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NASA image: VITAL Team Gives a Thumbs Up
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Apr 30, 2020

VITAL Team Gives a Thumbs Up

Some of the dozens of engineers involved in creating a ventilator prototype specially targeted to coronavirus...

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NASA image: EC02-0031-6
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Feb 1, 2002

EC02-0031-6

The Helios Prototype flying wing stretches almost the full length of the 300-foot-long hangar at NASA's Dryden...

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NASA image: STS-40 DTO 647 prototype filter documented under OV-102's middeck subfloor
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Jun 14, 1991

STS-40 DTO 647 prototype filter documented under OV-102's middeck subfloor

STS040-34-001 (5-14 June 1991) --- This 35mm scene shows a close-up of a prototype filter designed to remove...

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NASA image: KSC-2013-3501
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Aug 30, 2013

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Workers install a flame deflector at the Shuttle Landing Facility, or SLF, at NASA's Kennedy...

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NASA image: KSC-2013-3505
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Aug 30, 2013

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Workers install a flame deflector at the Shuttle Landing Facility, or SLF, at NASA's Kennedy...

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NASA image: KSC-2013-3502
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Aug 30, 2013

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Workers install a flame deflector at the Shuttle Landing Facility, or SLF, at NASA's Kennedy...

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NASA image: KSC-2013-3506
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Aug 30, 2013

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Workers install a flame deflector at the Shuttle Landing Facility, or SLF, at NASA's Kennedy...

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NASA image: KSC-2013-3503
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Aug 30, 2013

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Workers install a flame deflector at the Shuttle Landing Facility, or SLF, at NASA's Kennedy...

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NASA image: KSC-2013-3507
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Aug 30, 2013

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Workers install a flame deflector at the Shuttle Landing Facility, or SLF, at NASA's Kennedy...

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NASA image: KSC-2013-3504
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Aug 30, 2013

KSC-2013-3504

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Workers install a flame deflector at the Shuttle Landing Facility, or SLF, at NASA's Kennedy...

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NASA image: Research pilots at NASA Dryden tested a prototype helmet during the summer and fall of 2002. The objective was to obtain data on fit, comfort and functionality.
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Aug 7, 2002

Research pilots at NASA Dryden tested a prototype helmet during the summer and fall of 2002. The objective was to obtain data on fit, comfort and functionality.

Research pilots from the NASA Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, Calif., tested a prototype two-part helmet....

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NASA image: Stacks of VITAL Ventilators
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Aug 4, 2020

Stacks of VITAL Ventilators

Prototypes of the VITAL ventilator, designed and tested NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in just 37 days to address...

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NASA image: PIA25666
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Aug 2, 2023

PIA25666

Prototypes of the rovers being built for NASA's CADRE (Cooperative Autonomous Distributed Robotic Exploration)...

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NASA image: Moon to Mars Event
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Mar 11, 2019

Moon to Mars Event

Bill Pratt, Lockheed Martin NextSTEP program manager gives NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine a tour of the Lockheed...

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NASA image: President Ronald Reagan speaks to a crowd of more than 45,000 people at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center following the landing of STS-4 on July 4, 1982
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Jul 4, 1982

President Ronald Reagan speaks to a crowd of more than 45,000 people at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center following the landing of STS-4 on July 4, 1982

President Ronald Reagan speaks to a crowd of more than 45,000 people at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center...

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NASA image: President Ronald Reagan speaks to a crowd of more than 45,000 people at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center following the landing of STS-4 on July 4, 1982
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Jul 4, 1982

President Ronald Reagan speaks to a crowd of more than 45,000 people at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center following the landing of STS-4 on July 4, 1982

President Ronald Reagan speaks to a crowd of more than 45,000 people at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center...

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NASA image: Jeff Greulich, DynCorp life support technician, adjusts a prototype helmet on a NASA Dryden pilot. Five pilots evaluated the helmet for fit, comfort and functionality during the summer and fall of 2002.
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Aug 7, 2002

Jeff Greulich, DynCorp life support technician, adjusts a prototype helmet on a NASA Dryden pilot. Five pilots evaluated the helmet for fit, comfort and functionality during the summer and fall of 2002.

Jeff Greulich, DynCorp life support technician, adjusts a prototype helmet on pilot Craig Bomben at NASA Dryden...

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NASA image: Forming a Bose-Einstein Condensate
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Sep 26, 2014

Forming a Bose-Einstein Condensate

This sequence of false-color images shows the formation of a Bose-Einstein condensate in the Cold Atom Laboratory...

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NASA image: Power Origami
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Aug 14, 2014

Power Origami

Researchers at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California, and Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah,...

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NASA image: Creating a Returnable Cache of Martian Samples
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Jul 9, 2013

Creating a Returnable Cache of Martian Samples

This picture shows one prototype for hardware to cache samples of cores drilled from Martian rocks for possible...

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NASA image: Test of Lander Vision System for Mars 2020
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Oct 4, 2016

Test of Lander Vision System for Mars 2020

A prototype of the Lander Vision System for NASA Mars 2020 mission was tested in this Dec. 9, 2014, flight of a...

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NASA image: Urban Methane Point Sources Detected by Tiered System of Remote-sensing Observations
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Jul 10, 2015

Urban Methane Point Sources Detected by Tiered System of Remote-sensing Observations

This image captured by a prototype NASA satellite instrument at NASA California Laboratory for Atmospheric Remote...

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NASA image: Johnson Space Center (JSC) Advanced EVA Space Suit Development Laboratory Capabilities
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Jun 4, 2021

Johnson Space Center (JSC) Advanced EVA Space Suit Development Laboratory Capabilities

The Advanced EVA Space Suit Development Laboratory provides the capability to support research, prototyping,...

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NASA image: Artemis II Rainbird Testing at VAB
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Mar 24, 2021

Artemis II Rainbird Testing at VAB

IOP/SS prototype testing outside the VAB

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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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