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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.

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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: KSC-2012-5425
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Sep 19, 2012

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COCOA BEACH, Fla. – NASA's Shuttle Carrier Aircraft, or SCA, with the space shuttle Endeavour mounted atop, right,...

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NASA image: KSC-2012-5424
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Sep 19, 2012

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COCOA BEACH, Fla. – NASA's Shuttle Carrier Aircraft, or SCA, with the space shuttle Endeavour mounted atop, left, is...

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NASA image: Joan Higginbotham posing in front of a T-38 aircraft and sitting in a T-38 cockpit
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Oct 16, 2003

Joan Higginbotham posing in front of a T-38 aircraft and sitting in a T-38 cockpit

JSC2003-00678 (January 2003) --- Astronaut Joan E. Higginbotham, STS-116 mission specialist, takes a break from...

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NASA image: Joan Higginbotham posing in front of a T-38 aircraft and sitting in a T-38 cockpit
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Oct 16, 2003

Joan Higginbotham posing in front of a T-38 aircraft and sitting in a T-38 cockpit

JSC2003-00686 (January 2003) --- Astronaut Joan E. Higginbotham, STS-116 mission specialist, takes a break from...

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NASA image: Joan Higginbotham posing in front of a T-38 aircraft and sitting in a T-38 cockpit
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Oct 16, 2003

Joan Higginbotham posing in front of a T-38 aircraft and sitting in a T-38 cockpit

JSC2003-00684 (January 2003) --- Astronaut Joan E. Higginbotham, STS-116 mission specialist, takes a break from...

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NASA image: AirBOS4
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Dec 12, 2018

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Composite image of Background Oriented Schlieren (BOS) data (contour) with a cut-out images of the T-38’s during a...

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NASA image: Endeavour sitting atop NASA's Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA)
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Sep 19, 2012

Endeavour sitting atop NASA's Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA)

Space Shuttle Endeavour is ferried by NASA's Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) over the Johnson Space Center in...

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NASA image: Astronaut Gregory prepares for Ellington Field departure with STS-29 crew
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Mar 18, 1989

Astronaut Gregory prepares for Ellington Field departure with STS-29 crew

STS029-S-001 (10 March 1989) --- Astronaut Frederick Gregory, STS-33 mission commander, prepares to climb aboard a...

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Dec 12, 2018

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Composite image of Background Oriented Schlieren (BOS) data (contour) with a cut-out images of the T-38’s during a...

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NASA image: Astronaut Gregory in T-38 rear cockpit at Ellington Field
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Mar 18, 1989

Astronaut Gregory in T-38 rear cockpit at Ellington Field

STS029–S-002 (10 March 1989) --- Astronaut Frederick Gregory, STS-33 mission commander, prepares to fly to Florida...

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NASA image: AirBOS4
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Dec 12, 2018

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Composite image of Background Oriented Schlieren (BOS) data (contour) with a cut-out images of the T-38’s during a...

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NASA image: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -  The STS-79 astronauts arrive at KSC's Shuttle Landing Facility in their T-38 aircraft from Johnson Space Center in Houston.  From left are Mission Specialists John E. Blaha and Tom Akers; Commander William F. Readdy; PIlot Terrence W. Wilcutt; and Mission Specialists Jay Apt and Carl E. Walz.  The astronauts are at KSC for the Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test, a dress rehearsal for launch.  They are scheduled to lift off around Sept. 12 on Mission STS-79, the fourth docking between the U.S. Shuttle and Russian Space Station Mir.
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Aug 25, 1996

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The STS-79 astronauts arrive at KSC's Shuttle Landing Facility in their T-38 aircraft from Johnson Space Center in Houston. From left are Mission Specialists John E. Blaha and Tom Akers; Commander William F. Readdy; PIlot Terrence W. Wilcutt; and Mission Specialists Jay Apt and Carl E. Walz. The astronauts are at KSC for the Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test, a dress rehearsal for launch. They are scheduled to lift off around Sept. 12 on Mission STS-79, the fourth docking between the U.S. Shuttle and Russian Space Station Mir.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The STS-79 astronauts arrive at KSC's Shuttle Landing Facility in their T-38 aircraft...

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NASA image: STS-73 crewmembers prepare for flight in T-38 aircraft
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Aug 24, 1995

STS-73 crewmembers prepare for flight in T-38 aircraft

S95-17155 (24 Aug. 1995) --- Astronaut Kent V. Rominger sits in the forward station of a NASA T-38 jet trainer....

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NASA image: PREFLIGHT (DEPARTURE) - STS-7 - ELLINGTON AFB (EAFB), TX
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Jun 16, 1983

PREFLIGHT (DEPARTURE) - STS-7 - ELLINGTON AFB (EAFB), TX

S83-34151 (15 June 1983) --- Astronaut Sally K. Ride, STS-7 mission specialist, takes one last look at familiar...

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NASA image: KSC-05pd-1632
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Jul 22, 2005

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The Return to Flight STS-114 crew arrives at NASA Kennedy Space Center in T-38 training...

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NASA image: KSC-05pd-1631
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Jul 22, 2005

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The Return to Flight STS-114 crew arrives at NASA Kennedy Space Center in T-38 training...

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NASA image: KSC00pp0627
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May 14, 2000

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STS-101 Mission Commander James D. Halsell Jr. arrives at KSC's Shuttle Landing Facility aboard a T-38 jet aircraft...

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NASA image: KSC-00pp0627
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May 14, 2000

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STS-101 Mission Commander James D. Halsell Jr. arrives at KSC's Shuttle Landing Facility aboard a T-38 jet aircraft...

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NASA image: KSC00pp0633
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May 14, 2000

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTR, FLA. -- STS-101 Mission Specialist Susan Helms arrives at KSC's Shuttle Landing Facility aboard...

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NASA image: KSC-00pp0630
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May 14, 2000

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STS-101 Pilot Scott J. Horowitz climbs out of a T-38 jet aircraft after arriving at KSC's Shuttle Landing Facility....

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NASA image: KSC-00pp0629
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May 14, 2000

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STS-101 Mission Specialist Jeffrey N. Williams stands ready to begin preparations for the launch on May 18 after...

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NASA image: KSC-00pp0633
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May 14, 2000

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTR, FLA. -- STS-101 Mission Specialist Susan Helms arrives at KSC's Shuttle Landing Facility aboard...

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NASA image: KSC00pp0630
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May 14, 2000

KSC00pp0630

STS-101 Pilot Scott J. Horowitz climbs out of a T-38 jet aircraft after arriving at KSC's Shuttle Landing Facility....

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NASA image: KSC00pp0629
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May 14, 2000

KSC00pp0629

STS-101 Mission Specialist Jeffrey N. Williams stands ready to begin preparations for the launch on May 18 after...

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