaFree 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/441132/free-photo-image-jupiter-rocket-spaceFree 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 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 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 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 licenseAn Agena Target Docking Vehicle atop an Atlas rocket lifts off from Launch Complex 14 at Cape Kennedy at 10 a.m., March 16… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/441711/free-photo-image-space-rocket-geminiFree Image from public domain licenseThe payload fairing containing the Orbital ATK Cygnus pressurized cargo module, secured on a KAMAG transporter. Original… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/440435/free-photo-image-nasa-cape-canaveral-americaFree Image from public domain licenseViewed from the Banana River Viewing Site at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, space shuttle Discovery arcs through a… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/440976/free-photo-image-florida-nasa-cape-canaveralFree Image from public domain licenseLaunch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Original from NASA/Kim Shiflett. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/440939/free-photo-image-astronaut-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 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 licenseSpace shuttle Discovery stands tall on Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida as space center workers… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/440985/free-photo-image-space-shuttle-spacecraft-engineFree Image from public domain licenseSpace shuttle Discovery, atop the mobile launcher platform and crawler-transporter, approaches the ramp to Launch Pad 39A at… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/440933/free-photo-image-nasa-engine-astronautFree 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 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 licenseThe space shuttle Atlantis is seen shortly after the rotating service structure (RSS) was rolled back at launch pad 39a… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/440727/free-photo-image-astronaut-space-shuttle-atlantisFree 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 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 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 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 licenseA seven-year journey of NASA's Cassini spacecraft to the ringed planet Saturn began on Oct. 15, 1997. Original from NASA.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/441576/free-photo-image-saturn-titan-americaFree 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 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 licenseA large crane dismantles another level of the fixed service structure on Launch Pad 39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/441007/free-photo-image-industrial-21st-century-space-launch-complexFree 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 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 licenseThe Titan IVB/Centaur carrying NASA's Cassini spacecraft at Launch Complex 40 on Cape Canaveral Air Station, the Mobile… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/441574/free-photo-image-spaceship-america-americas-public-domainFree 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/441042/free-photo-image-spacecraft-nasa-blast-offFree 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/441016/free-photo-image-rocket-nasa-astronautFree Image from public domain licenseAt NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, space shuttle Discovery begins its nighttime trek, known as rollout, from the… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/440984/free-photo-image-space-shuttle-discovery-iss-vehicleFree Image from public domain licenseXenon lights illuminate space shuttle Discovery as it makes its nighttime trek, known as rollout, from the Vehicle Assembly… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/441037/free-photo-image-nasa-vehicle-floridaFree 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/441019/free-photo-image-rocket-launch-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/441006/free-photo-image-rocket-nasa-floridaFree 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/441004/free-photo-image-rocket-astronaut-space-shuttleFree 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/441015/free-photo-image-nasa-astronaut-space-rocketFree 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/441039/free-photo-image-rocket-astronaut-spaceshipFree Image from public domain licenseThe launch of space shuttle Discovery on the STS-131 mission was captured from a field of Florida Power & Light solar panels… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/441352/free-photo-image-spaceship-nasa-astronautFree Image from public domain licenseAs it arcs into space, space shuttle Discovery is lighted by sunlight after leaving the darker skies over NASA's Kennedy… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/440945/free-photo-image-nasa-platform-cape-canaveralFree Image from public domain licenseXenon lights illuminate space shuttle Discovery as it makes its nighttime trek, known as rollout, from the Vehicle Assembly… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/441005/free-photo-image-space-shuttle-engine-floridaFree Image from public domain licenseThe space shuttle Atlantis is seen shortly after the rotating service structure (RSS) was rolled back at launch pad 39a… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/440780/free-photo-image-nasa-space-shuttle-astronautFree Image from public domain licenseThe space shuttle Atlantis is seen shortly after the rotating service structure (RSS) was rolled back at launch pad 39a… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/440686/free-photo-image-nasa-astronaut-atlantisFree Image from public domain licenseThe space shuttle Atlantis is seen shortly after the rotating service structure (RSS) was rolled back at launch pad 39a… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/440682/free-photo-image-spaceship-space-shuttle-cape-canaveralFree Image from public domain license