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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: The SpaceX Dragon cargo craft and the Canadarm2 robotic arm
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Dec 21, 2018

The SpaceX Dragon cargo craft and the Canadarm2 robotic arm

iss058e000081 (Dec. 22, 2018) --- The SpaceX Dragon cargo craft and the Canadarm2 robotic arm are pictured attached...

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NASA image: The Cygnus space freighter in the grip of the Canadarm2 robotic arm
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Apr 21, 2023

The Cygnus space freighter in the grip of the Canadarm2 robotic arm

iss069e004895 (April 21, 2023) --- The Cygnus space freighter from Northrop Grumman is pictured in the grips of the...

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NASA image: Flexing Perseverance's Robotic Arm
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Mar 5, 2021

Flexing Perseverance's Robotic Arm

This set of images shows parts of the robotic arm on NASA's Perseverance rover flexing and turning during its first...

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NASA image: Color Camera for Curiosity Robotic Arm
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Nov 16, 2010

Color Camera for Curiosity Robotic Arm

The Mars Hand Lens Imager MAHLI camera will fly on NASA Mars Science Laboratory mission, launching in late 2011....

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NASA image: Curiosity Robotic Arm Bent at Nearly a 90-degree Angle
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Feb 16, 2010

Curiosity Robotic Arm Bent at Nearly a 90-degree Angle

In the middle of this image taken at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, the long robotic arm of NASA Mars Science...

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NASA image: PRO Imagery Submittal - Nanoracks-GITAI Robotic Arm
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Aug 11, 2021

PRO Imagery Submittal - Nanoracks-GITAI Robotic Arm

jsc2021e036655 (8/11/2021) --- The GITAI team. The GITAI S1 Robotic Arm Tech Demo (Nanoracks-GITAI Robotic Arm)...

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NASA image: Curiosity Works Its Robotic Arm During Sunset
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Sep 22, 2025

Curiosity Works Its Robotic Arm During Sunset

NASA's Curiosity Mars rover captured this view of its robotic arm during sunset on Sept. 16, 2025, the 4,661st...

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NASA image: KSC-02pd1729
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Nov 14, 2002

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Workers in Endeavour's payload bay look at the site of the scrape on the surface of...

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NASA image: KSC-02pd1728
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Nov 14, 2002

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The site being identified in the photo is the scrape on the surface of the honeycomb...

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NASA image: Robotic Arm Camera Image of the South Side of the Thermal and Evolved-Gas Analyzer Door TA4 receiving sample
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Jun 13, 2008

Robotic Arm Camera Image of the South Side of the Thermal and Evolved-Gas Analyzer Door TA4 receiving sample

Robotic Arm Camera Image of the South Side of the Thermal and Evolved-Gas Analyzer Door TA4 receiving sample

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NASA image: NASA Webb Telescope Mirrors Installed with Robotic Arm Precision
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Dec 8, 2017

NASA Webb Telescope Mirrors Installed with Robotic Arm Precision

Inside a massive clean room at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland the James Webb Space...

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NASA image: InSight Robotic Arm Test Lift of Heat Probe
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Oct 11, 2018

InSight Robotic Arm Test Lift of Heat Probe

An engineering version of the robotic arm on NASA's InSight mission lifts the engineering version of the Heat Flow...

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NASA image: PRO Imagery Submittal - Nanoracks-GITAI Robotic Arm
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Apr 2, 2021

PRO Imagery Submittal - Nanoracks-GITAI Robotic Arm

jsc2021e036656 (4/2/2021) --- Complete configuration of the GITAI S1 inside the Bishop airlock mock-up. The GITAI S1...

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NASA image: PRO Imagery Submittal - Nanoracks-GITAI Robotic Arm
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Aug 11, 2021

PRO Imagery Submittal - Nanoracks-GITAI Robotic Arm

jsc2021e036653 (8/11/2021) --- Final checks of the GITAI S1 Flight Model. The GITAI S1 Robotic Arm Tech Demo...

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NASA image: PRO Imagery Submittal - Nanoracks-GITAI Robotic Arm
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Aug 11, 2021

PRO Imagery Submittal - Nanoracks-GITAI Robotic Arm

jsc2021e036652 (8/11/2021) --- The GITAI and Nanoracks team group photo. The GITAI S1 Robotic Arm Tech Demo...

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NASA image: PRO Imagery Submittal - Nanoracks-GITAI Robotic Arm
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Dec 12, 2020

PRO Imagery Submittal - Nanoracks-GITAI Robotic Arm

jsc2021e036654 (12/12/2020) --- Final checks of the GITAI S1 Flight Model. The GITAI S1 Robotic Arm Tech Demo...

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NASA image: GSFC_20230223_RL_009841
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Feb 23, 2023

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Detail shot of the OSAM-1 auto-capture test bed performing a test of the robot arm inside the robotics operations...

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NASA image: GSFC_20240417_OSAM1_031872
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Apr 17, 2024

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One of the OSAM-1 Robot Arms is seen, mounted onto ground support equipment used for testing inside the cleanroom at...

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NASA image: GSFC_20240417_OSAM1_031870
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Apr 17, 2024

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One of the OSAM-1 Robot Arms is seen, mounted onto ground support equipment used for testing inside the cleanroom at...

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NASA image: BEAM on Canadarm2 Robotic Arm
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Apr 16, 2016

BEAM on Canadarm2 Robotic Arm

iss047e061107 (4/16/2016) --- View of Bigelow Expandable Activity Module (BEAM) attached to Canadarm2 Robotic Arm....

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NASA image: The Canadarm2 robotic arm with Dextre above the coast of Cambodia
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Sep 1, 2025

The Canadarm2 robotic arm with Dextre above the coast of Cambodia

iss073e0695937 (Sept. 1, 2025) --- The Canadarm2 robotic arm with Dextre, its fine-tuned robotic hand attached, is...

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NASA image: The Cygnus space freighter is released from the Canadarm2 robotic arm
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Apr 21, 2023

The Cygnus space freighter is released from the Canadarm2 robotic arm

iss069e004822 (April 21, 2023) --- The Cygnus space freighter from Northrop Grumman is pictured moments after its...

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NASA image: The Canadarm2 robotic arm's latching end effector, or LEE
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Jul 17, 2024

The Canadarm2 robotic arm's latching end effector, or LEE

iss071e384199 (July 17, 2024) --- The Canadarm2 robotic arm's latching end effector, or LEE, is used to grapple...

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NASA image: The Canadarm2 robotic arm with its fine-tuned robotic hand Dextre
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Nov 11, 2024

The Canadarm2 robotic arm with its fine-tuned robotic hand Dextre

iss072e157843 (Nov. 11, 2024) --- The Canadarm2 robotic arm with its fine-tuned robotic hand Dextre, or the Special...

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