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NASA image: OFT-2 NDS Entry Cover Functional Test
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Jan 2, 2021

OFT-2 NDS Entry Cover Functional Test

A technician observes the functional test of the NASA Docking System (NDS) cover in the Commercial Crew and Cargo...

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NASA image: OFT-2 Entry Cover Center Hatch Installation
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Jan 2, 2021

OFT-2 Entry Cover Center Hatch Installation

Technicians work on the NASA Docking System (NDS) hatch installation in the Commercial Crew and Cargo Processing...

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NASA image: OFT-2 Entry Cover Center Hatch Installation
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Jan 2, 2021

OFT-2 Entry Cover Center Hatch Installation

Technicians work on the NASA Docking System (NDS) cover hatch installation in the Commercial Crew and Cargo...

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NASA image: Progress Resupply Vehicle approach
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Jan 28, 2012

Progress Resupply Vehicle approach

ISS030-E-050932 (27 Jan. 2012) --- Russian cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov (left), Expedition 30 flight engineer,...

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NASA image: GEMINI-TITAN (GT)-10 - EARTH SKY - DOCKING - IN-SPACE
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Jul 18, 1966

GEMINI-TITAN (GT)-10 - EARTH SKY - DOCKING - IN-SPACE

S66-46249 (18-21 July 1966) --- Agena Target Docking Vehicle docked to Gemini-10 spacecraft. Excellent view of Agena...

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NASA image: Overall view of test set-up in bldg 13 at JSC during docking set-up tests
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Aug 4, 1974

Overall view of test set-up in bldg 13 at JSC during docking set-up tests

S74-27049 (4 Aug. 1974) --- Overall view of test set-up in Building 23 at the Johnson Space Center during testing of...

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NASA image: Progress 47P Redocking Operations
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Jul 29, 2012

Progress 47P Redocking Operations

ISS032-E-010632 (28 July 2012) --- Russian cosmonauts Gennady Padalka (foreground), Expedition 32 commander; and...

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NASA image: Progress Resupply Vehicle approach
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Jan 27, 2012

Progress Resupply Vehicle approach

ISS030-E-050883 (27 Jan. 2012) --- Russian cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov (bottom), Expedition 30 flight engineer,...

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NASA image: Expedition 30 Crewmembers use manual TORU docking system
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Apr 22, 2012

Expedition 30 Crewmembers use manual TORU docking system

ISS030-E-241403 (22 April 2012) --- Russian cosmonauts Anton Shkaplerov (center) and Oleg Kononenko (left...

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NASA image: Progress Resupply Vehicle approach
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Jan 28, 2012

Progress Resupply Vehicle approach

ISS030-E-050933 (27 Jan. 2012) --- Russian cosmonauts Anton Shkaplerov (left) and Oleg Kononenko (partially...

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NASA image: Progress Resupply Vehicle approach
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Jan 27, 2012

Progress Resupply Vehicle approach

ISS030-E-050884 (27 Jan. 2012) --- Russian cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov (bottom), Expedition 30 flight engineer,...

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NASA image: Progress Resupply Vehicle approach
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Jan 27, 2012

Progress Resupply Vehicle approach

ISS030-E-050885 (27 Jan. 2012) --- Russian cosmonauts Anton Shkaplerov (bottom) and Oleg Kononenko (center), both...

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NASA image: Progress 48P approaches for docking
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Oct 31, 2012

Progress 48P approaches for docking

ISS033-E-016948 (31 Oct. 2012) --- Russian cosmonauts Yuri Malenchenko and Oleg Novitskiy, both Expedition 33 flight...

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NASA image: GEMINI-TITAN (GT)-11 - EARTH - SKY - DOCKING - OUTER SPACE
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Jul 18, 1966

GEMINI-TITAN (GT)-11 - EARTH - SKY - DOCKING - OUTER SPACE

S66-46144 (18 July 1966) --- The Gemini-10 spacecraft is successfully docked with the Agena Target Docking Vehicle...

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NASA image: KSC-95PC-1324
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Sep 11, 1995

KSC-95PC-1324

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the Russian-built Docking Module is lowered for...

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NASA image: Atlantis ODS and Payload Bay
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Jul 10, 2011

Atlantis ODS and Payload Bay

S135-E-007101 (10 July 2011) --- This picture of Atlantis' payload bay, focusing on the docking mechanism, was...

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NASA image: External airlock assembly/Mir docking system being loaded
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Nov 15, 1994

External airlock assembly/Mir docking system being loaded

S95-00057 (15 Nov 1994) --- In Rockwell's Building 290 at Downey, California, the external airlock assembly/Mir...

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NASA image: Crewmembers in SM during Progress 37P Docking
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May 1, 2010

Crewmembers in SM during Progress 37P Docking

ISS023-E-030596 (1 May 2010) --- Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kotov (left foreground), Expedition 23 commander, is...

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NASA image: Views from the IMAX camera taken during the STS-74 mission
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Dec 28, 1995

Views from the IMAX camera taken during the STS-74 mission

S95-22116 (15 Nov 1995) --- The Space Shuttle Atlantis has completed its successful docking with the Russia's Mir...

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NASA image: Views from the IMAX camera taken during the STS-74 mission
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Dec 28, 1995

Views from the IMAX camera taken during the STS-74 mission

S95-22092 (15 Nov 1995) --- The Space Shuttle Atlantis moves within 80 feet of Russia's Mir Space Station during...

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NASA image: After Progress Resupply Vehicle Docking
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Jan 28, 2012

After Progress Resupply Vehicle Docking

ISS030-E-050949 (27 Jan. 2012) --- NASA astronaut Dan Burbank (right), Expedition 30 commander; Russian cosmonauts...

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NASA image: View of Mir docked with Atlantis
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Jul 1, 1995

View of Mir docked with Atlantis

STS071-723-033 (29 June 1995) --- The hard dock finalizing the June 29, 1995, link-up of the Russian Mir Space...

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NASA image: American-built hardware for ASPT undergoes pre-delivery preparations
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Sep 11, 1974

American-built hardware for ASPT undergoes pre-delivery preparations

S74-28295 (September 1974) --- American-built hardware for the joint U.S.-USSR Apollo-Soyuz Test Project mission...

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NASA image: After Progress Resupply Vehicle Docking
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Jan 28, 2012

After Progress Resupply Vehicle Docking

ISS030-E-050946 (27 Jan. 2012) --- NASA astronaut Dan Burbank (right), Expedition 30 commander; Russian cosmonauts...

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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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