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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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Nov 10, 2004

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Raffaello, the MPLM scheduled to fly on the STS-114 Return to Flight mission, settles...

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Mar 29, 2001

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Inside the Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Leonardo, which is in the Space Station...

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NASA image: KSC01pp0696
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Mar 27, 2001

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Orbiter Processing Facility bay 2, an overhead crane lifts the Multi-Purpose...

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NASA image: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The STS-114 crew is welcomed to Hangar AF, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, by Joseph Chaput, with United Space Alliance. The crew, from left, are Mission Specialist Soichi Noguchi, Commander Eileen Collins, Mission Specialist Stephen Robinson and (partially hidden) Pilot James Kelly. Noguchi is with the Japanese space agency NASDA. On the mission, the crew will carry the MultiPurpose Logistics Module (MPLM) Raffaello and External Stowage Platform 2 to the International Space Station. The MPLM will contain supplies and equipment. Another goal of the mission is to remove and replace a Control Moment Gyro. Launch date for mission STS-114 is under review. Hangar AF is the site where SRB Retrieval Ships return the spent solid rocket boosters after a Shuttle launch. The SRBs are lifted from the water and placed on rail cars to begin the disassembly and refurbishment process.
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Aug 13, 2003

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The STS-114 crew is welcomed to Hangar AF, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, by Joseph Chaput, with United Space Alliance. The crew, from left, are Mission Specialist Soichi Noguchi, Commander Eileen Collins, Mission Specialist Stephen Robinson and (partially hidden) Pilot James Kelly. Noguchi is with the Japanese space agency NASDA. On the mission, the crew will carry the MultiPurpose Logistics Module (MPLM) Raffaello and External Stowage Platform 2 to the International Space Station. The MPLM will contain supplies and equipment. Another goal of the mission is to remove and replace a Control Moment Gyro. Launch date for mission STS-114 is under review. Hangar AF is the site where SRB Retrieval Ships return the spent solid rocket boosters after a Shuttle launch. The SRBs are lifted from the water and placed on rail cars to begin the disassembly and refurbishment process.

NASA image: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In Hangar AF, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, the STS-114 crew look at equipment used to disassemble and refurbish solid rocket boosters retrieved after a Shuttle launch. Starting second from left are Mission Specialist Soichi Noguchi, Mission Specialist Stephen Robinson, Commander Eileen Collins, and Pilot James Kelly. Noguchi is with the Japanese space agency NASDA. At far left is Joseph Chaput, with United Space Alliance. On their mission, the crew will carry the MultiPurpose Logistics Module (MPLM) Raffaello and External Stowage Platform 2 to the International Space Station. The MPLM will contain supplies and equipment. Another goal of the mission is to remove and replace a Control Moment Gyro. Launch date for mission STS-114 is under review.
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Aug 13, 2003

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In Hangar AF, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, the STS-114 crew look at equipment used to disassemble and refurbish solid rocket boosters retrieved after a Shuttle launch. Starting second from left are Mission Specialist Soichi Noguchi, Mission Specialist Stephen Robinson, Commander Eileen Collins, and Pilot James Kelly. Noguchi is with the Japanese space agency NASDA. At far left is Joseph Chaput, with United Space Alliance. On their mission, the crew will carry the MultiPurpose Logistics Module (MPLM) Raffaello and External Stowage Platform 2 to the International Space Station. The MPLM will contain supplies and equipment. Another goal of the mission is to remove and replace a Control Moment Gyro. Launch date for mission STS-114 is under review.

NASA image: MPLM Berthing OPS
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Sep 8, 2009

MPLM Berthing OPS

S128-E-008490 (7 Sept. 2009) --- In the grasp of the International Space Station’s Canadarm2 robotic arm, the...

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NASA image: Krkalev with stowage bags in MPLM
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Jul 30, 2005

Krkalev with stowage bags in MPLM

ISS011-E-11330 (30 July 2005) --- Cosmonaut Sergei Krikalev, representative of Russia's Federal Space Agency and...

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NASA image: MPLM Transfer Tag-Up
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Apr 9, 2010

MPLM Transfer Tag-Up

S131-E-008398 (9 April 2010) --- The seven STS-131 crew members -- working guests for several days aboard the...

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NASA image: MPLM Berthing OPS
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Sep 8, 2009

MPLM Berthing OPS

S128-E-008493 (7 Sept. 2009) --- In the grasp of the International Space Station’s Canadarm2 robotic arm, the...

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NASA image: MPLM FM2, forward side
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Apr 23, 2001

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S100-E-5351 (23 April 2001) --- The Raffaello logistics module is backdropped over clouds and water on Earth....

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NASA image: MPLM Transfer OPS
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Apr 9, 2010

MPLM Transfer OPS

S131-E-008380 (9 April 2010) --- NASA astronaut Dorothy Metcalf-Lindenburger is pictured during the transfer of a...

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NASA image: MPLM Unberthing OPS
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Apr 16, 2010

MPLM Unberthing OPS

S131-E-010338 (16 April 2010) --- In the grasp of the International Space Station's Canadarm2 robotic arm, the...

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NASA image: MPLM Transfer Tag-Up
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Apr 9, 2010

MPLM Transfer Tag-Up

S131-E-008397 (9 April 2010) --- The seven STS-131 crew members -- working guests for several days aboard the...

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NASA image: Metcalf-Lindenburger in MPLM
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Apr 8, 2010

Metcalf-Lindenburger in MPLM

S131-E-008357 (9 April 2010) --- NASA astronaut Dorothy Metcalf-Lindenburger, STS-131 mission specialist, finds...

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NASA image: Boe and Pettit in MPLM
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Nov 26, 2008

Boe and Pettit in MPLM

S126-E-011534 (26 Nov. 2008) --- Astronaut Eric Boe, STS-126 pilot, floats near the hatchway of the multi-purpose...

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NASA image: Thomas and Richards at work in the MPLM
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Mar 17, 2001

Thomas and Richards at work in the MPLM

STS102-E-5239 (17 March 2001) --- Astronauts Andrew S.W. Thomas (left) and Paul W. Richards, STS-102 mission...

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NASA image: Stefanyshyn-Piper in MPLM
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Nov 19, 2008

Stefanyshyn-Piper in MPLM

S126-E-008206 (19 Nov. 2008) --- Astronaut Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper, STS-126 mission specialist, works in the...

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NASA image: MPLM Rack Transfer
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Sep 1, 2009

MPLM Rack Transfer

ISS020-E-037494 (1 Sept. 2009) --- Russian cosmonaut Roman Romanenko, Expedition 20 flight engineer, is pictured in...

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Aug 5, 1999

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Under clear and cloud-spotted skies at the Shuttle Landing Facility, cranes support...

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Aug 4, 1998

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Technicians from Boeing and Alenia Aerospazio work to remove the end cap from the...

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Aug 4, 1998

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The inside of the first Multi-Purpose Logistics Module (MPLM) for the International...

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NASA image: KSC-98pc888
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Aug 2, 1998

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Technicians prepare to remove the Multi-Purpose Logistics Module (MPLM), the Leonardo,...

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NASA image: KSC-98pc899
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Aug 4, 1998

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Technicians and workers watch as the Rack Insertion Device (at left) moves the end cap...

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NASA image: KSC-98pc885
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Jul 31, 1998

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- An Airbus Beluga transporter taxis down the Shuttle Landing Facility to deliver the...

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The STS-114 crew is welcomed to Hangar AF, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, by Joseph...

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In Hangar AF, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, the STS-114 crew look at equipment used...

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