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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.

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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: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Workers in KSC's Vertical Processing Facility lift the Near Infrared Camera and Multi-Object Spectrometer (NICMOS) prior to its installation in the Second Axial Carrier.  NICMOS is one of two new scientific instruments that will replace two outdated instruments on the Hubble Space Telescope (HST).  NICMOS will provide HST with the capability for infrared imaging and spectroscopic observations of astronomical targets.  The refrigerator-sized NICMOS also is HST's first cryogenic instrument — its sensitive infrared detectors must operate at very cold temperatures of minus 355 degrees Fahrenheit or 58 degrees Kelvin.  NICMOS will be installed in Hubble during STS-82, the second Hubble Space Telescope servicing mission.  Liftoff is targeted Feb. 11 aboard Discovery with a crew of seven.
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Jan 18, 1997

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Workers in KSC's Vertical Processing Facility lift the Near Infrared Camera and Multi-Object Spectrometer (NICMOS) prior to its installation in the Second Axial Carrier. NICMOS is one of two new scientific instruments that will replace two outdated instruments on the Hubble Space Telescope (HST). NICMOS will provide HST with the capability for infrared imaging and spectroscopic observations of astronomical targets. The refrigerator-sized NICMOS also is HST's first cryogenic instrument — its sensitive infrared detectors must operate at very cold temperatures of minus 355 degrees Fahrenheit or 58 degrees Kelvin. NICMOS will be installed in Hubble during STS-82, the second Hubble Space Telescope servicing mission. Liftoff is targeted Feb. 11 aboard Discovery with a crew of seven.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Workers in KSC's Vertical Processing Facility lift the Near Infrared Camera and...

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NASA image: Checkout activity on the Remote Manipulator System (RMS) arm
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Feb 12, 1997

Checkout activity on the Remote Manipulator System (RMS) arm

S82-E-5016 (12 Feb. 1997) --- Astronaut Steven A. Hawley, STS-82 mission specialist, controls Discovery's Remote...

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NASA image: KSC-97pc302
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Feb 11, 1997

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Roy D. Bridges Jr., KSC's next center director, at right, poses in the firing room of the Launch Control Center with...

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NASA image: KSC-97pc274
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Feb 11, 1997

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STS-82 Payload Commander Mark C. Lee relaxes for a moment after donning his launch and entry suit in the Operations...

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NASA image: Astronauts Greg Harbaugh and Joe Tanner suit up for training in WETF
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Jun 11, 1996

Astronauts Greg Harbaugh and Joe Tanner suit up for training in WETF

S96-12830 (10 June 1996) --- Astronaut Joseph R. Tanner, STS-82 mission specialist assigned to extravehicular...

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NASA image: EVA 3 activity on Flight Day 6 to service the Hubble Space Telescope
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Feb 16, 1997

EVA 3 activity on Flight Day 6 to service the Hubble Space Telescope

S82-E-5584 (16 Feb. 1997) --- Backdropped against the aft firewall of the Space Shuttle Discovery's cargo bay and...

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NASA image: EVA tool preparation for upcoming Hubble Space Telescope servicing spacewalks
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Feb 12, 1997

EVA tool preparation for upcoming Hubble Space Telescope servicing spacewalks

S82-E-5002 (12 Feb. 1997) --- On the Space Shuttle Discovery's middeck, STS-82 payload commander Mark C. Lee looks...

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NASA image: Document a new HST task at the NBL with J. Hoffman and Mark Lee
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Jan 8, 1997

Document a new HST task at the NBL with J. Hoffman and Mark Lee

S97-00569 (8 Jan 1997) --- In the new Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) at the Sonny Carter Training Center...

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NASA image: EVA 1 activity on Flight Day 4 to service the Hubble Space Telescope
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Feb 14, 1997

EVA 1 activity on Flight Day 4 to service the Hubble Space Telescope

STS082-717-029 (11-21 Feb. 1997) --- Astronauts Mark C. Lee, STS-82 payload commander, (bottom), and Steven L....

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NASA image: Document a new HST task at the NBL with J. Hoffman and Mark Lee
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Jan 8, 1997

Document a new HST task at the NBL with J. Hoffman and Mark Lee

S97-00573 (8 Jan 1997) --- In the new Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) at the Sonny Carter Training Center...

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NASA image: Astronauts Greg Harbaugh and Joe Tanner suit up for training in WETF
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Jun 11, 1996

Astronauts Greg Harbaugh and Joe Tanner suit up for training in WETF

S96-12819 (10 June 1996) --- Astronaut Gregory J. Harbaugh, STS-82 mission specialist assigned to extravehicular...

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NASA image: EVA 4 activity on Flight Day 7 to service the Hubble Space Telescope
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Feb 17, 1997

EVA 4 activity on Flight Day 7 to service the Hubble Space Telescope

STS082-711-067 (11-21 Feb. 1997) --- Astronaut Gregory J. Harbaugh, mission specialist, floats horizontally in the...

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NASA image: KSC-97pc277
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Feb 11, 1997

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Looking relaxed and ready to fly, the STS-82 crew departs from the Operations and Checkout Building en route to...

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Feb 11, 1997

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KSC Center Director Jay F. Honeycutt, at left, shakes hands with Scott Cilento, the new flow director of the Space...

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NASA image: KSC-97pc276
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Feb 11, 1997

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STS-82 Mission Commander Kenneth D. Bowersox leads the way to the astronaut van as the crew departs from the...

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NASA image: Crew portrait in the orbiter flight deck
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Mar 13, 1997

Crew portrait in the orbiter flight deck

STS082-315-015 (11-21 Feb. 1997) --- On Discovery's aft flight deck, the STS-82 astronauts pose for the traditional...

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May 20, 1999

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The crawler transporter, with its cargo of Space Shuttle Discovery and mobile launcher...

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Jul 29, 2010

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- This is a version of space shuttle Discovery's orbiter tribute, or OV-103, which hangs in...

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Jul 29, 2010

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- This is a printable version of space shuttle Discovery's orbiter tribute, or OV-103, which...

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Jul 29, 2010

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- This orbiter tribute of space shuttle Discovery, or OV-103, hangs in Firing Room 4 of the...

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NASA image: Flight deck activity during EVA 5 on Flight Day 8, contingency activity
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Feb 18, 1997

Flight deck activity during EVA 5 on Flight Day 8, contingency activity

STS082-753-002 (11-21 Feb. 1997) --- The Space Shuttle Discovery's crowded crew cabin and busy cargo bay (partially...

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Jan 22, 1997

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- At Launch Pad 39A, STS-82 crew members pose for a group photo outside the entrance to...

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Feb 11, 1997

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The Space Shuttle Discovery cuts a bright swath through the early-morning darkness as it lifts off from Launch Pad...

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NASA image: KSC-97pc281
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Feb 11, 1997

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The Space Shuttle Discovery cuts a bright swath through the early-morning darkness as it lifts off from Launch Pad...

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