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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: Endeavour and Payload on approach to the ISS during the STS-123 Mission
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Mar 13, 2008

Endeavour and Payload on approach to the ISS during the STS-123 Mission

ISS016-E-032589 (12 March 2008) --- Backdropped by a cloud-covered part of Earth, Space Shuttle Endeavour approaches...

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NASA image: Endeavour and Payload on approach to the ISS during the STS-123 Mission
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Mar 13, 2008

Endeavour and Payload on approach to the ISS during the STS-123 Mission

ISS016-E-032569 (12 March 2008) --- Backdropped by a blue and white Earth, Space Shuttle Endeavour approaches the...

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NASA image: STS-105 coverage of Mission Control Center employees in the WFCR & BFCR
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Mar 25, 2003

STS-105 coverage of Mission Control Center employees in the WFCR & BFCR

JSC2001-E-25131 (16 August 2001) --- ISS flight director Mark Ferring (seated), assembly checkout officer (ACO) Jim...

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NASA image: KidSat earth observation images taken during STS-76 mission
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Apr 30, 1996

KidSat earth observation images taken during STS-76 mission

STS076-E-05275 (22-31 March 1996) --- STS-76 KidSat Earth View (Canada)

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NASA image: Earth observations of Melbourne, Australia taken during the STS-97 mission
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Dec 9, 2000

Earth observations of Melbourne, Australia taken during the STS-97 mission

STS097-303-031 (30 Nov. - 11 Dec. 2000) --- This scene of Melbourne in Australia's state of Victoria was...

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NASA image: Images of the Aurora Australis as seen during mission STS-111 UF-2.
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Jun 18, 2002

Images of the Aurora Australis as seen during mission STS-111 UF-2.

STS111-362-036 (5-19 June 2002) --- This view featuring the Aurora Australis or “southern lights” was...

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NASA image: Hale Bopp comet seen during STS-83 mission
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Sep 18, 2012

Hale Bopp comet seen during STS-83 mission

STS083-507-023 (4-8 April 1997)--- A 35mm camera was used to record this time-exposed image of Comet Hale-Bopp at...

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NASA image: STS-116 Flight Controllers on console during mission - (Ascent/Entry Shift)
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Dec 7, 2006

STS-116 Flight Controllers on console during mission - (Ascent/Entry Shift)

JSC2006-E-53520 (9 Dec. 2006) --- Overall view in the shuttle flight control room, from the point of view of the...

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NASA image: Portrait of STS-54 Mission Specialists Gregory J. Harbaugh and Mario Runco
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Mar 31, 1993

Portrait of STS-54 Mission Specialists Gregory J. Harbaugh and Mario Runco

S93-32840 (27 April 1993) --- Astronaut Mario Runco Jr., mission specialist. Photo credit: NASA

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NASA image: External Tank after separation from Atlantis during the STS-122 Mission
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Feb 7, 2008

External Tank after separation from Atlantis during the STS-122 Mission

S122-E-005032 (7 Feb. 2008) --- Backdropped against the blackness of space, the STS-122 external fuel tank (ET)...

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NASA image: Endeavour and Payload on approach to the ISS during the STS-123 Mission
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Mar 13, 2008

Endeavour and Payload on approach to the ISS during the STS-123 Mission

ISS016-E-032596 (12 March 2008) --- Backdropped by a blue and white Earth, Space Shuttle Endeavour approaches the...

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NASA image: STS-118 Flight Controllers on console during mission - (Orbit 1)
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Aug 10, 2007

STS-118 Flight Controllers on console during mission - (Orbit 1)

JSC2007-E-42074 (10 Aug. 2007) --- In the space station flight operations control room of Houston's Mission Control...

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NASA image: Landing of the Shuttle Challenger at Edwards AFB and end of STS 51-F mission
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Aug 6, 1985

Landing of the Shuttle Challenger at Edwards AFB and end of STS 51-F mission

51F-S-161 (6 Aug 1985) --- The Space Shuttle Challenger, with its seven member crew and battery of scientific...

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NASA image: Atlantis and Payload on approach to the ISS during the STS-117 Mission
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Jun 10, 2007

Atlantis and Payload on approach to the ISS during the STS-117 Mission

ISS015-E-11727 (10 June 2007) --- A view photographed from the International Space Station shows the Space Shuttle...

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NASA image: Discovery and Payload on Approach to ISS during the STS-131 Mission
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Apr 7, 2010

Discovery and Payload on Approach to ISS during the STS-131 Mission

ISS023-E-022609 (7 April 2010) --- Space shuttle Discovery is featured in this image photographed by an Expedition...

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NASA image: External Tank after separation from Discovery during the STS-120 Mission
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Oct 23, 2006

External Tank after separation from Discovery during the STS-120 Mission

S120-E-005123 (23 Oct. 2007) --- External Tank 120 falls away from Space Shuttle Discovery as a digital camera...

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NASA image: Overall view of the ISS taken as Atlantis departs at the end of the STS-129 Mission
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Nov 25, 2009

Overall view of the ISS taken as Atlantis departs at the end of the STS-129 Mission

S129-E-009228 (25 Nov. 2009) --- Set against the background of Earth's horizon and the blackness of space, the...

