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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: DC-8 Quality Inspector Scott Silver signs documents while Acting Crew Chief Mike Bereda looks on prior to a DC-8 AirSAR flight in Costa Rica
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Mar 6, 2004

DC-8 Quality Inspector Scott Silver signs documents while Acting Crew Chief Mike Bereda looks on prior to a DC-8 AirSAR flight in Costa Rica

DC-8 Quality Inspector Scott Silver signs documents while Acting Crew Chief Mike Bereda looks on prior to a DC-8...

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NASA image: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Dr. Richard Arkin records data as the hazardous gas detection system AVEMS is used to analyze the toxic gases produced by active vents, called fumaroles, in the Turrialba volcano in Costa Rica.  He is using the Aircraft-based Volcanic Emission Mass Spectrometer (AVEMS) that determines the presence and concentration of various chemicals.  The AVEMS system has been developed for use in the Space Shuttle program, to detect toxic gas leaks and emissions in the Shuttle’s aft compartment and the crew compartment.
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Mar 31, 2003

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Dr. Richard Arkin records data as the hazardous gas detection system AVEMS is used to analyze the toxic gases produced by active vents, called fumaroles, in the Turrialba volcano in Costa Rica. He is using the Aircraft-based Volcanic Emission Mass Spectrometer (AVEMS) that determines the presence and concentration of various chemicals. The AVEMS system has been developed for use in the Space Shuttle program, to detect toxic gas leaks and emissions in the Shuttle’s aft compartment and the crew compartment.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Dr. Richard Arkin records data as the hazardous gas detection system AVEMS is used to...

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NASA image: Earth observation taken by Expedition 62 crew
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Feb 8, 2020

Earth observation taken by Expedition 62 crew

ISS062e1866 (2/8/2020) — Earth observation photograph of Costa Rica taken during day pass by the Expedition 62 crew...

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Aug 8, 2019

ECOSTRESS Focuses on Costa Rican Drought

This image shows the ECOSTRESS evaporative stress index for the Guanacaste region of Costa Rica (in red on inset...

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NASA image: DFRC Mission Manager Walter Klein passes out stickers and lithographs to underprivileged Costa Rican school children that visited the airport on Monday March 8, 2004
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Mar 8, 2004

DFRC Mission Manager Walter Klein passes out stickers and lithographs to underprivileged Costa Rican school children that visited the airport on Monday March 8, 2004

NASA Dryden Mission Manager Walter Klein passes out Airborne Science stickers and lithographs to underprivileged...

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NASA image: NASA Dryden Mission Manager Walter Klein poses with school children that visited the airport during AirSAR 2004
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Mar 8, 2004

NASA Dryden Mission Manager Walter Klein poses with school children that visited the airport during AirSAR 2004

NASA Dryden Mission Manager Walter Klein poses with school children that visited the airport during AirSAR 2004. In...

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NASA image: DFRC Mission Manager Walter Klein passes out stickers and lithographs to underprivileged Costa Rican school children that visited the airport on Monday March 8, 2004
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Mar 8, 2004

DFRC Mission Manager Walter Klein passes out stickers and lithographs to underprivileged Costa Rican school children that visited the airport on Monday March 8, 2004

NASA Dryden Mission Manager Walter Klein passes out Airborne Science stickers and lithographs to underprivileged...

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NASA image: DFRC Mission Manager Walter Klein passes out stickers and lithographs to underprivileged Costa Rican school children that visited the airport on Monday March 8, 2004
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Mar 8, 2004

DFRC Mission Manager Walter Klein passes out stickers and lithographs to underprivileged Costa Rican school children that visited the airport on Monday March 8, 2004

NASA Dryden Mission Manager Walter Klein passes out Airborne Science stickers and lithographs to underprivileged...

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NASA image: Microgravity
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Feb 22, 1996

Microgravity

Astronaut Franklin R. Chang-Diaz, payload commander, ponders the elements of a model representing the Commercial...

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NASA image: iss071e001341
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Apr 6, 2024

iss071e001341

iss071e001341 (April 6, 2024) --- The Soyuz MS-24 spacecraft is pictured docked to the International Space Station's...

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NASA image: Astronaut Suni Williams displays science hardware for a biomanufacturing study
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Dec 2, 2024

Astronaut Suni Williams displays science hardware for a biomanufacturing study

iss072e308289 (Dec. 2, 2024) --- NASA astronaut and Expedition 72 Commander Suni Williams displays science hardware...

