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NASA's Image and Video Library: A Visual Archive of Space Exploration

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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Use the search bar above to find specific subjects — try queries like "Apollo 11," "Hubble Deep Field," "Mars surface," or "astronaut EVA." You can also filter by media type (image, video, or audio). For a daily curated experience, visit the Astronomy Picture of the Day.

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NASA image: KSC-92pc-2324
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Sep 1, 1992

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- STS053-(S)-002 -- STS-53 Crew Portrait -- These five astronauts have been assigned to...

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NASA image: STS-53 Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, official crew portrait
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Dec 9, 1992

STS-53 Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, official crew portrait

STS053-S-002 (September 1992) --- These five astronauts have been assigned to fly aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery...

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NASA image: STS-53 Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, lands on runway 22 at EAFB, Calif
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Dec 9, 1992

STS-53 Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, lands on runway 22 at EAFB, Calif

STS053-S-085 (9 Dec. 1992) --- The drag chute on the space shuttle Discovery is partially deployed during landing on...

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NASA image: STS-53 Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, lands on runway 22 at EAFB, Calif
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Dec 9, 1992

STS-53 Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, lands on runway 22 at EAFB, Calif

STS-53 Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, is slowed by a red, white, and blue drag chute during its landing on...

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NASA image: Space Shuttle Projects
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Sep 1, 1992

Space Shuttle Projects

The STS-53 crew portrait included astronauts (front left to right): Guion S. Bluford, and James S. Voss, mission...

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NASA image: STS-53 Discovery, OV-103, DOD Hercules digital electronic imagery equipment
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Apr 22, 1992

STS-53 Discovery, OV-103, DOD Hercules digital electronic imagery equipment

STS-53 Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, Department of Defense (DOD) mission Hand-held Earth-oriented Real-time...

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NASA image: STS-53 MS Bluford and MS Voss during launch emergency egress training at JSC
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Nov 10, 1992

STS-53 MS Bluford and MS Voss during launch emergency egress training at JSC

S92-49644 (1994) --- STS-53 Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, Mission Specialist (MS) Guion S. Bluford (left) and...

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NASA image: STS-53 MS Clifford, in EMU, dons gloves with technicians' assistance at JSC
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Aug 4, 1992

STS-53 MS Clifford, in EMU, dons gloves with technicians' assistance at JSC

S92-42681 (28 July 1992) --- STS-53 Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, Mission Specialist (MS) Michael R.U....

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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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NASA image: STS-53 view of OV-103's payload bay (PLB), the Moon, and Earth's surface
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Dec 9, 1992

STS-53 view of OV-103's payload bay (PLB), the Moon, and Earth's surface

STS053-105-002 (2-9 Dec. 1992) --- A crew member onboard the space shuttle Discovery used a 70mm camera to capture...

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NASA image: STS-53 MS Voss, in EMU, in lowered into JSC's WETF pool for EVA simulation
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Aug 7, 1992

STS-53 MS Voss, in EMU, in lowered into JSC's WETF pool for EVA simulation

S92-43335 (28 July 1992) --- STS-53 Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, Mission Specialist James S. Voss, wearing...

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NASA image: STS-53 MS Voss,in EMU, dons gloves with technicians' assistance at JSC's WETF
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Aug 4, 1992

STS-53 MS Voss,in EMU, dons gloves with technicians' assistance at JSC's WETF

S92-42679 (28 July 1992) --- STS-53 Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, Mission Specialist James S. Voss, wearing...

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NASA image: KSC-92PC-2460
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Dec 2, 1992

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- STS-53: Discovery

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NASA image: STS-53 Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, rises into sky after KSC liftoff
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Dec 2, 1992

STS-53 Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, rises into sky after KSC liftoff

STS053-S-058 (2 Dec. 1992) --- The space shuttle Discovery, with a crew of five astronauts onboard, launches from...

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NASA image: STS-53 Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, lifts off from KSC LC Pad 39A
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Dec 2, 1992

STS-53 Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, lifts off from KSC LC Pad 39A

STS053-S-054 (2 Dec 1992) --- The Space Shuttle Discovery, with a crew of five astronauts onboard, launches from...

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NASA image: Crewmembers in the middeck with the Retinal Photography experiment.
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Dec 9, 1992

Crewmembers in the middeck with the Retinal Photography experiment.

STS053-02-007 (2 - 9 Dec 1992) --- Astronaut Robert D. Cabana, pilot, uses a tonometer to check the intraocular...

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NASA image: KSC-89pc-1044
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Oct 18, 1989

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The STS-34 Space Shuttle Atlantis lifts off from pad 39-B at 12:53 p.m. EDT, marking...

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NASA image: Overall view of the ISS taken as Atlantis departs at the end of the STS-129 Mission
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Nov 25, 2009

Overall view of the ISS taken as Atlantis departs at the end of the STS-129 Mission

S129-E-009251 (25 Nov. 2009) --- The International Space Station is featured in this image photographed by an...

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NASA image: Marianas Islands seen during STS-103 mission
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Dec 24, 1999

Marianas Islands seen during STS-103 mission

S103-E-5361 (24 December 1999) --- This vertical view from the Space Shuttle Discovery shows two small islands of...

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NASA image: Overall view of the ISS taken as Atlantis departs at the end of the STS-129 Mission
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Nov 25, 2009

Overall view of the ISS taken as Atlantis departs at the end of the STS-129 Mission

S129-E-009221 (25 Nov. 2009) --- Surrounded by the blackness of space, the International Space Station is featured...

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NASA image: Overall view of the ISS taken as Atlantis departs at the end of the STS-129 Mission
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Nov 25, 2009

Overall view of the ISS taken as Atlantis departs at the end of the STS-129 Mission

S129-E-009210 (25 Nov. 2009) --- Surrounded by the blackness of space, the International Space Station is featured...

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NASA image: Overall view of the ISS taken as Atlantis departs at the end of the STS-129 Mission
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Nov 25, 2009

Overall view of the ISS taken as Atlantis departs at the end of the STS-129 Mission

S129-E-009220 (25 Nov. 2009) --- Surrounded by the blackness of space, the International Space Station is featured...

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NASA image: Overall view of the ISS taken as Atlantis departs at the end of the STS-129 Mission
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Nov 25, 2009

Overall view of the ISS taken as Atlantis departs at the end of the STS-129 Mission

S129-E-009214 (25 Nov. 2009) --- Surrounded by the blackness of space, the International Space Station is featured...

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NASA image: Vice President Mike Pence Visits Kennedy Space Center
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Jul 6, 2017

Vice President Mike Pence Visits Kennedy Space Center

Kennedy Space Center Bob Cabana, left, and NASA's Acting Administrator Robert Lightfoot, right present Vice...

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