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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: STS-36 official crew portrait
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Nov 21, 1989

STS-36 official crew portrait

STS036-S-002 (21 Nov. 1989) --- The five astronauts in training for STS-36 pose near the Space Shuttle Discovery on...

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NASA image: Airborne view of T-38 taken from Atlantis (STS-36) while landing
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Mar 4, 1990

Airborne view of T-38 taken from Atlantis (STS-36) while landing

An airborne view of a T-38 taken from the Atlantis (STS-36) while landing at Edwards Air Force Base, California...

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NASA image: STS-36 Earth observation of sun beaming off cloud-covered ocean waters
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Mar 3, 1990

STS-36 Earth observation of sun beaming off cloud-covered ocean waters

STS-36 Earth observation shows sun beaming off ocean waters with heavy cloud cover.

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NASA image: STS-36 night Earth observation of New York City, New York
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Mar 3, 1990

STS-36 night Earth observation of New York City, New York

STS-36 Earth observation shows New York City, New York at night lit up along the Eastern seaboard of the United...

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NASA image: STS-36 Mission Specialist Hilmers with AEROLINHOF camera on aft flight deck
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Mar 3, 1990

STS-36 Mission Specialist Hilmers with AEROLINHOF camera on aft flight deck

STS-36 Mission Specialist (MS) David C. Hilmers points the large-format AEROLINHOF camera out overhead window W7 on...

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NASA image: STS-36 Commander Creighton uses 70mm HASSELBLAD camera on flight deck
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Mar 3, 1990

STS-36 Commander Creighton uses 70mm HASSELBLAD camera on flight deck

STS036-01-014 (28 Feb-3 Mar 1990) --- Astronaut John O. Creighton, STS-36 mission commander, aims a 70mm Hasselblad...

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NASA image: STS-36 Mission Specialist Thuot operates 16mm camera on OV-104's middeck
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Mar 3, 1990

STS-36 Mission Specialist Thuot operates 16mm camera on OV-104's middeck

STS-36 Mission Specialist (MS) Pierre J. Thuot operates 16mm ARRIFLEX motion picture camera mounted on the open...

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NASA image: STS-36 crewmembers pose for group portrait on OV-104's forward flight deck
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Mar 3, 1990

STS-36 crewmembers pose for group portrait on OV-104's forward flight deck

STS036-21-032 (3 March 1990) --- The five astronaut crewmembers for STS-36 pose for an inflight group portrait on...

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NASA image: Space Shuttle Projects
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Feb 28, 1990

Space Shuttle Projects

The STS-36 mission launch aboard the Space Shuttle Orbiter Atlantis on February 28, 1990 at 2:50:22am (EST). The...

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NASA image: Space Shuttle Projects
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Feb 28, 1990

Space Shuttle Projects

The STS-36 mission launch aboard the Space Shuttle Orbiter Atlantis on February 28, 1990 at 2:50:22am (EST). The...

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NASA image: STS-36 crewmembers egress Atlantis, OV-104, via stairway after EAFB landing
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Mar 3, 1990

STS-36 crewmembers egress Atlantis, OV-104, via stairway after EAFB landing

STS036-S-008 (3 March 1990) --- The crewmembers for STS-36 egress the Shuttle Atlantis following touchdown at...

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NASA image: STS-36 Pilot Casper reaches for laptop computer on OV-104's flight deck
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Mar 3, 1990

STS-36 Pilot Casper reaches for laptop computer on OV-104's flight deck

STS036-03-027 (3 March 1990) --- STS-36 Pilot John H. Casper reaches for the shuttle portable onboard computer...

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NASA image: STS-36 crewmembers egress Atlantis, OV-104, via stairway after EAFB landing
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Mar 3, 1990

STS-36 crewmembers egress Atlantis, OV-104, via stairway after EAFB landing

STS-36 crewmembers egress Atlantis, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 104, via mobile stairway following touchdown on Runway 23...

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NASA image: STS-36 Commander Creighton listens to music on OV-104's forward flight deck
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Mar 3, 1990

STS-36 Commander Creighton listens to music on OV-104's forward flight deck

STS-36 Commander John O. Creighton, smiling and wearing a headset, listens to music as the tape recorder freefloats...

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NASA image: STS-36 Atlantis, OV-104, leaves VAB during its rollout to KSC LC Pad 39A
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Jan 25, 1990

STS-36 Atlantis, OV-104, leaves VAB during its rollout to KSC LC Pad 39A

Atlantis, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 104, is blocked by its large orange external tank (ET) as it leaves Vehicle Assembly...

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NASA image: Space Shuttle Projects
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Dec 11, 1989

Space Shuttle Projects

The dominant theme of the STS-36, designed by the five astronaut crewmembers, is, in their words ...the essential...

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NASA image: Space Shuttle Projects
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Feb 14, 1990

Space Shuttle Projects

The STS-36 crew portrait features 5 astronauts who served in the 6th Department of Defense (DOD) mission. Posed near...

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NASA image: STS-36 Mission Specialist Hilmers with AEROLINHOF camera on aft flight deck
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Mar 3, 1990

STS-36 Mission Specialist Hilmers with AEROLINHOF camera on aft flight deck

STS036-03-014 (28 Feb-3 March 1990) --- Astronaut David C. Hilmers, on the aft flight deck of the Earth-orbiting...

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NASA image: STS-36 - OFFICIAL CREW INSIGNIA
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Nov 21, 1989

STS-36 - OFFICIAL CREW INSIGNIA

S89-20157 (November 1989) --- The dominant theme of the STS-36 patch, designed by the five astronaut crew members,...

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NASA image: STS-36 Atlantis, OV-104, lands on Runway 23 dry lake bed at EAFB, California
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Mar 3, 1990

STS-36 Atlantis, OV-104, lands on Runway 23 dry lake bed at EAFB, California

STS036-S-018 (3 March 1990) --- The Space Shuttle Atlantis touches down at Edwards Air Force Base in California to...

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NASA image: STS-36 crewmembers in LESs pose for portrait on JSC's CCT flight deck
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Dec 18, 1989

STS-36 crewmembers in LESs pose for portrait on JSC's CCT flight deck

S89-51626 (18 Dec 1989) --- The astronaut crewmembers of the STS-36 mission occupy the flight deck of the crew...

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NASA image: STS-36 crewmembers in LESs pose in front of JSC's crew compartment trainer
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Oct 23, 1989

STS-36 crewmembers in LESs pose in front of JSC's crew compartment trainer

S89-47966 (23 Oct. 1989) --- STS-36 crew members, wearing launch and entry suits, take a break from their emergency...

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NASA image: STS-36 Mission Specialist Mullane uses 70mm HASSELBLAD camera on flight deck
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Mar 3, 1990

STS-36 Mission Specialist Mullane uses 70mm HASSELBLAD camera on flight deck

STS036-03-013 (28 Feb–3 March 1990) --- Astronaut Richard M. (Mike) Mullane, on the aft flight deck of the...

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NASA image: STS-40 crew trains in JSC's SLS mockup located in Bldg 36
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Mar 10, 1987

STS-40 crew trains in JSC's SLS mockup located in Bldg 36

STS-40 Payload Specialist Millie Hughes-Fulford along with backup payload specialist Robert Ward Phillips...

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