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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.

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NASA image: Astronauts Thuot and Ivins work with the Dexterous End Effector (DEE)
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Mar 5, 1994

Astronauts Thuot and Ivins work with the Dexterous End Effector (DEE)

STS062-05-035 (4-18 March 1994) --- This 35mm frame, photographed on the aft flight deck of the earth-orbiting Space...

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NASA image: View of the RMS end effector touching the SIR-B antenna during STS 41-G
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Oct 5, 1984

View of the RMS end effector touching the SIR-B antenna during STS 41-G

41G-03-008 (5-13 Oct. 1984) --- The end effector of the space shuttle Challenger's remote manipulator system (RMS)...

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NASA image: End effector on orbiter's RMS arm
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Mar 13, 2001

End effector on orbiter's RMS arm

STS102-E-5201 (13 March 2001) --- A view of the interior of the end effector apparatus on the end of the...

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NASA image: The Canadarm2 robotic arm's latching end effector, or LEE
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Jul 17, 2024

The Canadarm2 robotic arm's latching end effector, or LEE

iss071e384199 (July 17, 2024) --- The Canadarm2 robotic arm's latching end effector, or LEE, is used to grapple...

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NASA image: STS-31 Hubble Space Telescope (HST) is grappled by OV-103 RMS
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Apr 24, 1990

STS-31 Hubble Space Telescope (HST) is grappled by OV-103 RMS

During STS-31, the Hubble Space Telescope (HST), grappled by the remote manipulator system (RMS) end effector, is...

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NASA image: View of the SSRMS LEE
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Apr 4, 2013

View of the SSRMS LEE

View of the Canadarm2 Space Station Remote Manipulator System (SSRMS) Latching End Effector (LEE) taken against a...

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NASA image: Spartan 1 satellite sits in Discovery's payload bay
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Jun 17, 1985

Spartan 1 satellite sits in Discovery's payload bay

Spartan I satellte sits in the Discovery's payload bay prior to being deployed. Above it can be seen the remote...

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NASA image: The 57.7-foot-long Canadarm2 robotic arm with its latching end effector
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Jan 31, 2025

The 57.7-foot-long Canadarm2 robotic arm with its latching end effector

iss072e576480 (Jan. 31, 2025) --- The 57.7-foot-long Canadarm2 robotic arm with its latching end effector that can...

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NASA image: Astronaut is attached to the Canadarm2 robotic arm's latching end effector
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Jan 30, 2025

Astronaut is attached to the Canadarm2 robotic arm's latching end effector

iss072e574907 (Jan. 30, 2025) --- NASA astronaut and Expedition 72 Commander Suni Williams is attached to the...

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NASA image: Astronaut is attached to the Canadarm2 robotic arm's latching end effector
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Jan 30, 2025

Astronaut is attached to the Canadarm2 robotic arm's latching end effector

iss072e595491 (Jan. 30, 2025) --- NASA astronaut and Expedition 72 Commander Suni Williams is attached to the...

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NASA image: Astronaut is attached to the Canadarm2 robotic arm's latching end effector
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Jan 30, 2025

Astronaut is attached to the Canadarm2 robotic arm's latching end effector

iss072e595496 (Jan. 30, 2025) --- NASA astronaut and Expedition 72 Commander Suni Williams is attached to the...

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NASA image: Astronaut is attached to the Canadarm2 robotic arm's latching end effector
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Jan 30, 2025

Astronaut is attached to the Canadarm2 robotic arm's latching end effector

iss072e595502 (Jan. 30, 2025) --- NASA astronaut and Expedition 72 Commander Suni Williams is attached to the...

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NASA image: NASA astronaut Scott Tingle is pictured during a spacewalk
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Jan 22, 2018

NASA astronaut Scott Tingle is pictured during a spacewalk

iss054e022823 (Jan. 23, 2018) --- NASA astronaut Scott Tingle is pictured during a spacewalk to swap out a degraded...

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NASA image: ECOSTRESS and LEE - SpaceX CRS-15 Mission
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Jun 2, 2018

ECOSTRESS and LEE - SpaceX CRS-15 Mission

The ECOsystem Spaceborne Thermal Radiometer Experiment on Space Station (ECOSTRESS), pictured at the bottom, and the...

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NASA image: STS-39 SPAS-II/IBSS spacecraft is released by RMS above the Earth's surface
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May 6, 1991

STS-39 SPAS-II/IBSS spacecraft is released by RMS above the Earth's surface

STS039-17-017 (3 May 1990) --- This STS-39 35mm scene shows the Strategic Defense Initiative Organization (SDIO)...

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NASA image: STS-31 Hubble Space Telescope (HST) drifts away from OV-103's RMS
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Apr 25, 1990

STS-31 Hubble Space Telescope (HST) drifts away from OV-103's RMS

Hubble Space Telescope (HST), with its solar array (SA) wings and high gain antennae (HGA) fully extended,is...

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NASA image: View of the Columbia's RMS arm and end effector grasping IECM
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Jun 27, 1982

View of the Columbia's RMS arm and end effector grasping IECM

STS004-37-670 (27 June-4 July 1982) --- The North Atlantic Ocean southeast of the Bahamas serves as backdrop for...

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NASA image: STS-31 Hubble Space Telescope (HST) pre-deployment procedures aboard OV-103
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Apr 24, 1990

STS-31 Hubble Space Telescope (HST) pre-deployment procedures aboard OV-103

During STS-31, the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) grappled by the remote manipulator system (RMS) end effector is held...

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NASA image: Robotic Arm End Effector
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May 28, 2008

Robotic Arm End Effector

Image illustrates the tools on the end of the arm that are used to acquire samples, image the contents of the scoop,...

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NASA image: STS-31 MS McCandless, in EMU, during JSC WETF underwater simulation
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Mar 5, 1990

STS-31 MS McCandless, in EMU, during JSC WETF underwater simulation

STS-31 Mission Specialist (MS) Bruce McCandless II (left), wearing an extravehicular mobility unit (EMU), maneuvers...

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NASA image: During STS-57, EURECA is grappled by OV-105's RMS end effector
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Jun 24, 1993

During STS-57, EURECA is grappled by OV-105's RMS end effector

STS057-93-052 (24 June 1993) --- The European Retrievable Carrier (EURECA) is held in the grasp of the Space Shuttle...

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NASA image: STS-57 MS & PLC Low, in EMU and atop the RMS, is maneuvered in OV-105's PLB
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Jun 25, 1993

STS-57 MS & PLC Low, in EMU and atop the RMS, is maneuvered in OV-105's PLB

The darkness of space forms the backdrop for this extravehicular activity (EVA) scene captured by one of the STS-57...

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NASA image: View of Astronaut Bruc McCandless during EVA
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Feb 11, 1984

View of Astronaut Bruc McCandless during EVA

S84-27021 (7 Feb 1984) --- Astronaut Bruce McCandless II, 41B mission specialist tests a "cherry-picker" type device...

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NASA image: The LDEF is placed in orbit by the shuttle Challenger crew
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Apr 15, 1984

The LDEF is placed in orbit by the shuttle Challenger crew

41C-02-067 (6-13 April 1984) --- One of the first major accomplishments of Flight 41-C?s crew aboard the Challenger...

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