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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: STS-125 Pilot Gregory Johnson during Shuttle Training Aircraft Ops
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Apr 16, 2009

STS-125 Pilot Gregory Johnson during Shuttle Training Aircraft Ops

JSC2009-E-084157 (16 April 2009) --- Astronaut Gregory C. Johnson, STS-125 pilot, flies a Shuttle Training Aircraft...

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NASA image: GT-7 COMMAND PILOT (INFLIGHT PHOTOGRAPH - ASTRONAUT FRANK BORMAN - MISC.
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Dec 18, 1965

GT-7 COMMAND PILOT (INFLIGHT PHOTOGRAPH - ASTRONAUT FRANK BORMAN - MISC.

S65-63712 (4-18 Dec. 1965) --- Astronaut Frank Borman, Gemini-7 command pilot, is seen performing visual acuity...

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NASA image: Pilot Altman works with the SOAR laptop computer in SpaceHab during STS-106
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Sep 13, 2000

Pilot Altman works with the SOAR laptop computer in SpaceHab during STS-106

STS106-388-025 (8-20 September 2000) --- Astronaut Scott D. Altman, STS-106 pilot, works on a laptop computer in the...

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NASA image: Astronaut Edgar D. Mitchell, Apollo 14 Lunar Module pilot
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Aug 1, 1970

Astronaut Edgar D. Mitchell, Apollo 14 Lunar Module pilot

S70-45210 (14 July 1970) --- A candid portrait in civilian suit of astronaut Edgar D. Mitchell, lunar module pilot...

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NASA image: STS-38 Pilot Culbertson participates in photography and camera briefing
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Mar 1, 1990

STS-38 Pilot Culbertson participates in photography and camera briefing

STS-38 Pilot Frank L. Culbertson holds a training version of the 70mm handheld HASSELBLAD camera he will be using on...

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NASA image: NASA Test Pilot Prepares X-59 for Engine Runs
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Mar 12, 2026

NASA Test Pilot Prepares X-59 for Engine Runs

NASA test pilot Jim “Clue” Less sits inside the cockpit of the agency’s X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft...

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NASA image: Pilot takes flight in the ER-2 for airborne science mission, GLOVE
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Feb 19, 2025

Pilot takes flight in the ER-2 for airborne science mission, GLOVE

A team of experts wrap up science flights on the ER-2 aircraft at Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards,...

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NASA image: Bill Dana in front of HL-10 after flight H-24-37
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Sep 3, 1969

Bill Dana in front of HL-10 after flight H-24-37

NASA research pilot Bill Dana after his fourth free flight (1 glide and 3 powered) in the HL-10. This particular...

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NASA image: Astronaut Eileen Collins at pilots station during "hotfiring" procedure
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Feb 3, 1995

Astronaut Eileen Collins at pilots station during "hotfiring" procedure

STS063-312-020 (3-11 Feb. 1995) --- Astronaut Eileen M. Collins, pilot, at the pilot's station during "hotfiring"...

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NASA image: NASA Test Pilot Checks Out Painted X-59
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Dec 12, 2023

NASA Test Pilot Checks Out Painted X-59

NASA test pilot Nils Larson gets an initial look at the painted X-59 as it sits on the ramp at Lockheed Martin Skunk...

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NASA image: NASA Test Pilot Checks Out Painted X-59
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Dec 12, 2023

NASA Test Pilot Checks Out Painted X-59

NASA test pilot Nils Larson gets an initial look at the painted X-59 as it sits on the ramp at Lockheed Martin Skunk...

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NASA image: ED07-0100-23
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May 9, 2007

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Two NASA F/A-18s flown by NASA Dryden research pilots Jim Smolka and Nils Larson cruise over the Texas landscape...

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NASA image: NASA Armstrong Supported 2018 Los Angeles County Air Show
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Mar 25, 2018

NASA Armstrong Supported 2018 Los Angeles County Air Show

A young woman tries her hand at “piloting” a high-performance jet. The representation of a jet cockpit is a popular...

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NASA image: Crew of STS-98, L to R: Mission Specialists Robert L. Curbeam, Thomas D. Jones, and Marsha S. Ivins, Commander Kenneth D. Cockrell, and Pilot Mark L. Polansky
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Feb 21, 2001

Crew of STS-98, L to R: Mission Specialists Robert L. Curbeam, Thomas D. Jones, and Marsha S. Ivins, Commander Kenneth D. Cockrell, and Pilot Mark L. Polansky

The crew of STS-98 poses for a group photo shortly before leaving NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center after a...

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NASA image: Richard A. Searfoss
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Jul 31, 2001

Richard A. Searfoss

Richard A. Searfoss became a research pilot in the Flight Crew Branch of NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center,...

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NASA image: Pilot Joseph Algranti entering a McDonnell F2H-2B Banshee
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Feb 23, 1958

Pilot Joseph Algranti entering a McDonnell F2H-2B Banshee

Pilot Joe Algranti climbs into the cockpit of a McDonnell F2H-2B Banshee on the tarmac at the National Advisory...

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NASA image: Pilot Still and MS Gernhardt with stowage locker
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Aug 12, 2016

Pilot Still and MS Gernhardt with stowage locker

STS083-346-002 (4-8 April 1997) --- Astronaut Susan L. Still, pilot, appears excited about the chore of vacuuming in...

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NASA image: Pilot Kent Rominger compacts trash container
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Nov 5, 1995

Pilot Kent Rominger compacts trash container

STS073-356-018 (20 October - 5 November 1995) --- Astronaut Kent V. Rominger, pilot, demonstrates an age-old...

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NASA image: Pilot Jett reviews checklist on flight deck
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Jan 12, 1997

Pilot Jett reviews checklist on flight deck

STS081-E-5008 (12 Jan. 1997) --- Astronaut Brent W. Jett, Jr., pilot, looks over a check list on the Space Shuttle...

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NASA image: Crippen, pilot for STS-1, during a training session
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Mar 22, 1978

Crippen, pilot for STS-1, during a training session

S79-25016 (13 Dec. 1978) --- Astronaut Robert L. Crippen, pilot for the first space shuttle orbital flight test,...

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NASA image: Crippen, pilot for STS-1, during a training session
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Mar 22, 1978

Crippen, pilot for STS-1, during a training session

S79-25014 (13 Dec. 1978) --- Astronaut Robert L. Crippen, pilot of the first space shuttle orbital flight test...

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NASA image: NASA’s X-59 Test Pilot Exits Aircraft After Historic First Flight
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Oct 28, 2025

NASA’s X-59 Test Pilot Exits Aircraft After Historic First Flight

NASA test pilot Nils Larson steps out of the X-59 cockpit after completing the aircraft’s first flight on Tuesday,...

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NASA image: NASA Test Pilot Opens X-59 Cockpit After Historic First Flight
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Oct 28, 2025

NASA Test Pilot Opens X-59 Cockpit After Historic First Flight

NASA test pilot Nils Larson opens the X-59 cockpit after completing the aircraft’s first flight on Tuesday, Oct. 28,...

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NASA image: NASA Test Pilot Opens X-59 Cockpit After Historic First Flight
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Oct 28, 2025

NASA Test Pilot Opens X-59 Cockpit After Historic First Flight

NASA test pilot Nils Larson opens the X-59 cockpit after completing the aircraft’s first flight on Tuesday, Oct. 28,...

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