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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.

The library includes imagery from diverse sources: telescopes like Hubble and Webb that capture deep-space nebulae, galaxies, and exoplanets; planetary missions like the Mars rovers ( browse Mars photos) and Cassini at Saturn; Earth observation satellites ( see EPIC imagery); astronaut photography from the ISS; and documentation of rocket launches, spacecraft assembly, and ground testing. Most NASA images are in the public domain and free to download at full resolution for educational, editorial, and personal use.

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: Space Shuttle Projects
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Nov 1, 1996

Space Shuttle Projects

This STS-80 onboard photograph shows the Orbiting Retrievable Far and Extreme Ultraviolet Spectrometer-Shuttle...

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NASA image: View of the Challenger from the fixed camera on the Manned Maneuvering Unit (MMU)
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Feb 11, 1984

View of the Challenger from the fixed camera on the Manned Maneuvering Unit (MMU)

S84-27022 (7 Feb 1984) --- A 35mm frame from the February 7, 1984, extravehicular activity (EVA) photographed with a...

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NASA image: OMS engine firing
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Jun 25, 1983

OMS engine firing

S83-35782 (18 June 1983) --- An Orbital Maneuvering System (OMS) engine firing caused this bright glow at the aft...

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NASA image: NASA Employees’ Careers Started as Interns
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Dec 1, 2020

NASA Employees’ Careers Started as Interns

NASA’s flight systems engineer, Kassidy Mclaughlin conducts environmental testing on an instrumentation pallet. The...

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NASA image: KMAG Welding
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Oct 26, 2018

KMAG Welding

The KAMAG spacecraft transporter is inside a facility at the crawler yard at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida,...

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NASA image: STS-56 onorbit view of Discovery's, OV-103's, payload bay with ATLAS-2 pallet
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Apr 17, 1993

STS-56 onorbit view of Discovery's, OV-103's, payload bay with ATLAS-2 pallet

STS056-91-050 (8-17 April 1993) --- This 70mm frame shows the cargo bay of the Earth-orbiting Space Shuttle...

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NASA image: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -  In Cocoa Beach, Fla., a new five-meter telescope sits on a pallet waiting to be lifted up to the dome above and installed.  The tracking telescope is part of the Distant Object Attitude Measurement System (DOAMS) that provides optical support for launches from KSC and Cape Canaveral.
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Aug 25, 2003

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In Cocoa Beach, Fla., a new five-meter telescope sits on a pallet waiting to be lifted up to the dome above and installed. The tracking telescope is part of the Distant Object Attitude Measurement System (DOAMS) that provides optical support for launches from KSC and Cape Canaveral.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In Cocoa Beach, Fla., a new five-meter telescope sits on a pallet waiting to be lifted...

KSC
NASA image: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -  In the Orbiter Processing Facility, the nose cap from Atlantis is lowered toward a shipping pallet.  The reinforced carbon-carbon (RCC) nose cap is being sent to the original manufacturing company, Vought in Ft. Worth, Texas, a subsidiary of Lockheed Martin, to undergo non-destructive testing such as CAT scan and thermography.
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Oct 29, 2003

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Orbiter Processing Facility, the nose cap from Atlantis is lowered toward a shipping pallet. The reinforced carbon-carbon (RCC) nose cap is being sent to the original manufacturing company, Vought in Ft. Worth, Texas, a subsidiary of Lockheed Martin, to undergo non-destructive testing such as CAT scan and thermography.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Orbiter Processing Facility, the nose cap from Atlantis is lowered toward a...

KSC
NASA image: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -  In the Orbiter Processing Facility, the nose cap from Atlantis is secured on a shipping pallet.  The reinforced carbon-carbon (RCC) nose cap is being sent to the original manufacturing company, Vought in Ft. Worth, Texas, a subsidiary of Lockheed Martin, to undergo non-destructive testing such as CAT scan and thermography.
Image
Oct 29, 2003

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Orbiter Processing Facility, the nose cap from Atlantis is secured on a shipping pallet. The reinforced carbon-carbon (RCC) nose cap is being sent to the original manufacturing company, Vought in Ft. Worth, Texas, a subsidiary of Lockheed Martin, to undergo non-destructive testing such as CAT scan and thermography.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Orbiter Processing Facility, the nose cap from Atlantis is secured on a shipping...

