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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: ART CONCEPTS - APOLLO-SOYUZ TEST PROJECT (ASTP)
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Apr 1, 1975

ART CONCEPTS - APOLLO-SOYUZ TEST PROJECT (ASTP)

S75-27290 (April 1975) --- An artist?s concept illustrating a cutaway view of the docked Apollo and Soyuz spacecraft...

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NASA image: ASTRONAUT ACTIVITIES - APOLLO-SOYUZ TEST PROJECT (ASTP) - PROTOCOL - KSC
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Feb 8, 1975

ASTRONAUT ACTIVITIES - APOLLO-SOYUZ TEST PROJECT (ASTP) - PROTOCOL - KSC

S75-24030 (8-10 Feb. 1975) --- The five prime crew members of the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project (ASTP) mission pose for...

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NASA image: KSC-108-75P-0057
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Feb 10, 1975

KSC-108-75P-0057

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – The Soviet and American crews for the July Apollo Soyuz Test Project [standing, center]...

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NASA image: Russian Scientists Visitors
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Nov 29, 1959

Russian Scientists Visitors

Russian Scientists from the Commission of Interplanetary Travel of the Soviet Academy of Science November 21,1959...

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NASA image: SOCIAL - APOLLO-SOYUZ TEST PROJECT (ASTP) - DISNEY WORLD - FL
Image
Feb 10, 1975

SOCIAL - APOLLO-SOYUZ TEST PROJECT (ASTP) - DISNEY WORLD - FL

S75-24052 (8-10 Feb. 1975) --- A space-suited Mickey Mouse character welcomes the prime crewmen of the Apollo-Soyuz...

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NASA image: ARC-1990-A90-3003
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Aug 24, 1990

ARC-1990-A90-3003

This Magellan image mosaic shows the impact crater Golubkina, first identified in Soviet Venera 15/16 data. The...

ARC
NASA image: Soviet Union Lunar Sample Return Missions
Image
Mar 15, 2010

Soviet Union Lunar Sample Return Missions

On February 21, 1972, Luna 20 soft landed in the rugged highlands between Mare Fecunditatis and Mare Crisium. The...

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NASA image: Venus - Venera 8 Landing Site in Navka Region
Image
Sep 26, 1996

Venus - Venera 8 Landing Site in Navka Region

This image is a mosaic of 24 orbits of the Navka region of Venus. The image is centered at about 10 degrees south...

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NASA image: SIMULATIONS - APOLLO-SOYUZ TEST PROGRAM (ASTP) - DOCKING/COMMAND MODULE (CM) - JSC
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Feb 17, 1975

SIMULATIONS - APOLLO-SOYUZ TEST PROGRAM (ASTP) - DOCKING/COMMAND MODULE (CM) - JSC

S75-21715 (19 Feb. 1975) --- Cosmonaut Aleksey A. Leonov focuses his camera for an interior shot during a simulation...

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NASA image: SIMULATIONS - APOLLO-SOYUZ TEST PROJECT (ASTP) - DOCKING MODULE (DM)/COMMAND MODULE (CM) - JSC
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Feb 20, 1975

SIMULATIONS - APOLLO-SOYUZ TEST PROJECT (ASTP) - DOCKING MODULE (DM)/COMMAND MODULE (CM) - JSC

S75-21836 (20 Feb. 1975) --- Cosmonaut Anatoliy V. Filipchenko, commander of the Soviet ASTP second (backup) crew,...

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NASA image: KSC-75P-408
Image
Jul 24, 1975

KSC-75P-408

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The Commanding Officer of the USS New Orleans, Captain Ralph E. Neiger, welcomes...

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NASA image: Simulations - Joint NASA-USSR Mission - JSC
Image
Feb 25, 1975

Simulations - Joint NASA-USSR Mission - JSC

S75-22187 (25 Feb. 1975) --- Two ASTP crewmen look over food cans and packages in the Soyuz orbital module trainer...

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NASA image: Various views of Expedition One crewmembers in Russia
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Oct 27, 2000

Various views of Expedition One crewmembers in Russia

JSC2000-E-27077 (16 October 2000) --- Expedition One crew members in Moscow's Red Square. From left, Soyuz pilot...

JSC
NASA image: ARC-1991-AC91-3008
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Oct 29, 1991

ARC-1991-AC91-3008

This global view of the surface of Venus is centered at 270 degrees east longitude. Magellan synthetic aperture...

ARC
NASA image: Close-up view of descent vehicle of Soyuz spacecraft training mock-up
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Jun 1, 1974

Close-up view of descent vehicle of Soyuz spacecraft training mock-up

S74-24677 (June 1974) --- A close-up view of the descent vehicle of the Soyuz spacecraft training mock-up on display...

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NASA image: Simulations - Apollo-Soyuz Test Project (ASTP) - Soyuz - JSC
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Feb 20, 1975

Simulations - Apollo-Soyuz Test Project (ASTP) - Soyuz - JSC

S75-21892 (20 Feb. 1975) --- Astronaut Thomas P. Stafford (left) and cosmonaut Aleksey A. Leonov participate in...

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NASA image: Astronaut Stafford and Cosmonaut Leonov together in Soyuz Orbital Module
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Jul 17, 1975

Astronaut Stafford and Cosmonaut Leonov together in Soyuz Orbital Module

AST-05-298 (17-19 July 1975) --- Astronaut Donald K. Slayton and cosmonaut Aleksey A. Leonov are seen together in...

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NASA image: iss047e056031
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Apr 12, 2016

iss047e056031

ISS047e056031 (04/12/2016) --- NASA astronaut Tim Kopra, Commander of Expedition 47, floats inside the Russian...

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NASA image: ASTP 20th anniversary - Rockwell negatives
Image
Jan 21, 1975

ASTP 20th anniversary - Rockwell negatives

S95-02815 (21 Jan. 1975) --- Soviet junior researcher Y.G. Pobrov observes testing of the Apollo-Soyuz docking...

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NASA image: Vorkuta, Russia
Image
Jul 6, 2021

Vorkuta, Russia

Vorkuta is a coal-mining town in the Komi Republic, Russia. With the fall of the Soviet Union, coal mines were...

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NASA image: SKYLAB (SL)-2 POSTFLIGHT - COMMEMORATIVE PLAQUES PRESENTATION - CA
Image
Jul 19, 1973

SKYLAB (SL)-2 POSTFLIGHT - COMMEMORATIVE PLAQUES PRESENTATION - CA

S73-30889 (June 1973) --- Leonid I. Breznev, General Secretary of the Communist Party, Union of Soviet Socialist...

JSC
NASA image: ASTP - ARTIST CONCEPTS
Image
Jul 17, 1975

ASTP - ARTIST CONCEPTS

S75-28510 (July 1975) --- An artist?s concept depicting the Soviet ASTP Soyuz spacecraft in Earth orbit. The three...

JSC
NASA image: Cosmonaut Aleksey Leonov displays drawing of Astronaut Thomas Stafford
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Jul 17, 1975

Cosmonaut Aleksey Leonov displays drawing of Astronaut Thomas Stafford

AST-05-275 (17-19 July 1975) --- Cosmonaut Aleksey A. Leonov, commander of the Soviet ASTP crew, displays a drawing...

JSC
NASA image: KSC-75P-405
Image
Jul 24, 1975

KSC-75P-405

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The ASTP Apollo Command Module is lowered onto the deck of the USS New Orleans...

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