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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: VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, CALIF. - Workers mate the Pegasus , with its cargo of the SciSat-1 payload to the L-1011 carrier aircraft. The SciSat-1 weighs approximately 330 pounds and after launch will be placed in a 400-mile-high polar orbit to investigate processes that control the distribution of ozone in the upper atmosphere. The data from the satellite will provide Canadian and international scientists with improved measurements relating to global ozone processes and help policymakers assess existing environmental policy and develop protective measures for improving the health of our atmosphere, preventing further ozone depletion. The mission is designed to last two years.
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Aug 9, 2003

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, CALIF. - Workers mate the Pegasus , with its cargo of the SciSat-1 payload to the L-1011 carrier aircraft. The SciSat-1 weighs approximately 330 pounds and after launch will be placed in a 400-mile-high polar orbit to investigate processes that control the distribution of ozone in the upper atmosphere. The data from the satellite will provide Canadian and international scientists with improved measurements relating to global ozone processes and help policymakers assess existing environmental policy and develop protective measures for improving the health of our atmosphere, preventing further ozone depletion. The mission is designed to last two years.

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, CALIF. - Workers mate the Pegasus , with its cargo of the SciSat-1 payload to the L-1011...

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NASA image: VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, CALIF. - The SciSat-1 payload, with fairing installed and attached to its Pegasus launch vehicle, begins rollout to the hot pad and mating to the L-1011 carrier aircraft. The SciSat-1 weighs approximately 330 pounds and after launch will be placed in a 400-mile-high polar orbit to investigate processes that control the distribution of ozone in the upper atmosphere. The data from the satellite will provide Canadian and international scientists with improved measurements relating to global ozone processes and help policymakers assess existing environmental policy and develop protective measures for improving the health of our atmosphere, preventing further ozone depletion. The mission is designed to last two years.
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Aug 9, 2003

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, CALIF. - The SciSat-1 payload, with fairing installed and attached to its Pegasus launch vehicle, begins rollout to the hot pad and mating to the L-1011 carrier aircraft. The SciSat-1 weighs approximately 330 pounds and after launch will be placed in a 400-mile-high polar orbit to investigate processes that control the distribution of ozone in the upper atmosphere. The data from the satellite will provide Canadian and international scientists with improved measurements relating to global ozone processes and help policymakers assess existing environmental policy and develop protective measures for improving the health of our atmosphere, preventing further ozone depletion. The mission is designed to last two years.

NASA image: VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, CALIF. - At Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. a covered SciSat-1 spacecraft is lifted onto a rotation stand. The solar arrays will be attached and the communications systems checked out. The SciSat-1 weighs approximately 330 pounds and after launch will be placed in a 400-mile-high polar orbit to investigate processes that control the distribution of ozone in the upper atmosphere. The data from the satellite will provide Canadian and international scientists with improved measurements relating to global ozone processes and help policymakers assess existing environmental policy and develop protective measures for improving the health of our atmosphere, preventing further ozone depletion. The mission is designed to last two years.
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Jul 29, 2003

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, CALIF. - At Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. a covered SciSat-1 spacecraft is lifted onto a rotation stand. The solar arrays will be attached and the communications systems checked out. The SciSat-1 weighs approximately 330 pounds and after launch will be placed in a 400-mile-high polar orbit to investigate processes that control the distribution of ozone in the upper atmosphere. The data from the satellite will provide Canadian and international scientists with improved measurements relating to global ozone processes and help policymakers assess existing environmental policy and develop protective measures for improving the health of our atmosphere, preventing further ozone depletion. The mission is designed to last two years.

NASA image: AIRS Temperature Anomalies
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Jan 4, 2022

AIRS Temperature Anomalies

This animation shows a nearly 20-year record of temperature anomalies for two layers in Earth's atmosphere: the...

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NASA image: Perseverance Heat Shield Separates (Illustration)
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Dec 16, 2020

Perseverance Heat Shield Separates (Illustration)

In this illustration, NASA's Perseverance rover gets its first look at the Martian surface below, after dropping its...

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NASA image: Veiled Worlds
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Sep 28, 2015

Veiled Worlds

Titan and Saturn have very few things in common, but a hazy appearance is one feature they share. Although their...

