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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: NASA's B-52 mother ship carries the X-43A and its booster rocket on a captive carry flight Jan. 26, 2004
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Jan 26, 2004

NASA's B-52 mother ship carries the X-43A and its booster rocket on a captive carry flight Jan. 26, 2004

NASA's historic B-52 mother ship carried the X-43A and its Pegasus booster rocket on a captive carry flight from...

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NASA image: NASA's B-52 mother ship carries the X-43A and its booster rocket on a captive carry flight Jan. 26, 2004
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Jan 26, 2004

NASA's B-52 mother ship carries the X-43A and its booster rocket on a captive carry flight Jan. 26, 2004

NASA's historic B-52 mother ship carried the X-43A and its Pegasus booster rocket on a captive carry flight from...

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NASA image: SpaceX Helicopter Landing Test on the Crew Recovery Ship
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Nov 18, 2018

SpaceX Helicopter Landing Test on the Crew Recovery Ship

SpaceX rehearses helicopter landing and patient loading on its recovery ship, GO Searcher, practicing how the...

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NASA image: SpaceX Helicopter Landing Test on the Crew Recovery Ship
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Nov 18, 2018

SpaceX Helicopter Landing Test on the Crew Recovery Ship

SpaceX rehearses helicopter landing and patient loading on its recovery ship, GO Searcher, practicing how the...

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NASA image: SpaceX Helicopter Landing Test on the Crew Recovery Ship
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Nov 18, 2018

SpaceX Helicopter Landing Test on the Crew Recovery Ship

SpaceX rehearses helicopter landing and patient loading on its recovery ship, GO Searcher, practicing how the...

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NASA image: SpaceX Helicopter Landing Test on the Crew Recovery Ship
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Nov 18, 2018

SpaceX Helicopter Landing Test on the Crew Recovery Ship

SpaceX rehearses helicopter landing and patient loading on its recovery ship, GO Searcher, practicing how the...

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NASA image: SpaceX Helicopter Landing Test on the Crew Recovery Ship
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Nov 18, 2018

SpaceX Helicopter Landing Test on the Crew Recovery Ship

SpaceX rehearses helicopter landing and patient loading on its recovery ship, GO Searcher, practicing how the...

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NASA image: SpaceX Helicopter Landing Test on the Crew Recovery Ship
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Nov 18, 2018

SpaceX Helicopter Landing Test on the Crew Recovery Ship

SpaceX rehearses helicopter landing and patient loading on its recovery ship, GO Searcher, practicing how the...

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NASA image: SpaceX Helicopter Landing Test on the Crew Recovery Ship
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Nov 18, 2018

SpaceX Helicopter Landing Test on the Crew Recovery Ship

SpaceX rehearses helicopter landing and patient loading on its recovery ship, GO Searcher, practicing how the...

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NASA image: SpaceX Helicopter Landing Test on the Crew Recovery Ship
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Nov 18, 2018

SpaceX Helicopter Landing Test on the Crew Recovery Ship

SpaceX rehearses helicopter landing and patient loading on its recovery ship, GO Searcher, practicing how the...

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NASA image: SpaceX Helicopter Landing Test on the Crew Recovery Ship
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Nov 18, 2018

SpaceX Helicopter Landing Test on the Crew Recovery Ship

SpaceX rehearses helicopter landing and patient loading on its recovery ship, GO Searcher, practicing how the...

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NASA image: The Soyuz MS-25 crew ship docked to the Prichal docking module
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Jul 19, 2024

The Soyuz MS-25 crew ship docked to the Prichal docking module

iss071e365226 (July 19, 2024) --- The Soyuz MS-25 crew ship is picture docked to the Prichal docking module as the...

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NASA image: Expedition 69 Progress 85 Cargo Ship Docks to Space Station - Aug. 24, 2023
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Aug 24, 2023

Expedition 69 Progress 85 Cargo Ship Docks to Space Station - Aug. 24, 2023

The uncrewed Roscosmos ISS Progress 85 cargo spacecraft docked to the aft port of the Zvezda Service Module August...

