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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: Documentary views of the STS-26 Flight Readiness Firing at KSC, Pad 39B, on
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Aug 16, 1988

Documentary views of the STS-26 Flight Readiness Firing at KSC, Pad 39B, on

Documentary views of the STS-26 Flight Readiness Firing at KSC, Pad 39B, on 10 Aug 1988. (KSC-88PC-752 closer)...

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NASA image: Official Portrait - STS-26 Discovery - Orbiter Vehicle (OV)-103, crew
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Aug 24, 1987

Official Portrait - STS-26 Discovery - Orbiter Vehicle (OV)-103, crew

S87-40673 (September 1987) --- Astronauts Frederick H. (Rick) Hauck (right front), mission commander, and Richard O....

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NASA image: STS-26 DISCOVERY - ORBITER VEHICLE (OV)-103 - CREW PORTRAIT
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Sep 14, 1988

STS-26 DISCOVERY - ORBITER VEHICLE (OV)-103 - CREW PORTRAIT

S88-47522 (10 Sept 1988) --- These five veteran astronauts have been training for over a year to serve as NASA's...

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NASA image: Microgravity
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Sep 29, 1988

Microgravity

STS-26 Liftoff

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NASA image: STS-26 Mission Control Center (MCC) activity at JSC
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Oct 2, 1988

STS-26 Mission Control Center (MCC) activity at JSC

STS026-S-101 (2 Oct 1988) --- Flight controllers in the Johnson Space Center?s mission control center listen to a...

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NASA image: STS-26 Mission Control Center (MCC) activity at JSC
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Oct 2, 1988

STS-26 Mission Control Center (MCC) activity at JSC

Flight controllers in JSC's Mission Control Center (MCC) Bldg 30 flight control room (FCR) listen to a presentation...

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NASA image: KSC-88PC-1233
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Sep 29, 1988

KSC-88PC-1233

STS-26 ONBOARD - The Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral, and most of Brevard County, Florida, are clearly visible...

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NASA image: JSC MCC Bldg 30 personnel monitor STS-26 post landing activities
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Oct 3, 1988

JSC MCC Bldg 30 personnel monitor STS-26 post landing activities

JSC Mission Control Center (MCC) Bldg 30 flight control room (FCR) personnel monitor STS-26 post landing activities...

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NASA image: STS-26 Mission Control Center (MCC) activity at JSC
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Oct 2, 1988

STS-26 Mission Control Center (MCC) activity at JSC

STS26-S-103 (2 October 1988) --- A wide-angle view of flight controllers in the Johnson Space Center's mission...

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NASA image: STS-26 Discovery, OV-103, with landing gear deployed glides above EAFB runway
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Oct 3, 1988

STS-26 Discovery, OV-103, with landing gear deployed glides above EAFB runway

STS-26 Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, with nose landing gear (NLG) and main landing gear (MLG) deployed glides...

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NASA image: STS-26 Discovery, OV-103, artwork showing TDRS-C deployment
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Nov 16, 1987

STS-26 Discovery, OV-103, artwork showing TDRS-C deployment

STS-26 Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, artwork depicts tracking and data relay satellite C (TDRS-C) deployment....

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NASA image: STS-26 Discovery, OV-103, onboard view of the Earth sunrise
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Oct 3, 1988

STS-26 Discovery, OV-103, onboard view of the Earth sunrise

Discovery's, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103's, vertical stabilizer and orbital maneuvering system (OMS) pods are...

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NASA image: STS-26 crewmembers in Hawaiian shirts and sunglasses pose for group portrait
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Oct 2, 1988

STS-26 crewmembers in Hawaiian shirts and sunglasses pose for group portrait

STS026-09-008 (3 Oct 1988) --- STS-26 crewmembers wear Hawaiian attire (brightly colored shirts with bold prints)...

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NASA image: STS-26 Discovery, OV-103, distant air-to-air launch views
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Sep 29, 1988

STS-26 Discovery, OV-103, distant air-to-air launch views

S26-S-026 (29 Sept. 1988) --- The STS-26 launch was captured on film from the NASA Shuttle Training Aircraft,...

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NASA image: STS-26 press conference with crewmembers and JSC Director Aaron Cohen
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Jan 15, 1987

STS-26 press conference with crewmembers and JSC Director Aaron Cohen

STS-26 Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, crew including Commander Frederick H. Hauck and Pilot Richard O. Covey...

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NASA image: KSC-89PC-0392
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Mar 13, 1989

KSC-89PC-0392

The Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral, and most of Brevard County, Florida, are clearly visible in this photo...

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NASA image: STS-26 crewmembers experiment with microgravity and eat on middeck
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Oct 3, 1988

STS-26 crewmembers experiment with microgravity and eat on middeck

STS026-06-018 (29 Sept. - 3 Oct. 1988) --- Astronaut John M. Lounge, STS-26 mission specialist (MS), using a...

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NASA image: STS-26 crewmembers leave KSC O&C Bldg on their way to the launch pad
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Sep 29, 1988

STS-26 crewmembers leave KSC O&C Bldg on their way to the launch pad

STS-26 crewmembers, suited in launch and entry suits (LESs), leave the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) Operations and...

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NASA image: STS-26 Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, rollover at KSC
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Jun 21, 1988

STS-26 Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, rollover at KSC

S88-42092 (15 July 1988) --- STS-26 Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, rollover at Kennedy Space Center (KSC) is...

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NASA image: STS-26 Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, roll out to KSC LC pad 39B
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Jul 4, 1988

STS-26 Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, roll out to KSC LC pad 39B

STS-26 Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, rolls out to Kennedy Space Center (KSC) launch complex (LC) pad 39B on...

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NASA image: Liftoff of STS-26
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Sep 29, 1988

Liftoff of STS-26

The Space Shuttle Discovery takes off from Launch Pad 39B at the Kennedy Space Center, Florida, to being Mission...

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NASA image: STS-26 crew trains in JSC fixed-based (FB) shuttle mission simulator (SMS)
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Oct 20, 1987

STS-26 crew trains in JSC fixed-based (FB) shuttle mission simulator (SMS)

S87-46304 (20 Oct 1987) --- Astronauts Frederick H. (Rick) Hauck, left, STS-26 commander, and Richard O. Covey,...

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NASA image: STS-26 Mission Specialist (MS) Lounge relaxes in KSC O&C Bldg preflight
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Sep 29, 1988

STS-26 Mission Specialist (MS) Lounge relaxes in KSC O&C Bldg preflight

STS-26 Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, Mission Specialist (MS) John M. Lounge relaxes in reclining chair after...

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NASA image: Microgravity
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Oct 24, 1988

Microgravity

Mission Specialist George (Pinky) D. Nelson uses a 35 mm camera to photograph a protein crystal grown during the...

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