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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: NASA Safety and Health Days: Leading with Lt. Col. Danny McKnight
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Mar 3, 2020

NASA Safety and Health Days: Leading with Lt. Col. Danny McKnight

NASA Safety and Health Days with Lt. Col. Danny McKnight on Leading

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NASA image: Col. Robert Swanson, Air Force at the Joint NASA-NOAA-Air Force
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Oct 15, 2014

Col. Robert Swanson, Air Force at the Joint NASA-NOAA-Air Force

Col. Robert Swanson, Air Force at the Joint NASA-NOAA-Air Force Congressional Staff Day Goddard Space Flight Center

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NASA image: REDSTONE ARSENAL GARRISON COMMANDER, COL. THOMAS (DOC) HOLLIDAY
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Mar 3, 2017

REDSTONE ARSENAL GARRISON COMMANDER, COL. THOMAS (DOC) HOLLIDAY

REDSTONE ARSENAL GARRISON COMMANDER COL. THOMAS "DOC" HOLLIDAY, LEFT, DISCUSSES THE PROCESSES AND HARDWARE USED IN...

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NASA image: A Message from NASA Deputy Administrator Col. Pam Melroy to the NASA Workforce
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Jul 2, 2021

A Message from NASA Deputy Administrator Col. Pam Melroy to the NASA Workforce

NASA’s new deputy administrator Col. Pam Melroy shares her vision for NASA’s future. One of only two women to...

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NASA image: Original Mercury Astronauts - Col. John A. (Shorty) Powers
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Jan 1, 1961

Original Mercury Astronauts - Col. John A. (Shorty) Powers

S61-00246 (25 July 1961) --- Photo of the original Mercury astronauts with Col. John A. (Shorty) Powers seated...

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NASA image: Cabana's National Space Club Luncheon
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Mar 8, 2016

Cabana's National Space Club Luncheon

Bob Cabana, center, director of NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, in discussion with Col. Shawn Fairhurst,...

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NASA image: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - (From left) Brian Duffy, Lockheed Martin vice president/associate program manager, Mildred Carter and Col. (Ret.) Herbert E. Carter, one of the Tuskegee Airmen, attend a dinner sponsored by the KSC Spaceflight and Life Sciences Office.  Col. Carter was a guest speaker at the dinner.
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Jul 18, 2003

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - (From left) Brian Duffy, Lockheed Martin vice president/associate program manager, Mildred Carter and Col. (Ret.) Herbert E. Carter, one of the Tuskegee Airmen, attend a dinner sponsored by the KSC Spaceflight and Life Sciences Office. Col. Carter was a guest speaker at the dinner.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - (From left) Brian Duffy, Lockheed Martin vice president/associate program manager,...

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NASA image: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Col. (Ret.) Herbert E. Carter, one of the Tuskegee Airmen, speaks to guests at a dinner sponsored by the KSC Spaceflight and Life Sciences Office.
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Jul 18, 2003

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Col. (Ret.) Herbert E. Carter, one of the Tuskegee Airmen, speaks to guests at a dinner sponsored by the KSC Spaceflight and Life Sciences Office.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Col. (Ret.) Herbert E. Carter, one of the Tuskegee Airmen, speaks to guests at a dinner...

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NASA image: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Col. (Ret.) Herbert E. Carter, one of the Tuskegee Airmen, speaks to guests at a dinner sponsored by the KSC Spaceflight and Life Sciences Office.
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Jul 18, 2003

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Col. (Ret.) Herbert E. Carter, one of the Tuskegee Airmen, speaks to guests at a dinner sponsored by the KSC Spaceflight and Life Sciences Office.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Col. (Ret.) Herbert E. Carter, one of the Tuskegee Airmen, speaks to guests at a dinner...