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NASA image: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The rising sun and some scattered clouds provide a picturesque backdrop for the Space Shuttle Discovery as it travels along the crawlerway toward Launch Pad 39A in preparation for the STS-82 mission. The Shuttle is on a Mobile Launcher Platform, and the entire assemblage is being carried by a large, tracked vehicle called the crawler transporter. A seven-member crew will perform the second servicing of the orbiting Hubble Space Telescope (HST) during the 10-day STS-82 flight, whcih is targeted for a Feb. 11 liftoff.
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Jan 17, 1997

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The rising sun and some scattered clouds provide a picturesque backdrop for the Space Shuttle Discovery as it travels along the crawlerway toward Launch Pad 39A in preparation for the STS-82 mission. The Shuttle is on a Mobile Launcher Platform, and the entire assemblage is being carried by a large, tracked vehicle called the crawler transporter. A seven-member crew will perform the second servicing of the orbiting Hubble Space Telescope (HST) during the 10-day STS-82 flight, whcih is targeted for a Feb. 11 liftoff.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The rising sun and some scattered clouds provide a picturesque backdrop for the Space...

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NASA image: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - STS-114 Commander Eileen Collins talk to workers in the Orbiter Processing Facility. With her (at left) are Mission Specialists Stephen Robinson and Soichi Noguchi, and Pilot James Kelly. Noguchi is with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, JAXA. The STS-114 crew is at KSC to take part in crew equipment and orbiter familiarization.
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Oct 30, 2003

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - STS-114 Commander Eileen Collins talk to workers in the Orbiter Processing Facility. With her (at left) are Mission Specialists Stephen Robinson and Soichi Noguchi, and Pilot James Kelly. Noguchi is with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, JAXA. The STS-114 crew is at KSC to take part in crew equipment and orbiter familiarization.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - STS-114 Commander Eileen Collins talk to workers in the Orbiter Processing Facility....

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NASA image: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Orbiter Processing Facility, STS-114 crew members look at the nose cap recently removed from Atlantis. From left are Mission Specialists Charles Camarda, Soichi Noguchi, and Andy Thomas. Camarda and Thomas are new additions to the crew. Noguchi is with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, JAXA. The STS-114 crew is at KSC to take part in crew equipment and orbiter familiarization.
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Oct 30, 2003

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Orbiter Processing Facility, STS-114 crew members look at the nose cap recently removed from Atlantis. From left are Mission Specialists Charles Camarda, Soichi Noguchi, and Andy Thomas. Camarda and Thomas are new additions to the crew. Noguchi is with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, JAXA. The STS-114 crew is at KSC to take part in crew equipment and orbiter familiarization.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Orbiter Processing Facility, STS-114 crew members look at the nose cap recently...

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NASA image: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - STS-82 crew members and workers at KSC's Vertical Processing Facility look at hardware in the Multipurpose ORU (Orbital Replacement Unit) Protective Enclsoure, also called MOPE. The crew is participating in the Crew Equipment Integration Test (CEIT). Liftoff of STS-82, the second Hubble Space Telescope (HST) servicing mission, is scheduled Feb. 11 aboard Discovery with a crew of seven.
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Jan 22, 1997

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - STS-82 crew members and workers at KSC's Vertical Processing Facility look at hardware in the Multipurpose ORU (Orbital Replacement Unit) Protective Enclsoure, also called MOPE. The crew is participating in the Crew Equipment Integration Test (CEIT). Liftoff of STS-82, the second Hubble Space Telescope (HST) servicing mission, is scheduled Feb. 11 aboard Discovery with a crew of seven.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - STS-82 crew members and workers at KSC's Vertical Processing Facility look at hardware...

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NASA image: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Vehicle Assembly Building, the forward assembly of this solid rocket booster (SRB) is ready for destacking, part of time and cycle activities. The SRB was part of the stack on Atlantis originally scheduled for a March 1, 2003, launch on mission STS-114. The SRBs and external tank were demated in February 2003. STS-114 is now scheduled to occur no earlier than Sept. 12, 2004, on Atlantis.
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Dec 9, 2003

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Vehicle Assembly Building, the forward assembly of this solid rocket booster (SRB) is ready for destacking, part of time and cycle activities. The SRB was part of the stack on Atlantis originally scheduled for a March 1, 2003, launch on mission STS-114. The SRBs and external tank were demated in February 2003. STS-114 is now scheduled to occur no earlier than Sept. 12, 2004, on Atlantis.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Vehicle Assembly Building, the forward assembly of this solid rocket booster...

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NASA image: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Vehicle Assembly Building, a KSC employee loosens a bolt on part of the forward assembly of a solid rocket booster (SRB) before destacking. The SRB was part of the stack on Atlantis originally scheduled for a March 1, 2003, launch on mission STS-114. The SRBs and external tank were demated in February 2003. The destacking is part of time and cycle activities. STS-114 is now scheduled to occur no earlier than Sept. 12, 2004, on Atlantis.
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Dec 9, 2003

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Vehicle Assembly Building, a KSC employee loosens a bolt on part of the forward assembly of a solid rocket booster (SRB) before destacking. The SRB was part of the stack on Atlantis originally scheduled for a March 1, 2003, launch on mission STS-114. The SRBs and external tank were demated in February 2003. The destacking is part of time and cycle activities. STS-114 is now scheduled to occur no earlier than Sept. 12, 2004, on Atlantis.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Vehicle Assembly Building, a KSC employee loosens a bolt on part of the forward...

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NASA image: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - While STS-114 Commander Eileen Collins talks to workers in the Orbiter Processing Facility, standing by are (left to right) astronaut Stephen Frick and Mission Specialists Charles Camarda, Wendy Lawrence and Andy Thomas. Frick is a tile specialist who joined the STS-114 crew during crew equipment and orbiter familiarization at KSC.
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Oct 30, 2003

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - While STS-114 Commander Eileen Collins talks to workers in the Orbiter Processing Facility, standing by are (left to right) astronaut Stephen Frick and Mission Specialists Charles Camarda, Wendy Lawrence and Andy Thomas. Frick is a tile specialist who joined the STS-114 crew during crew equipment and orbiter familiarization at KSC.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - While STS-114 Commander Eileen Collins talks to workers in the Orbiter Processing...

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