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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: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - NASA Administrator Sean O’Keefe (center) is welcomed to the Central Florida Research Park, near Orlando. Central Florida leaders are proposing the research park as the site for the new NASA Shared Services Center. The center would centralize NASA’s payroll, accounting, human resources, facilities and procurement offices that are now handled at each field center. The consolidation is part of the One NASA focus. Six sites around the U.S. are under consideration by NASA.
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Feb 19, 2004

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - NASA Administrator Sean O’Keefe (center) is welcomed to the Central Florida Research Park, near Orlando. Central Florida leaders are proposing the research park as the site for the new NASA Shared Services Center. The center would centralize NASA’s payroll, accounting, human resources, facilities and procurement offices that are now handled at each field center. The consolidation is part of the One NASA focus. Six sites around the U.S. are under consideration by NASA.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - NASA Administrator Sean O’Keefe (center) is welcomed to the Central Florida Research...

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Aug 1, 2008

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In Orbiter Processing Facility 2 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, STS-126 Mission Specialists...

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Apr 8, 2001

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A worker in the Payload Changeout Room, Launch Pad 39A, moves the Payload Ground Handling Mechanism away from the...

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NASA image: Skylab
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May 1, 1972

Skylab

This is a close-up photograph of the Orbital Workshop (OWS) trash disposal airlock located on the floor of the lower...

MSFC
NASA image: GMRO Lab Group Photo
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Feb 13, 2023

GMRO Lab Group Photo

Groups from the Granular Mechanics and Regolith Operations (GMRO) laboratory and the Electrostatics and Surface...

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May 28, 2008

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- One of the shuttle training aircraft, or STA, takes off from the runway at NASA Kennedy...

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NASA image: STS-130 crew at Marshall
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Jan 16, 2010

STS-130 crew at Marshall

JSC2010-E-014775 (15 Jan. 2010) --- Seen at Marshall Space Center building 4708 in the high-bay clean room,...

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Oct 23, 2000

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STS-98 Mission Specialist Thomas Jones practices handling a piece of equipment on the U.S. Lab, Destiny, while...

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May 28, 2008

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- One of the shuttle training aircraft, or STA, takes off from the runway at NASA Kennedy...

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Nov 21, 2008

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- In the Orbiter Processing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, STS-119...

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NASA image: KSC-08pd2245
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Aug 1, 2008

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In Orbiter Processing Facility 2 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, STS-126 Mission Specialists...

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NASA image: JEM-RMS
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Jun 18, 2003

JEM-RMS

JSC2003-E-42548 (For Release: 18 June 2003) --- The Remote Manipulator System (RMS) Small Fine Arm is shown in a...

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NASA image: GMRO Lab Group Photo
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Feb 13, 2023

GMRO Lab Group Photo

Groups from the Granular Mechanics and Regolith Operations (GMRO) laboratory and the Electrostatics and Surface...

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NASA image: Titan Despeckled Montage
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Feb 12, 2015

Titan Despeckled Montage

This montage of Cassini Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) images of the surface of Titan shows four examples of how a...

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NASA image: Leilah Fluctus Despeckled
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Feb 12, 2015

Leilah Fluctus Despeckled

Presented here are side-by-side comparisons of a traditional Cassini Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) view, at left,...

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May 15, 2007

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The locomotive and rail cars carrying solid rocket booster motor segments and two aft...

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May 15, 2007

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The locomotive and rail cars carrying solid rocket booster motor segments and two aft...

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May 15, 2007

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The locomotive and rail cars carrying solid rocket booster motor segments and two aft...

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NASA image: KSC-99pp0231
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Feb 23, 1999

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Operations and Checkout Building's high bay, the Rotation Handling Fixture...

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May 15, 2007

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The final rail car carrying solid rocket booster motor segments moves its cargo into...

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NASA image: GEMINI-TITAN (GT)-III - WEIGHTLESSNESS EXPERIMENT - AMES RESEARCH CENTER (ARC), CA
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Mar 19, 1965

GEMINI-TITAN (GT)-III - WEIGHTLESSNESS EXPERIMENT - AMES RESEARCH CENTER (ARC), CA

S65-18766 (March 1965) --- Diagram of experiment planned for the Gemini-Titan 3 mission scheduled on March 23, 1965,...

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Feb 23, 1999

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Operations and Checkout Building's high bay, a crane lifts the Rotation...

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May 15, 2007

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The locomotive and rail cars carrying solid rocket booster motor segments and two aft...

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NASA image: At the centre of the tuning fork
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Nov 2, 2015

At the centre of the tuning fork

This galaxy is known as Mrk 820 and is classified as a lenticular galaxy — type S0 on the Hubble Tuning Fork. The...

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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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