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NASA image: Official portrait of the STS-46 Atlantis, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 104, crew
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Feb 26, 1999

Official portrait of the STS-46 Atlantis, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 104, crew

STS046-S-002 (May 1992) --- The crew members assigned to the STS-46 mission pose with seven flags that represent...

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NASA image: Sandra Cauffman Portrait
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Sep 17, 2021

Sandra Cauffman Portrait

“I came [to the United States] in ’83 and in ’98, I was invited to go back to Costa Rica. The first Hispanic...

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NASA image: Where on Earth...? MISR Mystery Image Quiz #26: Costa Rica
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Nov 2, 2011

Where on Earth...? MISR Mystery Image Quiz #26: Costa Rica

This image was acquired by the Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer instrument aboard NASA Terra spacecraft. This...

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NASA image: Reflectors used to calibrate the DC-8's AirSAR seen here setup in the Costa Rican rain forest by scientist Paul Siqueira from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab
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Mar 5, 2004

Reflectors used to calibrate the DC-8's AirSAR seen here setup in the Costa Rican rain forest by scientist Paul Siqueira from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab

Reflectors setup in the La Selva region of the Costa Rican rain forest by scientist Paul Siqueira from NASA’s Jet...

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NASA image: Reflectors used to calibrate the DC-8's AirSAR seen here setup in the Costa Rican rain forest by scientist Paul Siqueira from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab
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Mar 5, 2004

Reflectors used to calibrate the DC-8's AirSAR seen here setup in the Costa Rican rain forest by scientist Paul Siqueira from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab

Reflectors setup in the La Selva region of the Costa Rican rain forest by scientist Paul Siqueira from NASA’s Jet...

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NASA image: NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe speaking at the AirSAR 2004 Mesoamerica hangar naming ceremony
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Mar 3, 2004

NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe speaking at the AirSAR 2004 Mesoamerica hangar naming ceremony

NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe speaking at the AirSAR 2004 Mesoamerica hangar naming ceremony. AirSAR 2004...

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NASA image: NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe making a presentation to Fernando Gutierrez during the AirSAR 2004 hangar naming ceremony
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Mar 3, 2004

NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe making a presentation to Fernando Gutierrez during the AirSAR 2004 hangar naming ceremony

NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe making a presentation to Fernando Gutierrez, Costa Rican Minister of Science and...

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NASA image: AirSAR 2004 plaque unveiling by NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe and Fernando Gutierrez, Costa Rican Minister of Science and Technology(MICIT)
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Mar 3, 2004

AirSAR 2004 plaque unveiling by NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe and Fernando Gutierrez, Costa Rican Minister of Science and Technology(MICIT)

AirSAR 2004 Mesoamerica plaque unveiling by NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe and Fernando Gutierrez, Costa Rican...

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NASA image: STS-111 insignia
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Jan 1, 2002

STS-111 insignia

STS111-S-001 (January 2002) --- The STS-111 patch symbolizes the hardware, people, and partner nations that...

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NASA image: Airborne Science personnel Walter Klein and David Bushman at the Mission Manager's console onboard NASA's DC-8 during the AirSAR 2004 campaign
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Mar 3, 2004

Airborne Science personnel Walter Klein and David Bushman at the Mission Manager's console onboard NASA's DC-8 during the AirSAR 2004 campaign

Airborne Science personnel Walter Klein and David Bushman at the Mission Manager's console onboard NASA's DC-8...

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NASA image: This is a photograph from the left side of the aircraft as NASA's DC-8 does an AirSAR 2004 research "line" over Honduras
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Mar 3, 2004

This is a photograph from the left side of the aircraft as NASA's DC-8 does an AirSAR 2004 research "line" over Honduras

This is a photograph from the left side of the aircraft as NASA's DC-8 does an AirSAR 2004 research "line" over...

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NASA image: NASA's DC-8 flying laboratory seen at sunset after a flight supporting the AirSAR 2004 Mesoamerica campaign
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Mar 6, 2004

NASA's DC-8 flying laboratory seen at sunset after a flight supporting the AirSAR 2004 Mesoamerica campaign

NASA's DC-8 flying laboratory seen at sunset after a flight supporting the AirSAR 2004 Mesoamerica campaign. AirSAR...

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NASA image: NASA's DC-8 flying laboratory seen at sunset after a flight supporting the AirSAR 2004 Mesoamerica campaign
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Mar 6, 2004

NASA's DC-8 flying laboratory seen at sunset after a flight supporting the AirSAR 2004 Mesoamerica campaign

NASA's DC-8 flying laboratory seen at sunset after a flight supporting the AirSAR 2004 Mesoamerica campaign. AirSAR...

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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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