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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: Gemini rendezvous docking simulator
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Nov 4, 1963

Gemini rendezvous docking simulator

Multiple exposure of Gemini rendezvous docking simulator. Francis B. Smith wrote in his paper "Simulators for Manned...

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NASA image: Overall view of test set-up in bldg 13 at JSC during docking set-up tests
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Aug 4, 1974

Overall view of test set-up in bldg 13 at JSC during docking set-up tests

S74-27049 (4 Aug. 1974) --- Overall view of test set-up in Building 23 at the Johnson Space Center during testing of...

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NASA image: Skylab
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Aug 1, 1971

Skylab

This August 1971 interior photograph of Skylab's Multiple Docking Adapter (MDA) flight article, undergoing...

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NASA image: iss066m263030044_Expedition_66_Progress_79_Docking_211029
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Nov 1, 2021

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PROGRESS 79 CARGO VEHICLE DOCKS TO SPACE STATION Loaded with supplies and cargo, the uncrewed Russian ISS Progress...

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NASA image: View of the expended Saturn IVB stage after transposition/docking
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Dec 7, 1972

View of the expended Saturn IVB stage after transposition/docking

AS17-148-22714 (7-19 Dec. 1972) --- View of the expended Saturn IVB stage before Apollo 17 transposition/docking...

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NASA image: Progress 94 Cargo Spacecraft Docking – Tuesday, March 24, 2026
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Mar 24, 2026

Progress 94 Cargo Spacecraft Docking – Tuesday, March 24, 2026

The uncrewed Roscosmos Progress 94 cargo spacecraft docked to the Poisk Module March 24 after launching to the...

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NASA image: Microgravity
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Sep 16, 1996

Microgravity

STS-79, Spacelab DM, Mir-docking-4, Shuttle and Mir Docking

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NASA image: NASA's SpaceX Crew 9 Rendezvous and Docking - Sunday, Sept. 9, 2024
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Sep 9, 2024

NASA's SpaceX Crew 9 Rendezvous and Docking - Sunday, Sept. 9, 2024

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 mission with NASA astronaut Nick Hague and Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexsandr Gorbunov autonomously...

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NASA image: External airlock assembly/Mir docking system being loaded
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Nov 15, 1994

External airlock assembly/Mir docking system being loaded

S95-00057 (15 Nov 1994) --- In Rockwell's Building 290 at Downey, California, the external airlock assembly/Mir...

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NASA image: Expedition 67 -Axiom Mission 1 Docks to the Space Station - April 9, 2022
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Apr 9, 2022

Expedition 67 -Axiom Mission 1 Docks to the Space Station - April 9, 2022

Axiom Mission 1 astronauts Michael Lopez Algeria, Larry Connor, Mark Pathy, and Eytan Stibbe docked to the zenith...

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NASA image: Expedition 69 SpaceX Dragon CRS-28 Cargo Ship Space Station Docking - June 6, 2023
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Jun 6, 2023

Expedition 69 SpaceX Dragon CRS-28 Cargo Ship Space Station Docking - June 6, 2023

Loaded with scientific experiments and supplies, the unpiloted SpaceX CRS-28 cargo ship automatically docked to the...

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NASA image: SpaceX DM-2  - Post Docking Briefing - May 31, 2020
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May 31, 2020

SpaceX DM-2 - Post Docking Briefing - May 31, 2020

Hours after NASA astronauts Douglas Hurley and Robert Behnken arrived at the International Space Station on the new...

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NASA image: Boeing OFT-2 Graphics - Docking
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Jul 23, 2021

Boeing OFT-2 Graphics - Docking

This graphic details docking operations for NASA’s Boeing Orbital Flight Test-2 (OFT-2). OFT-2 is the second...

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NASA image: Rendezvous Docking Simulator Suspended From the Roof of the West Area Hangar
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Jun 24, 1963

Rendezvous Docking Simulator Suspended From the Roof of the West Area Hangar

Rendezvous Docking Simulator Suspended From the Roof of the West Area Hangar Image 1963-L-05016 on page 372 of...

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NASA image: GEMINI-TITAN (GT)-9 - EARTH-SKY - AUGMENTED TARGET DOCKING ADAPTER (ATDA) - MSC
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Jun 6, 1966

GEMINI-TITAN (GT)-9 - EARTH-SKY - AUGMENTED TARGET DOCKING ADAPTER (ATDA) - MSC

S66-37923 (3 June 1966) --- The Augmented Target Docking Adapter (ATDA) as seen from the Gemini-9 spacecraft during...

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NASA image: Agena Target Docking vehicle seen from Gemini 8 spacecraft
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Mar 16, 1966

Agena Target Docking vehicle seen from Gemini 8 spacecraft

S66-25774 (16 March 1966) --- The Agena Target Docking vehicle seen from the Gemini-8 spacecraft during rendezvous...

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NASA image: View Lunar Module from the Apollo 17 spacecraft during transposition/docking
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Dec 7, 1972

View Lunar Module from the Apollo 17 spacecraft during transposition/docking

AS17-148-22688 (7-19 Dec. 1972) --- View of the Lunar Module from the Apollo 17 spacecraft after...

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NASA image: Astronat Dale Gardner achieves hard dock with Westar VI satellite
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Nov 14, 1984

Astronat Dale Gardner achieves hard dock with Westar VI satellite

Astronat Dale A. Gardner achieves a hard dock with the previously spinning Westar VI satellite. Gardner uses a...

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NASA image: Agena Target Docking Vehicle photographed from Gemini 10 spacecraft
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Jul 18, 1966

Agena Target Docking Vehicle photographed from Gemini 10 spacecraft

S66-46124 (18 July 1966) --- Agena Target Docking Vehicle 5005 is photographed from the Gemini-10 spacecraft during...

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NASA image: Gemini Rendezvous Docking Simulator
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May 11, 1964

Gemini Rendezvous Docking Simulator

Gemini Rendezvous Docking Simulator suspended from the roof of the Langley Research Center s aircraft hangar....

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NASA image: Expedition 66-67 Soyuz MS-21 Docking to International Space Station -March 18, 2022
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Mar 18, 2022

Expedition 66-67 Soyuz MS-21 Docking to International Space Station -March 18, 2022

Three Russian cosmonauts arrived at the International Space Station March 18 a little more than three hours after...

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NASA image: Expedition 70 SpaceX Dragon CRS-29 Cargo Ship Space Station Docking - Nov. 9, 2023
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Nov 11, 2023

Expedition 70 SpaceX Dragon CRS-29 Cargo Ship Space Station Docking - Nov. 9, 2023

Loaded with scientific experiments and supplies, an unpiloted SpaceX Dragon cargo ship automatically docked to the...

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NASA image: Skylab
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Jan 1, 1970

Skylab

This cutaway drawing details the internal design of the Skylab Multiple Docking Adapter (MDA). The MDA, built under...

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NASA image: iss066m263560759_Expedition_66_SpaceX_CRS-24_Docking_211222
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Dec 22, 2021

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SPACE-X CARGO SHIP DOCKS TO SPACE STATION Loaded with scientific experiments and supplies, the unpiloted SpaceX...

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