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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: Mobile Quarantine Facility (MQF) - Ellington AFB (EAFB), TX
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Jul 27, 1969

Mobile Quarantine Facility (MQF) - Ellington AFB (EAFB), TX

S69-40152 (27 July 1969) --- A Mobile Quarantine Facility (MQF), with the three Apollo 11 crewmen inside, is...

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NASA image: Apollo 11 crewmen released from quarantine
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Aug 7, 1969

Apollo 11 crewmen released from quarantine

S69-41359 (10 Aug. 1969) --- Astronauts Michael Collins (left) and Edwin E. Aldrin Jr., are greeted by Dr. Robert R....

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NASA image: View of container of green-colored lunar soil in Lunar Receiving Laboratory
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Aug 13, 1971

View of container of green-colored lunar soil in Lunar Receiving Laboratory

S71-43052 (August 1971) --- A close-up view of a container full of green-colored lunar soil in the Non-Sterile...

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NASA image: Mobile Quarantine Facility (MQF) - Ellington AFB (EAFB), TX
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Jul 27, 1969

Mobile Quarantine Facility (MQF) - Ellington AFB (EAFB), TX

S69-40132 (27 July 1969) --- A Mobile Quarantine Facility (MQF), with the three Apollo 11 crewmembers inside, is...

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NASA image: Lunar Samples - Apollo 12 (Core and #12073)
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Dec 1, 1969

Lunar Samples - Apollo 12 (Core and #12073)

S69-60487 (1 Dec. 1969) --- A close-up view of one of the rocks brought back to Earth from the Apollo 12 lunar...

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NASA image: APOLLO XI - CREW ARRIVAL  - ELLINGTON AFB (EAFB), TX
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Jul 27, 1969

APOLLO XI - CREW ARRIVAL - ELLINGTON AFB (EAFB), TX

S69-40217 (27 July 1969) --- Neil A. Armstrong, commander of the Apollo 11 flight, greets his son Mark, on telephone...

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NASA image: View of undisturbed lunar sediment as core tube from Apollo 11 is opened
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Aug 5, 1969

View of undisturbed lunar sediment as core tube from Apollo 11 is opened

S69-40945 (August 1969) --- This is a core tube sample under study and examination in the Manned Spacecraft Center?s...

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NASA image: Astronauts Scott and Irwin join geologists in looking at Apollo 15 samples
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Aug 9, 1971

Astronauts Scott and Irwin join geologists in looking at Apollo 15 samples

S71-43203 (9 Aug. 1971) --- Astronauts David R. Scott, left foreground, and James B. Irwin, right foreground, join...

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NASA image: LUNAR SAMPLES - APOLLO XI - MSC
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Jul 28, 1969

LUNAR SAMPLES - APOLLO XI - MSC

S69-45009 (27 July 1969) --- This is the first lunar sample that was photographed in detail in the Lunar Receiving...

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NASA image: View of equipment in Vacuum Laboratory, Sample Operations Area, LRL bldg 37
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Mar 16, 1968

View of equipment in Vacuum Laboratory, Sample Operations Area, LRL bldg 37

Overall view of the equipment in Room 2-203, Vacuum Laboratory, Sample Operations Area, Lunar Receiving Laboratory,...

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NASA image: LUNAR RECEIVING LABORATORY (LRL) - CLARK, ROBERT, DR. - JSC
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Nov 5, 1973

LUNAR RECEIVING LABORATORY (LRL) - CLARK, ROBERT, DR. - JSC

S73-36162 (November 1973) --- Dr. Robert S. Clark changes magnetic tape on the Radiation Counting Laboratory's...

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NASA image: LUNAR RECEIVING LABORATORY (LRL) - CLARK, ROBERT, DR. - JSC
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Nov 5, 1973

LUNAR RECEIVING LABORATORY (LRL) - CLARK, ROBERT, DR. - JSC

S73-36161 (November 1973) --- In the Radiation Counting Laboratory sixty feet underground at JSC, Dr. Robert S....

