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NASA image: Dropping in Microgravity Environment (DIME)
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Mar 20, 2012

Dropping in Microgravity Environment (DIME)

Neera Martin, a NASA Glenn student intern, works on a drop package for the 'Dropping in Microgravity Environment...

GRC
NASA image: Tear-drop Volcano
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Aug 13, 2013

Tear-drop Volcano

Tear-drop Volcano

JPL
NASA image: NASA Drop Test of Orion Spacecraft for Crewed Artemis Missions
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Apr 6, 2021

NASA Drop Test of Orion Spacecraft for Crewed Artemis Missions

Engineers dropped an 14,000-pound test version of the Orion spacecraft into the Hydro Impact Basin at NASA's Langley...

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NASA image: Zero-G Drop Tower (VOTY Cut)
Video
Dec 18, 2023

Zero-G Drop Tower (VOTY Cut)

A short version of the Zero-G Drop Tower capabilities documenting the unique experiment package drop process.

GRC
NASA image: NASA Drop Test Supports Safer Air Taxi Designs
Video
Jun 24, 2025

NASA Drop Test Supports Safer Air Taxi Designs

Researchers at NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, dropped a full-scale aircraft body, modeled...

LaRC
NASA image: Little Joe drop test
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May 14, 1959

Little Joe drop test

Water drop and recovery from shore-based crane at Langley's back river.

LARC
NASA image: Little Joe drop test
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May 14, 1959

Little Joe drop test

Water drop and recovery from shore-based crane at Langley's back river.

LARC
NASA image: Little Joe drop test
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May 14, 1959

Little Joe drop test

Water drop and recovery from shore-based crane at Langley's back river.

LARC
NASA image: C-130 drop tests capsule #1
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Dec 9, 1958

C-130 drop tests capsule #1

Photographed on: 12 09 58. -- Mercury capsule details, capsule in cargo bay of C-130 airplane prior to drop test,...

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NASA image: C-130 drop tests capsule #1
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Dec 9, 1958

C-130 drop tests capsule #1

Photographed on: 12 09 58. -- Mercury capsule details, capsule in cargo bay of C-130 airplane prior to drop test,...

LRC
NASA image: Science of Opportunity_Stacked Water Drops
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Feb 19, 2025

Science of Opportunity_Stacked Water Drops

(February 19, 2025) -- NASA astronaut Don Pettit demonstrates electrostatic forces using charged water droplets and...

JSC
NASA image: Microgravity
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Mar 30, 1981

Microgravity

Composite of Marshall Space Flight Center's Low-Gravity Free Fall Facilities.These facilities include a 100-meter...

MSFC
NASA image: Webb's MIRI Shield Dropping in on Dropping Temperatures
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Dec 8, 2017

Webb's MIRI Shield Dropping in on Dropping Temperatures

Goddard Technicians Tony Kiem (left) and George Mooney (right) guide the craned structure holding the Webb...

GSFC
NASA image: The Dew Drop of Saturn
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May 2, 2016

The Dew Drop of Saturn

The water-world Enceladus appears here to sit atop Saturn rings like a drop of dew upon a leaf in this view from...

JPL
NASA image: Microgravity
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Feb 1, 1983

Microgravity

A Drop Tube is a long vertical shaft used for dropping experiment packages, enabling them to achieve microgravity...

MSFC
NASA image: Internal View of an Drop Test  Aircraft Cabin
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Jun 26, 2025

Internal View of an Drop Test Aircraft Cabin

Inside view from the back of an aircraft cabin. The Lift Plus Cruise #2: eVTOL swing and drop test held at the...

LaRC
NASA image: Microgravity
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Dec 1, 1985

Microgravity

Low Gravity Drop Facility

MSFC
NASA image: Retrieving Dropped Supplies
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Dec 8, 2017

Retrieving Dropped Supplies

On July 12, 2011, crew from the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy retrieved a canister dropped by parachute from a...

GSFC
NASA image: Drop Vibration Experiment setup in MSG
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Jan 15, 2017

Drop Vibration Experiment setup in MSG

iss064e002379 (1/15/2017) --- Photo documentation of Inertial Spreading with Vibration and Water Coalescence (Drop...

JSC
NASA image: Drop Vibration Experiment setup in MSG
Image
Jan 15, 2017

Drop Vibration Experiment setup in MSG

iss064e002375 (1/15/2017) --- Photo documentation of Inertial Spreading with Vibration and Water Coalescence (Drop...

JSC
NASA image: Microgravity
Image
Apr 6, 1995

Microgravity

An experiment vehicle plunges into the deceleration pit at the end of a 5.18-second drop in the Zero-Gravity...

MSFC
NASA image: Microgravity
Image
Apr 6, 1995

Microgravity

An experiment vehicle plunges into the deceleration pit at the end of a 5.18-second drop in the Zero-Gravity...

MSFC
NASA image: Microgravity
Image
Apr 6, 1995

Microgravity

An experiment vehicle plunges into the deceleration at the end of a 5.18-second drop in the Zero-Gravity Research...

MSFC
NASA image: Microgravity
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Apr 6, 1995

Microgravity

An experiment vehicle plunges into the deceleration pit at the end of a 5.18-second drop in the Zero-Gravity...

MSFC
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Frequently Asked Questions About NASA Images

Are NASA images free to use?+
Yes, most NASA images are in the public domain and are free to use for educational, informational, and personal purposes. NASA's media usage guidelines state that NASA material is not copyrighted unless otherwise noted. However, the NASA logo and certain insignia are protected. Some images may include identifiable individuals or third-party content that requires additional permissions. Always check the specific image's usage rights and credit NASA as the source.
How many images does NASA have?+
NASA's Image and Video Library contains over 140,000 publicly accessible images, videos, and audio files spanning the agency's entire history, from the Mercury program of the 1960s to the latest James Webb Space Telescope discoveries. The collection grows daily as new missions capture imagery and archival materials are digitized. Individual mission archives, such as Mars rover photos, contain hundreds of thousands of additional images.
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Yes, you can download NASA images in multiple resolutions directly from this gallery. Each image detail page provides download links for original (full resolution), large (1920px), medium (960px), small (480px), and thumbnail sizes. NASA encourages the public to use these images for education, media, and personal projects. High-resolution originals are ideal for printing and professional use.

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