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NASA image: KSC-20110908-PH-DD_payload9
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Aug 1, 2010

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Payload canister with the original rain cover en route from the O&C to the VAB, November 11, 1980

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NASA image: Official portrait of STS-58 SLS-2 payload specialist Dr. Martin J. Fettman
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Oct 20, 1993

Official portrait of STS-58 SLS-2 payload specialist Dr. Martin J. Fettman

S92-48423 (October 1992) --- Astronaut Martin J. Fettman, payload specialist.

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NASA image: Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS)
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Nov 29, 2018

Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS)

NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine talks with Dave Lavery, Program Executive for Solar System Exploration, and...

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NASA image: View of payloads in the STS-60 Discovery's payload bay while in orbit
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Feb 3, 1994

View of payloads in the STS-60 Discovery's payload bay while in orbit

STS060-15-003 (3-11 Feb 1994) --- This 35mm frame shows the major payloads of the Space Shuttle Discovery's STS-60...

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NASA image: Portrait of STS-46 Italian Payload Specialist Franco Malerba taken at MSFC
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Mar 12, 1992

Portrait of STS-46 Italian Payload Specialist Franco Malerba taken at MSFC

S92-30926 (12 March 1992) --- Astronaut Franco Malerba, STS-46 Italian Payload Specialist.

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NASA image: Teams Move SLS Payload Adapter After Successful Structural Testing_6
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Apr 23, 2025

Teams Move SLS Payload Adapter After Successful Structural Testing_6

Technicians at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, are seen in these images taken April 17,...

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NASA image: KSC-20110908-PH-DD_payload14
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Aug 1, 2010

KSC-20110908-PH-DD_payload14

Installing the Long Duration Exposure Facility (LDEF) using the payload strongback, into Canister 1 O&C high bay,...

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NASA image: KSC-20110908-PH-DD_payload15
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Aug 1, 2010

KSC-20110908-PH-DD_payload15

Installing the Long Duration Exposure Facility (LDEF) using the payload strongback, into Canister 1 O&C high bay,...

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NASA image: Firefly Demo-2 Payload Processing - TecEdSat Integration
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Jun 8, 2024

Firefly Demo-2 Payload Processing - TecEdSat Integration

NASA’s TechEdSat-11 (TES-11) CubeSat awaits integration at Firefly’s Payload Processing Facility at Vandenberg Space...

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NASA image: Firefly Demo-2 Payload Processing - Serenity Integration
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Jun 7, 2024

Firefly Demo-2 Payload Processing - Serenity Integration

Serenity, a 3U CubeSat, awaits integration at Firefly’s Payload Processing Facility at Vandenberg Space Force Base,...

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NASA image: Firefly Demo-2 Payload Processing - CatSat Integration
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Apr 25, 2024

Firefly Demo-2 Payload Processing - CatSat Integration

A CubeSat named CatSat from the University of Arizona awaits integration at Firefly’s Payload Processing Facility at...

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NASA image: Firefly Demo-2 Payload Processing - TecEdSat Integration
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Jun 8, 2024

Firefly Demo-2 Payload Processing - TecEdSat Integration

NASA’s TechEdSat-11 (TES-11) CubeSat awaits integration at Firefly’s Payload Processing Facility at Vandenberg Space...

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NASA image: Official portrait of STS-44 Terra Scout payload specialist Thomas J. Hennen
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Aug 22, 1991

Official portrait of STS-44 Terra Scout payload specialist Thomas J. Hennen

S91-45399 (30 Aug 1991) --- Astronaut Thomas J. Hennen, payload specialist.

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NASA image: CRISTA-SPAS payload in the payload bay of STS-66 shuttle Atlantis
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Nov 12, 1994

CRISTA-SPAS payload in the payload bay of STS-66 shuttle Atlantis

Clouds over the Atlantic Ocean serve as the backdrop for this 70mm scene of the Cryogenic Infrared Spectrometers and...

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NASA image: Close up view of the PFTA being lifted out of the payload bay
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Aug 30, 1983

Close up view of the PFTA being lifted out of the payload bay

STS008-35-1239 (30 Aug.-5 Sept. 1983) --- The space shuttle Challenger?s payload flight test article (PFTA) is...

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NASA image: ASTRO-2 payload in Space Shuttle Endeavour's cargo bay
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Mar 17, 1995

ASTRO-2 payload in Space Shuttle Endeavour's cargo bay

STS067-371-028 (2-18 March 1995) --- This 35mm lunar-illuminated scene of the Astro-2 payload in the Space Shuttle...

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NASA image: SLS Payload Adapter Moved for Testing at NASA Marshall
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Mar 13, 2024

SLS Payload Adapter Moved for Testing at NASA Marshall

These photos and videos show how crews at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, moved and...

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NASA image: Portrait view of Payload Specialist Marc Garneau
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Sep 4, 1984

Portrait view of Payload Specialist Marc Garneau

41D-3276 (S14-3276)(4 Sept 1984) --- Marc Garnea, 41-G payload specialist, will represent the Canadian National...

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NASA image: Payload specialist Charles Walker works with CFES experiment
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Sep 6, 1984

Payload specialist Charles Walker works with CFES experiment

41D-06-013 (6 Sept 1984) --- Payload specialist Charles Walker works with the continuous flow electrophoresis...

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NASA image: Official portrait of STS-65 backup Payload Specialist Jean-Jacques Favier
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Sep 30, 1993

Official portrait of STS-65 backup Payload Specialist Jean-Jacques Favier

Official portrait of STS-65 International Microgravity Laboratory 2 (IML-2) backup Payload Specialist Jean-Jacques...

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NASA image: Payload Specialists Garneau and Scully-Power prepare to leave for KSC
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Oct 1, 1984

Payload Specialists Garneau and Scully-Power prepare to leave for KSC

Payload Specialists Marc Garneau and Paul Scully-Power prepare to board the Shuttle Trainer aircraft to leave for...

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NASA image: EVA-1 Crewmember Greg Harbaugh (red stripe) working in payload bay.
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Jan 19, 1993

EVA-1 Crewmember Greg Harbaugh (red stripe) working in payload bay.

STS054-31-031 (17 Jan 1993) --- Astronaut Gregory J. Harbaugh, mission specialist, waves to fellow crew members on...

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NASA image: Official portrait of Rep. Bill Nelson, STS 61-C payload specialist
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Oct 30, 1985

Official portrait of Rep. Bill Nelson, STS 61-C payload specialist

S85-43440 (25 Oct. 1985) --- Official portrait of Congressman Bill Nelson, U.S. House of Representatives - Florida,...

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NASA image: View of the Columbia's open payload bay
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Nov 13, 1981

View of the Columbia's open payload bay

STS002-13-208 (12-14 Nov. 1981) --- This clear view of the aft section of the Earth-orbiting space shuttle...

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Are NASA images free to use?+
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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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