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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.

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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: STS-116 Pilot Oefelein floats through the U.S. Laboratory during Joint Operations
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Dec 12, 2006

STS-116 Pilot Oefelein floats through the U.S. Laboratory during Joint Operations

S116-E-05602 (11 Dec. 2006) --- Astronaut William A. (Bill) Oefelein, STS-116 pilot, floats through the Destiny...

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NASA image: STS-93 Pilot Ashby takes video footage from the flight deck of Columbia
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Nov 18, 2013

STS-93 Pilot Ashby takes video footage from the flight deck of Columbia

STS093-328-007 (22-27 July 1999) --- Astronaut Jeffrey S. Ashby, pilot, takes video footage with a High Definition...

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NASA image: STS-99 Pilot Gorie changes a SRTM data tape on OV-105's flight deck
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Apr 5, 2000

STS-99 Pilot Gorie changes a SRTM data tape on OV-105's flight deck

STS099-330-019 (11-22 February 2000) ---Astronaut Dominic L. Gorie, STS-99 pilot, works with camera equipment on the...

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NASA image: NASA astronaut and Artemis II Pilot Victor Glover inside of the Orion spacecraft mockup
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Jan 30, 2025

NASA astronaut and Artemis II Pilot Victor Glover inside of the Orion spacecraft mockup

jsc2025e004071 (Jan. 30, 2025) --- NASA astronaut and Artemis II Pilot Victor Glover inside of the Orion spacecraft...

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NASA image: Meet Josh Cassada, Crew-5 Pilot
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Oct 5, 2022

Meet Josh Cassada, Crew-5 Pilot

He’s already a particle physicist and a Navy combat pilot, but this is a first for Josh Cassada: his first trip to...

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NASA image: NASA Test Flights Examine Effect of Atmospheric Turbulence on Sonic Booms
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Jul 20, 2016

NASA Test Flights Examine Effect of Atmospheric Turbulence on Sonic Booms

NASA pilot Nils Larson, and flight test engineer and pilot Wayne Ringelberg, head for a mission debrief after flying...

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NASA image: PA-30 Twin Comanche - NASA 808 in flight
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Oct 8, 1971

PA-30 Twin Comanche - NASA 808 in flight

Dryden Flight Research Center's Piper PA-30 Twin Commanche, which helped validate the RPRV concept, descends to a...

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NASA image: STS-35 Pilot Gardner and MS Hoffman during egress training at JSC
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Feb 12, 1990

STS-35 Pilot Gardner and MS Hoffman during egress training at JSC

S90-28710 (12 Feb 1990) --- Astronaut Guy S. Gardner, STS-35 pilot, (standing) and Jeffrey A. Hoffman, mission...

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NASA image: CGBA, Pilot Kent Rominger films HHDTC units in Spacelab
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Nov 5, 1995

CGBA, Pilot Kent Rominger films HHDTC units in Spacelab

STS073-131-014 (20 October-5 November 1995) --- Astronaut Kent V. Rominger, STS-73 pilot, uses a camcorder to record...

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NASA image: Commander Brand and Pilot Overmyer operate controls on forward flight deck
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Nov 16, 1982

Commander Brand and Pilot Overmyer operate controls on forward flight deck

STS005-10-376 (11-16 Nov. 1982) --- Half of the four-member astronaut crew for the Earth-orbiting space shuttle...

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NASA image: ASTRONAUT CRIPPEN, ROBERT L. - PILOT - STS-1 - TRAINING - JSC
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Mar 22, 1978

ASTRONAUT CRIPPEN, ROBERT L. - PILOT - STS-1 - TRAINING - JSC

S79-25007 (13 Dec. 1978) --- Astronaut Robert L. Crippen, pilot for the first space shuttle orbital flight test...

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NASA image: Commander Brand and Pilot Overmyer operate controls on forward flight deck
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Nov 16, 1982

Commander Brand and Pilot Overmyer operate controls on forward flight deck

STS005-10-381 (16 Nov. 1982) --- Half of the four-member astronaut crew for the Earth-orbiting space shuttle...

