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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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NASA image: Gemini-Titan (GT)-12 Crew - Official Welcome - USS Wasp - Atlantic
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Nov 15, 1966

Gemini-Titan (GT)-12 Crew - Official Welcome - USS Wasp - Atlantic

S66-59981 (15 Nov. 1966) --- Astronauts James A. Lovell Jr. (left), command pilot, and Edwin E. Aldrin Jr., pilot,...

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NASA image: Gemini 6 and Gemini 7 capsules aboard the recovery carrier USS Wasp
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Dec 20, 1965

Gemini 6 and Gemini 7 capsules aboard the recovery carrier USS Wasp

S65-65948 (20 Dec. 1965) --- Gemini-7 (left) and Gemini-6 spacecraft meet up once again, this time at Mayport Naval...

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NASA image: ASTRONAUT JAMES A. MCDIVITT - MISC. - GEMINI-TITAN (GT)-4 WELCOME - ATLANTIC
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Jun 7, 1965

ASTRONAUT JAMES A. MCDIVITT - MISC. - GEMINI-TITAN (GT)-4 WELCOME - ATLANTIC

S65-19530 (7 June 1965) --- The red carpet treatment is given to the Gemini-Titan 4 astronauts Edward H. White II...

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NASA image: Gemini-Titan (GT)-6 - Recovery - Spirit of '76 Sign - Atlantic
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Dec 16, 1965

Gemini-Titan (GT)-6 - Recovery - Spirit of '76 Sign - Atlantic

S65-59990 (16 Dec. 1965) --- Crewmen of the aircraft carrier USS Wasp gather on deck to watch the recovery of the...

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NASA image: ASTRONAUT CERNAN, EUGENE A. - RECOVERY (GT-9A)(S/C IN WATER W/HATCHES OPEN)
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Jun 6, 1966

ASTRONAUT CERNAN, EUGENE A. - RECOVERY (GT-9A)(S/C IN WATER W/HATCHES OPEN)

S66-34110 (6 June 1966) --- Astronauts Thomas Stafford (right) and Eugene Cernan wave to those aboard the aircraft...

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NASA image: GEMINI-TITAN (GT)-IV SPACECRAFT - RECOVERY - ATLANTIC
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Jun 7, 1965

GEMINI-TITAN (GT)-IV SPACECRAFT - RECOVERY - ATLANTIC

S65-32962 (7 June 1965) --- The Gemini-4 (GT-4) spacecraft is hoisted aboard the recovery ship USS Wasp during...

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NASA image: RECOVERY - GEMINI-TITAN (GT)-4 - ATLANTIC
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Feb 24, 1965

RECOVERY - GEMINI-TITAN (GT)-4 - ATLANTIC

The Gemini-4 Astronauts is shown being hoisted aboard the Aircraft Carrier USS Wasp. The flotation collar is still...

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NASA image: RECOVERY - GEMINI-TITAN (GT)-4 - ATLANTIC
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Feb 24, 1965

RECOVERY - GEMINI-TITAN (GT)-4 - ATLANTIC

The Gemini-4 Astronauts is shown being hoisted aboard the aircraft carrier USS Wasp. The flotation collar is still...

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NASA image: EDWARD H. WHITE II
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Jun 7, 1965

EDWARD H. WHITE II

S65-32993 (7 June 1965) --- Astronauts James A. McDivitt (left), Gemini-Titan 4 command pilot; and Edward H. White...

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NASA image: RECOVERY - GEMINI-TITAN (GT)-4 - ATLANTIC
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Jun 7, 1965

RECOVERY - GEMINI-TITAN (GT)-4 - ATLANTIC

S65-33490 (7 June 1965) --- A United States Navy frogman team participates in the recovery of the Gemini-Titan 4...

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NASA image: RECOVERY - GEMINI-TITAN (GT)-IV - FROGMAN - ATLANTIC
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Jun 7, 1965

RECOVERY - GEMINI-TITAN (GT)-IV - FROGMAN - ATLANTIC

S65-33491 (7 June 1965) --- A United States Navy frogman team participates in the recovery of the Gemini-Titan 4...

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NASA image: ASTRONAUT JAMES A. LOVELL, JR.  - MISC. - GT-7 RECOVERY
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Dec 18, 1965

ASTRONAUT JAMES A. LOVELL, JR. - MISC. - GT-7 RECOVERY

S65-61828 (18 Dec. 1965) --- Astronaut James A. Lovell Jr., pilot of the Gemini-7 spaceflight, is hoisted from the...