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NASA image: View of equipment in Vacuum Laboratory, Sample Operations Area, LRL bldg 37
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Mar 16, 1968

View of equipment in Vacuum Laboratory, Sample Operations Area, LRL bldg 37

Atmospheric Decontamination System equipment in Room 2-203, Vacuum Laboratory, Sample Operations Area, Lunar...

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NASA image: Rock sample brought to earth from the Apollo 12 lunar landing mission
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Dec 4, 1969

Rock sample brought to earth from the Apollo 12 lunar landing mission

S69-60909 (November 1969) --- A close-up view of lunar sample 12,052 under observation in the Manned Spacecraft...

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NASA image: Apollo 14 crewmen show off lunar rocks during meeting with newsmen
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Feb 19, 1971

Apollo 14 crewmen show off lunar rocks during meeting with newsmen

The two moon-exploring crewmen of the Apollo 14 lunar landing mission show off some of the largest of the lunar...

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NASA image: Apollo 14 crewmen show off lunar rocks during meeting with newsmen
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Feb 19, 1971

Apollo 14 crewmen show off lunar rocks during meeting with newsmen

S71-20375 (19 Feb. 1971) --- The two moon-exploring crewmen of the Apollo 14 lunar landing mission show off some of...

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NASA image: Apollo 11 crewmen arrive aboard U.S.S. Hornet during recovery operation
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Jul 24, 1969

Apollo 11 crewmen arrive aboard U.S.S. Hornet during recovery operation

S69-40753 (24 July 1969) --- The Apollo 11 crewmen, wearing biological isolation garments, arrive aboard the USS...

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NASA image: BIRTHDAY - ASTRONAUT NEIL A. ARMSTRONG
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Aug 6, 1969

BIRTHDAY - ASTRONAUT NEIL A. ARMSTRONG

S69-40958 (5 August 1969) --- Astronaut Neil A. Armstrong, commander of the historic Apollo 11 lunar landing...

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NASA image: Apollo 14 crewmen show off lunar rocks during meeting with newsmen
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Feb 19, 1971

Apollo 14 crewmen show off lunar rocks during meeting with newsmen

S71-20373 (19 Feb. 1971) --- The Apollo 14 crew men show off some of the largest of the lunar rocks which they...

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NASA image: President Nixon - Welcome - Apollo XI Astronauts - USS Hornet
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Jul 24, 1969

President Nixon - Welcome - Apollo XI Astronauts - USS Hornet

S69-21365 (24 July 1969) --- United States President Richard M. Nixon was in the central Pacific recovery area to...

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NASA image: Apollo XI Crewmen - Dining - Crew Reception Area - Lunar Receiving Lab (LRL) - MSC
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Jul 30, 1969

Apollo XI Crewmen - Dining - Crew Reception Area - Lunar Receiving Lab (LRL) - MSC

S69-40307 (30 July 1969) --- The crewmen of the historic Apollo 11 lunar landing mission stand in the serving line...

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NASA image: Apollo XI Crewmen - Dining - Crew Reception Area - Lunar Receiving Lab (LRL) - MSC
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Jul 30, 1969

Apollo XI Crewmen - Dining - Crew Reception Area - Lunar Receiving Lab (LRL) - MSC

S69-40306 (30 July 1969) --- The crewmen of the historic Apollo 11 lunar landing mission are seen dining in the Crew...

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NASA image: PHOTOMICROGRAPH  - SPHERE FRAGMENTS - "ORANGE" SOIL - APOLLO 17 - MSC
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Jan 4, 1973

PHOTOMICROGRAPH - SPHERE FRAGMENTS - "ORANGE" SOIL - APOLLO 17 - MSC

S73-15171 (4 Jan. 1973) --- These orange glass spheres and fragments are the finest particles ever brought back from...

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