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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.

The library includes imagery from diverse sources: telescopes like Hubble and Webb that capture deep-space nebulae, galaxies, and exoplanets; planetary missions like the Mars rovers ( browse Mars photos) and Cassini at Saturn; Earth observation satellites ( see EPIC imagery); astronaut photography from the ISS; and documentation of rocket launches, spacecraft assembly, and ground testing. Most NASA images are in the public domain and free to download at full resolution for educational, editorial, and personal use.

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: Expedition 57 Preflight
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Oct 11, 2018

Expedition 57 Preflight

Expedition 57 Flight Engineer Nick Hague of NASA waves farewell to family and friends as he departs building 254 for...

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NASA image: jsc2019e038375
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Jul 4, 2019

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jsc2019e038375 - At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, the mural of Vladimir Lenin serves...

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NASA image: Shuttle flyover
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Sep 19, 2012

Shuttle flyover

Space shuttle Endeavour embarked on the first leg of its final flight Sept. 19, departing Kennedy Space Center in...

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NASA image: GOES-R Centaur Stage Transport from HIF to ASOC
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Sep 26, 2016

GOES-R Centaur Stage Transport from HIF to ASOC

On the same day it arrived, the Atlas V Centaur stage departs the Horizontal Integration Facility on its way to the...

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NASA image: Recovery Testing at the Neutral Buoyancy Lab
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Dec 5, 2012

Recovery Testing at the Neutral Buoyancy Lab

NASA, Department of Defense personnel from Detachment 3 out of Patrick Air Force Base, and the Mobile Diving Salvage...

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NASA image: Expedition 57 Preflight
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Oct 11, 2018

Expedition 57 Preflight

Expedition 57 Flight Engineer Alexey Ovchinin of Roscosmos, left, and Flight Engineer Nick Hague of NASA wave...

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NASA image: Expedition 35 Preflight
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Mar 28, 2013

Expedition 35 Preflight

Expedition 35 crew members NASA Flight Engineer Chris Cassidy waves farewell to family and friends as he departs the...

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NASA image: Artemis II Orion Underway Recovery Test 11 (URT-11) - Day 2
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Feb 22, 2024

Artemis II Orion Underway Recovery Test 11 (URT-11) - Day 2

Members of NASA’s Exploration Ground System’s Landing and Recovery team and partners from the Department of Defense...

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NASA image: Soyuz TMA-04M undocking
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Sep 16, 2012

Soyuz TMA-04M undocking

ISS033-E-005180 (16 Sept. 2012) --- The Soyuz TMA-04M spacecraft departs from the International Space Station and...

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NASA image: Expedition 54 Preflight
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Dec 17, 2017

Expedition 54 Preflight

Expedition 54 flight engineer Norishige Kanai of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) performs the...

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NASA image: NASA Artemis Underway Recovery Test 12
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Mar 26, 2025

NASA Artemis Underway Recovery Test 12

Waves break inside USS Somerset as the Crew Module Test Article (CMTA), a full scale mockup of the Orion spacecraft,...

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NASA image: Space Shuttle Projects
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Sep 8, 1985

Space Shuttle Projects

The crew assigned to the STS-51J mission included (seated left to right) Robert L. Stewart, mission specialist;...

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NASA image: KSC-97PC1424
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Sep 25, 1997

KSC-97PC1424

STS-86 Commander James D. Wetherbee gets help from a suit technician while donning the gloves of his launch and...

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NASA image: Expedition 73 Cosmonaut Hotel Departure
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Apr 8, 2025

Expedition 73 Cosmonaut Hotel Departure

NASA astronaut Jonny Kim, left, and Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritskiy, right, are seen as...

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NASA image: Artemis I Orion Recovery Operations
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Dec 11, 2022

Artemis I Orion Recovery Operations

Members of NASA's Landing and Recovery Team, the U.S. Navy and the Department of Defense help bring NASA's Orion...

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NASA image: Expedition 39 Door Signing
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Mar 25, 2014

Expedition 39 Door Signing

Expedition 39 Flight Engineer Steve Swanson of NASA, performs the traditional door signing at the Cosmonaut hotel...

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NASA image: Veteran's Day Event at KSC
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Nov 7, 2019

Veteran's Day Event at KSC

Christopher Vedvick, a combat wounded veteran and Military Order of the Purple Heart department of Florida...

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NASA image: Expedition 63 Preflight
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Apr 9, 2020

Expedition 63 Preflight

jsc2020e017107 - Expedition 63 Preflight - Expedition 63 crewmembers Chris Cassidy of NASA, left, Anatoly Ivanishin...

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NASA image: Expedition 59 Crew Blessing
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Mar 14, 2019

Expedition 59 Crew Blessing

Expedition 59 backup crewmember Luca Parmitano of the European Space Agency is blessed by a Russian Orthodox Priest...

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NASA image: Progress 35P Spacecraft after undocking from DC1
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Apr 22, 2010

Progress 35P Spacecraft after undocking from DC1

ISS023-E-026925 (22 April 2010) --- The unpiloted ISS Progress 35 supply vehicle departs from the International...

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NASA image: jsc2016e179938
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Nov 1, 2016

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Expedition 50-51 crewmember Oleg Novitskiy of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) poses for a picture Nov....

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NASA image: Orion Transport to MPPF
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Jan 16, 2021

Orion Transport to MPPF

Orion sits atop a transport vehicle as it departs from its home at the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout...

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NASA image: Expedition 9 Preflight
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Apr 18, 2004

Expedition 9 Preflight

Expedition 9 Commander Gennady Padalka, right, and Flight Engineer and NASA Science Officer Mike Fincke check each...

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NASA image: Self Protection for Women with Mary Jackson Demonstrating
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Jun 10, 1983

Self Protection for Women with Mary Jackson Demonstrating

"Self Protection for Women,"sponsored by the Federal Women's Program Committee and the Training Office, will be held...

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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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