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NASA image: GEMINI-6 - RECOVERY - ATLANTIC
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Dec 16, 1965

GEMINI-6 - RECOVERY - ATLANTIC

S65-61824 (16 Dec. 1965) --- A helicopter hovers over the Gemini-6 spacecraft after it splashed down 12 miles from...

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NASA image: ASTRONAUT CERNAN, EUGENE A. - RECOVERY (GT-9A - WELCOME)
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Jun 6, 1966

ASTRONAUT CERNAN, EUGENE A. - RECOVERY (GT-9A - WELCOME)

S66-34118 (6 June 1966) --- Astronauts Thomas Stafford (right) and Eugene Cernan wave to the crowd aboard the...

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NASA image: ASTRONAUT JAMES A. LOVELL, JR. - RECOVERY - GEMINI-TITAN (GT)-12 - ON BOARD CARRIER - ATLANTIC
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Nov 15, 1966

ASTRONAUT JAMES A. LOVELL, JR. - RECOVERY - GEMINI-TITAN (GT)-12 - ON BOARD CARRIER - ATLANTIC

S66-59997 (15 Nov. 1966) --- A happy Gemini-12 prime crew arrives aboard the aircraft carrier, USS Wasp. Astronauts...

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NASA image: GT-6
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Dec 16, 1965

GT-6

S65-61888 (16 Dec. 1965) --- Crewmen of the aircraft carrier USS Wasp gather on deck to watch the recovery of the...

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NASA image: GT-12 - CAKE - RECOVERY CEREMONIES
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Nov 16, 1966

GT-12 - CAKE - RECOVERY CEREMONIES

S66-59989 (16 Nov. 1966) --- Gemini-12 astronaut James A. Lovell Jr. (left), command pilot, and Edwin E. Aldrin Jr....

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NASA image: GT-12 - RECOVERY
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Nov 15, 1966

GT-12 - RECOVERY

S66-59936 (15 Nov. 1966) --- The last Gemini spaceflight is concluded as the Gemini-12 spacecraft, with astronaut...

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NASA image: GEMINI-TITAN (GT)-9A - RECOVERY - SPACECRAFT (S/C) HOISTED ABOARD - ATLANTIC
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Jun 6, 1966

GEMINI-TITAN (GT)-9A - RECOVERY - SPACECRAFT (S/C) HOISTED ABOARD - ATLANTIC

S66-34101 (6 June 1966) --- The Gemini-9 spacecraft, with astronauts Thomas P. Stafford and Eugene A. Cernan still...

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NASA image: ASTRONAUT JAMES A. LOVELL, JR.  - MEDICAL - PREFLIGHT (GEMINI-TITAN [GT]-7) - EYES EXAMINED - CAPE
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Dec 2, 1965

ASTRONAUT JAMES A. LOVELL, JR. - MEDICAL - PREFLIGHT (GEMINI-TITAN [GT]-7) - EYES EXAMINED - CAPE

S65-66703 (18 Dec. 1965) --- Astronaut James A. Lovell Jr., pilot of the National Aeronautics and Space...

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NASA image: GEMINI-TITAN (GT)-7 -  RECOVERY - ATLANTIC
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Dec 18, 1965

GEMINI-TITAN (GT)-7 - RECOVERY - ATLANTIC

S65-61834 (18 Dec. 1965) --- Astronauts Frank Borman (left), Gemini-7 command pilot, and James A. Lovell Jr., pilot,...

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NASA image: Splashdown - Gemini-Titan (GT-12) Spacecraft - Mission Close - Atlantic
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Nov 15, 1966

Splashdown - Gemini-Titan (GT-12) Spacecraft - Mission Close - Atlantic

S66-59986 (15 Nov. 1966) --- The Gemini spaceflight program concludes as the Gemini-12 spacecraft, with astronaut...

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NASA image: ASTRONAUT CERNAN, EUGENE A. - RECOVERY (GT-9A - WELCOME) - ATLANTIC
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Jun 6, 1966

ASTRONAUT CERNAN, EUGENE A. - RECOVERY (GT-9A - WELCOME) - ATLANTIC

S66-34109 (6 June 1966) --- Astronauts Thomas Stafford and Eugene Cernan (right) receive a warm welcome as they...

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NASA image: GT-6
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Dec 16, 1965

GT-6

S65-61825 (16 Dec. 1965) --- Astronauts Walter M. Schirra Jr. (left), command pilot, and Thomas P. Stafford, pilot,...

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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.
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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