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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: Closeup of LDEF experiment trays documented during STS-32 photo survey
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Jan 20, 1990

Closeup of LDEF experiment trays documented during STS-32 photo survey

Closeup of Long Duration Exposure Facility (LDEF) experiment trays is documented during STS-32 retrieval activity...

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NASA image: LDEF grappled by remote manipulator system (RMS) during STS-32 retrieval
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Jan 20, 1990

LDEF grappled by remote manipulator system (RMS) during STS-32 retrieval

This view taken through overhead window W7 on Columbia's, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102's, aft flight deck shows the Long...

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NASA image: Space Shuttle Projects
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Apr 7, 1984

Space Shuttle Projects

This is an onboard photo of the deployment of the Long Duration Exposure Facility (LDEF) from the cargo bay of the...

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NASA image: Photo from Space Shuttle Mission 41-C of the Long  Duration Exposure
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Dec 6, 1989

Photo from Space Shuttle Mission 41-C of the Long Duration Exposure

Photo from Space Shuttle Mission 41-C of the Long Duration Exposure Facility (LDEF) deploy by CHALLENGER and a...

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NASA image: Space Shuttle Projects
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Apr 1, 1984

Space Shuttle Projects

The Long Duration Exposure Facility (LDEF) was designed by the Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) to test the...

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NASA image: Around Marshall
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Feb 27, 1992

Around Marshall

A Marshall researcher examines a sample from the Solar Array Passive Long Duration Exposure Facility (LDEF). LDEF,...

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NASA image: Florida Peninsula, LDEF Deploy-RMS
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Apr 13, 1984

Florida Peninsula, LDEF Deploy-RMS

41C-36-1618 (7 April 1984) --- The Remote Manipulator System (RMS) arm suspends the giant Long Duration Exposure...

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NASA image: The LDEF is placed in orbit by the shuttle Challenger crew
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Apr 15, 1984

The LDEF is placed in orbit by the shuttle Challenger crew

41C-02-067 (6-13 April 1984) --- One of the first major accomplishments of Flight 41-C?s crew aboard the Challenger...

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NASA image: LDEF positioned by RMS over OV-102's payload during STS-32 retrieval
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Jan 20, 1990

LDEF positioned by RMS over OV-102's payload during STS-32 retrieval

STS032-541-018 (12 Jan 1990) --- One of a number of frames photographed by the STS-32 crew as part of a detailed...

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NASA image: LDEF grappled and positioned by RMS over OV-102's payload bay during STS-32
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Jan 20, 1990

LDEF grappled and positioned by RMS over OV-102's payload bay during STS-32

STS032-85-063 (12 Jan 1990) --- The Space Shuttle Columbia’s Canadian-built Remote Manipulator System (RMS) arm...

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NASA image: During STS-32 retrieval, RMS lowers LDEF into OV-102's payload bay (PLB)
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Jan 20, 1990

During STS-32 retrieval, RMS lowers LDEF into OV-102's payload bay (PLB)

STS032-544-010 (12 Jan 1990) --- Canadian-built RMS suspends LDEF over cargo bay during extensive in-space survey.

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NASA image: LDEF Retrieval over the Namib Desert, Namibia, Africa
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Jan 20, 1990

LDEF Retrieval over the Namib Desert, Namibia, Africa

STS032-85-029 (12 Jan. 1990) --- (ORIENT PHOTO WITH COLUMBIA'S CARGO BAY IN LOWER CENTER). This 70mm frame was taken...

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NASA image: Space Shuttle Project
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Apr 6, 1984

Space Shuttle Project

Space Shuttle mission STS-41C onboard view of the revived Solar Maximum Mission Satellite (SMMS). As part of the...

MSFC
NASA image: KSC-20110908-PH-DD_payload13
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Aug 1, 2010

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Transferring the Long Duration Exposure Facility (LDEF) into Canister 1 for STS-41C, March 6, 1984

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NASA image: KSC-20110908-PH-DD_payload14
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Aug 1, 2010

KSC-20110908-PH-DD_payload14

Installing the Long Duration Exposure Facility (LDEF) using the payload strongback, into Canister 1 O&C high bay,...

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NASA image: KSC-20110908-PH-DD_payload15
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Aug 1, 2010

KSC-20110908-PH-DD_payload15

Installing the Long Duration Exposure Facility (LDEF) using the payload strongback, into Canister 1 O&C high bay,...

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NASA image: Space Shuttle Projects
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Mar 15, 1984

Space Shuttle Projects

The patch features a helmet visor of an astronaut performing an extravehicular activity. In the visor are reflected...

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NASA image: KSC-84PC-0219
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Apr 3, 1984

KSC-84PC-0219

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At NASA's Kennedy Space Center's Launch Pad 39-A, the school bus-sized Long Duration...

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NASA image: KSC-90pc-0031
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Jan 9, 1990

KSC-90pc-0031

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- STS-32R lifts off from Pad 39-A at 7:35 a.m. EST. Columbia is scheduled to deploy the...

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NASA image: Space Shuttle Projects
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Jan 8, 1990

Space Shuttle Projects

Five astronauts launched aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia on January 9, 1990 at 7:35:00am (EST) for the STS-32...

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NASA image: KSC-90pc-0039
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Jan 9, 1990

KSC-90pc-0039

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- STS-32R lifts off from Pad 39-A at 7:35 a.m. EST. Columbia is scheduled to deploy the...

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NASA image: Space Shuttle Projects
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Jan 8, 1990

Space Shuttle Projects

Five astronauts launched aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia on January 9, 1990 at 7:35:00am (EST) for the STS-32...

MSFC
NASA image: Space Shuttle Projects
Image
Nov 14, 1989

Space Shuttle Projects

The STS-32 patch, designed by the five crewmembers for the scheduled December 1989 space mission, depicts the Space...

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NASA image: Space Shuttle Projects
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Feb 1, 1984

Space Shuttle Projects

The crew assigned to the STS-41CB (STS-13) mission included (left to right) Robert L. Crippen, commander; Terry J....

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Frequently Asked Questions About NASA Images

Are NASA images free to use?+
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.
How many images does NASA have?+
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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