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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: Two panels of Space Shuttle TPS insulation were mounted on the flight test fixture underneath NASA's F-15B during the Lifting Foam Trajectory flight test series
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Feb 16, 2005

Two panels of Space Shuttle TPS insulation were mounted on the flight test fixture underneath NASA's F-15B during the Lifting Foam Trajectory flight test series

Two panels of Space Shuttle TPS insulation were mounted on the flight test fixture underneath NASA's F-15B during...

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NASA image: Up Close With a Solar Panel on Psyche
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Mar 7, 2022

Up Close With a Solar Panel on Psyche

An engineer at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California examines a panel on Psyche's stowed solar...

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NASA image: A close-up of the panels on the F-15B's flight test fixture shows five divots of TPS foam were successfully ejected during the LIFT experiment.
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Feb 16, 2005

A close-up of the panels on the F-15B's flight test fixture shows five divots of TPS foam were successfully ejected during the LIFT experiment.

A close-up of the panels on the F-15B's flight test fixture shows five divots of TPS foam were successfully ejected...

AFRC
NASA image: A post-flight inspection of the panels on the F-15B's flight test fixture shows five divots of TPS foam were successfully ejected during the LIFT experiment.
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Feb 16, 2005

A post-flight inspection of the panels on the F-15B's flight test fixture shows five divots of TPS foam were successfully ejected during the LIFT experiment.

A post-flight inspection of the panels on the F-15B's flight test fixture shows five divots of TPS foam were...

AFRC
NASA image: Pegasus XL CYGNSS Solar Panel Deployment and Illumination Test
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Oct 2, 2016

Pegasus XL CYGNSS Solar Panel Deployment and Illumination Test

Inside Building 1555 at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, solar panels for one of eight NASA's Cyclone Global...

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NASA image: Pegasus XL CYGNSS Solar Panel Deployment and Illumination Test
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Oct 2, 2016

Pegasus XL CYGNSS Solar Panel Deployment and Illumination Test

Inside Building 1555 at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, solar panels for one of eight NASA's Cyclone Global...

KSC
NASA image: Getting Closer to Countdown: Spacecraft Undergoes Readiness Tests
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Jul 19, 2005

Getting Closer to Countdown: Spacecraft Undergoes Readiness Tests

It no easy task getting NASA Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter ready for launch. Workers stabilize the crane holding one...

JPL
NASA image: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Japanese astronaut Koichi Wakata (front) listens to William Gaetjens, with the Vehicle Integration Test Team (VITT), who is providing details about the spar installation (left) on the wing of the orbiter Atlantis. Reinforced Carbon Carbon (RCC) panels are mechanically attached to the wing via the spars - a series of floating joints - to reduce loading on the panels caused by wing deflections. The aluminum and the metallic attachments are protected from exceeding temperature limits by internal insulation.
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Sep 5, 2003

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Japanese astronaut Koichi Wakata (front) listens to William Gaetjens, with the Vehicle Integration Test Team (VITT), who is providing details about the spar installation (left) on the wing of the orbiter Atlantis. Reinforced Carbon Carbon (RCC) panels are mechanically attached to the wing via the spars - a series of floating joints - to reduce loading on the panels caused by wing deflections. The aluminum and the metallic attachments are protected from exceeding temperature limits by internal insulation.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Japanese astronaut Koichi Wakata (front) listens to William Gaetjens, with the Vehicle...

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NASA image: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Japanese astronaut Koichi Wakata (right) listens to William Gaetjens, with the Vehicle Integration Test Team (VITT), who is providing details about the spar installation (left) on the wing of the orbiter Atlantis. Reinforced Carbon Carbon (RCC) panels are mechanically attached to the wing via the spars - a series of floating joints - to reduce loading on the panels caused by wing deflections. The aluminum and the metallic attachments are protected from exceeding temperature limits by internal insulation.
Image
Sep 5, 2003

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Japanese astronaut Koichi Wakata (right) listens to William Gaetjens, with the Vehicle Integration Test Team (VITT), who is providing details about the spar installation (left) on the wing of the orbiter Atlantis. Reinforced Carbon Carbon (RCC) panels are mechanically attached to the wing via the spars - a series of floating joints - to reduce loading on the panels caused by wing deflections. The aluminum and the metallic attachments are protected from exceeding temperature limits by internal insulation.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Japanese astronaut Koichi Wakata (right) listens to William Gaetjens, with the Vehicle...

