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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: Model of the Space Launch System for the Orion Space Capsule is
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Aug 5, 2013

Model of the Space Launch System for the Orion Space Capsule is

Orion Test Capsule loaded on a flatbed trailer at NASA Langley to be transport to Fort Eustis, VA. where it will be...

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NASA image: View of Friendship 7 capsule on top of booster rocket
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Feb 20, 1962

View of Friendship 7 capsule on top of booster rocket

S62-00380 (20 Feb. 1962) --- Close-up view of the Mercury Atlas 6 (MA-6) Friendship 7 capsule on top of its booster...

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NASA image: Model of the Space Launch System for the Orion Space Capsule is
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Aug 5, 2013

Model of the Space Launch System for the Orion Space Capsule is

Orion Test Capsule loaded on a flatbed trailer at NASA Langley to be transport to Fort Eustis, VA. where it will be...

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NASA image: OSIRIS-REx Sample Return Capsule Lands in Houston
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Sep 25, 2023

OSIRIS-REx Sample Return Capsule Lands in Houston

After a seven-year journey to asteroid Bennu and back, the OSIRIS-REx sample return capsule landed in the Utah...

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NASA image: Release of Boilerplate Mercury Capsule Sequence
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Dec 16, 1958

Release of Boilerplate Mercury Capsule Sequence

Photographed on: 12 16 58. -- L58-1083a caption: Sequenced pictures showing events from release of boilerplate...

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NASA image: NASA Photographer Prepares to Film a Mercury Capsule
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Jun 23, 1959

NASA Photographer Prepares to Film a Mercury Capsule

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) photographer Arthur Laufman sets up a camera to film a Mercury...

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NASA image: Space capsule mounted in the Full Scale Wind Tunnel
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Jan 22, 1959

Space capsule mounted in the Full Scale Wind Tunnel

The Mercury space capsule undergoing tests in Full Scale Wind Tunnel, January 1959. Photograph published in Winds of...

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NASA image: ASTRONAUT SHEPARD - PRESSURE SUIT - FREEDOM "7" CAPSULE
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Jan 1, 1961

ASTRONAUT SHEPARD - PRESSURE SUIT - FREEDOM "7" CAPSULE

S61-02792 (5 May 1961) --- Astronaut Alan B. Shepard Jr., in his pressure suit and helmet, approaches the Freedom 7...

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NASA image: Mating of Little Joe 5B vehicle with Mercury Capsule #14
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Apr 23, 1961

Mating of Little Joe 5B vehicle with Mercury Capsule #14

S61-01673 (23 April 1961) --- View of the mating of Little Joe-5B launch vehicle with Mercury capsule #14. Photo...

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NASA image: The Orion Test Capsule and a number of other items used in the c
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Aug 7, 2013

The Orion Test Capsule and a number of other items used in the c

The Orion Test Capsule and a number of other items used in the capsule recovery at being transported down the James...

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NASA image: Astronaut Grissom on level 3 in front of Liberty Bell 7 capsule
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Jul 19, 1961

Astronaut Grissom on level 3 in front of Liberty Bell 7 capsule

S61-03698 (1961) --- Astronaut Virgil I. (Gus) Grissom, suited up and ready to climb into Liberty Bell 7 spacecraft,...

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NASA image: The Orion Test Capsule and a number of other items used in the c
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Aug 7, 2013

The Orion Test Capsule and a number of other items used in the c

The Orion Test Capsule and a number of other items used in the capsule recovery at being transported down the James...

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NASA image: The Orion Test Capsule and a number of other items used in the c
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Aug 7, 2013

The Orion Test Capsule and a number of other items used in the c

The Orion Test Capsule and a number of other items used in the capsule recovery at being transported down the James...

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NASA image: LRC-1962-B701_P-08679
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Nov 7, 1962

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Gemini capsule being tested in Unitary Plan Wind Tunnel.

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NASA image: The Orion Test Capsule at NASA's Langley Research Center's Hydro
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Jul 26, 2013

The Orion Test Capsule at NASA's Langley Research Center's Hydro

The Orion Test Capsule spent 4 hour in the water tank under NASA Langley's gantry to prove it is ready for the open...

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NASA image: The Orion Test Capsule at NASA's Langley Research Center's Hydro
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Jul 26, 2013

The Orion Test Capsule at NASA's Langley Research Center's Hydro

The Orion Test Capsule spent 4 hour in the water tank under NASA Langley's gantry to prove it is ready for the open...

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NASA image: The Orion Test Capsule at NASA's Langley Research Center's Hydro
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Jul 26, 2013

The Orion Test Capsule at NASA's Langley Research Center's Hydro

The Orion Test Capsule spent 4 hour in the water tank under NASA Langley's gantry to prove it is ready for the open...

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NASA image: The Orion Test Capsule at NASA's Langley Research Center's Hydro
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Jul 26, 2013

The Orion Test Capsule at NASA's Langley Research Center's Hydro

The Orion Test Capsule spent 4 hour in the water tank under NASA Langley's gantry to prove it is ready for the open...

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NASA image: The Orion Test Capsule at NASA's Langley Research Center's Hydro
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Jul 26, 2013

The Orion Test Capsule at NASA's Langley Research Center's Hydro

The Orion Test Capsule spent 4 hour in the water tank under NASA Langley's gantry to prove it is ready for the open...

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NASA image: The Orion Test Capsule Loaded on a Navy INLS "Improved Navy Ligh
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Aug 6, 2013

The Orion Test Capsule Loaded on a Navy INLS "Improved Navy Ligh

The Orion Test Capsule was loaded on a Navy INLS "Improved Navy Lighterage System" at Fort Eustis Tuesday from where...

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NASA image: The Orion Test Capsule at NASA's Langley Research Center's Hydro
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Jul 26, 2013

The Orion Test Capsule at NASA's Langley Research Center's Hydro

The Orion Test Capsule spent 4 hour in the water tank under NASA Langley's gantry to prove it is ready for the open...

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NASA image: The Orion Test Capsule at NASA's Langley Research Center's Hydro
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Jul 26, 2013

The Orion Test Capsule at NASA's Langley Research Center's Hydro

The Orion Test Capsule spent 4 hour in the water tank under NASA Langley's gantry to prove it is ready for the open...

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NASA image: The Orion Test Capsule at NASA's Langley Research Center's Hydro
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Jul 26, 2013

The Orion Test Capsule at NASA's Langley Research Center's Hydro

The Orion Test Capsule spent 4 hour in the water tank under NASA Langley's gantry to prove it is ready for the open...

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NASA image: The Orion Test Capsule at NASA's Langley Research Center's Hydro
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Jul 26, 2013

The Orion Test Capsule at NASA's Langley Research Center's Hydro

The Orion Test Capsule spent 4 hour in the water tank under NASA Langley's gantry to prove it is ready for the open...

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