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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: NASA's SpaceX Crew-11 Mission Specialist Kimiya Yui is welcomed aboard the station
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Aug 2, 2025

NASA's SpaceX Crew-11 Mission Specialist Kimiya Yui is welcomed aboard the station

iss073e0505488 (Aug. 2, 2025) --- NASA's SpaceX Crew-11 Mission Specialist Kimiya Yui of JAXA (Japan Aerospace...

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NASA image: NASA's SpaceX Crew-11 Mission Specialist Oleg Platonov is welcomed aboard the station
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Aug 2, 2025

NASA's SpaceX Crew-11 Mission Specialist Oleg Platonov is welcomed aboard the station

iss073e0505486 (Aug. 2, 2025) --- NASA's SpaceX Crew-11 Mission Specialist Oleg Platonov of Roscosmos is welcomed...

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NASA image: Expedition 37 crew in MRM1 to welcome Expedition 38 crew
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Nov 7, 2013

Expedition 37 crew in MRM1 to welcome Expedition 38 crew

ISS037-E-028203 (7 Nov. 2013) --- In the International Space Station's Rassvet Mini-Research Module 1 (MRM1),...

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NASA image: Expedition 37 crew in MRM1 to welcome Expedition 38 crew
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Nov 7, 2013

Expedition 37 crew in MRM1 to welcome Expedition 38 crew

ISS037-E-028206 (7 Nov. 2013) --- In the International Space Station's Rassvet Mini-Research Module 1 (MRM1),...

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NASA image: Expedition 73 poses for a portrait after welcoming four new crew members
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Aug 2, 2025

Expedition 73 poses for a portrait after welcoming four new crew members

iss073e0509711 (Aug. 2, 2025) --- Expedition 73 poses for a portrait after welcoming four new crew members shortly...

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NASA image: Expedition 37 crew in MRM1 to welcome Expedition 38 crew
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Nov 7, 2013

Expedition 37 crew in MRM1 to welcome Expedition 38 crew

ISS037-E-028204 (7 Nov. 2013) --- In the International Space Station's Rassvet Mini-Research Module 1 (MRM1),...

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NASA image: ASTRONAUT GROUP - GT-6 AND GT-7 CREWS - WELCOME
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Dec 19, 1965

ASTRONAUT GROUP - GT-6 AND GT-7 CREWS - WELCOME

S65-66728 (19 Dec. 1965) --- This happy round of handshakes took place in the Manned Spacecraft Operations Building...

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NASA image: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -  Executive Director of NASDA Koji Yamamoto (left) is welcomed to KSC by Center Director Roy Bridges Jr. (right).  On the table between them is the logo of the new Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, a merger of three Japanese aeronautical and space agencies effective Oct.1, 2003.  Mr. Yamamoto is at KSC for a welcome ceremony involving the arrival of the newest Space Station module, the Japanese Experiment Module/pressurized module.  His visit includes a tour of the Columbia Debris Hangar.
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Jun 12, 2003

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Executive Director of NASDA Koji Yamamoto (left) is welcomed to KSC by Center Director Roy Bridges Jr. (right). On the table between them is the logo of the new Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, a merger of three Japanese aeronautical and space agencies effective Oct.1, 2003. Mr. Yamamoto is at KSC for a welcome ceremony involving the arrival of the newest Space Station module, the Japanese Experiment Module/pressurized module. His visit includes a tour of the Columbia Debris Hangar.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Executive Director of NASDA Koji Yamamoto (left) is welcomed to KSC by Center Director...

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NASA image: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -  Executive Director of NASDA Koji Yamamoto (left) is welcomed to KSC by Center Director Roy Bridges Jr. (right).  Mr. Yamamoto is at KSC for a welcome ceremony involving the arrival of the newest Space Station module, the Japanese Experiment Module/pressurized module.  His visit includes a tour of the Columbia Debris Hangar.
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Jun 12, 2003

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Executive Director of NASDA Koji Yamamoto (left) is welcomed to KSC by Center Director Roy Bridges Jr. (right). Mr. Yamamoto is at KSC for a welcome ceremony involving the arrival of the newest Space Station module, the Japanese Experiment Module/pressurized module. His visit includes a tour of the Columbia Debris Hangar.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Executive Director of NASDA Koji Yamamoto (left) is welcomed to KSC by Center Director...

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NASA image: Soyuz MS-24 International Space Station Hatch Opening, Welcome Remarks - Sept. 15, 2023
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Sep 15, 2023

Soyuz MS-24 International Space Station Hatch Opening, Welcome Remarks - Sept. 15, 2023

Roscosmos cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko and Nikolai Chub and NASA astronaut Loral O’ Hara launched on the Soyuz MS-24...

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NASA image: Welcome to the Ionosphere
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Nov 7, 2017

Welcome to the Ionosphere

Learn about the features of the ionosphere! This little-explored region exists between space and Earth. It is home...

