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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: Gateway Hardware Milestone: First AEPS Thruster for Power and Propulsion Element Delivered to NASA Glenn (GRC-2025-C-01673)
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Mar 7, 2025

Gateway Hardware Milestone: First AEPS Thruster for Power and Propulsion Element Delivered to NASA Glenn (GRC-2025-C-01673)

NASA Glenn Research Center has received the first of three Advanced Electric Propulsion System (AEPS) thrusters for...

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NASA image: Gateway Hardware Milestone: First AEPS Thruster for Power and Propulsion Element Delivered to NASA Glenn (GRC-2025-C-01694)
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Mar 12, 2025

Gateway Hardware Milestone: First AEPS Thruster for Power and Propulsion Element Delivered to NASA Glenn (GRC-2025-C-01694)

NASA Glenn Research Center has received the first of three Advanced Electric Propulsion System (AEPS) thrusters for...

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NASA image: Gateway Hardware Milestone: First AEPS Thruster for Power and Propulsion Element Delivered to NASA Glenn (GRC-2025-C-01660)
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Mar 7, 2025

Gateway Hardware Milestone: First AEPS Thruster for Power and Propulsion Element Delivered to NASA Glenn (GRC-2025-C-01660)

NASA Glenn Research Center has received the first of three Advanced Electric Propulsion System (AEPS) thrusters for...

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NASA image: Gateway Hardware Milestone: First AEPS Thruster for Power and Propulsion Element Delivered to NASA Glenn (GRC-2025-C-01680)
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Mar 12, 2025

Gateway Hardware Milestone: First AEPS Thruster for Power and Propulsion Element Delivered to NASA Glenn (GRC-2025-C-01680)

NASA Glenn Research Center has received the first of three Advanced Electric Propulsion System (AEPS) thrusters for...

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NASA image: Gateway Hardware Milestone: First AEPS Thruster for Power and Propulsion Element Delivered to NASA Glenn (GRC-2025-C-01683)
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Mar 12, 2025

Gateway Hardware Milestone: First AEPS Thruster for Power and Propulsion Element Delivered to NASA Glenn (GRC-2025-C-01683)

NASA Glenn Research Center has received the first of three Advanced Electric Propulsion System (AEPS) thrusters for...

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NASA image: Gateway Hardware Milestone: First AEPS Thruster for Power and Propulsion Element Delivered to NASA Glenn (GRC-2025-C-01653)
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Mar 7, 2025

Gateway Hardware Milestone: First AEPS Thruster for Power and Propulsion Element Delivered to NASA Glenn (GRC-2025-C-01653)

NASA Glenn Research Center has received the first of three Advanced Electric Propulsion System (AEPS) thrusters for...

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NASA image: Around Marshall
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Jul 28, 2004

Around Marshall

The grand opening of NASA’s new, world-class laboratory for research into future space transportation technologies...

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NASA image: Research Technology
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Aug 1, 2002

Research Technology

A new, world-class laboratory for research into future space transportation technologies is under construction at...

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NASA image: Around Marshall
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Jul 28, 2004

Around Marshall

The grand opening of NASA’s new, world-class laboratory for research into future space transportation technologies...

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NASA image: Research Technology
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Jul 1, 2002

Research Technology

Dr. Tom Markusic, a propulsion research engineer at the Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC), adjusts a diagnostic...

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NASA image: Gateway Hardware Milestone: First AEPS Thruster for Power and Propulsion Element Delivered to NASA Glenn (GRC-2025-C-01644)
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Mar 7, 2025

Gateway Hardware Milestone: First AEPS Thruster for Power and Propulsion Element Delivered to NASA Glenn (GRC-2025-C-01644)

NASA Glenn Research Center has received the first of three Advanced Electric Propulsion System (AEPS) thrusters for...

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NASA image: Around Marshall
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Feb 1, 2003

Around Marshall

A new, world-class laboratory for research into future space transportation technologies is under construction at...

MSFC
NASA image: NASA Lewis Research Center replaces the NACA Lewis Flight Propulsion Laboratory
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Oct 23, 1958

NASA Lewis Research Center replaces the NACA Lewis Flight Propulsion Laboratory

A security guard examines the new sign near the entrance to the Lewis Research Center one day after the National...

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NASA image: X-57 Maxwell Technical Interchange Meeting
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Mar 5, 2024

X-57 Maxwell Technical Interchange Meeting

X-57 Maxwell principal investigator, Sean Clarke, talks about the innovative contributions the X-57 research team...

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NASA image: Bridenstine practices flight in X-57 Simulator for NASA's Experimental All-Electric Aircraft
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Aug 28, 2018

Bridenstine practices flight in X-57 Simulator for NASA's Experimental All-Electric Aircraft

NASA Administrator Bridenstine tests the X-57 "Maxwell" simulator at NASA's Armstrong Flight Research Center. The...

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NASA image: Bridenstine practices flight in X-57 Simulator for NASA's Experimental All-Electric Aircraft
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Aug 28, 2018

Bridenstine practices flight in X-57 Simulator for NASA's Experimental All-Electric Aircraft

NASA Administrator Bridenstine tests the X-57 "Maxwell" simulator at NASA's Armstrong Flight Research Center. The...

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NASA image: Astronaut Pilots X-57 Simulator at Armstrong Flight Research Center
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Jun 26, 2019

Astronaut Pilots X-57 Simulator at Armstrong Flight Research Center

NASA's 2017 astronaut candidate Matthew Dominick practices flying in the X-57 aircraft simulator at Armstrong Flight...

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NASA image: Astronauts Fly in X-57 Simulator at Armstrong Flight Research Center
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Jun 26, 2019

Astronauts Fly in X-57 Simulator at Armstrong Flight Research Center

NASA's 2017 astronaut candidates toured aircraft hangar at Armstrong Flight Research Center, in Southern California....

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NASA image:  X-57 High-Voltage Testing Continues
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Apr 16, 2021

X-57 High-Voltage Testing Continues

NASA's all-electric X-57 Maxwell continues to undergo high-voltage ground testing with successful spinning of the...

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NASA image: X-57 High Voltage Testing Continues
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Apr 15, 2021

X-57 High Voltage Testing Continues

NASA's all-electric X-57 Maxwell continues to undergo high-voltage ground testing with successful spinning of the...

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NASA image: The G-IV aircraft is optimized by the Soxnav navigational system
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Jun 28, 2024

The G-IV aircraft is optimized by the Soxnav navigational system

The G-IV aircraft flies overhead in the Mojave Desert near NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards,...

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NASA image: Astronauts in X-57 Simulator at Armstrong Flight Research Center
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Jun 26, 2019

Astronauts in X-57 Simulator at Armstrong Flight Research Center

NASA's 2017 astronaut candidates (L to R) Bob Hines, Matthew Dominick and Jasmin Moghbeli practice flying in X-57...

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NASA image: Testing Gateway’s AEPS Thruster at NASA Glenn (grc-2025-c-05207)
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Jun 26, 2025

Testing Gateway’s AEPS Thruster at NASA Glenn (grc-2025-c-05207)

Engineers at NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland work together to position and secure the second of three...

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NASA image: Testing Gateway’s AEPS Thruster at NASA Glenn (grc-2025-c-07151)
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Sep 2, 2025

Testing Gateway’s AEPS Thruster at NASA Glenn (grc-2025-c-07151)

Teams at NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland conduct acceptance testing on the third and final Advanced...

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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.
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