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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: The Space Shuttle Endeavour's drag chute deploys to slow the orbiter as it rolls out on Runway 22 at Edwards Air Force Base at the conclusion of its 14-day STS-111 mission to the International Space Station
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Jun 19, 2002

The Space Shuttle Endeavour's drag chute deploys to slow the orbiter as it rolls out on Runway 22 at Edwards Air Force Base at the conclusion of its 14-day STS-111 mission to the International Space Station

The Space Shuttle Endeavour's drag chute deploys to slow the orbiter as it rolls out on Runway 22 at Edwards Air...

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NASA image: The Space Shuttle Endeavour's drag chute deploys to slow the orbiter as it rolls out on Runway 22 at Edwards Air Force Base at the conclusion of its 14-day STS-111 mission to the International Space Station
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Jun 19, 2002

The Space Shuttle Endeavour's drag chute deploys to slow the orbiter as it rolls out on Runway 22 at Edwards Air Force Base at the conclusion of its 14-day STS-111 mission to the International Space Station

The Space Shuttle Endeavour's drag chute deploys to slow the orbiter as it rolls out on Runway 22 at Edwards Air...

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NASA image: STS-56 Discovery, OV-103, with drag chute deployed lands on KSC SLF runway 33
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Apr 17, 1993

STS-56 Discovery, OV-103, with drag chute deployed lands on KSC SLF runway 33

STS056-S-098 (17 April 1993) --- The drag chute is deployed following landing of the Space Shuttle Discovery on the...

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NASA image: STS-55 Columbia, OV-102, drag chute deployment during landing at EAFB, Calif
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May 6, 1993

STS-55 Columbia, OV-102, drag chute deployment during landing at EAFB, Calif

STS055-S-089 (6 May 1993) --- The main drag chute on the Space Shuttle Columbia is almost fully deployed in this...

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NASA image: Group 13 1990 ASCAN Sherlock during Vance AFB parachute drag training
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Aug 14, 1990

Group 13 1990 ASCAN Sherlock during Vance AFB parachute drag training

S90-45883 (29-31 July 1990) --- Nancy J. Sherlock, one of 23 astronaut candidates who began a year's training and...

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NASA image: View of Endeavour deploying its drag chute during STS-100's landing at Edwards AFB
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May 1, 2001

View of Endeavour deploying its drag chute during STS-100's landing at Edwards AFB

STS100-S-020 (1 May 2001) --- The drag chute on the space shuttle Endeavour helps to slow the vehicle down as it...

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NASA image: E-14969
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May 27, 1966

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The HL-10, seen here parked on the ramp, was one of five lifting body designs flown at NASA's Dryden Flight Research...

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NASA image: STS-53 Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, lands on runway 22 at EAFB, Calif
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Dec 9, 1992

STS-53 Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, lands on runway 22 at EAFB, Calif

STS053-S-085 (9 Dec. 1992) --- The drag chute on the space shuttle Discovery is partially deployed during landing on...

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NASA image: E-21089
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Nov 18, 1969

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The HL-10 Lifting Body is seen here in flight over Rogers Dry lakebed. Like the other lifting bodies, the HL-10 made...

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NASA image: Tracks in, Path out?
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Dec 1, 2009

Tracks in, Path out?

This view from the navigation camera near the top of the mast on NASA Mars Exploration Rover Spirit shows the tracks...

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NASA image: Exotic Trails or Mini-Jets
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Apr 23, 2012

Exotic Trails or Mini-Jets

This image obtained by NASA Cassini spacecraft shows some of the more bizarre trails that were dragged out from...

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NASA image: Small Trail at Saturn Orbit Insertion
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Apr 23, 2012

Small Trail at Saturn Orbit Insertion

This image obtained by NASA Cassini spacecraft around the time it went into orbit around Saturn in 2004 shows a...

