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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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Jun 5, 2021

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iss065e086862 (June 5, 2021) --- The SpaceX Cargo Dragon resupply ship is pictured approaching the International...

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NASA image: View of Expedition 32 Crew Members during HTV3 Ingress
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Jul 28, 2012

View of Expedition 32 Crew Members during HTV3 Ingress

ISS032-E-011395 (28 July 2012) --- Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Aki Hoshide, Expedition 32 flight...

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NASA image: Poindexter enters ISS after Hatch Opening
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Feb 9, 2008

Poindexter enters ISS after Hatch Opening

S122-E-007032 (9 Feb. 2008) --- Astronaut Alan Poindexter, STS-122 pilot, translates into the International Space...

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NASA image: iss065e086819
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Jun 5, 2021

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iss065e086819 (June 5, 2021) --- The SpaceX Cargo Dragon resupply ship is pictured approaching the International...

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NASA image: Whitson and Nespoli open Node 2 hatch
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Oct 27, 2007

Whitson and Nespoli open Node 2 hatch

ISS016-E-006856 (27 Oct. 2007) --- NASA astronaut Peggy A. Whitson (left), Expedition 16 commander, and European...

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NASA image: iss065e086833
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Jun 5, 2021

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iss065e086833 (June 5, 2021) --- The SpaceX Cargo Dragon resupply ship is pictured approaching the International...

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NASA image: Expedition 54 Soyuz Docking
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Dec 19, 2017

Expedition 54 Soyuz Docking

Norishige Kanai of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) is seen after the opening of the hatches between...

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NASA image: Expedition 54 Soyuz Docking
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Dec 19, 2017

Expedition 54 Soyuz Docking

Scott Tingle of NASA is seen embracing Expedition 54 Commander Alexander Misurkin after the opening of the hatches...

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NASA image: Expedition 54 Soyuz Docking
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Dec 19, 2017

Expedition 54 Soyuz Docking

Anton Shkaplerov of Roscosmos is seen after the opening of the hatches between the Soyuz MS-07 spacecraft and the...

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NASA image: Expedition 56 Soyuz Docking
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Jun 8, 2018

Expedition 56 Soyuz Docking

Expedition 56 flight engineer Alexander Gerst of ESA (European Space Agency) is seen after the hatches were opened...

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NASA image: ODS/Mir hatch opening during STS-89 mission
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Sep 22, 2009

ODS/Mir hatch opening during STS-89 mission

STS089-349-021 (22-31 Jan 1998) --- Cosmonaut Pavel Vinogradov, flight engineer for the Mir-24 crew, peers through...

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NASA image: iss062m261001559_Soyuz_MS-16_Hatch_Opening_200409
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Apr 9, 2020

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Expedition 63 Soyuz Commander Anatoly Ivanishin of Roscosmos and Flight Engineers Ivan Vagner of Roscosmos and Chris...

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NASA image: Expedition 61 Crew Docks to the International Space Station
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Sep 25, 2019

Expedition 61 Crew Docks to the International Space Station

After launching earlier in the day in their Soyuz MS-15 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan,...

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NASA image: NTV Video File - Expedition 60-61 Crew Docks to the Space Station
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Jul 20, 2019

NTV Video File - Expedition 60-61 Crew Docks to the Space Station

After launching earlier in the day in their Soyuz MS-13 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan,...

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NASA image: Axiom Mission 3 Space Station Arrival & Welcome Remarks
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Jan 20, 2024

Axiom Mission 3 Space Station Arrival & Welcome Remarks

Axiom Mission 3 crew members Michael Lopez-Alegria, Walter Villadei, Alper Gezeravci, and Marcus Wandt docked to the...

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NASA image: Various candid views of STS-84 crew after hatch opening
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May 17, 1997

Various candid views of STS-84 crew after hatch opening

STS084-379-034 (15-24 May 1997) --- Two mission commanders greet and shake hands moments after hatch-opening on...

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NASA image: Hatch opening and welcome ceremony at the Mir/Endeavour interface
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Mar 3, 1998

Hatch opening and welcome ceremony at the Mir/Endeavour interface

STS089-386-013 (22-31 Jan. 1998) --- Astronaut David A. Wolf, cosmonaut guest researcher, greets Terrence W....

