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NASA image: Juno Solar Panel Deployment Test
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Oct 13, 2009

Juno Solar Panel Deployment Test

Technicians test the deployment of one of the three massive solar arrays that power NASA Juno spacecraft.

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NASA image: Juno Solar Panel Deployment Test
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Oct 13, 2009

Juno Solar Panel Deployment Test

Technicians test the deployment of one of the three massive solar arrays that power NASA Juno spacecraft.

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NASA image: Webb Telescope Primary Mirror Final Deployment - Operational Coverage
Video
Jan 8, 2022

Webb Telescope Primary Mirror Final Deployment - Operational Coverage

Webb Telescope Primary Mirror Final Deployment - Operational Coverage

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NASA image: Deployment of Galileo and the IUS
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Sep 10, 1997

Deployment of Galileo and the IUS

Deployment of NASA Galileo and the IUS from the cargo bay of STS-34 Atlantis at 7:15 p.m. EDT on October 18, 1989....

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NASA image: Artists concept of Apollo 15 crewmen performing deployment of LRV
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Jun 26, 1971

Artists concept of Apollo 15 crewmen performing deployment of LRV

S71-38188 (26 June 1971) --- An artist's concept showing the Apollo 15 mission commander and the lunar module pilot...

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NASA image: Astronaut Chang-Diaz on forward flight deck during TSS-1R deployment
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Mar 18, 1996

Astronaut Chang-Diaz on forward flight deck during TSS-1R deployment

STS075-328-018 (25 Feb. 1996) --- Astronaut Franklin R. Chang-Diaz, STS-75 payload commander, is busy at the pilot's...

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NASA image: Deployment of GPM Solar Array
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Dec 8, 2017

Deployment of GPM Solar Array

Deployment of the +Y solar array after it has been integrated onto the GPM Core spacecraft. Credit: NASA/Goddard The...

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NASA image: Deployment of the RCA Satcom K-2 communications satellite
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Nov 28, 1985

Deployment of the RCA Satcom K-2 communications satellite

61B-38-36W (28 Nov 1985) --- The 4,144-pound RCA Satcom K-2 communications satellite is photographed as it spins...

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NASA image: STS-75 crew on aft flight deck during TSS-1R deployement
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Mar 18, 1996

STS-75 crew on aft flight deck during TSS-1R deployement

STS075-328-026 (25 Feb. 1996) --- Astronaut Claude Nicollier is the only clearly identifiable crewmember in this...

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NASA image: J-SSOD-6 Deployment
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Jan 16, 2017

J-SSOD-6 Deployment

iss050e031664 (1/16/2017) --- Photo documentation of the Japanese-Small Satellite Orbital Deployer-6 (J-SSOD-6)...

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NASA image: J-SSOD-6 Deployment
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Jan 16, 2017

J-SSOD-6 Deployment

iss050e031653 (1/16/2017) --- Photo documentation of the Japanese-Small Satellite Orbital Deployer-6 (J-SSOD-6)...

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NASA image: Prepping the Parachute Deployment Device
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May 16, 2014

Prepping the Parachute Deployment Device

An engineer works on the Parachute Deployment Device of the Low-Density Supersonic Decelerator test vehicle in this...

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NASA image: 2 Stages of Deployment
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Feb 26, 2003

2 Stages of Deployment

The twin rovers sit side-by-side in different stages of deployment. NASA Rover 2 left front wheels are stowed, while...

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NASA image: Artists concept of Apollo 15 crewmen performing deployment of LRV
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Jun 26, 1971

Artists concept of Apollo 15 crewmen performing deployment of LRV

S71-38189 (26 June 1971) --- An artist's concept showing the final steps of readying the Apollo 15 Lunar Roving...

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NASA image: IMAP MAG Boom Deployment
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Jul 19, 2025

IMAP MAG Boom Deployment

IMAP MAG Boom Deployment

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NASA image: J-SSOD-6 Deployment
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Jan 16, 2017

J-SSOD-6 Deployment

iss050e031207 (1/6/2017) --- A view during the Japanese-Small Satellite Orbital Deployer-6 (J-SSOD-6) deployment of...

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NASA image: Deployment of the SBS-4 communications satellite
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Aug 30, 1984

Deployment of the SBS-4 communications satellite

41D-36-034 (30 Aug 1984) --- Less than nine hours after the first launch of the Discovery, its astronaut crewmembers...

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NASA image: CURTIS Deployment
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Apr 10, 2024

CURTIS Deployment

iss071e006845 (4/10/2024) --- View of the Japanese Experiment Module (JEM) Small Satellite Orbital Deployer-28...

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NASA image: NanoRacks CubeSat Deployment
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May 26, 2017

NanoRacks CubeSat Deployment

iss051e049985 )5/26/2017) --- A view of the NanoRacks CubeSat Deployer (NRCSD) 12 during the release of ExAlta-1,...

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NASA image: BIRDS-2 Satellite Deployment
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Aug 10, 2018

BIRDS-2 Satellite Deployment

iss056e130478 (8/10/2018) --- A view of the BIRDS-2 Satellite Deployment during JSSOD-9 operations. The JEM Small...

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NASA image: J-SSOD-6 Deployment
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Jan 16, 2017

J-SSOD-6 Deployment

iss050e031340 (1/16/2017) --- Photo documentation of the Japanese-Small Satellite Orbital Deployer-6 (J-SSOD-6)...

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NASA image: STS-31 pre-deployment checkout of the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) on OV-103
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Apr 25, 1990

STS-31 pre-deployment checkout of the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) on OV-103

The Hubble Space Telescope (HST), grappled by Discovery's, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103's, remote manipulator system...

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NASA image: NanoRacks CubeSat Deployment
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Feb 11, 2014

NanoRacks CubeSat Deployment

ISS038-E-044916 (11 Feb. 2014) --- A set of NanoRacks CubeSats is photographed by an Expedition 38 crew member after...

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NASA image: BIRDS-2 Satellite Deployment
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Aug 10, 2018

BIRDS-2 Satellite Deployment

iss056e130490(8/10/2018) --- A view of the BIRDS-2 Satellite Deployment during JSSOD-9 operations. The JEM Small...

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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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