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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: Shuttle - Mir Program Insignia
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Sep 20, 1994

Shuttle - Mir Program Insignia

The rising sun signifies the dawn of a new era of human Spaceflight, the first phase of the United States/Russian...

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NASA image: Mir space station as seen after undocking from the shuttle Atlantis
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Sep 24, 1996

Mir space station as seen after undocking from the shuttle Atlantis

STS79-E-5355 (16-26 September 1996) --- Several minutes later, the STS-79 astronauts enjoyed this view of the...

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NASA image: Mir 18 Crew Insignia
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Jul 7, 1994

Mir 18 Crew Insignia

S94-36965 (20 Sept 1994) --- The rising sun signifies the dawn of a new era of human Spaceflight, the first phase of...

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NASA image: MS Thomas wears a Sokol spacesuit on the Mir Space Station
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Mar 3, 1998

MS Thomas wears a Sokol spacesuit on the Mir Space Station

S89-E-5215 (25 Jan 1998) --- Astronaut Andrew S. W. Thomas dons the Sokol spacesuit of David A. Wolf, who has been...

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NASA image: Cosmonaut Valeriy Polyakov seen in Mir's window from Shuttle Discovery
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Feb 6, 1995

Cosmonaut Valeriy Polyakov seen in Mir's window from Shuttle Discovery

STS063-711-080 (6 Feb. 1995) --- Cosmonaut Valeriy V. Polyakov, who boarded Russia's Mir Space Station on January 8,...

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NASA image: Space Shuttle Projects
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Nov 1, 1995

Space Shuttle Projects

This is a view of the Russian Mir Space Station photographed by a crewmember of the second Shuttle/Mir docking...

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NASA image: Space Shuttle Atlantis as seen from Mir space station during STS-76 mission
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Mar 24, 1996

Space Shuttle Atlantis as seen from Mir space station during STS-76 mission

S76-E-5156 (24 March 1996) --- The forward cargo bay and the entire top exterior of the crew cabin of the Space...

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NASA image: AMS in payload bay viewed from Mir Space Station
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Aug 24, 2016

AMS in payload bay viewed from Mir Space Station

STS091-367-033 (2-12 June 1998) --- This photo of the Space Shuttle Discovery's aft section features the Alpha...

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NASA image: Mir training Facility view
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Feb 22, 1995

Mir training Facility view

S95-04319 (22 Feb 1995) --- The neutral buoyancy facility at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City,...

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NASA image: STS-71 crew insignia
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Apr 1, 1995

STS-71 crew insignia

STS071-S-001 (April 1995) --- The STS-71 crew patch design depicts the orbiter Atlantis in the process of the first...

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NASA image: View of the nose of the orbiter taken from the Mir space station
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Jan 29, 1997

View of the nose of the orbiter taken from the Mir space station

STS081-720-081 (12-22 Jan. 1997) --- As seen from Russia's Mir space station while docked to the Space Shuttle...

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NASA image: View of Mir Space Station as seen from flight deck overhead window and Spacehab
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Jun 2, 1997

View of Mir Space Station as seen from flight deck overhead window and Spacehab

STS084-309-012 (15-24 May 1997) --- As photographed from the Space Shuttle Atlantis, this 70mm scene provides a view...

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NASA image: Survey views of the Mir space station taken during rendezvous
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Jan 16, 1997

Survey views of the Mir space station taken during rendezvous

STS081-709-061 (12-22 Jan. 1997) --- As recorded while Space Shuttle Atlantis was docked with Russia's Mir Space...

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NASA image: Crewmember activity in the Mir Space Station
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Aug 24, 2016

Crewmember activity in the Mir Space Station

STS091-370-035 (2-12 June 1998) --- Astronaut Charles J. Precourt (left), STS-91 mission commander; and Talgat A....

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NASA image: Core module of Mir space station
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Jun 28, 1995

Core module of Mir space station

NM18-302-038 (28 June 1995) --- Astronaut Norman E. Thagard, Mir-18 cosmonaut researcher, took this picture aboard...

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NASA image: Earth observations taken from Mir Space Station during NASA 7 mission
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Aug 29, 2016

Earth observations taken from Mir Space Station during NASA 7 mission

NASA7-726-049 (May 1998) --- This view of a sunrise was taken as the Russia's Mir Space Station was on a descending...