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NASA image: Pilot Hartsfield reviews TAGS teleprinter printout of instructions on middeck
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Jul 4, 1982

Pilot Hartsfield reviews TAGS teleprinter printout of instructions on middeck

STS004-26-243 (27 June 1982) --- Astronaut Henry W. Hartsfield Jr., STS-4 pilot, has just torn off a rather prolific...

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NASA image: Pilot Overmyer looks over food selections and experiments with beverage
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Nov 16, 1982

Pilot Overmyer looks over food selections and experiments with beverage

STS005-07-255 (19 Nov. 1982) --- Astronaut Robert F. Overmyer, STS-5 pilot, using beverage container and drinking...

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NASA image: Mission Specialist (MS) Lenoir cuts Pilot Overmyer's hair on middeck
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Nov 16, 1982

Mission Specialist (MS) Lenoir cuts Pilot Overmyer's hair on middeck

STS005-07-235 (11-16 Nov. 1982) --- Astronaut William B. Lenoir, mission specialist for STS-5, uses scissors and a...

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NASA image: Pilot Fullerton dons anti-g and ejection escape suit (EES) on middeck
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Mar 31, 1982

Pilot Fullerton dons anti-g and ejection escape suit (EES) on middeck

S82-28922 (30 March 1982) --- Astronaut C. Gordon Fullerton, STS-3 pilot, floats upside down in the zero-gravity...

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NASA image: Mission Specialist (MS) Ride at forward flight deck pilots stations controls
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Jun 24, 1983

Mission Specialist (MS) Ride at forward flight deck pilots stations controls

STS007-14-629 (21 June 1983) --– Astronaut Sally K. Ride, STS-7 mission specialist, performs a number of functions...

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NASA image: Jeff Greulich, DynCorp life support technician, adjusts a prototype helmet on a NASA Dryden pilot. Five pilots evaluated the helmet for fit, comfort and functionality during the summer and fall of 2002.
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Aug 7, 2002

Jeff Greulich, DynCorp life support technician, adjusts a prototype helmet on a NASA Dryden pilot. Five pilots evaluated the helmet for fit, comfort and functionality during the summer and fall of 2002.

Jeff Greulich, DynCorp life support technician, adjusts a prototype helmet on pilot Craig Bomben at NASA Dryden...

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NASA image: STS-47 Pilot Brown on OV-105's flight deck ten minutes after SSME cutoff
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Sep 12, 1992

STS-47 Pilot Brown on OV-105's flight deck ten minutes after SSME cutoff

STS047-28-002 (20 Sept. 1992) --- Astronaut Curtis L. Brown, Jr., STS-47 pilot, is photographed at the Space Shuttle...

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NASA image: STS-56 Commander Cameron & Pilot Oswald on CCT flight deck in JSC's MAIL
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Dec 1, 1992

STS-56 Commander Cameron & Pilot Oswald on CCT flight deck in JSC's MAIL

STS-56 Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, Commander Kenneth Cameron, (left) and Pilot Stephen S. Oswald, wearing...

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NASA image: ED05-0082-04
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Apr 20, 2005

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A pilot for General Atomics guides the Altair remotely operated aircraft from a ground control station using both...

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NASA image: STS-120 crew pose for photographers
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Nov 7, 2007

STS-120 crew pose for photographers

After a post-landing news conference, members of the STS-120 crew pose for photographers. From left are Pilot George...

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NASA image: Probe May Improve Weather Forecasts
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Jan 20, 2017

Probe May Improve Weather Forecasts

The TAMDAR Edge probe seen in the middle of the NASA Armstrong Ikhana is flying on a large remotely piloted aircraft...

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NASA image: Probe May Improve Weather Forecasts
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Jan 20, 2017

Probe May Improve Weather Forecasts

The TAMDAR Edge probe seen in the middle of the NASA Armstrong Ikhana is flying on a large remotely piloted aircraft...

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