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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: InSight Atlas V Centaur Lift & Mate
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Mar 6, 2018

InSight Atlas V Centaur Lift & Mate

At Space Launch Complex 3 at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California a crane lifts a United Launch Alliance Centaur...

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NASA image: InSight Atlas V Boattail Halves Arrival, Offload, Mate
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Feb 19, 2018

InSight Atlas V Boattail Halves Arrival, Offload, Mate

At Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, the boattail adaptor interface that will connect the Centaur upper stage...

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NASA image: InSight Atlas V Centaur Transport / Lift & Mate
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Mar 6, 2018

InSight Atlas V Centaur Transport / Lift & Mate

A United Launch Alliance Centaur upper stage arrives at Space Launch Complex 3 at Vandenberg Air Force Base in...

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NASA image: InSight Atlas V Centaur Lift & Mate
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Mar 6, 2018

InSight Atlas V Centaur Lift & Mate

A United Launch Alliance Centaur upper stage arrives at Space Launch Complex 3 at Vandenberg Air Force Base in...

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NASA image: Kennedy Countdown for Nov. 5, 2021
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Nov 5, 2021

Kennedy Countdown for Nov. 5, 2021

The first of multiple swing arms, called umbilicals, for the mobile launcher 2 arrived at the Kennedy Space Center....

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NASA image: InSight Atlas V Centaur Stage Prep for Transport
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Feb 27, 2018

InSight Atlas V Centaur Stage Prep for Transport

At Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, a cover is installed on a Centaur upper stage in preparation for its...

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NASA image: InSight Atlas V Centaur Transport / Lift & Mate
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Mar 6, 2018

InSight Atlas V Centaur Transport / Lift & Mate

At Space Launch Complex 3 at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California technicians and engineers prepare a United...

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NASA image: InSight Atlas V Centaur Transport / Lift & Mate
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Mar 6, 2018

InSight Atlas V Centaur Transport / Lift & Mate

At Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, a United Launch Alliance Centaur upper stage is transported to Space...

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NASA image: InSight Atlas V Centaur Stage Offload
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Jan 31, 2018

InSight Atlas V Centaur Stage Offload

Inside Building B7525 at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, the Centaur upper stage for a United Launch...

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NASA image: The Launch Vehicle Stage Adapter (LVSA) is Moved to and Loaded Onto the NASA Barge Pegasus for Transport
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Jul 17, 2020

The Launch Vehicle Stage Adapter (LVSA) is Moved to and Loaded Onto the NASA Barge Pegasus for Transport

The move team loads the launch vehicle stage adapter, part of the agency’s new Space Launch System (SLS) rocket, on...

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NASA image: The Launch Vehicle Stage Adapter (LVSA) is Moved to and Loaded Onto the NASA Barge Pegasus for Transport
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Jul 17, 2020

The Launch Vehicle Stage Adapter (LVSA) is Moved to and Loaded Onto the NASA Barge Pegasus for Transport

The move team loads the launch vehicle stage adapter, part of the agency’s new Space Launch System (SLS) rocket, on...

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NASA image: The Launch Vehicle Stage Adapter (LVSA) is Moved to and Loaded Onto the NASA Barge Pegasus for Transport
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Jul 17, 2020

The Launch Vehicle Stage Adapter (LVSA) is Moved to and Loaded Onto the NASA Barge Pegasus for Transport

The move team loads the launch vehicle stage adapter, part of the agency’s new Space Launch System (SLS) rocket, on...

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NASA image: The Launch Vehicle Stage Adapter (LVSA) is Moved to and Loaded Onto the NASA Barge Pegasus for Transport
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Jul 17, 2020

The Launch Vehicle Stage Adapter (LVSA) is Moved to and Loaded Onto the NASA Barge Pegasus for Transport

The move team loads the launch vehicle stage adapter, part of the agency’s new Space Launch System (SLS) rocket, on...

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NASA image: The Launch Vehicle Stage Adapter (LVSA) is Moved to and Loaded Onto the NASA Barge Pegasus for Transport
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Jul 17, 2020

The Launch Vehicle Stage Adapter (LVSA) is Moved to and Loaded Onto the NASA Barge Pegasus for Transport

The move team loads the launch vehicle stage adapter, part of the agency’s new Space Launch System (SLS) rocket, on...

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NASA image: The Launch Vehicle Stage Adapter (LVSA) is Moved to and Loaded Onto the NASA Barge Pegasus for Transport
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Jul 17, 2020

The Launch Vehicle Stage Adapter (LVSA) is Moved to and Loaded Onto the NASA Barge Pegasus for Transport

The move team loads the launch vehicle stage adapter, part of the agency’s new Space Launch System (SLS) rocket, on...

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NASA image: The Launch Vehicle Stage Adapter (LVSA) is Moved to and Loaded Onto the NASA Barge Pegasus for Transport
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Jul 17, 2020

The Launch Vehicle Stage Adapter (LVSA) is Moved to and Loaded Onto the NASA Barge Pegasus for Transport

The move team loads the launch vehicle stage adapter, part of the agency’s new Space Launch System (SLS) rocket, on...

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NASA image: Artemis II Core Stage Integration
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May 12, 2025

Artemis II Core Stage Integration

Teams with NASA’s Exploration Ground Systems have lifted and moved the gigantic core stage booster onto the Mobile...

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NASA image: The Launch Vehicle Stage Adapter (LVSA) is Moved to and Loaded Onto the NASA Barge Pegasus for Transport
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Jul 17, 2020

The Launch Vehicle Stage Adapter (LVSA) is Moved to and Loaded Onto the NASA Barge Pegasus for Transport

The move team loads the launch vehicle stage adapter, part of the agency’s new Space Launch System (SLS) rocket, on...

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NASA image: The Launch Vehicle Stage Adapter (LVSA) is Moved to and Loaded Onto the NASA Barge Pegasus for Transport
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Jul 17, 2020

The Launch Vehicle Stage Adapter (LVSA) is Moved to and Loaded Onto the NASA Barge Pegasus for Transport

The move team loads the launch vehicle stage adapter, part of the agency’s new Space Launch System (SLS) rocket, on...

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NASA image: The Launch Vehicle Stage Adapter (LVSA) is Moved to and Loaded Onto the NASA Barge Pegasus for Transport
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Jul 17, 2020

The Launch Vehicle Stage Adapter (LVSA) is Moved to and Loaded Onto the NASA Barge Pegasus for Transport

The move team loads the launch vehicle stage adapter, part of the agency’s new Space Launch System (SLS) rocket, on...

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NASA image: The Launch Vehicle Stage Adapter (LVSA) is Moved to and Loaded Onto the NASA Barge Pegasus for Transport
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Jul 17, 2020

The Launch Vehicle Stage Adapter (LVSA) is Moved to and Loaded Onto the NASA Barge Pegasus for Transport

The move team loads the launch vehicle stage adapter, part of the agency’s new Space Launch System (SLS) rocket, on...

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NASA image: The Launch Vehicle Stage Adapter (LVSA) is Moved to and Loaded Onto the NASA Barge Pegasus for Transport
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Jul 17, 2020

The Launch Vehicle Stage Adapter (LVSA) is Moved to and Loaded Onto the NASA Barge Pegasus for Transport

The move team loads the launch vehicle stage adapter, part of the agency’s new Space Launch System (SLS) rocket, on...

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NASA image: KSC-03pd0594
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Feb 27, 2003

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Workers in the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility look over the aeroshell and cruise...

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NASA image: KSC-03pd0593
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Feb 27, 2003

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- With the shipping container lifted, the aeroshell and cruise stage of Mars Exploration...

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Are NASA images free to use?+
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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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