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NASA image: View of the Flight Dynamics Officer (FDO) console in Mission Control
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Oct 4, 1984

View of the Flight Dynamics Officer (FDO) console in Mission Control

View of the Flight Dynamics Officer (FDO) console in the Mission Control Center (MCC) during the flight of STS41-G....

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NASA image: View of the Mission Control Center Activity during STS 51-A
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Nov 8, 1984

View of the Mission Control Center Activity during STS 51-A

Jay H. Greene, right, ascent flight director for STS 51-A, monitors pre-launch activity at the Kennedy Space Center...

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NASA image: Front view of bldg 30 which houses mission control
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Aug 30, 1984

Front view of bldg 30 which houses mission control

41D-3072 (30 Aug 1984) --- A 41-D shift change is taking place in the Johnson Space Center's Building 30. In its...

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NASA image: View of Mission Control during joint U.S.-USSR ASTP mission
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Jul 17, 1975

View of Mission Control during joint U.S.-USSR ASTP mission

S75-28685 (17 July 1975) --- An overall view of activity in the Mission Operations Control Room in the Mission...

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NASA image: Activities in the Mission Control Center during STS 41-C
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Apr 7, 1984

Activities in the Mission Control Center during STS 41-C

Astronaut George D. Nelson (see monitor at front of room) is viewed by flight controllers in the Mission Operations...

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NASA image: Flight Day 16: Mission Control during Distant Retrograde Departure
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Dec 1, 2022

Flight Day 16: Mission Control during Distant Retrograde Departure

jsc2022e090753 (Dec. 1, 2022): Flight controller Julie Reed at the flight dynamics officer console in Houston’s...

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NASA image: Lunar Flyby in Mission Control
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Apr 6, 2026

Lunar Flyby in Mission Control

jsc2026e020501 (April 6, 2026) - NASA Flight Directors Diane Dailey, Pooja Jesrani, and Paul Konyha pictured in the...

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NASA image: Flight Controllers in Mission Control Center during splashdown of Apollo 14
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Feb 9, 1971

Flight Controllers in Mission Control Center during splashdown of Apollo 14

S71-18400 (9 Feb. 1971) --- Flight controllers in the Mission Operations Control Room (MOCR) of the Mission Control...

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NASA image: Apollo Historic Mission Control Restoration Time-lapse
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Jun 28, 2019

Apollo Historic Mission Control Restoration Time-lapse

The Historic Mission Control center at the NASA Johnson Space Center has undergone a major restoration. From this...

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NASA image: Views of Mission Control during launch of STS-51L
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Jan 28, 1986

Views of Mission Control during launch of STS-51L

51L-S-002 (28 Jan. 1986) --- Flight directors Jay H. Greene (foreground) and Alan L. (Lee) Briscoe study data on...

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NASA image: View of USSR flight controllers in Mission Control during touchdown
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Jul 21, 1975

View of USSR flight controllers in Mission Control during touchdown

S75-28659 (21 July 1975) --- An overall view of the group of Soviet Union flight controllers who served at the...

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NASA image: Clifford Charlesworth seated at his console in Mission Control Room
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Dec 21, 1968

Clifford Charlesworth seated at his console in Mission Control Room

S68-55742 (21 Dec. 1968) --- Clifford E. Charlesworth, Apollo 8 "Green Team" flight director, is seated at his...

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NASA image: STS-26 Mission Control Center (MCC) activity at JSC
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Oct 2, 1988

STS-26 Mission Control Center (MCC) activity at JSC

STS026-S-101 (2 Oct 1988) --- Flight controllers in the Johnson Space Center?s mission control center listen to a...

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NASA image: STS-26 Mission Control Center (MCC) activity at JSC
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Oct 2, 1988

STS-26 Mission Control Center (MCC) activity at JSC

Flight controllers in JSC's Mission Control Center (MCC) Bldg 30 flight control room (FCR) listen to a presentation...

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NASA image: Mission Control Center at conclusion of Apollo 15 lunar landing mission
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Aug 7, 1971

Mission Control Center at conclusion of Apollo 15 lunar landing mission

An overall view of activity in the Mission Operations Control Room in the Mission Control Center at the conclusion...

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NASA image: Personnel - Gemini-Titan (GT)-10 - Mission Control Center (MCC) - MSC
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Jul 18, 1966

Personnel - Gemini-Titan (GT)-10 - Mission Control Center (MCC) - MSC

S66-43377 (18 July 1966) --- Standing at the flight director's console, viewing the Gemini-10 flight display in the...

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NASA image: Astronut John H. Glenn
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Feb 20, 1962

Astronut John H. Glenn

Astronaut John H. Glenn sits in a car in front of the east side of the Mercury Mission Control building. Glenn was...

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NASA image: STS-26 Mission Control Center (MCC) activity at JSC
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Oct 2, 1988

STS-26 Mission Control Center (MCC) activity at JSC

STS26-S-103 (2 October 1988) --- A wide-angle view of flight controllers in the Johnson Space Center's mission...

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NASA image: Flight Day 16: Mission Control during Distant Retrograde Departure
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Dec 1, 2022

Flight Day 16: Mission Control during Distant Retrograde Departure

jsc2022e090764 (Dec. 1, 2022): Flight controller Jason Helms at the guidance, navigation and control console in...

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NASA image: Mission Control Center (MCC) View - Skylab (SL)-3 Recovery - JSC
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Sep 27, 1973

Mission Control Center (MCC) View - Skylab (SL)-3 Recovery - JSC

S73-34553 (25 Sept. 1973) --- Skylab flight directors (foreground) and flight controllers (background) view the...

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NASA image: View of Mission Control Center during Apollo 13 splashdown
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Apr 17, 1970

View of Mission Control Center during Apollo 13 splashdown

S70-35471 (17 April 1970) --- Two flight controllers man consoles in the Missions Operations Control Room (MOCR) of...

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NASA image: Expedition 23 Docking
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Apr 3, 2010

Expedition 23 Docking

View of Russian Mission Control Center in Korolev, Russia moments before the Soyuz TMA-18 docks to the International...

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NASA image: Expedition 31 Soyuz TMA-04M Docking to ISS
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May 17, 2012

Expedition 31 Soyuz TMA-04M Docking to ISS

Russian flight controllers at the Russian Mission Control Center in Korolev, Russia monitor the Soyuz TMA-04M as it...

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NASA image: View of Mission Control during lunar surface Apollo 11 EVA
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Jul 20, 1969

View of Mission Control during lunar surface Apollo 11 EVA

Overall view of the Mission Operations Control Room in the Mission Control Center, bldg 30, during the lunar surface...

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Frequently Asked Questions About NASA Images

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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.
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