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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: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -  Workers in the Orbiter Processing Facility get ready to lift and install the rear body flap on orbiter Discovery.  The body flap, which is temporarily under protective covering, attaches below the main engines.
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Sep 23, 2003

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Workers in the Orbiter Processing Facility get ready to lift and install the rear body flap on orbiter Discovery. The body flap, which is temporarily under protective covering, attaches below the main engines.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Workers in the Orbiter Processing Facility get ready to lift and install the rear body...

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NASA image: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -   Workers in the Orbiter Processing Facility get ready to lift and install the rear body flap on orbiter Discovery.  The body flap, which is temporarily under protective covering, attaches below the main engines.
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Sep 23, 2003

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Workers in the Orbiter Processing Facility get ready to lift and install the rear body flap on orbiter Discovery. The body flap, which is temporarily under protective covering, attaches below the main engines.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Workers in the Orbiter Processing Facility get ready to lift and install the rear body...

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NASA image: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Orbiter Processing Facility, the rear body flap is lifted into place on the orbiter Discovery.  The body flap, which is temporarily under protective covering,  attaches below the main engines.
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Sep 23, 2003

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Orbiter Processing Facility, the rear body flap is lifted into place on the orbiter Discovery. The body flap, which is temporarily under protective covering, attaches below the main engines.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Orbiter Processing Facility, the rear body flap is lifted into place on the...

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NASA image: M2-F3 with test pilot John A. Manke
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Dec 20, 1972

M2-F3 with test pilot John A. Manke

NASA research pilot John A. Manke is seen here in front of the M2-F3 Lifting Body. Manke was hired by NASA on May...

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NASA image: Webb's Heart Endures Its Last Cryogenic Test Before Installation Into the Telescope
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Mar 19, 2019

Webb's Heart Endures Its Last Cryogenic Test Before Installation Into the Telescope

Engineers lift the James Webb Space Telescope's cameras and spectrographs out of the Space Environment Simulator at...

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NASA image: A Little Bit Carousel Higher
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Aug 15, 2019

A Little Bit Carousel Higher

Engineers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory lift the Mars 2020 rover's bit carousel out of its storage container....

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NASA image: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -  Workers in the Orbiter Processing Facility stand by while another guides the lifting of one of two rudder speed brake actuators onto a table to measure the alignment of its bearings.  The actuators move an orbiter’s rudder, speed brake, elevons and main engines during flight.
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Jan 22, 2004

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Workers in the Orbiter Processing Facility stand by while another guides the lifting of one of two rudder speed brake actuators onto a table to measure the alignment of its bearings. The actuators move an orbiter’s rudder, speed brake, elevons and main engines during flight.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Workers in the Orbiter Processing Facility stand by while another guides the lifting of...

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NASA image: CARD 1 OF 2
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Feb 19, 2010

CARD 1 OF 2

STS-132 ATLANTIS - ENGINE #2 LIFT TO TRANSPORTERAT ENGINE SHOP - XFER TO OPF-1 & INSTALL

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NASA image: CARD 1 OF 2
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Feb 19, 2010

CARD 1 OF 2

STS-132 ATLANTIS - ENGINE #2 LIFT TO TRANSPORTERAT ENGINE SHOP - XFER TO OPF-1 & INSTALL

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NASA image: CARD 1 OF 2
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Feb 19, 2010

CARD 1 OF 2

STS-132 ATLANTIS - ENGINE #2 LIFT TO TRANSPORTERAT ENGINE SHOP - XFER TO OPF-1 & INSTALL

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NASA image: CARD 1 OF 2
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Feb 19, 2010

CARD 1 OF 2

STS-132 ATLANTIS - ENGINE #2 LIFT TO TRANSPORTERAT ENGINE SHOP - XFER TO OPF-1 & INSTALL

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NASA image: CARD 1 OF 2
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Feb 19, 2010

CARD 1 OF 2

STS-132 ATLANTIS - ENGINE #2 LIFT TO TRANSPORTERAT ENGINE SHOP - XFER TO OPF-1 & INSTALL

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NASA image: CARD 1 OF 2
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Feb 19, 2010

CARD 1 OF 2

STS-132 ATLANTIS - ENGINE #2 LIFT TO TRANSPORTERAT ENGINE SHOP - XFER TO OPF-1 & INSTALL

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NASA image: Lower Empennage Test Fit Install
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Jan 27, 2023

Lower Empennage Test Fit Install

Here is a close-up of the GE F414 engine, from the aft deck or rear, before the tail section of the X-59 is lifted...

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NASA image: NASA Mars 2020 Rover Separation Test
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Oct 4, 2019

NASA Mars 2020 Rover Separation Test

In this picture from Sept. 28, 2019, engineers and technicians working on the Mars 2020 spacecraft at NASA's Jet...

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NASA image: SLS Resource Reel - BROLL Long Form February 2021
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Feb 16, 2021

SLS Resource Reel - BROLL Long Form February 2021

This video includes animation and shows work being completed to build, assemble and test NASA's new heavy-lift...

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NASA image: KSC-02pd1967
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Dec 16, 2002

KSC-02pd1967

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Orbiter Processing Facility, an orbiter main engine is lifted by a new engine...

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NASA image: KSC-2012-1973
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Apr 9, 2012

KSC-2012-1973

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the Orbiter Processing Facility-3 engine shop at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, a...

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NASA image: ARC-1993-AC93-0186-149
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Apr 12, 1993

ARC-1993-AC93-0186-149

HEAT (High-Lift Engine Aeroacoustics Technology) Model test-596 in 40x80ft w.t.

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NASA image: MAF_20190530_CS2update-ES_0135
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May 30, 2019

MAF_20190530_CS2update-ES_0135

Space Launch System Corestage-2 Engine Section is lifted into a thrust structure tool at NASA's Michoud Assembly...

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NASA image: MAF_20190530_CS2update-ES_0141
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May 30, 2019

MAF_20190530_CS2update-ES_0141

Space Launch System Corestage-2 Engine Section is lifted into a thrust structure tool at NASA's Michoud Assembly...

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NASA image: ARC-1993-AC93-0186-148
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Apr 12, 1993

ARC-1993-AC93-0186-148

HEAT (High-Lift Engine Aeroacoustics Technology) Model test-596 in 40x80ft w.t.

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NASA image: ARC-1993-AC93-0186-147
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Apr 12, 1993

ARC-1993-AC93-0186-147

HEAT (High-Lift Engine Aeroacoustics Technology) Model test-596 in 40x80ft w.t. with Brian Smith

ARC
NASA image: KSC-2012-1040
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Jan 16, 2012

KSC-2012-1040

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the Space Shuttle Main Engine Processing Facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in...

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