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NASA image: View of the Central Station of the ALSEP deploy by Apollo 14 astronauts
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Feb 5, 1971

View of the Central Station of the ALSEP deploy by Apollo 14 astronauts

AS14-68-9405 (6 Feb. 1971) --- Astronaut Alan B. Shepard Jr., Apollo 14 commander, assembles a double core tube as...

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NASA image: View of Endeavour's STBD longeron and MEPSI deploy during STS-113
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Dec 2, 2002

View of Endeavour's STBD longeron and MEPSI deploy during STS-113

STS113-370-012 (2 December 2002) --- The horizon of a blue and white Earth and the blackness of space form the...

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NASA image: Newman on RMS arm after deploying TORU antenna on FGB/Zarya module
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Dec 10, 1998

Newman on RMS arm after deploying TORU antenna on FGB/Zarya module

S88-E-5096 (12-10-98) --- Astronaut James H. Newman, mission specialist, is pictured on the end of Endeavour's...

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NASA image: Astronaut Jack Lousma participates in EVA to deploy twin pole solar shield
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Aug 6, 1973

Astronaut Jack Lousma participates in EVA to deploy twin pole solar shield

SL3-122-2611 (22 Sept. 1973) --- Astronaut Alan L. Bean, Skylab 3 commander, participates in the final...

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NASA image: Newman on RMS arm after deploying TORU antenna on FGB/Zarya module
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Dec 10, 1998

Newman on RMS arm after deploying TORU antenna on FGB/Zarya module

S88-E-5102 (12-10-98) --- Astronaut James H. Newman, mission specialist, is backdropped against a blue and white...

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NASA image: New set of solar arrays deployed on Hubble Space Telescope
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Dec 9, 1993

New set of solar arrays deployed on Hubble Space Telescope

STS061-99-009 (9 Dec 1993) --- Sunlight reflects off the Space Shuttle Endeavour's aft windows and the shiny Hubble...

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NASA image: Mexico's Morelos satellite deploying from Discovery's payload bay
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Jun 17, 1985

Mexico's Morelos satellite deploying from Discovery's payload bay

51G-32-082 (17-24 June 1985) --- Mexico's Morelos satellite rises from Discovery's cargo bay to begin its life in space.

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NASA image: Ulysses spacecraft and its upper stage system are deployed during STS-41
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Oct 6, 1990

Ulysses spacecraft and its upper stage system are deployed during STS-41

STS041-601-009 (6 Oct 1990) --- The Ulysses spacecraft, backdropped against the blackness of space, rapidly...

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NASA image: The American Satellite Company (ASC) satellite deployed from payload bay
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Aug 27, 1985

The American Satellite Company (ASC) satellite deployed from payload bay

51I-32-059 (27 August 1985) --- The American Satellite Company (ASC) communications satellite rises from the cargo...

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NASA image: Deployed P4 Radiator during STS-115 EVA during Joint Operations
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Sep 15, 2006

Deployed P4 Radiator during STS-115 EVA during Joint Operations

S115-E-06143 (15 Sept. 2006) --- Backdropped by a blue and white Earth, the newly installed P3/P4 truss and the...

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NASA image: Newman on RMS arm after deploying TORU antenna on FGB/Zarya module
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Dec 10, 1998

Newman on RMS arm after deploying TORU antenna on FGB/Zarya module

S88-E-5101 (12-10-98) --- Astronaut James H. Newman, mission specialist, is backdropped against a blue and white...

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NASA image: SWOT Solar Panels Deploy at Thales Alenia Space Facility in France
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May 11, 2022

SWOT Solar Panels Deploy at Thales Alenia Space Facility in France

The solar panels on the Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) satellite unfold as part of a test in January 2022...

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NASA image: Skylab 3, Owen K. Garriott on EVA
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Aug 6, 1973

Skylab 3, Owen K. Garriott on EVA

SL3-122-2609 (6 Aug. 1973) --- Scientist-astronaut Owen K. Garriott, Skylab 3 science pilot, looks at the camera as...

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NASA image: NASA Artemis Underway Recovery Test 12
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Mar 27, 2025

NASA Artemis Underway Recovery Test 12

Sergeant Huff of the 45 weather squadron deploys a weather balloon during Underway Recovery Test-12 onboard USS...

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NASA image: Nanoracks CUBESAT launcher operations
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Aug 19, 2014

Nanoracks CUBESAT launcher operations

ISS040-E-102490 (19 Aug. 2014) --- In the grasp of the Japanese robotic arm, the CubeSat deployer releases a pair of...

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NASA image: iss059e102911
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Jun 13, 2019

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iss059e102911 (6/13/2019 --- Photo documentation taken aboard the International Space Station (ISS) of the JEM Small...

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NASA image: KSC-2013-3358
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Aug 20, 2013

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Inside the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida,...

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NASA image: JEM Small Satellite Orbital Deployer #11 (J-SSOD #11) micro-satellite deployment mission
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Jun 17, 2019

JEM Small Satellite Orbital Deployer #11 (J-SSOD #11) micro-satellite deployment mission

iss059e104298 (6/17/2019) --- Photo documentation taken of the JEM Small Satellite Orbital Deployer #11 (J-SSOD #11)...

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NASA image: 180316 NASA QUICKLOOK 017
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Mar 16, 2018

180316 NASA QUICKLOOK 017

NASA successfully tested the Orion spacecraft’s parachute system on March 16, 2018 at the U.S. Army Proving Ground...

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NASA image: KSC-05-S-00232
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Aug 9, 2005

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COMMENTATOR: Landing gears down and locked --- main gear touchdown --- drag chute deploy -- nose gear touchdown and...

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NASA image: Nanoracks CUBESAT launcher operations
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Aug 19, 2014

Nanoracks CUBESAT launcher operations

ISS040-E-103545 (19 Aug. 2014) --- In the grasp of the Japanese robotic arm, the CubeSat deployer (mostly out of...

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NASA image: 180316 NASA QUICKLOOK 013
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Mar 16, 2018

180316 NASA QUICKLOOK 013

NASA successfully tested the Orion spacecraft’s parachute system on March 16, 2018 at the U.S. Army Proving Ground...

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NASA image: Sea Perch Project
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Dec 11, 2010

Sea Perch Project

David Lalejini, an employee of the Naval Research Laboratory at NASA's John C. Stennis Space Center, helps a pair of...

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NASA image: Russian EVA no. 39.
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Aug 18, 2014

Russian EVA no. 39.

ISS040-E-099399 (18 Aug. 2014) --- Russian cosmonaut Alexander Skvortsov, Expedition 40 flight engineer, attired in...

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