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NASA image: STS-116 MS Curbeam,Jr., prepares to open hatch on Space Shuttle Discovey
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Dec 11, 2006

STS-116 MS Curbeam,Jr., prepares to open hatch on Space Shuttle Discovey

S116-E-05569 (11 Dec. 2006) --- Astronaut Robert L. Curbeam, Jr., STS-116 mission specialist, prepares to open the...

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NASA image: jsc2021m000221_Expedition_65_Video_File_Soyuz_MS-19_Launch_Docking_HatchOpen_211005
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Oct 5, 2021

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RUSSIAN ACTRESS, PRODUCER LAUNCH ON SOYUZ TO THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION Russian actress Yulia Peresild, Russian...

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NASA image: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Workers in the Space Station Processing Facility attempt to open the hatch on the Italian-built Node 2, a future element of the International Space Station. Node 2 arrived at KSC June 1. The second of three Station connecting modules, the module attaches to the end of the U.S. Lab and provides attach locations for the Japanese laboratory, European laboratory, the Centrifuge Accommodation Module and, later, Multipurpose Logistics Modules. It will provide the primary docking location for the Shuttle when a pressurized mating adapter is attached to Node 2. Installation of the module will complete the U.S. Core of the ISS. Node 2 is the designated payload for mission STS-120. No orbiter or launch date has been determined yet.
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Jun 6, 2003

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Workers in the Space Station Processing Facility attempt to open the hatch on the Italian-built Node 2, a future element of the International Space Station. Node 2 arrived at KSC June 1. The second of three Station connecting modules, the module attaches to the end of the U.S. Lab and provides attach locations for the Japanese laboratory, European laboratory, the Centrifuge Accommodation Module and, later, Multipurpose Logistics Modules. It will provide the primary docking location for the Shuttle when a pressurized mating adapter is attached to Node 2. Installation of the module will complete the U.S. Core of the ISS. Node 2 is the designated payload for mission STS-120. No orbiter or launch date has been determined yet.

NASA image: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The inside of the Italian-built Node 2 looks pristine after opening of the hatch. A future element of the International Space Station, Node 2 arrived at KSC June 1. The second of three Station connecting modules, Node 2 attaches to the end of the U.S. Lab and provides attach locations for the Japanese laboratory, European laboratory, the Centrifuge Accommodation Module and, later, Multipurpose Logistics Modules. It will provide the primary docking location for the Shuttle when a pressurized mating adapter is attached to Node 2. Installation of the module will complete the U.S. Core of the ISS. Node 2 is the designated payload for mission STS-120. No orbiter or launch date has been determined yet.
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Jun 6, 2003

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The inside of the Italian-built Node 2 looks pristine after opening of the hatch. A future element of the International Space Station, Node 2 arrived at KSC June 1. The second of three Station connecting modules, Node 2 attaches to the end of the U.S. Lab and provides attach locations for the Japanese laboratory, European laboratory, the Centrifuge Accommodation Module and, later, Multipurpose Logistics Modules. It will provide the primary docking location for the Shuttle when a pressurized mating adapter is attached to Node 2. Installation of the module will complete the U.S. Core of the ISS. Node 2 is the designated payload for mission STS-120. No orbiter or launch date has been determined yet.

NASA image: Open SM/Progress transfer hatch and docking assembly during Expedition 9
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Aug 14, 2004

Open SM/Progress transfer hatch and docking assembly during Expedition 9

ISS009-E-18531 (14 August 2004) --- Looking into the Progress 15 supply vehicle docked to aft port on the Zvezda...

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NASA image: ISS Expedition 18 Post STS-126 Docking and Hatch Open
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Nov 17, 2008

ISS Expedition 18 Post STS-126 Docking and Hatch Open

ISS018-E-009233 (16 Nov. 2008) --- Following the docking of Space Shuttle Endeavour and the International Space...

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NASA image: Expedition 55 Soyuz Docking
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Mar 24, 2018

Expedition 55 Soyuz Docking

Expedition 55 Commander Anton Shkaplerov of Roscosmos is seen on screen greeting Oleg Artemyev of Roscosmos the...

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Workers in the Space Station Processing Facility attempt to open the hatch on the...

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The inside of the Italian-built Node 2 looks pristine after opening of the hatch. A...

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