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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: Spirit is Out the Gate
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Jan 15, 2004

Spirit is Out the Gate

Spirit is Out the Gate

JPL
NASA image: Security gate improvements
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Dec 2, 2010

Security gate improvements

The north and south (shown) security gates at NASA's John C. Stennis Space Center were rebuilt in 2010 to enhance...

SSC
NASA image: NASA Ames Main Gate at Moffett Blvd. Entrance.
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Mar 6, 1998

NASA Ames Main Gate at Moffett Blvd. Entrance.

Protective Services Office (Code JP) Personnel On Duty. Main Gate Guards Rubin Cablgas and Robert Burja

ARC
NASA image: MAF_20200903_Gate 7
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Sep 3, 2020

MAF_20200903_Gate 7

The main gate (Gate 7) of the Michoud Assembly Facility has been demolished and replaced following the tornado that...

MAF
NASA image: MAF_20200903_Gate 7-3
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Sep 3, 2020

MAF_20200903_Gate 7-3

The main gate (Gate 7) of the Michoud Assembly Facility has been demolished and replaced following the tornado that...

MAF
NASA image: Main Gate, NASA Glenn Research Center, Cleveland, Ohio
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Dec 6, 2012

Main Gate, NASA Glenn Research Center, Cleveland, Ohio

Main Gate, NASA Glenn Research Center, Cleveland, Ohio

GRC
NASA image: MAF_20200903_Gate 7-6
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Sep 3, 2020

MAF_20200903_Gate 7-6

The main gate (Gate 7) of the Michoud Assembly Facility has been demolished and replaced following the tornado that...

MAF
NASA image: Video Short - NASA StennisCompletesKeyWaterwayLockProject
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Aug 10, 2023

Video Short - NASA StennisCompletesKeyWaterwayLockProject

NASA Stennis recently completed a critical infrastructure project to refurbish the gates of the center’s waterway...

SSC
NASA image: NASA Univision Hispanic Education Campaign
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Feb 23, 2010

NASA Univision Hispanic Education Campaign

Melinda French Gates, of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, speaks during an event at the National Press Club in...

HQ
NASA image: NASA Univision Hispanic Education Campaign
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Feb 23, 2010

NASA Univision Hispanic Education Campaign

Melinda French Gates, of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation speaks at an event at the National Press Club in...

HQ
NASA image: The newly renovated NASA Glenn Research Center, GRC Lewis Fie...
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Aug 29, 2019

The newly renovated NASA Glenn Research Center, GRC Lewis Fie...

The newly renovated NASA Glenn Research Center, GRC Lewis Field West Gate at dusk.

GRC
NASA image: SUN SENSOR ALIGNMENT TO HI-C TELESCOPE
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May 31, 2016

SUN SENSOR ALIGNMENT TO HI-C TELESCOPE

PATRICK CHAMPEY, (LEFT), DICK GATES, (RIGHT), AND BILL PODGORSKI, (SEATED), ALIGN SUN SENSOR TO HI-C TELESCOPE USING...

MSFC
NASA image: NASA Univision Hispanic Education Campaign
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Feb 23, 2010

NASA Univision Hispanic Education Campaign

NASA Administrator Charles Bolden, left, speaks with Melinda French Gates, of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation,...

HQ
NASA image: atd2_video_still_for_web_feature_01
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Sep 28, 2021

atd2_video_still_for_web_feature_01

American Airlines aircraft in the gate area at Charlotte Douglas International Airport where ATD-2 began in 2017.

HQ
NASA image: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Key officials are poised to cut the ribbon officially dedicating the new Security gates on Kennedy Parkway (Gate 2) and NASA Parkway (Gate 3). From left are Wally Schroeder, with Jones, Edmunds & Associates; Bobby Porter, with Oneida Construction; Daniel Tweed, NASA project manager; Jim Kennedy, Center director; and William Sample, SGS deputy program manager. The new gates were activated Aug. 1, allowing the general public to have access to the new Space Commerce Way, which will provide access to the Research Park and KSC Visitor Complex, and providing an alternate route for the general public between Titusville and Merritt Island that is accessible 24 hours a day. The gates are staffed 24 hours daily.
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Aug 27, 2003