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NASA image: Interpid, Carpenter recovery
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Jan 1, 1962

Interpid, Carpenter recovery

S62-04058 (24 May 1962) --- Astronaut M. Scott Carpenter, prime pilot for the Mercury-Atlas 7 (MA-7) mission,...

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NASA image: Progress re-supply ship
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Jan 14, 2010

Progress re-supply ship

ISS01-324-002 (18 November 2000) --- A Progress supply ship linked up to the orbiting International Space Station...

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NASA image: Wetherbee with the ship's log in the middeck
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Mar 17, 2001

Wetherbee with the ship's log in the middeck

STS102-E-5234 (17 March 2001) --- On Discovery's mid deck, astronauts William M. (Bill) Shepherd (left) and James D....

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NASA image: SpaceX Crew Dragon Ship
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May 20, 2018

SpaceX Crew Dragon Ship

The SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft is in the anechoic chamber for electromagnetic interference testing on May 20,...

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NASA image: Two Roscosmos Soyuz crew ships
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Sep 16, 2024

Two Roscosmos Soyuz crew ships

iss071e665075 (Sept. 16, 2024) --- Two Roscosmos crew ships, the Soyuz MS-26 docked to the Rassvet module...

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NASA image: The black X-43A rides on the front of a modified Pegasus booster rocket hung from the special pylon under the wing of NASA's B-52B mother ship. The photo was taken during a captive carry flight Jan. 26, 2004 to verify systems before an upcoming launch
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Jan 26, 2004

The black X-43A rides on the front of a modified Pegasus booster rocket hung from the special pylon under the wing of NASA's B-52B mother ship. The photo was taken during a captive carry flight Jan. 26, 2004 to verify systems before an upcoming launch

The black X-43A rides on the front of a modified Pegasus booster rocket hung from the special pylon under the wing...

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NASA image: The Soyuz MS-25 crew ship docked to the Prichal docking module
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Jul 19, 2024

The Soyuz MS-25 crew ship docked to the Prichal docking module

iss071e365604 (July 19, 2024) --- The Soyuz MS-25 crew ship is picture docked to the Prichal docking module as the...

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NASA image: The Soyuz MS-25 crew ship docked to the Prichal docking module
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Jul 18, 2024

The Soyuz MS-25 crew ship docked to the Prichal docking module

iss071e364343 (July 18, 2024) --- The Soyuz MS-25 crew ship is pictured docked to the International Space Station's...

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NASA image: Orion Underway Recovery Test for EFT-1
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Feb 18, 2014

Orion Underway Recovery Test for EFT-1

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – At the U.S. Naval Base San Diego in California, the USS San Diego heads out to sea with the...

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NASA image: Artemis II and Space Station Expedition 74 Astronauts Call in Space
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Apr 9, 2026

Artemis II and Space Station Expedition 74 Astronauts Call in Space

The Artemis II crew of NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch, and CSA (Canadian Space...

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NASA image: Orion Underway Recovery Test for EFT-1
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Feb 18, 2014

Orion Underway Recovery Test for EFT-1

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – At the U.S. Naval Base San Diego in California, the USS San Diego heads out to sea with the...

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Frequently Asked Questions About NASA Images

Are NASA images free to use?+
Yes, most NASA images are in the public domain and are free to use for educational, informational, and personal purposes. NASA's media usage guidelines state that NASA material is not copyrighted unless otherwise noted. However, the NASA logo and certain insignia are protected. Some images may include identifiable individuals or third-party content that requires additional permissions. Always check the specific image's usage rights and credit NASA as the source.
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.
Can I download NASA images?+
Yes, you can download NASA images in multiple resolutions directly from this gallery. Each image detail page provides download links for original (full resolution), large (1920px), medium (960px), small (480px), and thumbnail sizes. NASA encourages the public to use these images for education, media, and personal projects. High-resolution originals are ideal for printing and professional use.

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