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NASA's Image and Video Library: A Visual Archive of Space Exploration

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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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.

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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’s X-59 Test Pilot Hugs Wife After Historic First Flight
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Oct 28, 2025

NASA’s X-59 Test Pilot Hugs Wife After Historic First Flight

NASA test pilot Nils Larson reaches for a hug from his wife after completing the X-59’s first flight on Tuesday,...

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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’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’s X-59 Test Pilot Hugs Wife After Historic First Flight
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Oct 28, 2025

NASA’s X-59 Test Pilot Hugs Wife After Historic First Flight

NASA test pilot Nils Larson reaches for a hug from his wife after completing the X-59’s first flight on Tuesday,...

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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’s X-59 Test Pilot Hugs Wife After Historic First Flight
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Oct 28, 2025

NASA’s X-59 Test Pilot Hugs Wife After Historic First Flight

NASA test pilot Nils Larson reaches for a hug from his wife after completing the X-59’s first flight on Tuesday,...

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

NASA’s X-59 Test Pilot Hugs Wife After Historic First Flight

NASA test pilot Nils Larson reaches for a hug from his wife after completing the X-59’s first flight on Tuesday,...

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NASA image: NASA X-57 Simulator Prepares Pilots, Engineers for Flight of Electric X-Plane
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Nov 29, 2016

NASA X-57 Simulator Prepares Pilots, Engineers for Flight of Electric X-Plane

NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden, a former pilot and astronaut who flew on four shuttle missions, appeared natural...

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NASA image: NASA Test Pilot Exits X-59 Cockpit After Electromagnetic Interference Testing
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Feb 11, 2025

NASA Test Pilot Exits X-59 Cockpit After Electromagnetic Interference Testing

NASA test pilot Jim Less prepares to exit the cockpit of the quiet supersonic X-59 aircraft in between...

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NASA image: Gemini 3 prime crew egress throught command pilot's hatch during training
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Feb 23, 1965

Gemini 3 prime crew egress throught command pilot's hatch during training

S65-14457 (23 Feb. 1965) --- Both members of the Gemini-Titan 3 prime crew egress through the left, or command...

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NASA image: View of STS-129 Pilot Wilmore posing for a photo on the ISS
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Nov 22, 2009

View of STS-129 Pilot Wilmore posing for a photo on the ISS

S129-E-007819 (22 Nov. 2009) --- Astronaut Barry E. Wilmore, STS-129 pilot, moves into the Unity node from the...

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NASA image: Pilot Altman carries a battery through the transfer tunnel during STS-106
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Sep 14, 2000

Pilot Altman carries a battery through the transfer tunnel during STS-106

STS106-301-018 (8-20 September 2000) --- Astronaut Scott D. Altman, pilot, translates through the tunnel to the...

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NASA image: Commander Kevin Chilton and Pilot Richard Searfoss in forward flight deck
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Mar 23, 1996

Commander Kevin Chilton and Pilot Richard Searfoss in forward flight deck

S76-E-5138 (24 March 1996) --- Astronauts Kevin P. Chilton (left) and Richard A. Searfoss man the commander and...

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NASA image: Pilot Ashby works at the commander's workstation on the flight deck of Endeavour
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Apr 21, 2001

Pilot Ashby works at the commander's workstation on the flight deck of Endeavour

S100-E-5142 (21 April 2001) --- Astronaut Jeffrey S. Ashby, pilot, temporarily occupies the commander's station for...

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NASA image: Commander Brian Duffy and Pilot Brent Jett organize the morning messages
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Feb 6, 1996

Commander Brian Duffy and Pilot Brent Jett organize the morning messages

STS072-312-026 (11-20 Jan. 1996) --- Astronauts Brian Duffy (left) and Brent W. Jett Jr. check the latest batch of...

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NASA image: View of STS-134 Pilot Johnson working on the Flight Deck
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May 18, 2011

View of STS-134 Pilot Johnson working on the Flight Deck

S134-E-006882 (18 May 2011) --- NASA astronaut Greg H. Johnson, STS-134 pilot, occupies his station on the forward...

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NASA image: View of Pilot Gregory Johnson posing for a photo on the Flight Deck
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May 21, 2009

View of Pilot Gregory Johnson posing for a photo on the Flight Deck

S125-E-013038 (21 May 2009) --- Astronaut Gregory C. Johnson, STS-125 pilot, occupies the commander?s station on the...

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NASA image: Pilot Rick Husband in Node 1/Unity module with checklist
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Apr 20, 2017

Pilot Rick Husband in Node 1/Unity module with checklist

S96-E-5081 (31 May 1999) --- Astronaut Rick D. Husband, pilot, looks over a checklist of tasks to be performed...

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NASA image: Pilot Ashby reviews a checklist at the commander's workstation on the flight deck of Endeavour
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Apr 21, 2001

Pilot Ashby reviews a checklist at the commander's workstation on the flight deck of Endeavour

S100-E-5147 (21 April 2001) --- Astronaut Jeffrey S. Ashby, pilot, temporarily positioned at the commander's station...

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NASA image: STS-125 Pilot Johnson replaces LiOH Cannisters on the Shuttle Atlantis Middeck
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May 18, 2009

STS-125 Pilot Johnson replaces LiOH Cannisters on the Shuttle Atlantis Middeck

S125-E-009749 (18 May 2009) --- Astronaut Gregory C. Johnson, STS-125 pilot, works with lithium hydroxide (LiOH)...

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NASA image: Views of STS-106 Pilot Scott Altman training with the RMS arm
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Jun 15, 2000

Views of STS-106 Pilot Scott Altman training with the RMS arm

JSC2000-E-16591 (15 June 2000) --- Astronaut Scott D. Altman, STS-106 pilot, simulates control of the remote...

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NASA image: Pilot Fullerton uses water dispenser kit gun to rehydrate food package
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Mar 30, 1982

Pilot Fullerton uses water dispenser kit gun to rehydrate food package

STS003-26-254 (30 March 1982) --- Astronaut Gordon Fullerton, STS-3 pilot, wearing communications kit assembly...

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NASA image: Pilot Ashby uses the HAM radio in Zarya during STS-100
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Apr 28, 2001

Pilot Ashby uses the HAM radio in Zarya during STS-100

STS100-345-015 (19 April-1 May 2001) --- Astronaut Jeffrey S. Ashby, STS-100 pilot, talks to amateur radio operators...

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