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NASA image: Welcome Disruption
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Jan 9, 2012

Welcome Disruption

The line of Saturn rings disrupts NASA Cassini spacecraft view of the moons Tethys and Titan. Larger Titan is on the...

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NASA image: View of ceremonies welcoming Apollo 16 crew aboard U.S.S. Ticonderoga
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Apr 27, 1972

View of ceremonies welcoming Apollo 16 crew aboard U.S.S. Ticonderoga

S72-36262 (27 April 1972) --- A high-angle view of the Apollo 16 welcoming aboard ceremonies on the deck of the...

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NASA image: Apollo 15 Crew - Welcome on Arrival - Ellington AFB (EAFB), TX
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Aug 12, 1971

Apollo 15 Crew - Welcome on Arrival - Ellington AFB (EAFB), TX

S71-43428 (8 Aug. 1971) --- The three crew men, of the highly successful Apollo 15 lunar landing mission, receive a...

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NASA image: ASTRONAUT JAMES A. MCDIVITT - MISC. - GEMINI-TITAN (GT)-4 WELCOME - ATLANTIC
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Jun 7, 1965

ASTRONAUT JAMES A. MCDIVITT - MISC. - GEMINI-TITAN (GT)-4 WELCOME - ATLANTIC

S65-19530 (7 June 1965) --- The red carpet treatment is given to the Gemini-Titan 4 astronauts Edward H. White II...

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NASA image: NASA Welcomes New Partners to the Artemis Accords This Week @NASA – April 19
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Apr 19, 2024

NASA Welcomes New Partners to the Artemis Accords This Week @NASA – April 19

More partners in space exploration, new data measuring ocean health, air quality and our climate, and an upgrade to...

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NASA image: President Nixon - Welcome - Apollo XI Astronauts - USS Hornet
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Jul 24, 1969

President Nixon - Welcome - Apollo XI Astronauts - USS Hornet

S69-21365 (24 July 1969) --- United States President Richard M. Nixon was in the central Pacific recovery area to...

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NASA image: STS_135_Return
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Jul 22, 2011

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STS-135 pilot Doug Hurley signs a welcome home banner before a welcome home ceremony for the crew of the space...

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NASA image: ARC-2008-ACD08-0176-008
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Aug 7, 2008

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Summer Internship for 2008 closing ceremony: Welcoming remarks by Jennifer Bradford

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Jan 16, 2013

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MSFC DIRECTOR SCHEUERMANN WELCOMES ATTENDEES TO ADVANCED MANUFACTURING WORKSHOP AT DAVIDSON CENTER

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NASA image: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -  In the Space Station Processing Facility, Executive Director of NASDA Koji Yamamoto (center) joins others for a tour.  Mr. Yamamoto is at KSC for a welcome ceremony involving the arrival of the newest Space Station module, the Japanese Experiment Module/pressurized module.
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Jun 12, 2003

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Space Station Processing Facility, Executive Director of NASDA Koji Yamamoto (center) joins others for a tour. Mr. Yamamoto is at KSC for a welcome ceremony involving the arrival of the newest Space Station module, the Japanese Experiment Module/pressurized module.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Space Station Processing Facility, Executive Director of NASDA Koji Yamamoto...

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NASA image: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -  In the Space Station Processing Facility, Executive Director of NASDA Koji Yamamoto (center) joins others for a tour.  Mr. Yamamoto is at KSC for a welcome ceremony involving the arrival of the newest Space Station module, the Japanese Experiment Module/pressurized module.
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Jun 12, 2003

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Space Station Processing Facility, Executive Director of NASDA Koji Yamamoto (center) joins others for a tour. Mr. Yamamoto is at KSC for a welcome ceremony involving the arrival of the newest Space Station module, the Japanese Experiment Module/pressurized module.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Space Station Processing Facility, Executive Director of NASDA Koji Yamamoto...

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NASA image: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA.  -   Former astronaut Story Musgrave signs autographs for employees’ children after his presentation during a welcome ceremony in the IMAX Theatre, KSC Visitor Complex.  Employees were invited to share their work experience with their children for Take Our Children to Work Day.
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Jul 24, 2003

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Former astronaut Story Musgrave signs autographs for employees’ children after his presentation during a welcome ceremony in the IMAX Theatre, KSC Visitor Complex. Employees were invited to share their work experience with their children for Take Our Children to Work Day.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Former astronaut Story Musgrave signs autographs for employees’ children after his...

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NASA image: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -  In the Space Station Processing Facility, Executive Director of NASDA Koji Yamamoto points to other Space Station elements.  Behind him is the Japanese Experiment Module (JEM)/pressurized module.  Mr. Yamamoto is at KSC for a welcome ceremony involving the arrival of JEM.
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Jun 12, 2003

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Space Station Processing Facility, Executive Director of NASDA Koji Yamamoto points to other Space Station elements. Behind him is the Japanese Experiment Module (JEM)/pressurized module. Mr. Yamamoto is at KSC for a welcome ceremony involving the arrival of JEM.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Space Station Processing Facility, Executive Director of NASDA Koji Yamamoto...

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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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