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Key officials are poised to cut the ribbon officially dedicating the new Security gates on Kennedy Parkway (Gate 2) and NASA Parkway (Gate 3). From left are Wally Schroeder, with Jones, Edmunds & Associates; Bobby Porter, with Oneida Construction; Daniel Tweed, NASA project manager; Jim Kennedy, Center director; and William Sample, SGS deputy program manager. The new gates were activated Aug. 1, allowing the general public to have access to the new Space Commerce Way, which will provide access to the Research Park and KSC Visitor Complex, and providing an alternate route for the general public between Titusville and Merritt Island that is accessible 24 hours a day. The gates are staffed 24 hours daily.

NASA image: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Daniel L. Tweed, with the Facilities Division, NASA Spaceport Services, addresses attendees at the ribbon cutting for the KSC Security gates. Tweed was project manager. The two new Security gates on Kennedy Parkway (Gate 2) and NASA Parkway (Gate 3) were activated Aug. 1, allowing the general public to have access to the new Space Commerce Way, which will provide access to the Research Park and KSC Visitor Complex, and providing an alternate route for the general public between Titusville and Merritt Island that is accessible 24 hours a day. The gates are staffed 24 hours daily. Others taking part in the ribbon cutting were Center Director Jim Kennedy; Chief, Protective & Safe Guards Office, Calvin L. Burch; SGS Deputy Program Manager William A. Sample; and Bobby Porter, with Oneida Construction.
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Aug 27, 2003

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Daniel L. Tweed, with the Facilities Division, NASA Spaceport Services, addresses attendees at the ribbon cutting for the KSC Security gates. Tweed was project manager. The two new Security gates on Kennedy Parkway (Gate 2) and NASA Parkway (Gate 3) were activated Aug. 1, allowing the general public to have access to the new Space Commerce Way, which will provide access to the Research Park and KSC Visitor Complex, and providing an alternate route for the general public between Titusville and Merritt Island that is accessible 24 hours a day. The gates are staffed 24 hours daily. Others taking part in the ribbon cutting were Center Director Jim Kennedy; Chief, Protective & Safe Guards Office, Calvin L. Burch; SGS Deputy Program Manager William A. Sample; and Bobby Porter, with Oneida Construction.

NASA image: Platform F Arrival
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Mar 29, 2016

Platform F Arrival

A heavy load transport truck arrives at the north entrance gate at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, carrying...

KSC
NASA image: Platform F Arrival
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Mar 29, 2016

Platform F Arrival

A heavy load transport truck passes through the north entrance gate at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida,...

KSC
NASA image: Perspective View with Landsat Overlay, San Francisco Bay Area, Calif.
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Jan 31, 2002

Perspective View with Landsat Overlay, San Francisco Bay Area, Calif.

The cities of San Francisco and the East Bay are highlighted in this computer-generated perspective viewed from west...

JPL
NASA image: Space Shuttle Endeavour Toured California in 2012
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Sep 21, 2012

Space Shuttle Endeavour Toured California in 2012

Space shuttle Endeavour and its host NASA 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft fly by the Golden Gate Bridge in 2012 on its...

AFRC
NASA image: Orion Returns to KSC after Successful Mission
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Dec 18, 2014

Orion Returns to KSC after Successful Mission

NASA's Orion crew module, enclosed in its crew module transportation fixture and secured on a flatbed truck passes...

KSC
NASA image: Orion Returns to KSC after Successful Mission
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Dec 18, 2014

Orion Returns to KSC after Successful Mission

NASA's Orion crew module, enclosed in its crew module transportation fixture and secured on a flatbed truck passes...

KSC
NASA image: GRC-2011-C-02937
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Aug 8, 2007

GRC-2011-C-02937

Main Gate and Hangar

GRC
NASA image: A Snowy Entrance
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Oct 27, 2016

A Snowy Entrance

This archival image was released as part of a gallery comparing JPL's past and present, commemorating the 80th...

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Frequently Asked Questions About NASA Images

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Key officials are poised to cut the ribbon officially dedicating the new Security gates...

KSC

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Daniel L. Tweed, with the Facilities Division, NASA Spaceport Services, addresses...

KSC