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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: Modified Valleys
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Jan 19, 2005

Modified Valleys

Modified Valleys

JPL
NASA image: Craters Modified by Ice
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Oct 8, 2003

Craters Modified by Ice

Craters Modified by Ice

JPL
NASA image: NASA's modified DC-8 now carries the name of the late Edwin W. Lewis below its cockpit window, a tribute to his 18 years piloting the unique science laboratory
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Dec 5, 2007

NASA's modified DC-8 now carries the name of the late Edwin W. Lewis below its cockpit window, a tribute to his 18 years piloting the unique science laboratory

NASA's modified DC-8 now carries the name of the late Edwin W. Lewis below its cockpit window, a tribute to his 18...

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NASA image: F-5D Airplane modified to "ogee" platform inlet plug installed in Ames 40x80 foot wind tunnel.
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Sep 6, 1963

F-5D Airplane modified to "ogee" platform inlet plug installed in Ames 40x80 foot wind tunnel.

3/4 front view of Douglas F5D Skylancer modified to "ogee" platform inlet plug installed in Ames 40x80 foot wind tunnel.

ARC
NASA image: The Lockheed T-33 modified for area-suction leading-edge and trailing edge flaps.
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Nov 2, 1954

The Lockheed T-33 modified for area-suction leading-edge and trailing edge flaps.

3/4 front view of Wind Tunnel investigation of the Lockheed T-33 modified for area-suction leading-edge and trailing...

ARC
NASA image: Astronaut Walter Schirra gets modified calonic test
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Jan 1, 1962

Astronaut Walter Schirra gets modified calonic test

S62-06157 (1962) --- Astronaut Walter Schirra Jr. gets modified calonic test. His balance mechanism (semicircular...

JSC
NASA image: NASA Administrator Bridenstine receives X-57 all-electric aircraft program patch standing in front of the X-57 being modified at Scaled Composites at Mojave Air and Space Port in California.
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Aug 28, 2018

NASA Administrator Bridenstine receives X-57 all-electric aircraft program patch standing in front of the X-57 being modified at Scaled Composites at Mojave Air and Space Port in California.

Administrator Bridenstine receives X-57 program patch standing in front of the X-57 being modified from combustion...

AFRC
NASA image: Saturn Apollo Program
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Jan 9, 1968

Saturn Apollo Program

A cluster of eight H-1 engines were used to thrust the first stage of Saturn I (S-I stage) and Saturn IB (S-IB...

MSFC
NASA image: NASA's highly modified Boeing 747SP SOFIA observatory banks low over the Texas countryside as it heads for landing at Waco to conclude its second check flight
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May 10, 2007

NASA's highly modified Boeing 747SP SOFIA observatory banks low over the Texas countryside as it heads for landing at Waco to conclude its second check flight

NASA's highly modified Boeing 747SP SOFIA observatory banks low over the Texas countryside as it heads for landing...

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NASA image: The space shuttle Discovery atop NASA's modified 747 is captured over the Mojave Desert while being ferried from NASA Dryden to the Kennedy Space Center
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Aug 19, 2005

The space shuttle Discovery atop NASA's modified 747 is captured over the Mojave Desert while being ferried from NASA Dryden to the Kennedy Space Center

The space shuttle Discovery atop NASA's modified 747 is captured over the Mojave Desert while being ferried from...

AFRC
NASA image: X-34 mated to modified L-1011 during takeoff on first captive carry flight
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Jun 29, 1999

X-34 mated to modified L-1011 during takeoff on first captive carry flight

X-34 mated to modified L-1011 during takeoff on first captive carry flight

AFRC
NASA image: F5D Skylancer NASA 212 modified as the X-20 Dyna-Soar vision field simulator.
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Aug 7, 1961

F5D Skylancer NASA 212 modified as the X-20 Dyna-Soar vision field simulator.

F5D Skylancer NASA 212 modified as the X-20 Dyna-Soar vision field simulator.