KSC
NASA image: STS-56 Discovery, OV-103, payload bay (PLB) with ATLAS-2 pallet & SPARTAN-201
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Apr 17, 1993

STS-56 Discovery, OV-103, payload bay (PLB) with ATLAS-2 pallet & SPARTAN-201

STS056-151-257 (8-17 April 1993) --- The Atlas-2 payloads are featured in this cargo bay scene aboard Discovery,...

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NASA image: View of Astronaut Bruc McCandless during EVA
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Feb 11, 1984

View of Astronaut Bruc McCandless during EVA

S84-27023 (7 Feb 1984) --- This 70mm frame shows astronaut Bruce McCandless II moving in to conduct a test involving...

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NASA image: View of the Challenger from the fixed camera in McCandless's helmet
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Feb 11, 1984

View of the Challenger from the fixed camera in McCandless's helmet

S84-27020 (7 Feb 1984) --- A fixed camera on astronaut Bruce McCandless II's helmet recorded this rare scene of the...

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NASA image: Microgravity
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Jul 1, 1983

Microgravity

STS-7, Orbiter Challenger in orbit, taken from camera aboard Shuttle Pallet Satellite (SPAS) [Germany]

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NASA image: ED07-0243-14
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Oct 23, 2007

ED07-0243-14

NASA Dryden's Ikhana ground crewmen Gus Carreno and James Smith load the thermal-infrared imaging scanner pallet...

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NASA image: Spacelab
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Jun 30, 1993

Spacelab

Space Shuttle Discovery (STS-56) onboard photo of the Atmospheric Laboratory for Applications and Science (ATLAS-2)...

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NASA image: Spacelab
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Jun 30, 1993

Spacelab

Space Shuttle Discovery (STS-56) onboard photo of the Atmospheric Laboratory for Applications and Science (ATLAS-2)...

MSFC
NASA image: iss064e041250
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Mar 11, 2021

iss064e041250

iss064e041250 (March 11, 2021) --- An external pallet packed with old nickel-hydrogen batteries is released from the...

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NASA image: KMAG Welding
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Oct 26, 2018

KMAG Welding

A Jacobs technician from the Launch Equipment Shop performs welding on the KAMAG spacecraft transporter on Oct. 26,...

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NASA image: KMAG Welding
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Oct 26, 2018

KMAG Welding

Jacobs technicians from the Launch Equipment Shop perform welding on the KAMAG spacecraft transporter on Oct. 26,...

KSC
NASA image: KMAG Welding
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Oct 26, 2018

KMAG Welding

A Jacobs technician from the Launch Equipment Shop performs welding on the KAMAG spacecraft transporter on Oct. 26,...

KSC
NASA image: iss064e041512
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Mar 11, 2021

iss064e041512

iss064e041512 (March 11, 2021) --- An external pallet packed with old nickel-hydrogen batteries is released from the...

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NASA image: iss063e024519
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Jun 4, 2020

iss063e024519

iss063e024519 (June 4, 2020) --- Japan's resupply ship, the H-II Transfer Vehicle-9 (HTV-9), is pictured attached to...

JSC
NASA image: KMAG Welding
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Oct 26, 2018

KMAG Welding

A Jacobs technician from the Launch Equipment Shop performs welding on the KAMAG spacecraft transporter on Oct. 26,...

KSC
NASA image: Dragon Crew-8 Temporary Seat
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Sep 27, 2024

Dragon Crew-8 Temporary Seat

This image shows one of the temporary seat structures built and installed on the Crew-8 Dragon in cargo pallet...

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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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Yes, you can download NASA images in multiple resolutions directly from this gallery. Each image detail page provides download links for original (full resolution), large (1920px), medium (960px), small (480px), and thumbnail sizes. NASA encourages the public to use these images for education, media, and personal projects. High-resolution originals are ideal for printing and professional use.

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