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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: President John F. Kennedy Visits Mercury's Flight Control
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Jan 1, 1962

President John F. Kennedy Visits Mercury's Flight Control

President John F. Kennedy (left) visits Mercury's Flight Control Area a few days after John Glenn's flight in...

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NASA image: Walter C. Williams and Christopher Kraft
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Jan 1, 1962

Walter C. Williams and Christopher Kraft

Inside Mercury flight control, Walter C. Williams, associate director for Project Mercury operations (center)...

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NASA image: View of Mercury Control Center prior to MA-8 flight
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Sep 10, 1962

View of Mercury Control Center prior to MA-8 flight

S62-05139 (1962) --- View of Mercury Control Center prior to the Mercury-Atlas 8 (MA-8) flight of the Sigma 7. Photo...

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NASA image: Christopher Kraft, flight director during Project Mercury
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Jan 1, 1962

Christopher Kraft, flight director during Project Mercury

Christopher Kraft, flight director during Project Mercury, works at his console inside the Flight Control area at...

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NASA image: Skylab - Skylab Medical Evaluation Activities Test (SMEAT) - MSC
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Jun 16, 1972

Skylab - Skylab Medical Evaluation Activities Test (SMEAT) - MSC

S72-41853 (15 June 1972) --- Two members of the three-man Skylab Medical Experiment Altitude Test (SMEAT) crew, that...

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NASA image: KSC-63-MA9-155
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May 15, 1963

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Inside Mercury Mission Control, Walter C. Williams standing, associate director for Project...

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NASA image: KSC-63-MA9-98
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May 15, 1963

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Mercury astronauts, from left, Wally Schirra, Deke Slayton and Alan Shepard work inside the...

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NASA image: KSC-63-MA9-100
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May 15, 1963

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Inside Mercury Mission Control, astronaut Deke Slayton left discusses a point with...

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NASA image: KSC-63-MA9-101
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May 15, 1963

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Inside Mercury Mission Control, Christopher Kraft, Mercury's flight director, sits at his...

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NASA image: KSC-63-MA9-158
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May 16, 1963

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Inside Mercury Mission Control, astronaut Wally Schirra, capsule communicator, or capcom for...

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NASA image: KSC-62-MA7-55
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May 24, 1962

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Mercury astronaut Scott Carpenter stands in front of the Mercury Control Center. Carpenter...

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NASA image: MERCURY-ATLAS (MA)-9 - "FRIENDSHIP 7" SPACECRAFT - PRELAUNCH ACTIVITIES - CAPE
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Feb 1, 1963

MERCURY-ATLAS (MA)-9 - "FRIENDSHIP 7" SPACECRAFT - PRELAUNCH ACTIVITIES - CAPE

S63-03960 (1 Feb. 1963) --- Astronaut L. Gordon Cooper Jr., prime pilot for the Mercury-Atlas 9 (MA-9) mission,...

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NASA image: KSC-62-MA6-161
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Feb 20, 1962

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Flight controllers gather inside Mercury Mission Control during the first orbit of John...

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NASA image: KSC-61-MR3-95
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May 5, 1961

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Flight controllers gather inside Mercury Mission Control for Alan Shepard's Freedom 7...

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NASA image: White Room - Mercury-Atlas (MA)-9 Prelaunch Activities - Astronauts Cooper and Shepard - Cape
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Jan 1, 1963

White Room - Mercury-Atlas (MA)-9 Prelaunch Activities - Astronauts Cooper and Shepard - Cape

S63-03965 (1963) --- Astronauts Alan Shepard (left) and L. Gordon Cooper Jr.(in suit) check over the instrument...

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NASA image: BLDG. 30 - SIMULATIONS (COMMUNICATIONS - ASTP)
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Nov 1, 1974

BLDG. 30 - SIMULATIONS (COMMUNICATIONS - ASTP)

S74-33006 (19 Sept. 1962) --- Flight director Christopher C. Kraft Jr. (center), Chief of the Flight Operations...

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NASA image: BLDG. 30 - SIMULATIONS (COMMUNICATIONS - ASTP)
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Nov 1, 1974

BLDG. 30 - SIMULATIONS (COMMUNICATIONS - ASTP)

S74-33004 (19 Sept. 1962) --- Astronaut Walter M. Schirra Jr, (right), Mercury-Atlas 8 (MA-8) pilot, discusses the...

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NASA image: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Shipped in an air-conditioned transportation van from NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., NASA’s MESSENGER spacecraft, the first Mercury orbiter, arrives at the Astrotech Space Operations processing facilities near KSC. MESSENGER - short for MErcury Surface, Space ENvironment, GEochemistry and Ranging - will be offloaded and taken into a high bay clean room. After the spacecraft is removed from its shipping container, employees of the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, builders of the spacecraft, will perform an initial state-of-health check. Then processing for launch can begin, including checkout of the power systems, communications systems and control systems. The thermal blankets will also be attached for flight. MESSENGER will be launched May 11 on a six-year mission aboard a Boeing Delta II rocket. Liftoff is targeted for 2:26 a.m. EDT on Tuesday, May 11.
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Mar 10, 2004

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Shipped in an air-conditioned transportation van from NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., NASA’s MESSENGER spacecraft, the first Mercury orbiter, arrives at the Astrotech Space Operations processing facilities near KSC. MESSENGER - short for MErcury Surface, Space ENvironment, GEochemistry and Ranging - will be offloaded and taken into a high bay clean room. After the spacecraft is removed from its shipping container, employees of the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, builders of the spacecraft, will perform an initial state-of-health check. Then processing for launch can begin, including checkout of the power systems, communications systems and control systems. The thermal blankets will also be attached for flight. MESSENGER will be launched May 11 on a six-year mission aboard a Boeing Delta II rocket. Liftoff is targeted for 2:26 a.m. EDT on Tuesday, May 11.

NASA image: PERSONNEL - KRAFT, CHRISTOPHER - CAPE
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Jan 1, 1963

PERSONNEL - KRAFT, CHRISTOPHER - CAPE

S63-07881 (15-16 May 1963) --- Walter C. Williams, Flight Operations Director; and Chris Kraft, Chief of the Flight...

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NASA image: KSC-2010-3153
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May 5, 2010

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, the control room of the Mercury Mission...

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NASA image: KSC-2010-3105
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Apr 28, 2010

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, a Caterpillar 330 track-hoe knocks down the...

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NASA image: KSC-2010-3462
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May 18, 2010

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, workers take time out from operation of a...

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NASA image: KSC-2010-3103
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Apr 28, 2010

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, a Caterpillar 330 track-hoe punches a hole in...

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NASA image: KSC-2010-3125
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May 3, 2010

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, deconstruction of the Mercury Mission Control...

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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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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Shipped in an air-conditioned transportation van from NASA’s Goddard Space Flight...

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