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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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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: View of the Life Sciences Laboratory Equipment (LSLE) Incubator - Lymphocite Proliferation
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Oct 18, 1984

View of the Life Sciences Laboratory Equipment (LSLE) Incubator - Lymphocite Proliferation

S84-43683 (26 Nov 1984) --- This vertically positioned rectangular piece of hardware, scheduled to fly on the...

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NASA image: View of equipment in Vacuum Laboratory, Sample Operations Area, LRL bldg 37
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Mar 16, 1968

View of equipment in Vacuum Laboratory, Sample Operations Area, LRL bldg 37

Overall view of the equipment in Room 2-203, Vacuum Laboratory, Sample Operations Area, Lunar Receiving Laboratory,...

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NASA image: View of equipment in Vacuum Laboratory, Sample Operations Area, LRL bldg 37
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Mar 16, 1968

View of equipment in Vacuum Laboratory, Sample Operations Area, LRL bldg 37

Atmospheric Decontamination System equipment in Room 2-203, Vacuum Laboratory, Sample Operations Area, Lunar...

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NASA image: Chamitoff works with camera equipment in the U.S. Laboratory during Expedition 18
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Oct 23, 2008

Chamitoff works with camera equipment in the U.S. Laboratory during Expedition 18

ISS017-E-021970 (23 Oct. 2008) --- Astronaut Greg Chamitoff, Expedition 18 flight engineer, takes a moment for a...

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NASA image: Whitson moves equipment in the U.S. Laboratory during Expedition Five on the ISS
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Jul 15, 2002

Whitson moves equipment in the U.S. Laboratory during Expedition Five on the ISS

ISS005-E-07766 (15 July 2002) --- Astronaut Peggy A. Whitson, Expedition Five flight engineer, moves equipment in...

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NASA image: Whitson moves equipment in the U.S. Laboratory during Expedition Five on the ISS
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Jul 15, 2002

Whitson moves equipment in the U.S. Laboratory during Expedition Five on the ISS

ISS005-E-07767 (15 July 2002) --- Astronaut Peggy A. Whitson, Expedition Five flight engineer, moves equipment in...

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NASA image: New Exhauster Equipment at the Propulsion Systems Laboratory
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Apr 23, 1955

New Exhauster Equipment at the Propulsion Systems Laboratory

The Propulsion Systems Laboratory’s exhaust system was expanded in 1955 at the National Advisory Committee for...

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NASA image: Wheels and Suspension on Mars Science Laboratory Rover
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Nov 19, 2008

Wheels and Suspension on Mars Science Laboratory Rover

This image from August 2008 shows NASA Mars Science Laboratory rover in the course of its assembly, before additions...

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NASA image: NASA Mars Rover Curiosity at JPL, View from Front Left Corner
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Apr 6, 2011

NASA Mars Rover Curiosity at JPL, View from Front Left Corner

The rover for NASA Mars Science Laboratory mission, named Curiosity, is seen here inside the Spacecraft Assembly...

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NASA image: International Space Station (ISS)
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Mar 1, 2001

International Space Station (ISS)

In this Space Shuttle STS-102 mission image, the Payload Equipment Restraint System H-Strap is shown at the left...

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NASA image: Mars Science Laboratory Rover Taking Shape
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Nov 19, 2008

Mars Science Laboratory Rover Taking Shape

This image taken in August 2008 in a clean room at NASA JPL, Pasadena, Calif., shows NASA next Mars rover, the Mars...

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NASA image: Surrogate Robot
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Aug 21, 2014

Surrogate Robot

The Surrogate robot Surge, built at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, CA., is being developed in order to...

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NASA image: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Space Station Processing Facility, Center Director Roy Bridges (left), Program Manager of the International Space Station (ISS) Randy Brinkley (second from left) and STS-98 Commander Ken Cockrell (right) applaud the unveiling of the name "Destiny" for the U.S. Laboratory module. The lab, which is behnd them on a workstand, is scheduled to be launched on STS-98 on Space Shuttle Endeavour in early 2000. It will become the centerpiece of scientific research on the ISS. The Shuttle will spend six days docked to the Station while the laboratory is attached and three spacewalks are conducted to compete its assembly. The laboratory will be launched with five equipment racks aboard, which will provide essential functions for Station systems, including high data-rate communications, and maintain the Station's orientation using control gyroscopes launched earlier. Additional equipment and research racks will be installed in the laboratory on subsequent Shuttle flights.
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Dec 1, 1998

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Space Station Processing Facility, Center Director Roy Bridges (left), Program Manager of the International Space Station (ISS) Randy Brinkley (second from left) and STS-98 Commander Ken Cockrell (right) applaud the unveiling of the name "Destiny" for the U.S. Laboratory module. The lab, which is behnd them on a workstand, is scheduled to be launched on STS-98 on Space Shuttle Endeavour in early 2000. It will become the centerpiece of scientific research on the ISS. The Shuttle will spend six days docked to the Station while the laboratory is attached and three spacewalks are conducted to compete its assembly. The laboratory will be launched with five equipment racks aboard, which will provide essential functions for Station systems, including high data-rate communications, and maintain the Station's orientation using control gyroscopes launched earlier. Additional equipment and research racks will be installed in the laboratory on subsequent Shuttle flights.

