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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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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: Parazynski during Expedition 16/STS-120 EVA 4
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Nov 3, 2007

Parazynski during Expedition 16/STS-120 EVA 4

ISS016-E-008873 (3 Nov. 2007) --- While anchored to a foot restraint on the end of the Orbiter Boom Sensor System...

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NASA image: Parazynski and Wheelock during Expedition 16/STS-120 EVA 4
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Nov 3, 2007

Parazynski and Wheelock during Expedition 16/STS-120 EVA 4

ISS016-E-009182 (3 Nov. 2007) --- While anchored to a foot restraint on the end of the Orbiter Boom Sensor System...

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NASA image: Parazynski during Expedition 16/STS-120 EVA 4
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Nov 3, 2007

Parazynski during Expedition 16/STS-120 EVA 4

ISS016-E-009140 (3 Nov. 2007) --- While anchored to a foot restraint on the end of the Orbiter Boom Sensor System...

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NASA image: Mapping sequence performed during the STS-121 R-Bar Pitch Maneuver
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Jul 6, 2006

Mapping sequence performed during the STS-121 R-Bar Pitch Maneuver

ISS013-E-47629 (6 July 2006) --- A close-up view of Space Shuttle Discovery's tail section is featured in this image...

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NASA image: Chiao holds an Electronic Box Assembly from the TVIS in the SM during Expedition 10
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Feb 17, 2005

Chiao holds an Electronic Box Assembly from the TVIS in the SM during Expedition 10

ISS010-E-18164 (17 February 2005) --- Astronaut Leroy Chiao, Expedition 10 commander and NASA ISS science officer,...

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NASA image: Astronaut Alan Bean flies the Astronaut Maneuvering Equipment
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Aug 18, 1973

Astronaut Alan Bean flies the Astronaut Maneuvering Equipment

SL3-108-1304 (July-September 1973) --- Astronaut Alan L. Bean, Skylab 3 commander, flies the M509 Astronaut...

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NASA image: KSC-98pc386
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Mar 19, 1998

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- A control moment gyro (CMG) is processed in KSC's Space Station Processing Facility....

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NASA image: KSC-98pc869
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Jul 22, 1998

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Boeing technicians move a Control Moment Gyroscope (CMG) to the Integrated Truss Structure (ITS) Z1 in the Space...

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NASA image: Paresev 1 in Landing
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Feb 5, 1962

Paresev 1 in Landing

Pilot and Paresev 1 preparing for a landing on the Rogers dry lakebed in 1962 at Edwards Air Force Base, California....

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NASA image: KSC-98pc870
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Jul 22, 1998

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Boeing technicians lower a Control Moment Gyroscope (CMG) into place on the Integrated Truss Structure (ITS) Z1 in...

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NASA image: STS-77 crewmembers on the aft flight deck
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Jun 7, 1996

STS-77 crewmembers on the aft flight deck

STS077-312-015 (19-29 May 1996) --- Astronaut Curtis L. Brown, Jr., pilot, mans the controls for the Remote...

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NASA image: Astronaut Alan Bean flies the Astronaut Maneuvering Equipment
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Aug 27, 1973

Astronaut Alan Bean flies the Astronaut Maneuvering Equipment

SL3-107-1215 (27 Aug. 1973) --- Astronaut Alan L. Bean, Skylab 3 commander, flies the M509 Astronaut Maneuvering...

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NASA image: KSC-98pc868
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Jul 22, 1998

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Boeing technicians remove the cover from a Control Moment Gyroscope (CMG) in the Space Station Processing Facility...

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NASA image: Astronauts Gardner and Allen bringing Westar VI satellite into payload bay
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Nov 14, 1984

Astronauts Gardner and Allen bringing Westar VI satellite into payload bay

51A-39-040 (14 Nov. 1984) --- A 70mm frame of Westar VI retrieval. Astronauts Dale A. Gardner, left, and Joseph P....

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NASA image: Side view of Northrop X-4 ship 2
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Dec 12, 1950

Side view of Northrop X-4 ship 2

In this 1950 view of the left side of the NACA High-Speed Flight Research Station's X-4 research aircraft, the low...

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NASA image: Sharipov holds an Electronic Box Assembly from the TVIS in the SM during Expedition 10
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Feb 17, 2005

Sharipov holds an Electronic Box Assembly from the TVIS in the SM during Expedition 10

ISS010-E-18167 (17 February 2005) --- Cosmonaut Salizhan S. Sharipov, Expedition 10 flight engineer representing...

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NASA image: The X-40 sub-scale technology demonstrator and its U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter mothership fly over a dry lakebed runway during a captive-carry test flight at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center
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Dec 8, 2000

The X-40 sub-scale technology demonstrator and its U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter mothership fly over a dry lakebed runway during a captive-carry test flight at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center

The X-40 sub-scale technology demonstrator and its U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter mothership fly over a dry...

