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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.

The library includes imagery from diverse sources: telescopes like Hubble and Webb that capture deep-space nebulae, galaxies, and exoplanets; planetary missions like the Mars rovers ( browse Mars photos) and Cassini at Saturn; Earth observation satellites ( see EPIC imagery); astronaut photography from the ISS; and documentation of rocket launches, spacecraft assembly, and ground testing. Most NASA images are in the public domain and free to download at full resolution for educational, editorial, and personal use.

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: NASA Leadership Meets with Republic of Korea’s Minister of For
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Feb 2, 2023

NASA Leadership Meets with Republic of Korea’s Minister of For

From left to right, Republic of Korea Minister of Foreign Affairs, Jin Park, Republic of Korea Ambassador to the...

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NASA image: Wernher von Braun
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Jul 31, 1968

Wernher von Braun

Ground breaking ceremony for the Alabama Space Science Center, later renamed the U.S. Space and Rocket Center. Shown...

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NASA image: NASA's SpaceX Crew-11 Postlaunch News Conference - 4K
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Aug 1, 2025

NASA's SpaceX Crew-11 Postlaunch News Conference - 4K

NASA, Roscosmos, JAXA and SpaceX leadership discuss the successful launch of the Crew-11 mission to the...

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NASA image: NASA's SpaceX Crew-11 Postlaunch News Conference - 720p
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Aug 1, 2025

NASA's SpaceX Crew-11 Postlaunch News Conference - 720p

NASA, Roscosmos, JAXA and SpaceX leadership discuss the successful launch of the Crew-11 mission to the...

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NASA image: Expedition 59 Post Docking Press Conference
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Mar 15, 2019

Expedition 59 Post Docking Press Conference

Roscosmos Director of Human Spaceflight Programs Sergei Krikalev, Roscosmos Director General Dmitry Rogozin, and...

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NASA image: Expedition 59 Post Docking Press Conference
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Mar 15, 2019

Expedition 59 Post Docking Press Conference

Roscosmos Director of Human Spaceflight Programs Sergei Krikalev, left, Roscosmos Director General Dmitry Rogozin,...

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NASA image: Visit to Glenn Research Center at Lewis Field by Mercury 13 Astr
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Mar 29, 2019

Visit to Glenn Research Center at Lewis Field by Mercury 13 Astr

Visit to Glenn Research Center at Lewis Field by Mercury 13 Astronaut Trainee, Wally Funk

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NASA image: Visit to Glenn Research Center at Lewis Field by Mercury 13 Astr
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Mar 29, 2019

Visit to Glenn Research Center at Lewis Field by Mercury 13 Astr

Visit to Glenn Research Center at Lewis Field by Mercury 13 Astronaut Trainee, Wally Funk

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NASA image: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Key officials are poised to cut the ribbon officially dedicating the new Security gates on Kennedy Parkway (Gate 2) and NASA Parkway (Gate 3). From left are Wally Schroeder, with Jones, Edmunds & Associates; Bobby Porter, with Oneida Construction; Daniel Tweed, NASA project manager; Jim Kennedy, Center director; and William Sample, SGS deputy program manager. The new gates were activated Aug. 1, allowing the general public to have access to the new Space Commerce Way, which will provide access to the Research Park and KSC Visitor Complex, and providing an alternate route for the general public between Titusville and Merritt Island that is accessible 24 hours a day. The gates are staffed 24 hours daily.
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Aug 27, 2003

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Key officials are poised to cut the ribbon officially dedicating the new Security gates on Kennedy Parkway (Gate 2) and NASA Parkway (Gate 3). From left are Wally Schroeder, with Jones, Edmunds & Associates; Bobby Porter, with Oneida Construction; Daniel Tweed, NASA project manager; Jim Kennedy, Center director; and William Sample, SGS deputy program manager. The new gates were activated Aug. 1, allowing the general public to have access to the new Space Commerce Way, which will provide access to the Research Park and KSC Visitor Complex, and providing an alternate route for the general public between Titusville and Merritt Island that is accessible 24 hours a day. The gates are staffed 24 hours daily.