AFRC
NASA image: X-34 mated to modified L-1011 during takeoff on first captive carry flight
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Jun 29, 1999

X-34 mated to modified L-1011 during takeoff on first captive carry flight

X-34 mated to modified L-1011 during takeoff on first captive carry flight

AFRC
NASA image: X-34 mated to modified L-1011 during takeoff on first captive carry flight
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Jun 29, 1999

X-34 mated to modified L-1011 during takeoff on first captive carry flight

X-34 mated to modified L-1011 during takeoff on first captive carry flight

AFRC
NASA image: Northrop-Grumman Corporation's modified U.S. Navy F-5E Shaped Sonic Boom Demonstration (SSBD) aircraft
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Aug 2, 2003

Northrop-Grumman Corporation's modified U.S. Navy F-5E Shaped Sonic Boom Demonstration (SSBD) aircraft

Northrop-Grumman Corporation's modified U.S. Navy F-5E Shaped Sonic Boom Demonstration (SSBD) aircraft.

AFRC
NASA image: NASA's modified Boeing 747SP SOFIA airborne observatory taxis along the runway at Waco, Texas after completing its first checkout flight on April 26, 2007
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Apr 26, 2007

NASA's modified Boeing 747SP SOFIA airborne observatory taxis along the runway at Waco, Texas after completing its first checkout flight on April 26, 2007

NASA's modified Boeing 747SP SOFIA airborne observatory taxis along the runway at Waco, Texas after completing its...

AFRC
NASA image: The Space Shuttle Discovery, atop a specially modified Boeing 747
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Aug 21, 2005

The Space Shuttle Discovery, atop a specially modified Boeing 747

JSC2005-E-36604 (21 August 2005) --- The Space Shuttle Discovery, atop a specially modified Boeing 747, was...

JSC
NASA image: X-43A hypersonic research aircraft mated to its modified Pegasus® booster rocket.
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Jan 22, 2001

X-43A hypersonic research aircraft mated to its modified Pegasus® booster rocket.

The first of three X-43A hypersonic research aircraft was mated to its modified Pegasus® booster rocket in late...

AFRC
NASA image: NASA's SOFIA infrared observatory in flight for the first of a series of test flights to verify the flight performance of the highly modified Boeing 747SP
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Oct 11, 2007

NASA's SOFIA infrared observatory in flight for the first of a series of test flights to verify the flight performance of the highly modified Boeing 747SP

NASA's Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy, or SOFIA, arrived at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center...

AFRC
NASA image: Harry Mergler with His Modified Differential Analyzer
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Jun 23, 1951

Harry Mergler with His Modified Differential Analyzer

Harry Mergler stands at the control board of a differential analyzer in the new Instrument Research Laboratory at...

GRC
NASA image: Orbital Sciences Corp. technicians remove protective shrouds from the modified Pegasus booster before takeoff on the X-43A's Mach 9.6 record scramjet flight
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Nov 16, 2004

Orbital Sciences Corp. technicians remove protective shrouds from the modified Pegasus booster before takeoff on the X-43A's Mach 9.6 record scramjet flight

Orbital Sciences Corp. technicians remove protective shrouds from the modified Pegasus booster before takeoff on the...

AFRC
NASA image: NASA's two modified Boeing 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft #911 (left) and #905 (right) were nose-to-nose on the ramp at NASA Dryden in this 1995 photo
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Nov 8, 1995

NASA's two modified Boeing 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft #911 (left) and #905 (right) were nose-to-nose on the ramp at NASA Dryden in this 1995 photo

NASA's two modified Boeing 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft #911 (left) and #905 (right) were nose-to-nose on the ramp...

AFRC
NASA image: One of NASA's two modified Boeing 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft is silhouetted against the morning sky at sunrise on the ramp at Edwards Air Force Base
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Oct 28, 2006

One of NASA's two modified Boeing 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft is silhouetted against the morning sky at sunrise on the ramp at Edwards Air Force Base

One of NASA's two modified Boeing 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft is silhouetted against the morning sky at sunrise on...

AFRC
NASA image: NASA's B-52B launch aircraft at sunset with the second X-43A hypersonic research vehicle attached to a modified Pegasus rocket under its right wing
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Mar 26, 2004

NASA's B-52B launch aircraft at sunset with the second X-43A hypersonic research vehicle attached to a modified Pegasus rocket under its right wing

NASA's B-52B launch aircraft at sunset with the second X-43A hypersonic research vehicle attached to a modified...

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