NASA image: Burbank uses communication equipment in the U.S. Laboratory
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Feb 1, 2012

Burbank uses communication equipment in the U.S. Laboratory

ISS030-E-060464 (2 Feb. 2012) --- NASA astronaut Dan Burbank, Expedition 30 commander, uses a communication system...

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NASA image: Pettit conducts maintenance on the RED equipment in the U.S. Laboratory
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Dec 13, 2002

Pettit conducts maintenance on the RED equipment in the U.S. Laboratory

ISS006-E-08763 (13 December 2002) --- Astronaut Donald R. Pettit, Expedition Six NASA ISS science officer, performs...

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NASA image: Pettit conducts maintenance on the RED equipment in the U.S. Laboratory
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Dec 13, 2002

Pettit conducts maintenance on the RED equipment in the U.S. Laboratory

ISS006-E-08766 (13 December 2002) --- Astronaut Donald R. Pettit, Expedition 6 NASA ISS science officer, performs...

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NASA image: Helms with computer equipment in Destiny Laboratory module
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Mar 1, 2001

Helms with computer equipment in Destiny Laboratory module

ISS002-E-5052 (March 2001) --- Astronaut Susan J. Helms, Expedition Two flight engineer, totes computer hardware on...

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NASA image: Shkaplerov holds communication equipment in the U.S. Laboratory
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Dec 3, 2011

Shkaplerov holds communication equipment in the U.S. Laboratory

ISS030-E-007570 (3 Dec. 2011) --- Russian cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov, Expedition 30 flight engineer, is pictured in...

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NASA image: RWS equipment in the U.S. Laboratory with Voss and Usachev
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Apr 7, 2001

RWS equipment in the U.S. Laboratory with Voss and Usachev

STS102-336-024 (8 - 21 March 2001) --- Two-thirds of the Expedition Two crew is represented in this scene in the...

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NASA image: Kuipers using communication equipment in the U.S. Laboratory
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Apr 24, 2012

Kuipers using communication equipment in the U.S. Laboratory

ISS030-E-250651 (24 April 2012) --- European Space Agency astronaut Andre Kuipers, Expedition 30 flight engineer,...

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NASA image: Arrival of Equipment for the New Propulsion Systems Laboratory
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Jan 23, 1951

Arrival of Equipment for the New Propulsion Systems Laboratory

A caravan of large steel castings arrived at the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) Lewis Flight...

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NASA image: GRC-2001-C-00380
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May 1, 2004

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BALLISTIC LABORATORY PHOTOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT

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NASA image: SpaceX Crew-9 Pilot Nick Hague
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Jul 22, 2024

SpaceX Crew-9 Pilot Nick Hague

jsc2024e052329 (July 22, 2024) --- NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 Pilot Nick Hague smiles and gives two thumbs up during the...

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NASA image: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Ivan Rodriguez, with Bionetics, and Michelle Crouch and Larry Burns, with Dynamac, carry boxes of equipment into the Space Life Sciences Lab (SLSL), formerly known as the Space Experiment Research and Processing Laboratory (SERPL). They are transferring equipment from Hangar L. The new lab is a state-of-the-art facility being built for ISS biotechnology research. Developed as a partnership between NASA-KSC and the State of Florida, NASA’s life sciences contractor will be the primary tenant of the facility, leasing space to conduct flight experiment processing and NASA-sponsored research. About 20 percent of the facility will be available for use by Florida’s university researchers through the Florida Space Research Institute.
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Sep 10, 2003

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Ivan Rodriguez, with Bionetics, and Michelle Crouch and Larry Burns, with Dynamac, carry boxes of equipment into the Space Life Sciences Lab (SLSL), formerly known as the Space Experiment Research and Processing Laboratory (SERPL). They are transferring equipment from Hangar L. The new lab is a state-of-the-art facility being built for ISS biotechnology research. Developed as a partnership between NASA-KSC and the State of Florida, NASA’s life sciences contractor will be the primary tenant of the facility, leasing space to conduct flight experiment processing and NASA-sponsored research. About 20 percent of the facility will be available for use by Florida’s university researchers through the Florida Space Research Institute.

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Space Station Processing Facility, Center Director Roy Bridges (left), Program...

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Ivan Rodriguez, with Bionetics, and Michelle Crouch and Larry Burns, with Dynamac,...

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