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NASA image: Space Shuttle Challenger landing at Kennedy Space Center at end of STS 41-G
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Oct 13, 1984

Space Shuttle Challenger landing at Kennedy Space Center at end of STS 41-G

The Space Shuttle Challenger lands at Kennedy Space Center (KSC) at the end of the STS 41-G mission. The main...

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NASA image: Space Shuttle Challenger landing at Kennedy Space Center at end of STS 41-G
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Oct 13, 1984

Space Shuttle Challenger landing at Kennedy Space Center at end of STS 41-G

The Space Shuttle Challenger lands at Kennedy Space Center (KSC) at the end of the STS 41-G mission. The main...

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NASA image: Space Shuttle Challenger landing at Kennedy Space Center at end of STS 41-G
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Oct 13, 1984

Space Shuttle Challenger landing at Kennedy Space Center at end of STS 41-G

The Space Shuttle Challenger lands at Kennedy Space Center (KSC) at the end of the STS 41-G mission. The main...

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NASA image: STS-50 Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, lands on runway 33 at KSC SLF
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Jul 9, 1992

STS-50 Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, lands on runway 33 at KSC SLF

STS-50 Columbia's, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102's, main landing gear touches down on runway 33 at the Kennedy Space...

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NASA image: STS-38 Atlantis, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 104, lands on runway 33 at KSC SLF
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Nov 20, 1990

STS-38 Atlantis, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 104, lands on runway 33 at KSC SLF

STS038-S-041 (20 Nov 1990) --- STS-38 Atlantis, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 104, lands on runway 33 at Kennedy Space Center...

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NASA image: STS-43 Atlantis, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 104, lands on runway 15 at KSC's SLF
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Aug 11, 1991

STS-43 Atlantis, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 104, lands on runway 15 at KSC's SLF

STS-43 Atlantis, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 104, lands on runway 15 at the Kennedy Space Center's (KSC's) Shuttle Landing...

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NASA image: STS-45 Atlantis, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 104, lands on runway 33 at KSC SLF
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Apr 2, 1992

STS-45 Atlantis, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 104, lands on runway 33 at KSC SLF

STS-45 Atlantis, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 104, lands on concrete runway 33 at the Kennedy Space Center's (KSC's) Shuttle...

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NASA image: KSC-02pd0523
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Apr 19, 2002

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Standing next to the nose of Atlantis, returned from its successful mission STS-110 to...

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NASA image: STS-31 Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, lands on EAFB concrete runway 22
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Apr 29, 1990

STS-31 Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, lands on EAFB concrete runway 22

STS-31 Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, rolls along concrete runway 22 at Edwards Air Force Base (EAFB),...

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NASA image: KSC-05-S-00232
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Aug 9, 2005

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COMMENTATOR: Landing gears down and locked --- main gear touchdown --- drag chute deploy -- nose gear touchdown and...

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NASA image: STS-34 Atlantis, OV-104, touches down on runway 23 at EAFB, California
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Oct 23, 1989

STS-34 Atlantis, OV-104, touches down on runway 23 at EAFB, California

STS-34 Atlantis, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 104, main landing gear (MLG) touches down on Runway 23 dry lake bed at Edwards...

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NASA image: KSC-2009-2401
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Mar 28, 2009

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – STS-119 Pilot Tony Antonelli and Commander Lee Archambault share a congratulatory handshake...

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NASA image: KSC-2009-2400
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Mar 28, 2009

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – STS-119 Commander Lee Archambault kneels beside the nose gear of space shuttle Discovery on...

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NASA image: KSC-08pd1695
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Jun 14, 2008

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the 69th landing at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, space shuttle Discovery approaches...

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NASA image: KSC-08pd1692
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Jun 14, 2008

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – A drag chute slows space shuttle Discovery's landing on Runway 15 to end the STS-124 mission,...

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NASA image: KSC-08pd1697
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Jun 14, 2008

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the 69th landing at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, a drag chute slows space shuttle...

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NASA image: KSC-08pd1699
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Jun 14, 2008

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Under blue skies, space shuttle Discovery approaches landing on Runway 15 to end the STS-124...

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NASA image: KSC-08pp0885
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Mar 26, 2008

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. --- In the 16th night landing at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, space shuttle Endeavour...

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NASA image: KSC-08pd1691
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Jun 14, 2008

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the 69th landing at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, space shuttle Discovery approaches...

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NASA image: President Barack Obama Visit to Kennedy Space Center
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Apr 29, 2011

President Barack Obama Visit to Kennedy Space Center

President Barack Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama, daughters Malia, left, Sasha, and Astronaut Janet Kavandi walk...

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NASA image: President Barack Obama Visit to Kennedy Space Center
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Apr 29, 2011

President Barack Obama Visit to Kennedy Space Center

President Barack Obama, daughters Malia, left, Sasha, and Astronaut Janet Kavandi walk under the landing gear from...

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NASA image: KSC-05pd-0192
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Feb 2, 2005

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The Forward Attach Point (hanging down from a point behind the nose landing gear) is...

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NASA image: President Barack Obama Visit to Kennedy Space Center
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Apr 29, 2011

President Barack Obama Visit to Kennedy Space Center

President Barack Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama, daughters Malia, left, Sasha, and Astronaut Janet Kavandi walk...

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NASA image: KSC-08pd1690
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Jun 14, 2008

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the 69th landing at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, space shuttle Discovery comes to a stop...

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Frequently Asked Questions About NASA Images

Are NASA images free to use?+
Yes, most NASA images are in the public domain and are free to use for educational, informational, and personal purposes. NASA's media usage guidelines state that NASA material is not copyrighted unless otherwise noted. However, the NASA logo and certain insignia are protected. Some images may include identifiable individuals or third-party content that requires additional permissions. Always check the specific image's usage rights and credit NASA as the source.
How many images does NASA have?+
NASA's Image and Video Library contains over 140,000 publicly accessible images, videos, and audio files spanning the agency's entire history, from the Mercury program of the 1960s to the latest James Webb Space Telescope discoveries. The collection grows daily as new missions capture imagery and archival materials are digitized. Individual mission archives, such as Mars rover photos, contain hundreds of thousands of additional images.
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