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NASA image: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - A crawler-transporter carrying Mobile Launcher Platform (MLP) number 3, with a set of twin solid rocket boosters bolted atop, crawls to the intersection in the crawlerway in support of the second engineering analysis vibration test on the crawler and MLP. From this perspective, the Launch Control Center (left) and the 525-foot-tall Vehicle Assembly Building (right) in the background appear dwarfed by the 184-foot-tall boosters. The crawler is moving at various speeds up to 1 mph in an effort to achieve vibration data gathering goals as it leaves the VAB, travels toward Launch Pad 39A and then returns. The boosters are braced at the top for stability. The primary purpose of these rollout tests is to gather data to develop future maintenance requirements on the transport equipment and the flight hardware. Various parts of the MLP and crawler transporter have been instrumented with vibration data collection equipment.
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Nov 21, 2003

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - A crawler-transporter carrying Mobile Launcher Platform (MLP) number 3, with a set of twin solid rocket boosters bolted atop, crawls to the intersection in the crawlerway in support of the second engineering analysis vibration test on the crawler and MLP. From this perspective, the Launch Control Center (left) and the 525-foot-tall Vehicle Assembly Building (right) in the background appear dwarfed by the 184-foot-tall boosters. The crawler is moving at various speeds up to 1 mph in an effort to achieve vibration data gathering goals as it leaves the VAB, travels toward Launch Pad 39A and then returns. The boosters are braced at the top for stability. The primary purpose of these rollout tests is to gather data to develop future maintenance requirements on the transport equipment and the flight hardware. Various parts of the MLP and crawler transporter have been instrumented with vibration data collection equipment.

NASA image: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The crawler-transporter carrying Mobile Launcher Platform (MLP) number 3, with a set of twin solid rocket boosters bolted atop, crawls to the intersection in the crawlerway in support of the second engineering analysis vibration test on the crawler and MLP. From this perspective, the Launch Control Center (left) and the 525-foot-tall Vehicle Assembly Building (right) in the background appear dwarfed by the 184-foot-tall boosters. The crawler is moving at various speeds up to 1 mph in an effort to achieve vibration data gathering goals as it leaves the VAB, travels toward Launch Pad 39A and then returns. The boosters are braced at the top for stability. The primary purpose of these rollout tests is to gather data to develop future maintenance requirements on the transport equipment and the flight hardware. Various parts of the MLP and crawler transporter have been instrumented with vibration data collection equipment.
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Nov 21, 2003

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The crawler-transporter carrying Mobile Launcher Platform (MLP) number 3, with a set of twin solid rocket boosters bolted atop, crawls to the intersection in the crawlerway in support of the second engineering analysis vibration test on the crawler and MLP. From this perspective, the Launch Control Center (left) and the 525-foot-tall Vehicle Assembly Building (right) in the background appear dwarfed by the 184-foot-tall boosters. The crawler is moving at various speeds up to 1 mph in an effort to achieve vibration data gathering goals as it leaves the VAB, travels toward Launch Pad 39A and then returns. The boosters are braced at the top for stability. The primary purpose of these rollout tests is to gather data to develop future maintenance requirements on the transport equipment and the flight hardware. Various parts of the MLP and crawler transporter have been instrumented with vibration data collection equipment.

NASA image: E-16207
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Dec 22, 1966

E-16207

The HL-10 Lifting Body completes its first research flight with a landing on Rogers Dry Lake at Edwards AFB,...

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NASA image: Astronaut Alan Bean flies the Astronaut Maneuvering Equipment in the OWS
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Aug 28, 1973

Astronaut Alan Bean flies the Astronaut Maneuvering Equipment in the OWS

S73-34207 (28 Aug. 1973) --- Astronaut Alan L. Bean, Skylab 3 commander, flies the M509 astronaut Maneuvering...

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NASA image: Astronauts Gardner and Allen during loading of Westar VI in payload bay
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Nov 12, 1984

Astronauts Gardner and Allen during loading of Westar VI in payload bay

51A-41-021 (12 Nov 1984) --- Astronaut Joseph P. Allen IV, top, hangs onto a stinger device, which earlier had...

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NASA image: Transfer of the MPLM Leonardo from the ISS to the Orbiter Discovery Payload Bay
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Jul 14, 2006

Transfer of the MPLM Leonardo from the ISS to the Orbiter Discovery Payload Bay

ISS013-E-51269 (14 July 2006) --- Canadarm2 or the Space Station Remote Manipulator System (SSRMS) arm (out of...

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NASA image: KSC-2012-5577
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Sep 20, 2012

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Astronauts Mike Fossum and Cady Coleman, both in blue flight suits, look over the model...

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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. - A crawler-transporter carrying Mobile Launcher Platform (MLP) number 3, with a set of...

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The crawler-transporter carrying Mobile Launcher Platform (MLP) number 3, with a set of...

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