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NASA image: VANDENBERG AFB, CALIF. - Logos identify the mission of this Delta II rocket that will launch the Gravity Probe B experiment, developed by Stanford University, Lockheed Martin and NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center. The Gravity Probe B will launch a payload of four gyroscopes into low-Earth polar orbit to test two extraordinary predictions of Albert Einstein’s general theory of relativity: the geodetic effect (how space and time are warped by the presence of the Earth) and frame dragging (how Earth’s rotation drags space and time around with it). Once in orbit, for 18 months each gyroscope’s spin axis will be monitored as it travels through local spacetime, observing and measuring these effects. The targeted launch date is Dec. 6, 2003.
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Sep 12, 2003

VANDENBERG AFB, CALIF. - Logos identify the mission of this Delta II rocket that will launch the Gravity Probe B experiment, developed by Stanford University, Lockheed Martin and NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center. The Gravity Probe B will launch a payload of four gyroscopes into low-Earth polar orbit to test two extraordinary predictions of Albert Einstein’s general theory of relativity: the geodetic effect (how space and time are warped by the presence of the Earth) and frame dragging (how Earth’s rotation drags space and time around with it). Once in orbit, for 18 months each gyroscope’s spin axis will be monitored as it travels through local spacetime, observing and measuring these effects. The targeted launch date is Dec. 6, 2003.

NASA image: VANDENBERG AFB, CALIF. - Logos identify the mission of this Delta II rocket that will launch the Gravity Probe B experiment, developed by Stanford University, Lockheed Martin and NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center. The Gravity Probe B will launch a payload of four gyroscopes into low-Earth polar orbit to test two extraordinary predictions of Albert Einstein’s general theory of relativity: the geodetic effect (how space and time are warped by the presence of the Earth) and frame dragging (how Earth’s rotation drags space and time around with it). Once in orbit, for 18 months each gyroscope’s spin axis will be monitored as it travels through local spacetime, observing and measuring these effects. The targeted launch date is Dec. 6, 2003.
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Sep 12, 2003

VANDENBERG AFB, CALIF. - Logos identify the mission of this Delta II rocket that will launch the Gravity Probe B experiment, developed by Stanford University, Lockheed Martin and NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center. The Gravity Probe B will launch a payload of four gyroscopes into low-Earth polar orbit to test two extraordinary predictions of Albert Einstein’s general theory of relativity: the geodetic effect (how space and time are warped by the presence of the Earth) and frame dragging (how Earth’s rotation drags space and time around with it). Once in orbit, for 18 months each gyroscope’s spin axis will be monitored as it travels through local spacetime, observing and measuring these effects. The targeted launch date is Dec. 6, 2003.

NASA image: 2012-3087
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May 26, 2012

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Lunabotics - Afternoon session with drag race

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NASA image: 2012-3086
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May 26, 2012

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Lunabotics - Afternoon session with drag race

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NASA image: 2012-3090
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May 26, 2012

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Lunabotics - Afternoon session with drag race

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NASA image: 2012-3089
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May 26, 2012

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Lunabotics - Afternoon session with drag race

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NASA image: STS-49 Landing at Edwards with First Drag Chute Landing
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May 16, 1992

STS-49 Landing at Edwards with First Drag Chute Landing

The Space Shuttle Endeavour concludes mission STS-49 at NASA's Ames-Dryden Flight Research Facility (later...

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NASA image: EC75-4724
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Jul 31, 1975

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Air flow testing on aerodynamic truck

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NASA image: ARC-1988-AC88-0620-23
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Oct 3, 1988

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Fruehauf Truck and Trailer Test in 80x120ft W.T. (looking at drag and fuel efficiency)

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NASA image: ARC-1988-AC88-0620-24
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Oct 3, 1988

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Fruehauf Truck and Trailer Test in 80x120ft W.T. (looking at drag and fuel efficiency)

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NASA image: STS-57 Endeavour, OV-105, with drag chute deployed lands on KSC SLF runway 33
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Jul 1, 1993

STS-57 Endeavour, OV-105, with drag chute deployed lands on KSC SLF runway 33

STS057-S-082 (1 July 1993) --- The drag chute on the Space Shuttle Endeavour is fully deployed in this scene on...

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NASA image: STS-76 Landing - Space Shuttle Atlantis Lands at Edwards Air Force Base, Drag Chute Deploy
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Mar 31, 1996

STS-76 Landing - Space Shuttle Atlantis Lands at Edwards Air Force Base, Drag Chute Deploy

The space shuttle Atlantis touches down on the runway at Edwards, California, at approximately 5:29 a.m. Pacific...

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VANDENBERG AFB, CALIF. - Logos identify the mission of this Delta II rocket that will launch the Gravity Probe B...

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VANDENBERG AFB, CALIF. - Logos identify the mission of this Delta II rocket that will launch the Gravity Probe B...

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