Photos of historic flights and events from NASA

What a great way to end the week.

NASA has moved about 180 images on to its new Commons page. They’re arranged in three photo sets, including “Building NASA,” “Launch/Takeoff,” and “NASA Center Namesakes.” NASA has also displayed many of its historic photos on the Internet Archive.

Some of the gems are re-produced here. All photos, titles, and captions are courtesy of NASA. Hover the cursor on the image for the title, click on the image to visit the specific photo page with its titles, captions, and history.

First space shuttle STS-1 LaunchGemini-Titan 11 LaunchXB-70A #1 liftoff with TB-58A chase aircraftSR-71B - Mach 3 Trainer in Flight at SunsetApollo 11 Launched Via Saturn V RocketSolar-powered Gossamer Penguin in flight

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