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NASA image: Desert Survival Training  Pasco, Washington
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Aug 14, 1967

Desert Survival Training Pasco, Washington

Desert Survival Training Pasco, Washington - Duke, Mattingly, Col. Bohart, Swigert

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NASA image: COL Deck stowage survey for COL-CC
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Jun 6, 2014

COL Deck stowage survey for COL-CC

ISS040-E-008058 (7 June 2014) --- The interior of the Columbus laboratory is featured in this image photographed by...

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NASA image: COL Deck stowage survey for COL-CC
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Jun 6, 2014

COL Deck stowage survey for COL-CC

ISS040-E-008065 (7 June 2014) --- The interior of the Columbus laboratory is featured in this image photographed by...

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NASA image: Veterans Advisory Committee Memorial Day Commemoration Ceremony
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May 25, 2017

Veterans Advisory Committee Memorial Day Commemoration Ceremony

Veterans Advisory Committee Memorial Day Commemoration Ceremony 2017. Chaplain Lt. Col. Todd Wolf.

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NASA image: ARC-1994-AC94-0480-28
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Dec 7, 1994

ARC-1994-AC94-0480-28

55% SHARC model in 40x80ft w.t. test-597 with Steve Craft, Lt. Col. Rick Perkins and

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NASA image: Postflight - Apollo VIII (Parade/Awards) - TX
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Oct 8, 2009

Postflight - Apollo VIII (Parade/Awards) - TX

Lt. Col. William Anders, lunar module pilot; and family are photographed during parade through Houston at end of...

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NASA image: Col WPA2 Degassing
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Jul 9, 2009

Col WPA2 Degassing

ISS020-E-018137 (9 July 2009) --- European Space Agency astronaut Frank De Winne, Expedition 20 flight engineer,...

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NASA image: Col WPA2 Degassing
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Jul 9, 2009

Col WPA2 Degassing

ISS020-E-018135 (9 July 2009) --- European Space Agency astronaut Frank De Winne, Expedition 20 flight engineer,...

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NASA image: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -  Col. Everett Thomas (left), 45th Space Wing, presents a framed memento to astronaut John Herrington during a luncheon celebrating Native American Heritage Month held at the Patrick Air Force Base NCO Club.  Herrington is a tribally enrolled Chickasaw and the world’s first Native American astronaut, who last flew on mission STS-113 in 2002.
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Nov 7, 2003

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Col. Everett Thomas (left), 45th Space Wing, presents a framed memento to astronaut John Herrington during a luncheon celebrating Native American Heritage Month held at the Patrick Air Force Base NCO Club. Herrington is a tribally enrolled Chickasaw and the world’s first Native American astronaut, who last flew on mission STS-113 in 2002.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Col. Everett Thomas (left), 45th Space Wing, presents a framed memento to astronaut...

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NASA image: KSC-08pd2302
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Aug 6, 2008

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Breaking ground in a mock ceremony for a new weather radar site are (left to right) Project...

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NASA image: ARC-2008-ACD08-0201-006
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Sep 4, 2008

ARC-2008-ACD08-0201-006

Safety Day Events 2008 Keynote speaker at the !0th Annual Safety Awareness Week Lt Col Wes Sharp shares his reveting...

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NASA image: Administrator Visits U.S. Air Force Academy
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Aug 25, 2021

Administrator Visits U.S. Air Force Academy

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, left, listens to Col Douglas “Beaker” Wickert, right, during a tour of the...

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NASA image: Administrator Visits U.S. Air Force Academy
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Aug 25, 2021

Administrator Visits U.S. Air Force Academy

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, left, listens as Dr. Tom Yechout, center, and Col Douglas “Beaker” Wickert provide a...

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NASA image: Administrator Visits U.S. Air Force Academy
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Aug 25, 2021

Administrator Visits U.S. Air Force Academy

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, left, listens to Col Douglas “Beaker” Wickert, right, during a tour of the...

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NASA image: Administrator Visits U.S. Air Force Academy
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Aug 25, 2021

Administrator Visits U.S. Air Force Academy

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, right, listens as Col Luke Sauter, Permanent Professor and Head, Department of...

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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.
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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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