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NASA image: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Workers in the Payload Changeout Room (PCR) at Launch Pad 39A are preparing to close the payload doors for flight on the Space Shuttle Atlantis, targeted for liftoff on Mission STS-79 around Sept. 12. The payloads in Atlantis' cargo bay will play key roles during the upcoming spaceflight, which will be highlighted by the fourth docking between the U.S. Shuttle and Russian Space Station Mir. Located in the aft (lowermost) area of the payload bay is the SPACEHAB Double Module, filled with supplies and other items slated for transfer to the Russian Space Station Mir as well as research equipment. The SPACEHAB is connected by tunnel to the Orbiter Docking System (ODS). This view looks directly at the top of the ODS and shows clearly the Androgynous Peripheral Docking System (APDS) that interfaces with the Docking Module on Mir to achieve a linkup.
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Aug 22, 1996

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Workers in the Payload Changeout Room (PCR) at Launch Pad 39A are preparing to close the payload doors for flight on the Space Shuttle Atlantis, targeted for liftoff on Mission STS-79 around Sept. 12. The payloads in Atlantis' cargo bay will play key roles during the upcoming spaceflight, which will be highlighted by the fourth docking between the U.S. Shuttle and Russian Space Station Mir. Located in the aft (lowermost) area of the payload bay is the SPACEHAB Double Module, filled with supplies and other items slated for transfer to the Russian Space Station Mir as well as research equipment. The SPACEHAB is connected by tunnel to the Orbiter Docking System (ODS). This view looks directly at the top of the ODS and shows clearly the Androgynous Peripheral Docking System (APDS) that interfaces with the Docking Module on Mir to achieve a linkup.

NASA image: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Workers in the Payload Changeout Room (PCR) at Launch Pad 39A are preparing to close the payload doors for flight on the Space Shuttle Atlantis, targeted for liftoff on Mission STS-79 around Sept. 12. The SPACEHAB Double Module located in the aft area of the payload bay is filled with supplies and other items slated for transfer to the Russian Space Station Mir. STS-79 marks the second flight of a SPACEHAB in support of the Shuttle-Mir dockings, and the first flight of the double-module configuration. The SPACEHAB is connected by tunnel to the Orbiter Docking System (ODS), with the Androgynous Peripheral Docking System (APDS) clearly visible on top of the ODS. The APDS provides the docking interface for the linkup with Mir, while the ODS provides a passageway from the orbiter to the Russian space station and the SPACEHAB.
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Aug 22, 1996

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Workers in the Payload Changeout Room (PCR) at Launch Pad 39A are preparing to close the payload doors for flight on the Space Shuttle Atlantis, targeted for liftoff on Mission STS-79 around Sept. 12. The SPACEHAB Double Module located in the aft area of the payload bay is filled with supplies and other items slated for transfer to the Russian Space Station Mir. STS-79 marks the second flight of a SPACEHAB in support of the Shuttle-Mir dockings, and the first flight of the double-module configuration. The SPACEHAB is connected by tunnel to the Orbiter Docking System (ODS), with the Androgynous Peripheral Docking System (APDS) clearly visible on top of the ODS. The APDS provides the docking interface for the linkup with Mir, while the ODS provides a passageway from the orbiter to the Russian space station and the SPACEHAB.

NASA image: Microgravity
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Sep 16, 1996

Microgravity

STS-79 Shuttle/Mir docking to retrieve Astronaut Sharnon Lucid from Mir Space Station; full shot of Mir Space...

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NASA image: Cosmonaut Budarin with Russian space suits
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Jul 10, 1995

Cosmonaut Budarin with Russian space suits

STS071-104-029 (27 June-7 July 1995) --- Cosmonaut Nikolai M. Budarin, Mir-19 flight engineer, is pictured on...

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NASA image: sts071-s-072
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Aug 19, 2009

sts071-s-072

STS071-S-072 (4 July 1995) --- This view of the space shuttle Atlantis still connected to Russia's Mir Space Station...

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NASA image: KSC-98pc224
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Jan 22, 1998

KSC-98pc224

The Space Shuttle Endeavour cuts a bright swath through the dark sky as it blazes a trail toward the Russian Space...

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NASA image: KSC-pa-sts-89
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Jan 22, 1998

KSC-pa-sts-89

The Space Shuttle Endeavour cuts a bright swath through the dark sky as it blazes a trail toward the Russian Space...

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NASA image: KSC-98pc221
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Jan 22, 1998

KSC-98pc221

The Space Shuttle Endeavour cuts a bright swath through the dark sky as it blazes a trail toward the Russian Space...

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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.
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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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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Workers in the Payload Changeout Room (PCR) at Launch Pad 39A are preparing to close...

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Workers in the Payload Changeout Room (PCR) at Launch Pad 39A are preparing to close...

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