KSC
NASA image: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - William Gaetjens (background), with the Vehicle Integration Test Team (VITT) directs Japanese astronaut Koichi Wakata’s attention to the spars installed on the wing of the orbiter Atlantis. Reinforced Carbon Carbon (RCC) panels are mechanically attached to the wing via the spars - a series of floating joints - to reduce loading on the panels caused by wing deflections. The aluminum and the metallic attachments are protected from exceeding temperature limits by internal insulation.
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Sep 5, 2003

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - William Gaetjens (background), with the Vehicle Integration Test Team (VITT) directs Japanese astronaut Koichi Wakata’s attention to the spars installed on the wing of the orbiter Atlantis. Reinforced Carbon Carbon (RCC) panels are mechanically attached to the wing via the spars - a series of floating joints - to reduce loading on the panels caused by wing deflections. The aluminum and the metallic attachments are protected from exceeding temperature limits by internal insulation.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - William Gaetjens (background), with the Vehicle Integration Test Team (VITT) directs...

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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.

JPL
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.

JPL
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.

JPL
NASA image: GSFC_20230914_OSAM1_025739
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Sep 14, 2023

GSFC_20230914_OSAM1_025739

The OSAM-1 integration and testing team deploys and stows the radiator panels on the OSAM-1 servicing payload at...

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NASA image: GRC-2004-C-01804
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Dec 7, 2000

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carbon/carbon fiber panels, panel 45-2 post test 90 degree ice impact

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NASA image: GRC-2004-C-01154
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May 1, 2004

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carbon/carbon fiber panels, panel R1-47-16 post test isometric view of back side

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NASA image: Test Panorama of InSight Deck Before Launch
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Nov 25, 2018

Test Panorama of InSight Deck Before Launch

This panorama, created from multiple images, shows the deck of NASA's InSight lander, as well as its solar panels,...

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NASA image: Manufacturing and testing the first in a series of initial weld confidence articles for the Exploration Upper Stage (EUS
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Feb 9, 2021

Manufacturing and testing the first in a series of initial weld confidence articles for the Exploration Upper Stage (EUS

Technicians are manufacturing and testing the first in a series of initial weld confidence articles for the...

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NASA image: Exploration Upper Stage (EUS) for future flights of NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket
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Feb 9, 2021

Exploration Upper Stage (EUS) for future flights of NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket

Technicians are manufacturing and testing the first in a series of initial weld confidence articles for the...

MSFC
NASA image: Manufacturing and testing the first in a series of initial weld confidence articles for the Exploration Upper Stage (EUS)
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Feb 9, 2021

Manufacturing and testing the first in a series of initial weld confidence articles for the Exploration Upper Stage (EUS)

Technicians are manufacturing and testing the first in a series of initial weld confidence articles for the...

MSFC
NASA image: ARC-2003-ACD03-0242-100
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Dec 8, 2003

ARC-2003-ACD03-0242-100

Thermal Evaluaion of X-37 Body flap Seal testing in the Panel Test Facility PFT-115

ARC
NASA image: ARC-2003-ACD03-0242-072
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Dec 20, 2003

ARC-2003-ACD03-0242-072

Thermal Evaluaion of X-37 Body Flap Sea test in Panel Test Facility PTF-115

ARC
NASA image: ARC-1996-AC96-0008-11
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Jan 12, 1996

ARC-1996-AC96-0008-11

Space Shuttle tile rain erosion test: Frank Hui sets MDA samples in Panel Test Facility for PTF-65

ARC
NASA image: ARC-2003-ACD03-0242-034
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Dec 20, 2003

ARC-2003-ACD03-0242-034

Thermal Evaluaion of X-37 Body Flap Sea test in Panel Test Facility PTF-115

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