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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: ARC-2008-ACD08-0218-004
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Sep 30, 2008

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European Space Agency's 'Jules Verne' Automated Transfer Vehicle ATV-1 re-entry in Earth's atmosphere over Pacific...

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NASA image: Artemis I Launch Director and Plaque Award Ceremony
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Mar 24, 2023

Artemis I Launch Director and Plaque Award Ceremony

Artemis Launch Director Charlie Blackwell-Thompson, center, is inside Firing Room 1 of the Launch Control Center at...

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NASA image: KSC-2011-7004
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Sep 16, 2011

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At the newly remodeled Launch Control Center's Young-Crippen Firing Room at NASA's Kennedy...

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NASA image: KSC-2011-7001
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Sep 16, 2011

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At the newly remodeled Launch Control Center's Young-Crippen Firing Room at NASA's Kennedy...

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NASA image: KSC-2011-7003
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Sep 16, 2011

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At the newly remodeled Launch Control Center's Young-Crippen Firing Room at NASA's Kennedy...

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NASA image: KSC-2011-7002
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Sep 16, 2011

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At the newly remodeled Launch Control Center's Young-Crippen Firing Room at NASA's Kennedy...

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NASA image: Pilot Crippen prepares meal on middeck
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Apr 14, 1981

Pilot Crippen prepares meal on middeck

STS001-07-502 (12-14 April 1981) --- A smiling Robert L. Crippen, STS-1 pilot, is about to prepare a meal aboard the...

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NASA image: Kotov Places Mission Patch in Node 1
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Jun 1, 2010

Kotov Places Mission Patch in Node 1

ISS023-E-058048 (1 June 2010) --- Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kotov (left), Expedition 23 commander; along with NASA...

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NASA image: KSC-03pd0570
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Mar 6, 2003

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - A view of the Astronaut Memorial Space Mirror at the KSC Visitor Complex. The memorial...

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NASA image: KSC-00pp0586
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Apr 25, 2000

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Astronaut Andy Thomas holds a facsimile of the Olympic torch that is being carried on Space Shuttle Atlantis during...

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NASA image: KSC-03pd0569
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Mar 6, 2003

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - A view of the Astronaut Memorial Space Mirror at the KSC Visitor Complex. The memorial...

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NASA image: Testing OCO-3
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Apr 29, 2019

Testing OCO-3

OCO-3 sits on the large vibration table (known as the "shaker") in the Environmental Test Lab at the Jet Propulsion...

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NASA image: KSC00pp1484
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Oct 2, 2000

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Workers keep check on the closing payload bay doors on Space Shuttle Discovery. Inside are the two elements to be...

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NASA image: KSC-03pd0615
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Mar 6, 2003

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- A view of the Astronaut Memorial Space Mirror at the KSC Visitor Complex. The memorial...

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NASA image: KSC-00pp1484
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Oct 2, 2000

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Workers keep check on the closing payload bay doors on Space Shuttle Discovery. Inside are the two elements to be...

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NASA image: Preflight Imagery for Nanoracks-NCESSE-Surveyor-SSEP
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Jan 29, 2024

Preflight Imagery for Nanoracks-NCESSE-Surveyor-SSEP

jsc2024e067105 (1/29/2024) --- Eddie Finley Junior High School student researchers (Caris Gray and Olivia Jones)...

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NASA image: Stennis acquires new ladder truck
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Oct 20, 2009

Stennis acquires new ladder truck

The Stennis Space Center Fire Department added to its fire-fighting capabilities with acquisition of a new emergency...

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NASA image: Pilot Crippen prepares meal on middeck
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Apr 14, 1981

Pilot Crippen prepares meal on middeck

STS001-07-502 (12-14 April 1981) --- A smiling Robert L. Crippen, STS-1 pilot, is about to prepare a meal aboard the...

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NASA image: Parmitano and Nyberg in U.S. Lab
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May 29, 2013

Parmitano and Nyberg in U.S. Lab

ISS036-E-005320 (29 May 2013) --- Having just come aboard the International Space Station, European Space Agency...

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NASA image: KSC-00pp1483
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Oct 2, 2000

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The payload doors on Space Shuttle Discovery are ready to be closed on the two elements to be added to the...

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NASA image: KSC00pp1483
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Oct 2, 2000

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The payload doors on Space Shuttle Discovery are ready to be closed on the two elements to be added to the...

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NASA image: KSC-03pd0568
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Mar 6, 2003

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The Astronaut Memorial Space Mirror at the KSC Visitor Complex has had added attention...

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NASA image: Creamer, Kotov and Noguchi in Node 1
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Jun 1, 2010

Creamer, Kotov and Noguchi in Node 1

ISS023-E-058049 (1 June 2010) --- Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kotov (center), Expedition 23 commander; along with NASA...

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NASA image: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Louis MacDowell (right), Testbed manager, explains to Center Director Jim Kennedy the use of astmospheric calibration specimens. Placed at various locations, they can rank the corrosivity of the given environment. The KSC Beach Corrosion Test Site was established in the 1960s and has provided more than 30 years of historical information on the long-term performance of many materials in use at KSC and other locations around the world. Located 100 feet from the Atlantic Ocean approximately 1 mile south of the Space Shuttle launch sites, the test facility includes an atmospheric exposure site, a flowing seawater exposure site, and an on-site electrochemistry laboratory and monitoring station. The beach laboratory is used to conduct real-time corrosion experiments and provides for the remote monitoring of surrounding weather conditions. The newly added flowing seawater immersion facility provides for the immersion testing of materials and devices under controlled conditions.
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Aug 21, 2003

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Louis MacDowell (right), Testbed manager, explains to Center Director Jim Kennedy the use of astmospheric calibration specimens. Placed at various locations, they can rank the corrosivity of the given environment. The KSC Beach Corrosion Test Site was established in the 1960s and has provided more than 30 years of historical information on the long-term performance of many materials in use at KSC and other locations around the world. Located 100 feet from the Atlantic Ocean approximately 1 mile south of the Space Shuttle launch sites, the test facility includes an atmospheric exposure site, a flowing seawater exposure site, and an on-site electrochemistry laboratory and monitoring station. The beach laboratory is used to conduct real-time corrosion experiments and provides for the remote monitoring of surrounding weather conditions. The newly added flowing seawater immersion facility provides for the immersion testing of materials and devices under controlled conditions.

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Frequently Asked Questions About NASA Images

Are NASA images free to use?+
Yes, most NASA images are in the public domain and are free to use for educational, informational, and personal purposes. NASA's media usage guidelines state that NASA material is not copyrighted unless otherwise noted. However, the NASA logo and certain insignia are protected. Some images may include identifiable individuals or third-party content that requires additional permissions. Always check the specific image's usage rights and credit NASA as the source.
How many images does NASA have?+
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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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Louis MacDowell (right), Testbed manager, explains to Center Director Jim Kennedy the...

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