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NASA image: The Dragon Storm
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Feb 24, 2005

The Dragon Storm

A large, bright and complex convective storm that appeared in Saturn's southern hemisphere in mid-September 2004 was...

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NASA image: Showcasing Our New Earth Information Center on This Week @NASA – June 23, 2023
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Jun 23, 2023

Showcasing Our New Earth Information Center on This Week @NASA – June 23, 2023

Showcasing our new Earth Information Center, in search of an atmosphere around a rocky exoplanet, and getting ready...

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NASA image: Highlighting Titan's Hazes
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Aug 11, 2017

Highlighting Titan's Hazes

NASA's Cassini spacecraft looks toward the night side of Saturn's moon Titan in a view that highlights the extended,...

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NASA image: EUNIS Sees Evidence for Nanoflare Heating
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Aug 1, 2014

EUNIS Sees Evidence for Nanoflare Heating

Scientists have recently gathered some of the strongest evidence to date to explain what makes the sun's outer...

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NASA image: KSC-05-S-00133
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May 20, 2005

KSC-05-S-00133

Tiffany Nail: You're about to get an inside look at the NOAA-N mission and find out what exciting things this...

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NASA image: GOES-U Encapsulation
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Jun 13, 2024

GOES-U Encapsulation

Technicians prepare NOAA’s (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) Geostationary Operational Environmental...

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NASA image: NASA’s Earth Information Center Ribbon Cutting
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Jun 21, 2023

NASA’s Earth Information Center Ribbon Cutting

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, right, and Michael Morgan, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Environmental...

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NASA image: SCAPE Suit Up
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Oct 31, 2018

SCAPE Suit Up

Operators wearing Self-Contained Atmospheric Protective Ensemble (SCAPE) suits depart the suit-up room at the...

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NASA image: GOES-U Encapsulation
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Jun 13, 2024

GOES-U Encapsulation

Technicians at the Astrotech Space Operations facility near NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida connect NOAA’s...

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NASA image: SCAPE Suit Up
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Oct 31, 2018

SCAPE Suit Up

An operator prepares to don a Self-Contained Atmospheric Protective Ensemble (SCAPE) suit inside a room in the...

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NASA image: GOES-U Media Day at Astrotech
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Jun 6, 2024

GOES-U Media Day at Astrotech

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-U...

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NASA image: SCAPE Suit Up
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Oct 31, 2018

SCAPE Suit Up

An operator dons a Self-Contained Atmospheric Protective Ensemble (SCAPE) suit inside a room in the Multi-Payload...

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NASA image: GOES-U Encapsulation
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Jun 13, 2024

GOES-U Encapsulation

Technicians prepare NOAA’s (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) Geostationary Operational Environmental...

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NASA image: SCAPE Suit Up
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Oct 31, 2018

SCAPE Suit Up

An operator dons a Self-Contained Atmospheric Protective Ensemble (SCAPE) suit inside a room in the Multi-Payload...

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NASA image: SCAPE Suit Up
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Oct 31, 2018

SCAPE Suit Up

Operators wearing Self-Contained Atmospheric Protective Ensemble (SCAPE) suits are inside a transport vehicle near...

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NASA image: SCAPE Suit Up
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Oct 31, 2018

SCAPE Suit Up

Self-Contained Atmospheric Protective Ensemble (SCAPE) suits are hanging in a row inside the Multi-Payload...

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NASA image: NASA Discusses Latest Global Temperature Data
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Aug 14, 2023

NASA Discusses Latest Global Temperature Data

NASA Press Secretary Jackie McGuinness, left, Kate Calvin, NASA Chief Scientist and senior climate advisor, second...

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NASA image: SCAPE Suit Up
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Oct 31, 2018

SCAPE Suit Up

An operator dons a Self-Contained Atmospheric Protective Ensemble (SCAPE) suit inside a room in the Multi-Payload...

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VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, CALIF. - The SciSat-1 payload, with fairing installed and attached to its Pegasus launch...

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VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, CALIF. - At Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. a covered SciSat-1 spacecraft is lifted...

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