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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: Portrait of Astronaut Thomas D. Akers
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Aug 7, 1992

Portrait of Astronaut Thomas D. Akers

S92-42896 (7 Aug. 1992) --- Astronaut Thomas D. Akers.

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NASA image: Astronaut Akers in Spacehab with stowage items
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Nov 5, 1996

Astronaut Akers in Spacehab with stowage items

STS079-365-009 (16-26 Sept. 1996) --- Astronaut Thomas D. Akers, mission specialist, continues his busy task of...

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NASA image: Astronaut Akers cleans-up on the middeck
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Sep 18, 1996

Astronaut Akers cleans-up on the middeck

STS79-E-5026 (18 September 1996) --- Thomas D. Akers, mission specialist, prepares to retrieve gear for an...

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NASA image: Astronauts Akers and Wilcutt relax on the Atlantis flight deck
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Nov 1, 1996

Astronauts Akers and Wilcutt relax on the Atlantis flight deck

STS079-354-016 (20 Sept. 1996) --- Astronaut Thomas D. Akers, mission specialist, spends a few moments of his...

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NASA image: Astronaut Akers on aft flight deck
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Sep 17, 1996

Astronaut Akers on aft flight deck

STS79-E-5013 (17 September 1996) --- Astronaut Thomas D. Akers, mission specialist, on the Space Shuttle Atlantis'...

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NASA image: Astronaut Akers with TIPS messages
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Sep 22, 1996

Astronaut Akers with TIPS messages

STS79-E-5246 (22 September 1996) --- Astronauts Thomas D. Akers and Shannon W. Lucid check the latest send-up of...

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NASA image: Official portrait of 1987 astronaut candidate Thomas D. Akers
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Oct 15, 1987

Official portrait of 1987 astronaut candidate Thomas D. Akers

S87-45895 (15 Oct 1987) --- Astronaut Thomas D. Akers, astronaut candidate.

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NASA image: Space Shuttle Projects
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May 14, 1992

Space Shuttle Projects

STS-49, the first flight of the Space Shuttle Orbiter Endeavour, lifted off from launch pad 39B on May 7, 1992 at...

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NASA image: Astronauts Akers and Readdy with Mir 22 commander Korzun in Base Block
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Sep 19, 1996

Astronauts Akers and Readdy with Mir 22 commander Korzun in Base Block

STS79-E-5088 (19 September 1996) --- Left to right, Valeri G. Korzun, Thomas D. Akers and William F. Readdy discuss...

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NASA image: Astronauts Musgrave and Akers suit up for final HST spacewalk
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Dec 9, 1993

Astronauts Musgrave and Akers suit up for final HST spacewalk

STS061-38-014 (9 Dec 1993) --- Astronaut F. Story Musgrave gets assistance from astronaut Thomas D. Akers while...

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NASA image: Astronaut Akers packs IMAX camera film roll
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Sep 23, 1996

Astronaut Akers packs IMAX camera film roll

STS79-E-5274 (23 September 1996) --- Onboard Spacehab, in the Earth-orbiting Space Shuttle Atlantis, astronaut...

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NASA image: Astronauts Thornton & Akers on HST photographed by Electronic Still Camera
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Dec 5, 1993

Astronauts Thornton & Akers on HST photographed by Electronic Still Camera

S61-E-012 (5 Dec 1993) --- This view of astronauts Kathryn C. Thornton (top) and Thomas D. Akers working on the...

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NASA image: Astronauts Thornton & Akers on HST photographed by Electronic Still Camera
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Dec 5, 1993

Astronauts Thornton & Akers on HST photographed by Electronic Still Camera

S61-E-014 (5 Dec 1993) --- This view of astronauts Kathryn C. Thornton (bottom) and Thomas D. Akers working on the...

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NASA image: STS-49 MS Akers handles strut during ASEM procedures in OV-105's payload bay
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May 14, 1992

STS-49 MS Akers handles strut during ASEM procedures in OV-105's payload bay

STS049-77-028 (14 May 1992) --- Astronaut Thomas D. Akers, STS-49 mission specialist, grabs a strut device as fourth...

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NASA image: History of Hubble Space Telescope (HST)
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Aug 9, 1993

History of Hubble Space Telescope (HST)

This close-up of astronaut and mission specialist, Kathryn Thornton, was captured under water in the Marshall Space...

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NASA image: Space Shuttle Projects
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Nov 16, 1990

Space Shuttle Projects

The 5 member crew of the STS-41 mission included (left to right): Bruce E. Melnick, mission specialist 2; Robert D....

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NASA image: Space Shuttle Projects
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May 13, 1992

Space Shuttle Projects

STS-49, the first flight of the Space Shuttle Orbiter Endeavour, lifted off from launch pad 39B on May 7, 1992 at...

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NASA image: Space Shuttle Projects
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May 13, 1992

Space Shuttle Projects

STS-49, the first flight of the Space Shuttle Orbiter Endeavour, lifted off from launch pad 39B on May 7, 1992 at...

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NASA image: Astronauts Akers and Thornton during installation of COSTAR on HST
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Dec 8, 1993

Astronauts Akers and Thornton during installation of COSTAR on HST

STS061-94-059 (8 Dec. 1993) --- Astronaut Thomas D. Akers maneuvers inside the bay which will house the Corrective...

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NASA image: Astronauts Akers and Thornton remove one of HST solar arrays during EVA
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Dec 6, 1993

Astronauts Akers and Thornton remove one of HST solar arrays during EVA

STS061-95-075 (6 Dec 1993) --- Astronauts Kathryn C. Thornton and Thomas D. Akers work to remove one of the solar...

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NASA image: STS-49 MS Akers in OV-105's payload bay during ASEM procedures
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May 14, 1992

STS-49 MS Akers in OV-105's payload bay during ASEM procedures

STS049-77-023 (14 May 1992) --- Astronaut Thomas D. Akers joins three struts together, as fourth period of...

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NASA image: STS-41 MS Akers rehydrates a grapefruit drink at OV-103's middeck galley
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Oct 10, 1990

STS-41 MS Akers rehydrates a grapefruit drink at OV-103's middeck galley

STS041-06-004 (6-10 Oct 1990) --- A 35mm scene of astronaut Thomas D. Akers, STS-41 mission specialist, using Space...

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NASA image: STS-49 MS Akers listens to instructions prior to JSC WETF bailout exercises
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Jan 13, 1992

STS-49 MS Akers listens to instructions prior to JSC WETF bailout exercises

S92-26413 (March 1992) --- Astronaut Thomas D. Akers, left, is briefed by suit technician Alan M. Rochford of JSC's...

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NASA image: Astronauts Akers and Thornton install COSTAR during EVA for HST repair
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Dec 8, 1993

Astronauts Akers and Thornton install COSTAR during EVA for HST repair

STS061-94-050 (8 Dec 1993) --- Astronaut Thomas D. Akers maneuvers inside the bay which will house the Corrective...

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