NASA image: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Daniel L. Tweed, with the Facilities Division, NASA Spaceport Services, addresses attendees at the ribbon cutting for the KSC Security gates. Tweed was project manager. The two new Security gates on Kennedy Parkway (Gate 2) and NASA Parkway (Gate 3) were activated Aug. 1, allowing the general public to have access to the new Space Commerce Way, which will provide access to the Research Park and KSC Visitor Complex, and providing an alternate route for the general public between Titusville and Merritt Island that is accessible 24 hours a day. The gates are staffed 24 hours daily. Others taking part in the ribbon cutting were Center Director Jim Kennedy; Chief, Protective & Safe Guards Office, Calvin L. Burch; SGS Deputy Program Manager William A. Sample; and Bobby Porter, with Oneida Construction.
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Aug 27, 2003

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Daniel L. Tweed, with the Facilities Division, NASA Spaceport Services, addresses attendees at the ribbon cutting for the KSC Security gates. Tweed was project manager. The two new Security gates on Kennedy Parkway (Gate 2) and NASA Parkway (Gate 3) were activated Aug. 1, allowing the general public to have access to the new Space Commerce Way, which will provide access to the Research Park and KSC Visitor Complex, and providing an alternate route for the general public between Titusville and Merritt Island that is accessible 24 hours a day. The gates are staffed 24 hours daily. Others taking part in the ribbon cutting were Center Director Jim Kennedy; Chief, Protective & Safe Guards Office, Calvin L. Burch; SGS Deputy Program Manager William A. Sample; and Bobby Porter, with Oneida Construction.

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May 2, 2000

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A panel session on the first day of the 37th Space Congress presents "50 Years of Space Exploration."...

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NASA image: KSC00pp0615
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May 2, 2000

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A panel session on the first day of the 37th Space Congress presents "50 Years of Space Exploration."...

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NASA image: SSPF Operational Upgrades
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Nov 15, 2016

SSPF Operational Upgrades

During a ribbon cutting ceremony in the high bay of the Space Station Processing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space...

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NASA image: SSPF Operational Upgrades
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Nov 15, 2016

SSPF Operational Upgrades

During a ribbon cutting ceremony in the high bay of the Space Station Processing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space...

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NASA image: KSC-2012-1849
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Feb 17, 2012

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Center Directors: The Kennedy Space Center has had ten Center Directors. The first Center Director, Dr. Kurt H....

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NASA image: NASA Center “DirectHERS” -- Launching Through the Glass Ceil
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Jun 7, 2022

NASA Center “DirectHERS” -- Launching Through the Glass Ceil

From left to right, NASA Deputy Administrator, Pam Melroy, Deboshri Sadhukhan, Director of NASA’s Glenn Research...

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NASA image: Saturn Apollo Program
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Jan 1, 1950

Saturn Apollo Program

This historical photograph is of the Apollo Space Program Leaders. An inscription appears at the top of the image...

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NASA image: NASA's SpaceX Crew-10 Post-Launch News Conference - 4K
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Mar 14, 2025

NASA's SpaceX Crew-10 Post-Launch News Conference - 4K

At approximately 8:30 p.m. EDT on Friday, Mar. 14, 2025, following the successful launch of NASA's SpaceX Crew-10...

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NASA image: NASA's SpaceX Crew-10 Post-Launch News Conference - 720p
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Mar 14, 2025

NASA's SpaceX Crew-10 Post-Launch News Conference - 720p

At approximately 8:30 p.m. EDT on Friday, Mar. 14, 2025, following the successful launch of NASA's SpaceX Crew-10...

