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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: STS-8 Challenger's roll-out to launch pad
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Aug 30, 1983

STS-8 Challenger's roll-out to launch pad

S83-39238 (1 Aug. 1983) --- The giant cluster of spaceflight hardware for NASA's eighth Space Transportation System...

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NASA image: ARC-1980-AC80-0107-14
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Feb 6, 1980

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SPACE SHUTTLE ORBITER ENTERPRISE MATED TO AN EXTERNAL FUEL TANK AND TWO SOLID ROCKET BOOSTERS ON TOP OF A MOBIL...

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NASA image: ARC-1980-AC80-0107-17
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Feb 6, 1980

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SPACE SHUTTLE ORBITER ENTERPRISE MATED TO AN EXTERNAL FUEL TANK AND TWO SOLID ROCKET BOOSTERS ON TOP OF A MOBIL...

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NASA image: ARC-1980-AC80-0107-19
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Feb 6, 1980

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Space Shuttle Orbiter Enterprise mated to an external fuel tank and two solid rocket boosters on top of a Mobil...

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NASA image: Advanced Space Transportation Program (ASTP)
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Apr 3, 2000

Advanced Space Transportation Program (ASTP)

This is a computer generated image of a Shuttle launch utilizing 2nd generation Reusable Launch Vehicle (RLV)...

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May 2, 2007

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- A train carrying space shuttle reusable solid rocket motor segments from the ATK...

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NASA image: KSC-81PC-0333
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Apr 10, 1981

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Viewed from the top of the Vehicle Assembly Building, crowds wait in vain for the...

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NASA image: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The STS-114 crew is welcomed to Hangar AF, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, by Joseph Chaput, with United Space Alliance. The crew, from left, are Mission Specialist Soichi Noguchi, Commander Eileen Collins, Mission Specialist Stephen Robinson and (partially hidden) Pilot James Kelly. Noguchi is with the Japanese space agency NASDA. On the mission, the crew will carry the MultiPurpose Logistics Module (MPLM) Raffaello and External Stowage Platform 2 to the International Space Station. The MPLM will contain supplies and equipment. Another goal of the mission is to remove and replace a Control Moment Gyro. Launch date for mission STS-114 is under review. Hangar AF is the site where SRB Retrieval Ships return the spent solid rocket boosters after a Shuttle launch. The SRBs are lifted from the water and placed on rail cars to begin the disassembly and refurbishment process.
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Aug 13, 2003

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The STS-114 crew is welcomed to Hangar AF, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, by Joseph Chaput, with United Space Alliance. The crew, from left, are Mission Specialist Soichi Noguchi, Commander Eileen Collins, Mission Specialist Stephen Robinson and (partially hidden) Pilot James Kelly. Noguchi is with the Japanese space agency NASDA. On the mission, the crew will carry the MultiPurpose Logistics Module (MPLM) Raffaello and External Stowage Platform 2 to the International Space Station. The MPLM will contain supplies and equipment. Another goal of the mission is to remove and replace a Control Moment Gyro. Launch date for mission STS-114 is under review. Hangar AF is the site where SRB Retrieval Ships return the spent solid rocket boosters after a Shuttle launch. The SRBs are lifted from the water and placed on rail cars to begin the disassembly and refurbishment process.

NASA image: KSC-06pd2644
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Dec 1, 2006

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The X-band radar array is installed on the solid rocket booster retrieval ship Liberty...

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Dec 1, 2006

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The X-band radar array is installed on the solid rocket booster retrieval ship Liberty...

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NASA image: KSC-06pd2643
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Dec 1, 2006

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The X-band radar array is installed on the solid rocket booster retrieval ship Liberty...

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NASA image: KSC-06pd2642
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Dec 1, 2006

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The X-band radar array is being installed on the solid rocket booster retrieval ship...

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NASA image: KSC-06pd2645
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Dec 1, 2006

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The X-band radar array is installed on the solid rocket booster retrieval ship Liberty...

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NASA image: KSC-06pd1271
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Jun 28, 2006

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - An X-band radar is ready to be loaded on the U.S. Naval Ship Hayes at Port Canaveral in...

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NASA image: KSC-06pd1272
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Jun 28, 2006

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - On the dock at Port Canaveral in Florida, a worker secures a crane hook on an X-band...

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NASA image: KSC-06pd1273
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Jun 28, 2006

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - An X-band radar is transferred onto the U.S. Naval Ship Hayes at Port Canaveral in...

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NASA image: KSC-06pd1270
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Jun 28, 2006

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - A support equipment module for an X-band radar is being loaded on the U.S. Naval Ship...

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NASA image: KSC-06pd1274
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Jun 28, 2006

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - An X-band radar is installed on the U.S. Naval Ship Hayes at Port Canaveral in Florida...

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NASA image: KSC-06pd2648
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Dec 1, 2006

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Radar operator Scott Peabody tests the X-band radar array installed on the solid...

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NASA image: KSC-06pd2647
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Dec 1, 2006

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Radar operator Scott Peabody tests the X-band radar array installed on the solid...

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Feb 13, 2003

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Vehicle Assembly Building, the Columbia Accident Investigation Board looks at...

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Feb 13, 2003

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Members of the Columbia Accident Investigation Board look at one of the solid rocket...

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NASA image: KSC-81PC-0272
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Apr 12, 1981

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Separation of the Space Shuttle’s solid rocket boosters (SRB’s) occurs at two minutes,...

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NASA image: KSC-03pd0385
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Feb 13, 2003

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Dr. James Hallock looks over a portion of a solid rocket booster in the Hangar AF (the...

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The STS-114 crew is welcomed to Hangar AF, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, by Joseph...

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