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NASA image: STS-41 MS Melnick experiments with VCS on OV-103's aft flight deck
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Oct 10, 1990

STS-41 MS Melnick experiments with VCS on OV-103's aft flight deck

STS041-02-028 (6-20 Oct 1990) --- Astronaut Bruce E. Melnick, STS-41 mission specialist, participates in a voice...

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NASA image: Space Shuttle Projects
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Nov 16, 1990

Space Shuttle Projects

The 5 member crew of the STS-41 mission included (left to right): Bruce E. Melnick, mission specialist 2; Robert D....

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NASA image: STS-41 MS Melnick displays US Coast Guard decal on OV-103's middeck
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Oct 10, 1990

STS-41 MS Melnick displays US Coast Guard decal on OV-103's middeck

STS041-06-029 (10 Oct 1990) --- STS-41 Mission Specialist (MS) Bruce E. Melnick, who is a graduate of the Coast...

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NASA image: Space Shuttle Projects
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May 16, 1992

Space Shuttle Projects

The STS-49 crew members pose near Endeavour after landing. Pictured left to right are: Richard J. Hieb, mission...

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NASA image: NASA Science Live: NASA's Next New Frontiers Mission [Episode 6]
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Jun 27, 2019

NASA Science Live: NASA's Next New Frontiers Mission [Episode 6]

NASA has announced that our next destination in the solar system is the unique, richly organic world Titan....

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NASA image: KSC-98pc548
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Apr 28, 1998

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Astronaut John Young (left), the keynote speaker at the Thirty-Fifth Space Congress, is presented with a model of...

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NASA image: KSC-98pc547
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Apr 28, 1998

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Astronaut John Young (left), the keynote speaker at the Thirty-Fifth Space Congress, is presented with a model of...

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NASA image: KSC-98pc549
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Apr 28, 1998

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Astronaut John Young (left), the keynote speaker at the Thirty-Fifth Space Congress, is presented with a model of...

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NASA image: NASA Science Live: A Telescope Like a Time Machine [Episode 9]
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Oct 17, 2019

NASA Science Live: A Telescope Like a Time Machine [Episode 9]

On this episode of NASA Science Live we're talking about a telescope that's like a time machine. The Webb telescope....

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NASA image: NICER Lift Time-lapse
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Dec 23, 2015

NICER Lift Time-lapse

The Neutron star Interior Composition Explorer (NICER) box-shaped X-ray Timing Instrument (XTI) is lifted and...

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NASA image: NICER Range of Motion Time-lapse
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Apr 11, 2016

NICER Range of Motion Time-lapse

The Neutron star Interior Composition Explorer (NICER) Deploy and Pointing System (DAPS) is tested at NASA's Goddard...

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NASA image: KSC-91PC-0771
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Apr 25, 1991

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Chief astronaut Daniel Brandenstein second from left, and astronauts Pierre Thuot left, Kathryn Thornton, and Bruce...

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NASA image: STS-41 crew communicates with ground controllers from OV-103's flight deck
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Oct 10, 1990

STS-41 crew communicates with ground controllers from OV-103's flight deck

STS041-02-035 (6-10 Oct 1990) --- A fish-eye lens view shows two of STS-41's three mission specialists on the flight...

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NASA image: STS-49 crew poses for group portrait on EAFB runway 22 after OV-105 landing
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Aug 11, 1999

STS-49 crew poses for group portrait on EAFB runway 22 after OV-105 landing

STS049-S-002 (16 Jan. 1992) --- These seven NASA astronauts are currently training for the first flight of the Space...

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NASA image: STS-41 Discovery, OV-103, glides over concrete runway 22 at EAFB, California
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Oct 10, 1990

STS-41 Discovery, OV-103, glides over concrete runway 22 at EAFB, California

STS041-S-093 (10 Oct 1990) --- Discovery is only moments away from touchdown at Edwards Air Force Base to end a...

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NASA image: STS-49 crew poses for group portrait on EAFB runway 22 after OV-105 landing
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May 16, 1992

STS-49 crew poses for group portrait on EAFB runway 22 after OV-105 landing

STS049-S-269 (16 May 1992) --- The seven crewmembers of STS-49 pose near Endeavour for a post-flight shot soon after...

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NASA image: STS-41 crewmembers participate in fire fighting exercises at JSC
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May 4, 1990

STS-41 crewmembers participate in fire fighting exercises at JSC

S90-38926 (4 May 1990) --- The STS-41 astronaut crew and a STS-35 backup payload specialist participate in fire...

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NASA image: STS-41 crewmembers conduct DSO 0474 Retinal Photography on OV-103's middeck
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Oct 10, 1990

STS-41 crewmembers conduct DSO 0474 Retinal Photography on OV-103's middeck

STS041-02-015 (6-10 Oct. 1990) --- A 35mm scene showing astronauts Robert D. Cabana (right), STS-41 pilot, and Bruce...

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NASA image: KSC-04pd0321
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Mar 1, 2004

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - At the Beach House, Congressman Tom Feeney (right) talks with Bruce Melnick (left),...

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NASA image: ARC-1991-AC91-0165-5
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Oct 10, 1991

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STS-41 Discovery lifts off from Launch Complex 39 at the Kennedy Space Center to begin a four-day mission in space...

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NASA image: STS-41 crewmembers pose on OV-103's middeck for inflight (in-space) portrait
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Oct 10, 1990

STS-41 crewmembers pose on OV-103's middeck for inflight (in-space) portrait

STS041-26-007 (6-10 Oct 1990) --- A 35mm preset camera on Discovery's middeck captures the traditional in-space...

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NASA image: KSC-04pd0325
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Mar 1, 2004

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - At the Beach House, Deputy Director Woodrow Whitlow Jr. (left) greets Bruce Melnick...

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NASA image: KSC-04pd0322
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Mar 1, 2004

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - At the Beach House, Congressman Tom Feeney (right) talks with Bruce Melnick (left),...

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NASA image: KSC-90pc-1148
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May 7, 1990

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. – STS-41 crewmembers -- These five astronauts have been assigned to fly the STS-41...

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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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