NASA Langley Research Center photos from the 1950s
52 photos, in date order. NASA photographs are not copyrighted in the United States. About the collection
4'x4' Supersonic Pressure Tunnel Staff
1956-08-15
IRBM in Unitary Plan Wind Tunnel
1957-09-07
North American X-15 Drop Model
1957-04-18
Scale model of Mercury capsule shape A, indicating the position of the astronaut
1958-08-07
Testing of Mercury Capsule Shape A by the Hydrodynamics Division of Langley
1958-06-24
C-130 drop tests capsule #1
1958-12-09
Release of Boilerplate Mercury Capsule Sequence
1958-12-16
WS-110A Brown Bomber in Unitary Wind Tunnel Low Mach Number Test
1958-01-10
1/10th Scale Model X-15
1958-07-08
X-15 Configurations
1958-05-06
X-15 Studies at Langley, 1958
1958-01-18
North American X-15 model tested in 300MPH Low Speed 7x10 Tunnel
1958-09-07
Astronauts at 1959 Langley Inspection
1959-10-10
Astronauts at 1959 Langley Inspection: The seven are shown in the Unitary Plan Wind Tunnel NASA Langley
1959-10-10
Assembling the Little Joe capsules
1959-07-30
Alan B. Shepard, Jr.
1959-05-14
Little Joe Model Mercury Project
1959-06-26
Portrait of Malcolm S. Carpenter
1959-05-14
Donald K. Slayton
1959-05-14
Virgil I. Grissom
1959-05-14
Walter M. Schirra
1959-05-14
Leroy G. Cooper, Jr. "Gordo"
1959-05-14
Model of Mercury being tested in the Unitary Plan Wind Tunnel
1959-06-07
A one-sixth scale model of the Mercury capsule being tested in the 300-mph 7 x 10-foot wind tunnel
1959-06-02
Model of Mercury (Redstone booster) carrying the spacecraft in the Unitary Plan wind tunnel for testing
1959-06-07
Mock-up of the Mercury capsule on display at the first NASA inspection held on October 24, 1959
1959-10-19
One-sixth scale model of Mercury space capsule model used in wind tunnel testing
1959-11-05
Arc Furnace Mercury Capsule
1959-08-20
Technicians adjust the rocket motor during the attachment of the escape tower to the Mercury capsule prior to…
1959-08-18
Mercury: Little Joe booster
1959-10-15
Technicians attach the escape tower to the Mercury capsule prior to assembly with Little Joe launcher, August…
1959-08-14
Mercury: testing of the Little Joe booster
1959-08-02
Miscellaneous Charts
1959-05-14
Vehicles and Missions Studies Charts
1959-05-14
Space Task Group (STG)
1959-08-20
Portrait of Robert R. Gilruth
1959-01-14
Little Joe drop test
1959-05-14
Mercury Capsule Flotation Tests
1959-05-14
Capsule Modes in Assembly Shop Wallops Island
1959-04-13
Space capsule mounted in the Full Scale Wind Tunnel
1959-01-22
Little Joe on launcher at Wallops Island
1959-08-21
Little Joe Launch
1959-10-04
Mercury capsule in Spin Tunnel
1959-09-11
Molds for Couches for Test Pilots
1959-07-07
Unitary Wind Tunnel Display
1959-07-10
Blunt Leading Edge Model in the Unitary Wind Tunnel
1959-02-04
Scout Model (Unitary)
1959-05-14
Flex-I-Kite flying in 7 x 10 LST (outboard tail model)
1959-05-14
X-15 Model in 7x10 FT Tunnel
1959-09-17
Scale-model of final X-15 configuration, mounted for testing in the Langley 11-Inch Hypersonic Tunnel.
1959-05-14
Women Scientists
1959-01-05
Women Scientists
1959-01-05