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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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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: Views of the empty payload bay near the end of the STS-97 mission
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Dec 10, 2000

Views of the empty payload bay near the end of the STS-97 mission

STS097-715-090 (30 Nov.-11 Dec. 2000) --- The horizon of a blue and white Earth and the blackness of space form the...

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NASA image: EVA preparations inside the ODS airlock
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Aug 16, 2001

EVA preparations inside the ODS airlock

STS105-E-5224 (16 August 2001) --- Astronaut Daniel T. Barry is just about ready to egress the airlock onboard the...

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NASA image: EVA preparations inside the ODS airlock
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Aug 16, 2001

EVA preparations inside the ODS airlock

STS105-E-5222 (16 August 2001) --- Astronaut Patrick G. Forrester is just about ready to egress the airlock onboard...

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NASA image: Usachev is visible in the open ODS hatch
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Aug 12, 2001

Usachev is visible in the open ODS hatch

STS105-E-5094 (12 August 2001) --- Yury V. Usachev of Rosaviakosmos, Expedition Two mission commander, can be seen...

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NASA image: KSC00pp1425
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Sep 16, 2000

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In Orbiter Processing Facility (OPF) bay 2 during Crew Equipment Interface Test...

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NASA image: View of Space Shuttle Atlantis during approach and docking to Mir Space Station
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Mar 23, 1996

View of Space Shuttle Atlantis during approach and docking to Mir Space Station

NM21-724-042 (23 March 1996) --- Backdropped against a "floor" of clouds, this view of the Space Shuttle Atlantis...

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NASA image: KSC-00pp1425
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Sep 16, 2000

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In Orbiter Processing Facility (OPF) bay 2 during Crew Equipment Interface Test...

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NASA image: View of Space Shuttle Atlantis during approach and docking to Mir Space Station
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Mar 23, 1996

View of Space Shuttle Atlantis during approach and docking to Mir Space Station

NM21-727-030 (23 March 1996) --- This view of the Space Shuttle Atlantis was taken by the two Mir-21 cosmonaut crew...

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NASA image: Mapping sequence performed during the STS-114 R-Bar Pitch Maneuver.
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Jul 28, 2005

Mapping sequence performed during the STS-114 R-Bar Pitch Maneuver.

ISS011-E-11023 (28 July 2005) --- View of the Space Shuttle Discovery's crew cabin and the Orbiter Docking System...

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NASA image: Departure of the STS-76 shuttle Atlantis
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Mar 23, 1996

Departure of the STS-76 shuttle Atlantis

NM21-396-024 (23 March 1996) --- Backdropped against the blackness of space the Space Shuttle Atlantis was taken by...

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NASA image: View of APAS during docking with Mir Space Station
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Mar 23, 1996

View of APAS during docking with Mir Space Station

STS076-344-003 (24 March 1996) --- The Space Shuttle Atlantis Orbiter Docking System (ODS) and the Docking Module...

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NASA image: Horowitz and Culbertson prepare to open the ODS hatch into the ISS
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Aug 12, 2001

Horowitz and Culbertson prepare to open the ODS hatch into the ISS

STS105-E-5092 (12 August 2001) --- Scott J. Horowitz (bottom), STS-105 commander, and Frank L. Culbertson, Jr.,...

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NASA image: Culbertson prepares to open the ODS hatch into the ISS
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Aug 12, 2001

Culbertson prepares to open the ODS hatch into the ISS

STS105-E-5091 (12 August 2001) --- Frank L. Culbertson, Jr., Expedition Three mission commander, assists Scott J....

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NASA image: ODS alignment ring at soft-dock with ISS
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Aug 12, 2001

ODS alignment ring at soft-dock with ISS

STS105-E-5067 (12 August 2001) --- One of the STS-105 crew members on the aft flight deck of the Space Shuttle...

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NASA image: Culbertson and Horowitz prepare to open the ODS hatch into the ISS
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Aug 12, 2001

Culbertson and Horowitz prepare to open the ODS hatch into the ISS

STS105-E-5089 (12 August 2001) --- Scott J. Horowitz (left), STS-105 commander, and Frank L. Culbertson, Jr.,...

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NASA image: Payload bay and ODS after undocking with Mir
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Sep 24, 1996

Payload bay and ODS after undocking with Mir

STS079-808-008 (16-26 Sept. 1996) --- In this 70mm frame from the space shuttle Atlantis, the Nile River wanders...

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NASA image: View of the ODS in the Atlantis payload bay prior to docking
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Sep 17, 1996

View of the ODS in the Atlantis payload bay prior to docking

STS079-824-081 (16-26 Sept. 1996) --- In this 70mm frame from the space shuttle Atlantis, the Jordan River Valley...

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NASA image: View of the ODS in Atlantis payload bay during STS-106
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Sep 9, 2000

View of the ODS in Atlantis payload bay during STS-106

S106-E-5043 (10 September 2000) --- An electronic still camera (ESC), aimed through the aft flight deck windows of...

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NASA image: Ross opens Tool Stowage Assembly on ODS support structure
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Dec 10, 1998

Ross opens Tool Stowage Assembly on ODS support structure

S88-E-5104 (12-10-98) With the Shuttle in a "night side" position, astronaut Jerry L. Ross, mission specialist, uses...

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NASA image: Ross drifts through the ODS hatch to the ISS during STS-110
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Apr 9, 2002

Ross drifts through the ODS hatch to the ISS during STS-110

STS110-E-5148 (10 April 2002) --- Astronaut Jerry L. Ross, STS-110 mission specialist, navigates one of the many...

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NASA image: ODS/Mir hatch opening during STS-89 mission
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Sep 22, 2009

ODS/Mir hatch opening during STS-89 mission

STS089-349-021 (22-31 Jan 1998) --- Cosmonaut Pavel Vinogradov, flight engineer for the Mir-24 crew, peers through...

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NASA image: View of the STS-88 Endeavour's payload bay, ODS and Node 1
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Dec 4, 1998

View of the STS-88 Endeavour's payload bay, ODS and Node 1

S88-E-5009 (12-04-98) --- This medium closeup electronic still camera (ESC) photograph shows Endeavour's docking...

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NASA image: ODS and RMS arm in position to grapple Node 1/Unity module
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Dec 5, 1998

ODS and RMS arm in position to grapple Node 1/Unity module

STS088-361-021 (4-15 Dec. 1998) --- The Canadian-built Remote Manipulator System (RMS) arm is about to grapple the...

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NASA image: Rendezvous and docking between Atlantis and Mir space station
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Nov 15, 1995

Rendezvous and docking between Atlantis and Mir space station

STS074-302-033 (14 Nov 1995) --- A 35mm camera aimed through the Space Shuttle Atlantis? aft windows captured the...

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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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