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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: Chawla is photographed at the aft flight deck station controlling the RMS
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Nov 20, 1997

Chawla is photographed at the aft flight deck station controlling the RMS

STS087-357-019 (19 November - 5 December 1997) --- Astronaut Kalpana Chawla, mission specialist, operates Columbia's...

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NASA image: View of the RMS grappling the Spacelab Pallet during STS-100
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Apr 22, 2001

View of the RMS grappling the Spacelab Pallet during STS-100

S100-E-5222 (22 April 2001) --- The pallet that contains Canadarm2 and the UHF antenna that are to be installed...

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NASA image: SPARTAN-201 satellite lined up with RMS arm for recapture
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Sep 15, 1994

SPARTAN-201 satellite lined up with RMS arm for recapture

STS064-76-035 (15 Sept. 1994) --- Backdropped against the darkness of space, the Shuttle Pointed Autonomous Research...

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NASA image: RMS/SSRMS and Solar Arrays taken during Joint Operations
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Mar 22, 2008

RMS/SSRMS and Solar Arrays taken during Joint Operations

S123-E-008217 (21 March 2008) --- Space Shuttle Endeavour's Remote Manipulator System/Orbiter Boom Sensor System...

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NASA image: ODS and RMS arm in position to grapple Node 1/Unity module
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Dec 5, 1998

ODS and RMS arm in position to grapple Node 1/Unity module

STS088-361-021 (4-15 Dec. 1998) --- The Canadian-built Remote Manipulator System (RMS) arm is about to grapple the...

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NASA image: P5 truss hand-off from Discoverys RMS robotic arm
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Dec 12, 2006

P5 truss hand-off from Discoverys RMS robotic arm

ISS014-E-09479 (12 Dec. 2006) --- The International Space Station's new P5 truss section awaits installation...

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NASA image: Currie at RMS controls on the aft flight deck
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Dec 5, 1998

Currie at RMS controls on the aft flight deck

S88-E-5010 (12-05-98) --- Operating at a control panel on Endeavour's aft flight deck, astronaut Nancy J. Currie...

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NASA image: EVA crewmembers with the RMS, working in the aft payload bay.
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Jan 7, 1993

EVA crewmembers with the RMS, working in the aft payload bay.

STS057-32-008 (25 June 1993) --- Astronaut G. David Low (nearer camera), his feet anchored to Endeavour's Remote...

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NASA image: View of the Wake Shield Facility on the RMS arm
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Sep 11, 1995

View of the Wake Shield Facility on the RMS arm

STS069-723-072 (11 September 1995) --- Prior to being released by Space Shuttle Endeavour's Remote Manipulator...

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NASA image: Astronaut James van Hoften on RMS tracking Syncom IV-3 after deployment
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Sep 1, 1985

Astronaut James van Hoften on RMS tracking Syncom IV-3 after deployment

51I-44-081 (1 Sept 1985) --- Astronaut James D. van Hoften on the Discovery's remote manipulator system (RMS) arm...

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NASA image: LDEF grappled and positioned by RMS over OV-102's payload bay during STS-32
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Jan 20, 1990

LDEF grappled and positioned by RMS over OV-102's payload bay during STS-32

STS032-85-063 (12 Jan 1990) --- The Space Shuttle Columbia’s Canadian-built Remote Manipulator System (RMS) arm...

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NASA image: Hawley controls the RMS arm from the flight deck during EVA on Flight Day 6
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Feb 16, 1997

Hawley controls the RMS arm from the flight deck during EVA on Flight Day 6

S82-E-5568 (16 Feb. 1997) --- Astronaut Steven A. Hawley, at controls for Remote Manipulator System (RMS), during...

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NASA image: OAST-Flyer is deployed by the Remote Manipulator System (RMS) as viewed from the flight deck
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Jan 14, 1996

OAST-Flyer is deployed by the Remote Manipulator System (RMS) as viewed from the flight deck

STS072-320-014 (17 Jan. 1996) --- The end effect of the Space Shuttle Endeavour's Remote Manipulator System (RMS) is...

