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NASA's Image and Video Library: A Visual Archive of Space Exploration

NASA's Image and Video Library is one of the most comprehensive public archives of space imagery in the world, containing over 140,000 images, videos, and audio recordings spanning more than six decades of space exploration. From the earliest Mercury and Gemini missions through the Apollo Moon landings, the Space Shuttle era, and today's cutting-edge observations from the James Webb Space Telescope, this collection documents humanity's journey into the cosmos.

The library includes imagery from diverse sources: telescopes like Hubble and Webb that capture deep-space nebulae, galaxies, and exoplanets; planetary missions like the Mars rovers ( browse Mars photos) and Cassini at Saturn; Earth observation satellites ( see EPIC imagery); astronaut photography from the ISS; and documentation of rocket launches, spacecraft assembly, and ground testing. Most NASA images are in the public domain and free to download at full resolution for educational, editorial, and personal use.

Use the search bar above to find specific subjects — try queries like "Apollo 11," "Hubble Deep Field," "Mars surface," or "astronaut EVA." You can also filter by media type (image, video, or audio). For a daily curated experience, visit the Astronomy Picture of the Day.

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NASA image: iss002-356-012
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May 5, 2001

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ISS002-356-012 (30 April – 5 May 2001) --- The Soyuz 2 crewmembers and astronaut James S. Voss (right),...

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NASA image: sts113-s-012
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Nov 23, 2002

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STS113-S-012 (23 November 2002) --- The Space Shuttle Endeavour is pictured on a lighted launch pad at Kennedy Space...

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NASA image: sts112-s-012
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Oct 7, 2002

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STS112-S-012 (7 October 2002) --- An automated camera records the launch of mission STS-112, the 15th assembly...

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NASA image: sts095-s-012
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Sep 23, 2009

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STS095-S-012 (7 Nov. 1998) --- The space shuttle Discovery is about to lower its nose wheel following main gear...

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NASA image: EC63-00221
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Oct 24, 1963

EC63-00221

All three NASA F-104N's fly in formation. Aircraft numbers 011, 012 and 013. These would be changed to 811, 812 and...

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NASA image: sts128-s-012
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Aug 31, 2009

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STS128-S-012 (28 Aug. 2009) --- Lighting up the clouds in the night sky, Space Shuttle Discovery and its...

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NASA image: STS117-S-012
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Jun 8, 2007

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STS117-S-012 (8 June 2007) --- The drifting smoke plumes from the launch of Space Shuttle Atlantis (out of frame)...

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NASA image: sts093-s-012
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Jun 24, 1999

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STS093-S-012 (24 June 1999) --- With the Space Shuttle Columbia sitting on Launch Pad 39B in the background, the...

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NASA image: APOLLO SPACECRAFT (A/S)-012 - PAD 34 - SATURN 204 ERECTION - MATING - CAPE
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Jan 6, 1967

APOLLO SPACECRAFT (A/S)-012 - PAD 34 - SATURN 204 ERECTION - MATING - CAPE

S67-17042 (1967) --- Apollo Spacecraft 012 is hoisted to the top of the gantry at Pad 34 during the Apollo/Saturn...

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NASA image: APOLLO SPACECRAFT (A/S)- 012 - GANTRY - PAD 34 - CAPE
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Jan 6, 1967

APOLLO SPACECRAFT (A/S)- 012 - GANTRY - PAD 34 - CAPE

S67-15885 (1967) --- Apollo Spacecraft 012 is hoisted to the top of the gantry at Pad 34 during the Apollo/Saturn...

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NASA image: APOLLO-SATURN (A/S)-204 - SPACECRAFT (S/C)- 012 COMMAND SERVICE MODULE (CSM) - A/S MATING - CAPE
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Jan 3, 1967

APOLLO-SATURN (A/S)-204 - SPACECRAFT (S/C)- 012 COMMAND SERVICE MODULE (CSM) - A/S MATING - CAPE

S67-15704 (3 Jan. 1967) --- Transfer of Apollo Spacecraft 012 Command/Service Module (CSM) for mating with the...

