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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: View of the Spacelab module in the payload bay of the Columbia during STS-9
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Nov 28, 1983

View of the Spacelab module in the payload bay of the Columbia during STS-9

STS009-32-1112 (28 Nov-8 Dec 1983) --- A handheld Hasselblad camera was aimed through the aft windows on the flight...

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NASA image: View of Endeavours Payload Bay and Vertical Stabilizer taken during STS-118
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Jul 14, 2007

View of Endeavours Payload Bay and Vertical Stabilizer taken during STS-118

S118-E-05527 (9 Aug. 2007) --- Backdropped by a cloud-covered part of Earth, the SPACEHAB pressurized logistics...

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NASA image: Overall view of Atlantis' Payload Bay taken on Flight Day 8
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May 18, 2009

Overall view of Atlantis' Payload Bay taken on Flight Day 8

S125-E-010084 (18 May 2009) --- This scene, showing the cabin and cargo bay of the Earth-orbiting Space Shuttle...

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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: View of the ODS in Atlantis payload bay during STS-106
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Sep 9, 2000

View of the ODS in Atlantis payload bay during STS-106

S106-E-5043 (10 September 2000) --- An electronic still camera (ESC), aimed through the aft flight deck windows of...

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NASA image: View of Payload specialist Paul Scully-Power during Zero-G training
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Jul 16, 1984

View of Payload specialist Paul Scully-Power during Zero-G training

S84-37536 (18 July 1984) --- Astronaut Robert L. Crippen, left, 41-G crew commander watches as one of his fellow...

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NASA image: View of the STS-112 orbiter Atlantis empty payload bay
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Oct 13, 2002

View of the STS-112 orbiter Atlantis empty payload bay

ISS005-E-17236 (13 October 2002) --- The Space Shuttle Atlantis’ payload bay and vertical stabilizer are...

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NASA image: View of STS-59 Endeavour's payload bay featuring Space Radar Laboratory
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Apr 10, 1994

View of STS-59 Endeavour's payload bay featuring Space Radar Laboratory

STS59-215-022 (12 April 1994) --- This 70mm frame, photographed through the aft flight deck windows of the Space...

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NASA image: STS-59 payload SIR-C/X-SAR antenna view
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Oct 30, 1993

STS-59 payload SIR-C/X-SAR antenna view

S93-48551 (October 1993) --- The Spaceborne Imaging Radar-C and X-Band Synthetic Aperture Radar (SIR-C/X-SAR)...

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NASA image: View of the STS-112 orbiter Atlantis empty payload bay
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Oct 13, 2002

View of the STS-112 orbiter Atlantis empty payload bay

ISS005-E-17235 (13 October 2002) --- The Space Shuttle Atlantis’ payload bay and vertical stabilizer are...

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NASA image: View of ESP 3 in the Payload Bay of the Endeavour during STS-118
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Aug 14, 2007

View of ESP 3 in the Payload Bay of the Endeavour during STS-118

S118-E-07094 (14 Aug. 2007) --- An external stowage platform (ESP-3) is photographed in the payload bay of Space...

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NASA image: View of backup payload specialist Robert Thirsk during Zero-G training
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Jul 16, 1984

View of backup payload specialist Robert Thirsk during Zero-G training

S84-37532 (18 July 1984) --? Robert B. Thirsk, backup payload specialist for 41-G appears to be shaking hands with...

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NASA image: View of the STS-116 Space Shuttle Discovery aft payload bay
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Dec 8, 2006

View of the STS-116 Space Shuttle Discovery aft payload bay

STS116-320-001 (9-22 Dec. 2006) --- Backdropped by the horizon of a blue and white Earth and the blackness of space,...

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NASA image: View of ESP 3 in the Payload Bay of the Endeavour during STS-118
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Aug 14, 2007

View of ESP 3 in the Payload Bay of the Endeavour during STS-118

S118-E-07104 (14 Aug. 2007) --- An external stowage platform (ESP-3) is photographed in the payload bay of Space...

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NASA image: View of the shuttle orbiter Discovery's payload bay during RMS checkout
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Feb 12, 1997

View of the shuttle orbiter Discovery's payload bay during RMS checkout

S82-E-5014 (12 Feb. 1997) --- Space Shuttle Discovery's Remote Manipulator System (RMS) gets a preliminary workout...

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NASA image: Views of Endeavour's payload bay and an Earth limb taken during STS-99
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Feb 12, 2000

Views of Endeavour's payload bay and an Earth limb taken during STS-99

STS099-703-082 (11-22 February 2000) --- Part of the Space Shuttle Endeavour's aft cargo bay, its vertical...

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NASA image: View of the FGB/Zarya and Node 1/Unity modules in the payload bay
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Dec 7, 1998

View of the FGB/Zarya and Node 1/Unity modules in the payload bay

STS088-719-071 (6 Dec. 1998) --- Just a few feet away from a 70mm camera onboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour, the...

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NASA image: View of CCTV camera mounted on aft payload bay bulkhead
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Apr 14, 1981

View of CCTV camera mounted on aft payload bay bulkhead

STS001-08-289 (12-14 April 1981) --- A 250mm Hasselblad view of the left OMS pod and missing tiles. Photo credit: NASA

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NASA image: HST, full length views of telescope in payload bay after capture and berthing
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Feb 13, 1997

HST, full length views of telescope in payload bay after capture and berthing

STS082-703-077 (11-21 Feb. 1997) --- This view of the Hubble Space Telescope (HST), temporarily captured in the...

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NASA image: View of the Discovery payload bay from the aft flight deck windows
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Apr 20, 2017

View of the Discovery payload bay from the aft flight deck windows

S96-E-5221 (03 June 1999) --- The aft section of the Space Shuttle Discovery is backdropped over a mass of clouds in...

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NASA image: Reflected view of the TDRS in the STS-6 Challengers payload bay
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Apr 4, 1983

Reflected view of the TDRS in the STS-6 Challengers payload bay

STS006-38-844 (4 April 1983) --- The stowed tracking and data relay satellite (TDRS) and its inertial upper stage...

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NASA image: View of ANDE release from orbiter Discovery payload bay
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Dec 21, 2006

View of ANDE release from orbiter Discovery payload bay

S116-E-07828 (21 Dec. 2006) --- As seen through windows on the aft flight deck of Space Shuttle Discovery, a...

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NASA image: Views of the empty payload bay near the end of the STS-97 mission
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Dec 10, 2000

Views of the empty payload bay near the end of the STS-97 mission

STS097-715-090 (30 Nov.-11 Dec. 2000) --- The horizon of a blue and white Earth and the blackness of space form the...

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NASA image: View of the STS-88 Endeavour's payload bay, ODS and Node 1
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Dec 4, 1998

View of the STS-88 Endeavour's payload bay, ODS and Node 1

S88-E-5009 (12-04-98) --- This medium closeup electronic still camera (ESC) photograph shows Endeavour's docking...

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