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NASA image: MS Hadfield works at the RMS Translation Hand Controller on the aft flight deck of Endeavour
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Apr 21, 2001

MS Hadfield works at the RMS Translation Hand Controller on the aft flight deck of Endeavour

S100-E-5099 (21 April 2001) --- Astronaut Chris A. Hadfield, mission specialist representing the Canadian Space...

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NASA image: Japanese Experiment Module (JEM) Remote Manipulator System (RMS) Robotic Workstation (RWS)
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Mar 31, 2009

Japanese Experiment Module (JEM) Remote Manipulator System (RMS) Robotic Workstation (RWS)

ISS018-E-044184 (31 March 2009) --- Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Koichi Wakata, Expedition...

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NASA image: ISS Expedition 18 Japanese Experiment Module (JEM) Remote Manipulator System (RMS) Function Test 2
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Jan 19, 2009

ISS Expedition 18 Japanese Experiment Module (JEM) Remote Manipulator System (RMS) Function Test 2

ISS018-E-019920 (19 Jan. 2009) --- Astronaut Sandra Magnus, Expedition 18 flight engineer, uses a communication...

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NASA image: ISS Expedition 18 Japanese Experiment Module (JEM) Remote Manipulator System (RMS) Function Test 2
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Jan 19, 2009

ISS Expedition 18 Japanese Experiment Module (JEM) Remote Manipulator System (RMS) Function Test 2

ISS018-E-019933 (19 Jan. 2009) --- Astronaut Sandra Magnus, Expedition 18 flight engineer, uses a communication...

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NASA image: View of the RMS end effector touching the SIR-B antenna during STS 41-G
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Oct 5, 1984

View of the RMS end effector touching the SIR-B antenna during STS 41-G

41G-03-008 (5-13 Oct. 1984) --- The end effector of the space shuttle Challenger's remote manipulator system (RMS)...

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NASA image: Space Shuttle Projects
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Mar 5, 2002

Space Shuttle Projects

Astronaut James H. Newman, mission specialist, floats about in the Space Shuttle Columbia's cargo bay while working...

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NASA image: STS-57 MS & PLC Low, in EMU and atop the RMS, is maneuvered in OV-105's PLB
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Jun 25, 1993

STS-57 MS & PLC Low, in EMU and atop the RMS, is maneuvered in OV-105's PLB

The darkness of space forms the backdrop for this extravehicular activity (EVA) scene captured by one of the STS-57...

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NASA image: STS-52 CANEX-2 Canadian Target Assembly (CTA) held by RMS over OV-102's PLB
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Nov 1, 1992

STS-52 CANEX-2 Canadian Target Assembly (CTA) held by RMS over OV-102's PLB

STS052-71-057 (22 Oct-1 Nov 1992) --- This 70mm frame, photographed with a handheld Hasselblad camera aimed through...

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NASA image: STS-37 Gamma Ray Observatory (GRO) grappled by RMS
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Apr 7, 1991

STS-37 Gamma Ray Observatory (GRO) grappled by RMS

Backdropped against the Earth's surface, the Gamma Ray Observatory (GRO) with its solar array (SA) panels deployed...

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NASA image: Astronaut Susan Helms on aft flight deck with RMS controls
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Sep 12, 1994

Astronaut Susan Helms on aft flight deck with RMS controls

STS064-05-028 (9-20 Sept. 1994) --- On the space shuttle Discovery's aft flight deck, astronaut Susan J. Helms...

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NASA image: Astronauts Gardner and Allen on the RMS after recapture of Westar VI
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Nov 14, 1984

Astronauts Gardner and Allen on the RMS after recapture of Westar VI

51A-39-063 (14 Nov 1984) --- A 70mm frame of WESTAR VI post-retrieval activity. Astronaut Dale A. Gardner (left),...

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