Explore NASA's vast collection of space images, videos, and audio from missions past and present.
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.
Showing results for "Shuttle Launch"
27,369 results found - Page 1 of 1,141
Ten years ago, Atlantis rose from the launch pad on a plume of fire and parted the high clouds on its way to the...
51D-9092 (12 April 1985) --- The Space Shuttle Discovery ascends the launch complex in Florida and heads through...
View of the shuttle Discovery on the launch pad just prior to STS 51-D launch. The surrounding area is dark, with...
51A-90014 (8 Nov. 1984) --- John W. Young, who has seen many launches from various angles, used a handheld camera to...
51G-S-100 (17 June 1985) --- A low-angle 35mm tracking view of the Space Shuttle Discovery, its external tank and...
41C-3029 (6 April 1984) --- The space shuttle Challenger and its five-member astronaut crew leave the launch pad at...
Just below center of this scene is a distant representation of a large ignition as the Shuttle Discovery lifts off...
51I-S-223 (27 August 1985) --- Launch of the Space Shuttle Discovery and beginning of STS-51I mission. View of the...
NASA Orbital Processing Facility Inspector Janaro Negrete, fills cups with the post launch traditional beans and...
NASA Administrator Charles Bolden and other NASA management watch the launch of space shuttle Discovery (STS-133)...
NASA Administrator Charles Bolden and other NASA management watch the launch of space shuttle Discovery (STS-133)...
NASA Administrator Charles Bolden and other NASA management watch the launch of space shuttle Discovery (STS-133)...
NASA Administrator Charles Bolden and other NASA management watch the launch of space shuttle Discovery (STS-133)...
NASA management watch the launch of space shuttle Discovery (STS-133) from the firing room at Kennedy Space Center,...
Space Shuttle Endeavour paints the still-blue evening sky as it leaves Earth behind on its journey into space on...
The space shuttle Endeavour is seen as strong winds inflate a windsock, Saturday Feb. 6, 2010 at pad 39a of the NASA...
The space shuttle Endeavour is seen as strong winds inflate a windsock, Saturday Feb. 6, 2010 at pad 39a of the NASA...
STS61C-S-046 (12 Jan. 1986) --- Although many miles away from the launch pad, the space shuttle Columbia can still...
Guests at NASA's Kennedy Space Center view the launch of space shuttle Atlantis in Cape Canaveral, Fla., on Monday,...
Guests at NASA's Kennedy Space Center view the launch of space shuttle Atlantis in Cape Canaveral, Fla., on Monday,...
The space shuttle Discovery is seen shortly after the Rotating Service Structure was rolled back at launch pad 39A,...
The space shuttle Endeavour is seen after the rotating service structure is rolled back on Saturday Feb. 6, 2010 at...
The space shuttle Endeavour is seen shortly after the rotating service structure is rolled back on Saturday Feb. 6,...
The space shuttle Discovery is seen shortly after the Rotating Service Structure was rolled back at launch pad 39A,...