Liftoff
A launch is one of the most dramatic shots in stock footage: ignition, smoke billowing from the pad, a vehicle climbing on a column of fire. NASA films its launches from many angles, from wide pad shots to long-lens tracking and high-speed engine close-ups, and the Internet Archive and Wikimedia Commons hold historic launches from the Apollo and shuttle eras.
Check the credit line
Launches involve partners. NASA footage credited to NASA is free to use with credit; footage credited to a launch company or another agency may be theirs, which is why such clips are marked ‘check the terms’. NASA’s insignia on the vehicle is fine in an editorial context, but don’t use it as branding, and don’t imply NASA endorses your product.
Hover a card to preview the launch straight from the source; open it for every rendition up to the master.
