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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: Olivas floats through hatch to the MDDK of STS-117 Space Shuttle Atlantis during Joint Operations
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Jun 13, 2007

Olivas floats through hatch to the MDDK of STS-117 Space Shuttle Atlantis during Joint Operations

S117-E-07118 (12 June 2007) --- Astronaut John "Danny" Olivas, STS-117 mission specialist, floats through a hatch to...

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NASA image: Yuri I. Malenchenko is holding a spoon while a can of food floats nearby in the SM
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Apr 28, 2003

Yuri I. Malenchenko is holding a spoon while a can of food floats nearby in the SM

ISS006-E-50612 (28 April 2003) --- Cosmonaut Yuri I. Malenchenko, Expedition Seven mission commander, is pictured...

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NASA image: Perrin floats next to the MSG in the Destiny U.S. Lab during STS-111 UF-2 docked OPS
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Jun 9, 2002

Perrin floats next to the MSG in the Destiny U.S. Lab during STS-111 UF-2 docked OPS

STS111-E-5120 (9 June 2002) --- Astronaut Philippe Perrin, STS-111 mission specialist, floats near the Microgravity...

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NASA image: Olivas floats through hatch to the MDDK of STS-117 Space Shuttle Atlantis during Joint Operations
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Jun 13, 2007

Olivas floats through hatch to the MDDK of STS-117 Space Shuttle Atlantis during Joint Operations

S117-E-07117 (12 June 2007) --- Astronaut John "Danny" Olivas, STS-117 mission specialist, floats through a hatch to...

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NASA image: Recovery team members work with a test version of Orion floating in the well deck of the U.S.S. Anchorage
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Aug 2, 2014

Recovery team members work with a test version of Orion floating in the well deck of the U.S.S. Anchorage

Recovery team members work with a test version of Orion floating in the well deck of the U.S.S. Anchorage on Aug. 2,...

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NASA image: A Russian Orlan suit floats in the DC during suit checkout OPS before an EVA during Expedition 9
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Jun 24, 2004

A Russian Orlan suit floats in the DC during suit checkout OPS before an EVA during Expedition 9

ISS009-E-12756 (24 June 2004) --- Cosmonaut Gennady I. Padalka, Expedition 9 commander representing Russia’s...

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NASA image: Young Brown Dwarf in TW Hydrae Family of Stars Artist Concept
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Apr 19, 2016

Young Brown Dwarf in TW Hydrae Family of Stars Artist Concept

A young, free-floating world sits alone in space in this illustration. The object, called WISEA J114724.10-204021.3,...

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NASA image: Adrift at Saturn
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Jan 4, 2006

Adrift at Saturn

Tethys floats before the massive, golden-hued globe of Saturn in this natural color view. The thin, dark line of the...

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NASA image: Thackeray Globules
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Dec 2, 1999

Thackeray Globules

Strangely glowing, floating dark clouds are silhouetted against nearby bright stars in a busy star-forming region...

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NASA image: Horowitz floats into the ISS U.S. Laboratory/Destiny module where Voss is typing
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Aug 13, 2001

Horowitz floats into the ISS U.S. Laboratory/Destiny module where Voss is typing

STS105-304-025 (10-22 August 2001) --- Astronaut James S. Voss, outgoing Space Station flight engineer, performs a...

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NASA image: Distant view of a cable tag floating away from ISS
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Jun 12, 2003

Distant view of a cable tag floating away from ISS

ISS007-E-06886 (12 June 2003) --- This image was taken by Expedition 7 NASA ISS Science Officer Ed Lu from the U.S....

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NASA image: MS Ivins floats through U.S. Laboratory / Destiny module
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Feb 11, 2001

MS Ivins floats through U.S. Laboratory / Destiny module

STS98-E-5161 (11 February 2001) --- Astronaut Marsha S. Ivins, STS-98 mission specialist, floats into the newly...

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NASA image: Flight Engineers Scott Tingle and Anton Shkaplerov
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Dec 18, 2017

Flight Engineers Scott Tingle and Anton Shkaplerov

iss054e001441 (Dec. 19, 2017) --- Newly arrived Flight Engineers Scott Tingle and Anton Shkaplerov float into the...

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NASA image: Astronaut Alfred Worden floats in space outside spacecraft during EVA
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Aug 5, 1971

Astronaut Alfred Worden floats in space outside spacecraft during EVA

S71-43202 (5 Aug. 1971) --- Astronaut Alfred M. Worden, command module pilot of the Apollo 15 lunar landing mission,...

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NASA image: Apollo 9 spacecraft floats in Atlantic recovery area after splashdown
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Mar 13, 1969

Apollo 9 spacecraft floats in Atlantic recovery area after splashdown

S69-27925 (13 March 1969) --- The Apollo 9 spacecraft, with astronauts James A. McDivitt, David R. Scott, and...

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NASA image: Astronaut Mark Lee floats free of tether during EVA
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Sep 16, 1994

Astronaut Mark Lee floats free of tether during EVA

STS064-45-014 (16 Sept. 1994) --- Backdropped against a massive wall of white clouds 130 nautical miles below,...

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NASA image: Fincke stands beside a floating bag of tomato seeds for the EPO Tomatosphere II project during Expedition 9
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Jul 17, 2004

Fincke stands beside a floating bag of tomato seeds for the EPO Tomatosphere II project during Expedition 9

ISS009-E-15362 (17 July 2004) --- Astronaut Edward M. (Mike) Fincke, Expedition 9 NASA ISS science officer and...

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NASA image: STS-26 Pilot Covey floats in life raft during JSC WETF exercises
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Jul 8, 1988

STS-26 Pilot Covey floats in life raft during JSC WETF exercises

S88-42425 (20 July 1988) --- STS-26 Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, Pilot Richard O. Covey, wearing the newly...

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NASA image: Cassidy watches a checklist float in the FD during STS-127 / Expedition 20 Joint Operations
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Jul 20, 2009

Cassidy watches a checklist float in the FD during STS-127 / Expedition 20 Joint Operations

S127-E-007251 (20 July 2009) --- Astronaut Christopher Cassidy, STS-127 mission specialist, watches a checklist for...

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NASA image: STS-39 MS Hieb floats in single person life raft in JSC's WETF Bldg 29 pool
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Dec 7, 1990

STS-39 MS Hieb floats in single person life raft in JSC's WETF Bldg 29 pool

S90-54754 (13 Dec 1990) --- Astronaut Richard J. Hieb, STS-39 mission specialist, wearing launch and entry suit...

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NASA image: Cassidy watches a checklist float in the FD during STS-127 / Expedition 20 Joint Operations
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Jul 20, 2009

Cassidy watches a checklist float in the FD during STS-127 / Expedition 20 Joint Operations

S127-E-007252 (20 July 2009) --- Astronaut Christopher Cassidy, STS-127 mission specialist, watches a checklist for...

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NASA image: Fincke stands beside a floating bag of tomato seeds for the EPO Tomatosphere II project during Expedition 9
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Jul 17, 2004

Fincke stands beside a floating bag of tomato seeds for the EPO Tomatosphere II project during Expedition 9

ISS009-E-15361 (17 July 2004) --- Astronaut Edward M. (Mike) Fincke, Expedition 9 NASA ISS science officer and...

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NASA image: Ring-Hugging Moons
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May 10, 2006

Ring-Hugging Moons

Epimetheus floats in the distance below center, showing only the barest hint of its irregular shape. Pandora hides...

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NASA image: Pink Pleiades
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Apr 16, 2007

Pink Pleiades

The Seven Sisters, also known as the Pleiades star cluster, seem to float on a bed of feathers in a new infrared...

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