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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: Polansky in the aft FD on Space Shuttle Endeavour during STS-127 Mission
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Jul 17, 2009

Polansky in the aft FD on Space Shuttle Endeavour during STS-127 Mission

S127-E-006594 (17 July 2009) --- Astronaut Mark Polansky, STS-127 commander, on flight deck during flight day 3.

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NASA image: Polansky in the aft FD during docking activities of Space Shuttle Endeavour
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Jul 17, 2009

Polansky in the aft FD during docking activities of Space Shuttle Endeavour

S127-E-006608 (17 July 2009) --- Astronaut Mark Polansky, STS-127 commander, on flight deck during flight day 3.

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NASA image: PLT Polansky on Atlantis forward flight deck
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Feb 8, 2001

PLT Polansky on Atlantis forward flight deck

STS98-E-5015 (8 February 2001) --- Astronaut Mark L. Polansky, pilot, is pictured at the pilot's station on the...

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NASA image: Polansky by window in the JEM during Joint Operations
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Jul 25, 2009

Polansky by window in the JEM during Joint Operations

S127-E-008697 (25 July 2009) --- Astronaut Mark Polansky, STS-127 commander, is pictured near a window in the Kibo...

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NASA image: STS-116 Commander Polansky in the FD on Space Shuttle Discovery
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Dec 11, 2006

STS-116 Commander Polansky in the FD on Space Shuttle Discovery

S116-E-05403 (11 Dec. 2006) --- Astronaut Mark L. Polansky, STS-116 commander, occupies the commander's station on...

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NASA image: Polanksy and Hurley in the FWD FD on Space Shuttle Endeavour during STS-127 Mission
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Jul 17, 2009

Polanksy and Hurley in the FWD FD on Space Shuttle Endeavour during STS-127 Mission

S127-E-006555 (17 July 2009) --- Astronauts Mark Polansky (left) and Doug Hurley, at the commander and pilot...

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NASA image: Polansky near window in the JEM during Joint Operations
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Jul 25, 2009

Polansky near window in the JEM during Joint Operations

S127-E-008704 (25 July 2009) --- Astronaut Mark Polansky, STS-127 commander, is pictured near a window in the Kibo...

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NASA image: Polansky poses for photo in the aft FD of STS-127 Space Shuttle Endeavour
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Jul 29, 2009

Polansky poses for photo in the aft FD of STS-127 Space Shuttle Endeavour

S127-E-011529 (29 July 2009) --- Astronaut Mark Polansky, STS-127 commander, is pictured near the control panels and...

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NASA image: Polansky looks at crews procedures in the FWD MDDK during Joint Operations
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Jul 26, 2009

Polansky looks at crews procedures in the FWD MDDK during Joint Operations

S127-E-008854 (26 July 2009) --- Astronaut Mark Polansky, STS-127 commander, looks over checklists on the middeck of...

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NASA image: STS-116 Commander Polansky in the FWD MDDK on Space Shuttle Discovery
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Dec 12, 2006

STS-116 Commander Polansky in the FWD MDDK on Space Shuttle Discovery

S116-E-05886 (12 Dec. 2006) --- Astronaut Mark L. Polansky, STS-116 commander, makes his selection for a meal at the...

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NASA image: Polansky during STBD Wing Survey on the Space Shuttle Endeavour during the STS-127 Mission
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Jul 16, 2009

Polansky during STBD Wing Survey on the Space Shuttle Endeavour during the STS-127 Mission

S127-E-006283 (16 July 2009) --- Astronaut Mark Polansky, STS-127 commander, works on the aft flight deck of Space...

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NASA image: STS-116 Commander Polansky in the aft FD on Space Shuttle Discovery
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Dec 10, 2006

STS-116 Commander Polansky in the aft FD on Space Shuttle Discovery

S116-E-05205 (10 Dec. 2006) --- Astronaut Mark L. Polansky, STS-116 commander, works the controls on the aft flight...

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NASA image: Polansky at the aft FD on Space Shuttle Endeavour during Joint Operations
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Jul 28, 2009

Polansky at the aft FD on Space Shuttle Endeavour during Joint Operations

S127-E-011163 (28 July 2009) --- Astronaut Mark Polansky, STS-127 commander, works on the flight deck of Space...

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NASA image: Polansky in the FD during Joint Operations
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Jul 28, 2009

Polansky in the FD during Joint Operations

S127-E-011269 (28 July 2009) --- Astronaut Mark Polansky, STS-127 commander, occupies the commander’s station on the...

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NASA image: Polansky works in the U.S. Laboratory during Joint Operations
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Jul 26, 2009

Polansky works in the U.S. Laboratory during Joint Operations

S127-E-008926 (26 July 2009) --- Astronaut Mark Polansky, STS-127 commander, works in the Destiny laboratory of the...

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NASA image: Photographic documentation of the return of the STS-98 crew to Ellington Field
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Feb 22, 2001

Photographic documentation of the return of the STS-98 crew to Ellington Field

JSC2001-E-04807 (21 February 2001) --- Astronaut Mark L. Polansky, pilot, shares a few thoughts about his first...

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NASA image: STS-116 Commander Polansky works in the U.S. Laboratory during Joint Operations
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Dec 19, 2006

STS-116 Commander Polansky works in the U.S. Laboratory during Joint Operations

S116-E-07026 (18 Dec. 2006) --- Astronaut Mark L. Polansky, STS-116 commander, pauses for a photo as he works in the...

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NASA image: KSC-2009-3622
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Jun 9, 2009

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At the Shuttle Landing Facility, STS-127 Commander Mark Polansky, at microphone, addresses...

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NASA image: Polansky and Wakata shake hands in the JPM during Joint Operations
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Jul 23, 2009

Polansky and Wakata shake hands in the JPM during Joint Operations

S127-E-008063 (23 July 2009)--- Inside Kibo or the Japanese Experiment Module (JEM), astronaut Mark Polansky (left),...

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NASA image: STS-116 Press Conference and Crew Photos
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Nov 6, 2006

STS-116 Press Conference and Crew Photos

JSC2006-E-47958 (6 November 2006) --- Astronauts Mark L. Polansky, left, and Robert L. Curbeam Jr. respond to a...

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NASA image: Polansky and Wakata shake hands in the JPM during Joint Operations
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Jul 23, 2009

Polansky and Wakata shake hands in the JPM during Joint Operations

S127-E-008067 (23 July 2009)--- Inside Kibo or the Japanese Experiment Module (JEM), astronaut Mark Polansky (left),...

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NASA image: STS-116 payload egress training
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Aug 1, 2005

STS-116 payload egress training

JSC2005-E-32736 (1 Aug. 2005) --- Crew trainer Bob Behrendsen briefs astronaut Mark L. Polansky, STS-116 commander,...

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Mar 1, 2002

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JSC2002-E-08148 (1 March 2002) --- Astronaut Mark L. Polansky, seated at the Spacecraft Communicator (CAPCOM)...

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NASA image: STS-127 water survival training at the NBL pool.
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Dec 12, 2008

STS-127 water survival training at the NBL pool.

JSC2008-E-155152 (12 Dec. 2008) --- Astronaut Mark Polansky, STS-127 commander, dons a training version of his...

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