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NASA image: COMMAND MODULE (C/M) - SPACECRAFT (S/C) 012 C/M - APOLLO/SATURN (A/S) 204 PREPARATIONS - CAPE
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Jan 3, 1967

COMMAND MODULE (C/M) - SPACECRAFT (S/C) 012 C/M - APOLLO/SATURN (A/S) 204 PREPARATIONS - CAPE

S67-15717 (1967) --- Apollo Spacecraft 012 Command/Service Module is moved from H-134 to east stokes for mating to...

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NASA image: SPACECRAFT (S/C)-012 - COMMAND MODULE (CM) - HEAT SHIELD INSTALLATION
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Apr 18, 1966

SPACECRAFT (S/C)-012 - COMMAND MODULE (CM) - HEAT SHIELD INSTALLATION

S66-41851 (1966) --- High angle view of Spacecraft 012 Command Module, looking toward -Z axis, during preparation...

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NASA image: Mir 21 flight engineer and Astronaut Lucid on Base Block
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Oct 1, 1996

Mir 21 flight engineer and Astronaut Lucid on Base Block

NM21-388-012 (For Release October 1996) --- Astronaut Shannon Lucid (background) exercises on the treadmill in the...

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NASA image: STS-54 Pilot McMonagle talks to radio station from OV-105's aft flight deck
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Jan 15, 1993

STS-54 Pilot McMonagle talks to radio station from OV-105's aft flight deck

STS054-S-012 (15 Jan 1993) --- McMonagle talks to a radio station from the flight deck of Endeavour while, in the...

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NASA image: STS-99 MS Thiele aims a camera out of a window on OV-105's flight deck
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Mar 7, 2000

STS-99 MS Thiele aims a camera out of a window on OV-105's flight deck

STS099-305-012 (11-22 February 2000) --- Astronaut Gerhard P.J. Thiele, mission specialist, records Earth imagery...

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NASA image: View of the STS-88 crew in the Node 1/Unity module
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Nov 19, 2013

View of the STS-88 crew in the Node 1/Unity module

STS088-334-012 (4-15 Dec. 1998) --- Astronaut Frederick W. Sturckow, pilot, works with furnishings on the U.S.-built...

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NASA image: Searfoss on the forward flight deck
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May 15, 1998

Searfoss on the forward flight deck

STS090-351-012 (17 April - 3 May 1998) --- A "fish-eye" lens on a 35mm camera records Richard A. Searfoss,...

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NASA image: TDRS-C deployment
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Sep 29, 1988

TDRS-C deployment

S26-31-012 (29 Sept. 1988) ) --- Discovery was used for NASA's Return to Flight Mission following the Challenger...

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NASA image: MS Guidoni and MS Parazynski in sleep restraints on the middeck of Endeavour during STS-100
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Apr 30, 2001

MS Guidoni and MS Parazynski in sleep restraints on the middeck of Endeavour during STS-100

STS100-363-012 (19 April-1 May 2001) --- Astronaut Umberto Guidoni, STS-100 mission specialist, sleeps while...

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NASA image: STS-99 Commander Kregel poses for a photo on OV-105's flight deck
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Mar 31, 2000

STS-99 Commander Kregel poses for a photo on OV-105's flight deck

STS099-319-012 (11-22 February 2000) --- Astronaut Kevin R. Kregel, mission commander, works with video tape on...

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NASA image: View of the Mir space station taken after undocking
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Jan 20, 1997

View of the Mir space station taken after undocking

STS081-701-012 (20 Jan 1997) --- Following the separation of the Space Shuttle Atlantis and Russia?s Mir Space...

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NASA image: Earth observation views of a sunset taken from OV-105 during STS-99
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Mar 10, 2000

Earth observation views of a sunset taken from OV-105 during STS-99

STS099-734-012 (11-22 February 2000) ---As photographed by one of the STS-99 crew members aboard the Space Shuttle...

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NASA image: Oil Fires and Oil Slick, Kuwait
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May 6, 1991

Oil Fires and Oil Slick, Kuwait

STS039-87-012 (28 April-6 May 1991) --- A handheld 70mm camera onboard the Space Shuttle Discovery exposed this...

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