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NASA's Image and Video Library: A Visual Archive of Space Exploration

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.

The library includes imagery from diverse sources: telescopes like Hubble and Webb that capture deep-space nebulae, galaxies, and exoplanets; planetary missions like the Mars rovers ( browse Mars photos) and Cassini at Saturn; Earth observation satellites ( see EPIC imagery); astronaut photography from the ISS; and documentation of rocket launches, spacecraft assembly, and ground testing. Most NASA images are in the public domain and free to download at full resolution for educational, editorial, and personal use.

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: Expedition 21 Crew Prepares For Launch
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Sep 29, 2009

Expedition 21 Crew Prepares For Launch

Expedition 21 Flight Engineer Jeffrey N. Williams, top, Spaceflight Participant Guy Laliberté, middle, and...

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NASA image: EVA 2 imagery
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Jun 27, 2005

EVA 2 imagery

S114-E-5979 (1 August 2005) --- Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Soichi Noguchi waves at his...

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Feb 17, 2007

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Coverage wrap-up and interview with Launch Manager Chuck Dovale. The THEMIS mission aims to unravel the mystery...

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NASA image: KSC-98pc1808
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Dec 4, 1998

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In a firing room of the Launch Control Center,U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright waves to the personnel...

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NASA image: SpaceX Crew-2 Astronaut Arrival
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Apr 16, 2021

SpaceX Crew-2 Astronaut Arrival

JAXA astronaut Akihilo Hoshide smiles and waves during the SpaceX Crew-2 arrival media event held at Kennedy Space...

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NASA image: Expedition 43 Preflight
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Mar 27, 2015

Expedition 43 Preflight

Expedition 43 Russian Cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos), top, NASA...

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NASA image: Expedition 24 Launch Day
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Jun 14, 2010

Expedition 24 Launch Day

Expedition 24 Flight Enginner Shannon Walker waves to family and friends while he waits to have his Russian Sokol...

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NASA image: Expedition 57 Crew Farewell
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Oct 11, 2018

Expedition 57 Crew Farewell

Expedition 57 Flight Engineer Nick Hague of NASA, top, and Flight Engineer Alexey Ovchinin of Roscosmos, wave...

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NASA image: Vice President Mike Pence visits Kennedy Space Center
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Jul 6, 2017

Vice President Mike Pence visits Kennedy Space Center

Vice President Mike Pence waves before addressing NASA employees, Thursday, July 6, 2017, at the Vehicle Assembly...

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NASA image: Expedition 70 Press Conference
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Sep 14, 2023

Expedition 70 Press Conference

Expedition 70 NASA astronaut Loral O'Hara, left, Roscosmos cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko, and Nikolai Chub, right, wave...

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NASA image: Expedition 11 Launch Day
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Apr 15, 2005

Expedition 11 Launch Day

Unidentified family members of NASA astronaut John Phillips waves offers up best wishes for a safe mission and a...

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NASA image: Expedition 35 Preflight
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Mar 28, 2013

Expedition 35 Preflight

Expedition 35 crew members NASA Flight Engineer Chris Cassidy, left, Soyuz Commander Pavel Vinogradov and Russian...

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NASA image: Pesquet conducts FLUIDICS Experiment OPS
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May 2, 2017

Pesquet conducts FLUIDICS Experiment OPS

iss051e033986 (5/2/2016) --- European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Thomas Pesquet is photographed with the assembled...

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NASA image: Expedition 55 Preflight
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Mar 21, 2018

Expedition 55 Preflight

Expedition 55 flight engineer Drew Feustel of NASA waves farewell to family and friends as he and Soyuz Commander...

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Sep 21, 2022

Expedition 68 Cosmonaut Hotel Depatrure

Expedition 68 astronaut Frank Rubio of NASA, left, and cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitri Petelin of Roscosmos,...

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NASA image: Expedition 37 Press Conference
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Sep 24, 2013

Expedition 37 Press Conference

Expedition 37 NASA Flight Engineer Michael Hopkins, far left, Soyuz Commander Oleg Kotov and Russian Flight Engineer...

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Mar 13, 2002

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - At the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Skid Strip, STS-109 Mission Specialists James...

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NASA image: Expedition 64 Crew Qualification Exams
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Sep 23, 2020

Expedition 64 Crew Qualification Exams

Expedition 64 backup crew members NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei, left, Russian cosmonaut Oleg Novitskiy of...

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NASA image: Expedition 73 Cosmonaut Hotel Departure
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Apr 8, 2025

Expedition 73 Cosmonaut Hotel Departure

NASA astronaut Jonny Kim, left, and Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritskiy, right, wave as they...

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NASA image: Expedition 65 Crew Departure
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Mar 26, 2021

Expedition 65 Crew Departure

From left to right, Expedition 65 prime crew members, NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei, Russian cosmonaut Pyotr Dubrov...

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Jun 16, 2006

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - After a three-day series of Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT) activities,...

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NASA image: Obama Kennedy Space Center Visit
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Apr 14, 2010

Obama Kennedy Space Center Visit

President Barack Obama waves hello as he exits of Air Force One along with Senator Bill Nelson after landing at the...

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May 10, 2018

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jsc2018e043416 (May 10, 2018) --- At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 56 prime...

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NASA image: KSC-06-S-00249
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Dec 9, 2006

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The STS-116 astronauts are suited up and walk out of the Operations and Checkout Building waving to the cheering...

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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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