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NASA image: Zamka floats into Node 1 / Unity module
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Oct 25, 2006

Zamka floats into Node 1 / Unity module

S120-E-006425 (25 Oct. 2007) --- Astronaut George Zamka, STS-120 pilot, floats into the Unity node of the...

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NASA image: Wheelock floats into Node 1 / Unity module
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Oct 25, 2006

Wheelock floats into Node 1 / Unity module

S120-E-006435 (25 Oct. 2007) --- Astronaut Doug Wheelock, STS-120 mission specialist, floats into the Unity node of...

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NASA image: Tarelkin floats through hatch into the U.S. Laboratory
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Dec 6, 2012

Tarelkin floats through hatch into the U.S. Laboratory

ISS034-E-005682 (6 Dec. 2012) --- Russian cosmonaut Evgeny Tarelkin, Expedition 34 flight engineer, floats through a...

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NASA image: Piece of thermal insulation tile floats near the Shuttle Columbia
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Jan 12, 1986

Piece of thermal insulation tile floats near the Shuttle Columbia

A small piece of thermal insulation tile floats in space near the Shuttle Columbia. The cloudy surface of the earth...

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NASA image: Regarding Mimas
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Jun 19, 2007

Regarding Mimas

Beside the swirling face of Saturn floats a small, icy attendant

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NASA image: CFZF - Commercial Float Zone Furnace
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Jun 5, 1996

CFZF - Commercial Float Zone Furnace

STS077-392-033 (19-29 May 1996) --- Astronaut Marc Garneau, mission specialist, works at the Commercial Float Zone...

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NASA image: Ford watches a water bubble float in the Node 1
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Jan 21, 2013

Ford watches a water bubble float in the Node 1

ISS034-E-031855 (21 Jan. 2013) --- NASA astronaut Kevin Ford, Expedition 34 commander, watches a water bubble float...

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NASA image: Astronaut Precourt floats into Mir space station
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Jul 10, 1995

Astronaut Precourt floats into Mir space station

STS071-105-021 (27 June-7 July 1995) --- Astronaut Charles J. Precourt, STS-71 pilot, floats from the space shuttle...

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NASA image: Sellers floats into the Node 1 during Joint Operations
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May 23, 2010

Sellers floats into the Node 1 during Joint Operations

S132-E-010098 (23 May 2010) --- Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Soichi Noguchi, Expedition 23...

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NASA image: Sellers floats into the Node 1 during Joint Operations
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May 23, 2010

Sellers floats into the Node 1 during Joint Operations

S132-E-010097 (23 May 2010) --- Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Soichi Noguchi, Expedition 23...

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NASA image: Sellers floats into the Node 1 during Joint Operations
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May 23, 2010

Sellers floats into the Node 1 during Joint Operations

S132-E-010074 (23 May 2010) --- NASA astronaut Piers Sellers, STS-132 mission specialist, floats through a hatch...

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NASA image: SPHERES ultrasound beacon tester floats in Node 1 during Expedition 8
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Mar 24, 2004

SPHERES ultrasound beacon tester floats in Node 1 during Expedition 8

ISS008-E-19132 (24 March 2004) --- The Synchronized Position Hold, Engage, Reorient, Experimental Satellites...

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NASA image: Forrester poses with floating torilla in the MDDK on STS-117 Space Shuttle Atlantis
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Jun 9, 2007

Forrester poses with floating torilla in the MDDK on STS-117 Space Shuttle Atlantis

S117-E-06619 (9 June 2007) --- Astronaut Patrick Forrester, STS-117 mission specialist, is pictured near a tortilla...

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NASA image: Chaio floats in the SM during Expedition 9/10 joint operations
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Oct 16, 2004

Chaio floats in the SM during Expedition 9/10 joint operations

ISS009-E-28943 (16 October 2004) --- Astronaut Leroy Chiao, Expedition 10 commander and NASA ISS science officer,...

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NASA image: Flight Engineer Nikolai Budarin floats in the SM during Expedition Six
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Mar 21, 2003

Flight Engineer Nikolai Budarin floats in the SM during Expedition Six

ISS006-E-45289 (21 March 2003) --- Cosmonaut Nikolai M. Budarin, Expedition Six flight engineer, floats in the...

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NASA image: Kuipers watches food and drink packets float in the Node 1
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Jan 30, 2012

Kuipers watches food and drink packets float in the Node 1

ISS030-E-166649 (30 Jan. 2012) --- European Space Agency astronaut Andre Kuipers, Expedition 30 flight engineer, is...

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NASA image: Ivanishin holds a still camera while floating through the U.S. Laboratory
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Dec 3, 2011

Ivanishin holds a still camera while floating through the U.S. Laboratory

ISS030-E-007565 (3 Dec. 2011) --- Russian cosmonaut Anatoly Ivanishin, Expedition 30 flight engineer, holds a still...

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NASA image: Pilot Kent Rominger floats in tunnel
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Oct 24, 1995

Pilot Kent Rominger floats in tunnel

STS073-E-5053 (26 Oct. 1995) --- Astronaut Kent V. Rominger, STS-73 pilot, floats through a tunnel connecting the...

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NASA image: Hadfield watches a water bubble float freely in the Node 1
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Jan 21, 2013

Hadfield watches a water bubble float freely in the Node 1

ISS034-E-031694 (21 Jan. 2013) --- Canadian Space Agency astronaut Chris Hadfield, Expedition 34 flight engineer,...

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NASA image: Astronaut Peggy Whitson floats in the Quest/Airlock during Expedition Five on the ISS
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Nov 21, 2002

Astronaut Peggy Whitson floats in the Quest/Airlock during Expedition Five on the ISS

ISS005-E-21029 (21 November 2002) --- Astronaut Peggy A. Whitson, Expedition Five NASA ISS science officer, floats...

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NASA image: Astronaut Peggy Whitson floats in the Quest/Airlock during Expedition Five on the ISS
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Nov 21, 2002

Astronaut Peggy Whitson floats in the Quest/Airlock during Expedition Five on the ISS

ISS005-E-21031 (21 November 2002) --- Astronaut Peggy A. Whitson, Expedition Five NASA ISS science officer, floats...

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NASA image: Hadfield watches a water bubble float freely in the Node 1
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Jan 21, 2013

Hadfield watches a water bubble float freely in the Node 1

ISS034-E-031695 (21 Jan. 2013) --- Canadian Space Agency astronaut Chris Hadfield, Expedition 34 flight engineer,...

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NASA image: Plt Rominger and MS Curbeam float in the middeck airlock hatch
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Aug 14, 1997

Plt Rominger and MS Curbeam float in the middeck airlock hatch

S85-E-5090 (14 August 1997) --- Astronauts Kent V. Rominger (left), pilot, and Robert L. Curbeam Jr., mission...

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NASA image: Padalka watches as fruit floats in the Service Module during Expedition 9
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May 27, 2004

Padalka watches as fruit floats in the Service Module during Expedition 9

ISS009-E-08880 (27 May 2004) --- Cosmonaut Gennady I. Padalka, Expedition 9 commander representing Russia’s...

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Frequently Asked Questions About NASA Images

Are NASA images free to use?+
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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.
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