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NASA image: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - At the airport in San Jose, Costa Rica, the NASA hangar is dedicated. The speaker is Hermann Faith, executive director, Costa Rica-USA (CRUSA) Foundation. At the table are (from left) Dr. Jorge Andres Diaz, head scientiest CARTA mission; Gary Shelton, NASA deployment manager; Dr. Pedro Leon, general director, National Center for Advanced Technology (CENAT); Dr. Rogelio Pardo, minister of science and tchnology; John Danilovioch, U.S. ambassador to Costa Rica; and Lic. Vilma Lopez, subdirector, Civil Aviation (DGAC). NASA KSC has been testing its Aircraft-based Volcanic Emission Mass Spectrometer (AVEMS) in flights over the Turrialba volcano and in the crater, sampling and analyzing fresh volcanic gases in their natural chemical state. The AVEMS system has been developed for use in the Space Shuttle program, to detect toxic gas leaks and emissions in the Shuttle’s aft compartment and the crew compartment.
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Mar 31, 2003

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - At the airport in San Jose, Costa Rica, the NASA hangar is dedicated. The speaker is Hermann Faith, executive director, Costa Rica-USA (CRUSA) Foundation. At the table are (from left) Dr. Jorge Andres Diaz, head scientiest CARTA mission; Gary Shelton, NASA deployment manager; Dr. Pedro Leon, general director, National Center for Advanced Technology (CENAT); Dr. Rogelio Pardo, minister of science and tchnology; John Danilovioch, U.S. ambassador to Costa Rica; and Lic. Vilma Lopez, subdirector, Civil Aviation (DGAC). NASA KSC has been testing its Aircraft-based Volcanic Emission Mass Spectrometer (AVEMS) in flights over the Turrialba volcano and in the crater, sampling and analyzing fresh volcanic gases in their natural chemical state. The AVEMS system has been developed for use in the Space Shuttle program, to detect toxic gas leaks and emissions in the Shuttle’s aft compartment and the crew compartment.

NASA image: ECN-2478
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Aug 9, 1970

ECN-2478

The C-140 JetStar was reconfigured as the General Purpose Airborne Simulator (GPAS) to simulate the flight...

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NASA image: Artemis I Preflight
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Aug 29, 2022

Artemis I Preflight

Vice President Kamala Harris shakes hands with Josef Aschbacher, Director General of ESA (European Space Agency),...

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NASA image: NASA ESA Sign Memorandum of Understanding
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Sep 11, 2009

NASA ESA Sign Memorandum of Understanding

NASA Adminiistrator Charles F. Bolden, left, and Jean-Jacques Dordain, Director General of the European Space Agency...

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NASA image: STS-114 Homecoming Ceremony
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Aug 10, 2005

STS-114 Homecoming Ceremony

JSC2005-E-33392 (10 August 2005) --- Johnson Space Center (JSC) Director General Jefferson D. Howell, Jr. addresses...

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Frequently Asked Questions About NASA Images

Are NASA images free to use?+
Yes, most NASA images are in the public domain and are free to use for educational, informational, and personal purposes. NASA's media usage guidelines state that NASA material is not copyrighted unless otherwise noted. However, the NASA logo and certain insignia are protected. Some images may include identifiable individuals or third-party content that requires additional permissions. Always check the specific image's usage rights and credit NASA as the source.
How many images does NASA have?+
NASA's Image and Video Library contains over 140,000 publicly accessible images, videos, and audio files spanning the agency's entire history, from the Mercury program of the 1960s to the latest James Webb Space Telescope discoveries. The collection grows daily as new missions capture imagery and archival materials are digitized. Individual mission archives, such as Mars rover photos, contain hundreds of thousands of additional images.
Can I download NASA images?+
Yes, you can download NASA images in multiple resolutions directly from this gallery. Each image detail page provides download links for original (full resolution), large (1920px), medium (960px), small (480px), and thumbnail sizes. NASA encourages the public to use these images for education, media, and personal projects. High-resolution originals are ideal for printing and professional use.

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Key officials are poised to cut the ribbon officially dedicating the new Security gates...

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Daniel L. Tweed, with the Facilities Division, NASA Spaceport Services, addresses...

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - At the airport in San Jose, Costa Rica, the NASA hangar is dedicated. The speaker is...

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