Recapture some moments in NASA history by viewing these photographs of iconic spacecraft and aircraft taking flight.
These photos are taken from NASA’s new Commons page on Flickr. For more information, read “NASA brings historic photos to Flickr Commons.”
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Albert Siepert points out highlights of Apollo 10 Liftoff to Belgium King and Queen.
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Liftoff of a Titan IVB/Centaur carrying the Cassini orbiter and its attached Huygens probe.
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This was the second flight of the SAGE III Ozone Loss and Validation Experiment (SOLVE).
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Takeoff at Zhukovsky Air Development Center.
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During takeoff on first captive carry flight.
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Being Towed in Flight.
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Taken during Radio and Telemetry Tests.
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Takeoff from airport in Mojave, California.
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After Release from B-52 Mothership.
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With the Space Shuttle Atlantis.
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Personnel within the Launch Control Center watch the Apollo 11 liftoff.
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With New Block II Engines.
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And its modified Pegasus booster rocket accelerate.
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For Delivery to Kennedy Space Center, Florida.
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On first tethered flight December 20, 1997.
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Flying over the Dryden Flight Research Center.
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The first NASA Dryden flight.
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Activity in the Mission Control Room during launch of Apollo 4.
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Apollo Director Phillips Monitors Apollo 11 Pre-Launch Activities.
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Apollo 11 Launched Via the Saturn V Rocket-High Angle View.
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After Drop from B-52 Mothership.
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Takeoff with mothership.
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After Drop from B-52 Mothership.
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Thousands of News Reporters Watch Apollo 11 Lift Off.
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Apollo 16 television transmission of lunar module ascent stage liftoff.
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Liftoff of Lunar Orbiter III.
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Apollo 11 Mission Official Relax After Apollo 11 Liftoff.
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