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NASA image: SpaceX DM1 Hatch Closing March 7, 2019
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Mar 7, 2019

SpaceX DM1 Hatch Closing March 7, 2019

SPACE STATION CREW MEMBERS CLOSE THE HATCH TO SPACEX CREW DRAGON DURING ITS FIRST MISSION TO SPACE Aboard the...

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NASA image: Soyuz MS-18 - Farewells and Hatch Closing on the International Space Station
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Oct 16, 2021

Soyuz MS-18 - Farewells and Hatch Closing on the International Space Station

Russian cosmonaut Oleg Novitskiy of Roscosmos and Russian spaceflight participants Yulia Peresild and Klim Shipenko...

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NASA image: NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 Hatch Close – Monday, March 17, 2025
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Mar 17, 2025

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 Hatch Close – Monday, March 17, 2025

Aboard the International Space Station, NASA astronauts Nick Hague, Suni Williams, Butch Wilmore and Roscosmos...

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NASA image: Whitson prepares to close PMA2 hatch
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Nov 4, 2007

Whitson prepares to close PMA2 hatch

S120-E-008857 (4 Nov. 2007) --- Astronaut Peggy Whitson, Expedition 16 commander, prepares to close the hatch in the...

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NASA image: Kuipers closes hatch
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Mar 24, 2012

Kuipers closes hatch

ISS030-E-173931 (24 March 2012) --- European Space Agency astronaut Andre Kuipers, Expedition 30 flight engineer,...

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NASA image: Burbank and Kuipers close hatch
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Mar 24, 2012

Burbank and Kuipers close hatch

ISS030-E-173924 (24 March 2012) --- NASA astronaut Dan Burbank (left), Expedition 30 commander; and European Space...

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NASA image: Solovyev and Budarin prepare to close hatch to docking module
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Jul 22, 1995

Solovyev and Budarin prepare to close hatch to docking module

View of the Mir 19 commander Anatoly Solovyev and flight engineer Nikolai Budarin preparing to close the hatch to...

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NASA image: HTV-4 hatch closing
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Sep 3, 2013

HTV-4 hatch closing

ISS036-E-039132 (3 Sept. 2013) --- European Space Agency astronaut Luca Parmitano and NASA astronaut Karen Nyberg,...

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NASA image: HTV-4 hatch closing
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Sep 3, 2013

HTV-4 hatch closing

ISS036-E-039129 (3 Sept. 2013) --- European Space Agency astronaut Luca Parmitano, Expedition 36 flight engineer,...

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NASA image: Burbank closes the Node 2 Hatch
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Mar 24, 2012

Burbank closes the Node 2 Hatch

ISS030-E-173920 (24 March 2012) --- NASA astronaut Dan Burbank, Expedition 30 commander, closes a hatch in the...

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NASA image: Burbank and Kuipers close hatch
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Mar 24, 2012

Burbank and Kuipers close hatch

ISS030-E-173929 (24 March 2012) --- NASA astronaut Dan Burbank (left), Expedition 30 commander; and European Space...

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NASA image: Hatch closing between Mir and Shuttle
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Mar 28, 1996

Hatch closing between Mir and Shuttle

S76-E-5222 (28 March 1996) --- One would take this triumvirate of thumbs-up symbols to refer to a successful hatch...

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NASA image: Cabana closes the hatch leading to the ISS stack
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Jan 12, 1999

Cabana closes the hatch leading to the ISS stack

STS088-370-014 (4-15 Dec. 1998) --- Astronaut Robert D. Cabana, commander, closes the hatch to the International...

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NASA image: Solovyev and Budarin prepare to close hatch to docking module
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Jul 22, 1995

Solovyev and Budarin prepare to close hatch to docking module

STS071-117-032 (4 July 1995) --- In the docking vestibule of Russia's Mir Space Station, cosmonauts Anatoly Y....

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NASA image: Archambault and Phillips work to close shuttle airlock hatch
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Mar 25, 2009

Archambault and Phillips work to close shuttle airlock hatch

S119-E-008429 (25 March 2009) --- Astronaut Lee Archambault, STS-119 commander, closes the hatch on the middeck of...

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NASA image: Crewmembers during Soyuz TMA-11M Hatch Closing
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May 13, 2014

Crewmembers during Soyuz TMA-11M Hatch Closing

ISS039-E-020779 (13 May 2014) --- The three departing Expedition 39 crew members are seen just before hatch closing...

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NASA image: Archambault and Phillips work to close shuttle airlock hatch
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Mar 25, 2009

Archambault and Phillips work to close shuttle airlock hatch

S119-E-008431(25 March 2009) --- Astronaut Lee Archambault, STS-119 commander, closes the hatch on the middeck of...

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NASA image: Technicians close hatches on Gemini 11 spacecraft during countdown
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Sep 10, 1966

Technicians close hatches on Gemini 11 spacecraft during countdown

S66-56177 (10 Sept. 1966) --- Technicians in the White Room atop Pad 19 prepare to close hatches on the Gemini-11...

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NASA image: Frank Culbertson closes the PMA2 hatch after the Expedition Two crew egress
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Aug 20, 2001

Frank Culbertson closes the PMA2 hatch after the Expedition Two crew egress

ISS003-E-5294 (August 2001) --- Astronaut Frank L. Culbertson, Jr., Expedition Three commander, closes the hatch in...

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NASA image: Soyuz MS-23 International Space Station Hatch Closing - Sept. 27, 2023
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Sep 27, 2023

Soyuz MS-23 International Space Station Hatch Closing - Sept. 27, 2023

NASA astronaut Frank Rubio and Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergei Prokopyev and Dmitri Petelin gave farewell remarks ahead...

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NASA image: Expedition 27 Crewmembers during Soyuz TMA-20/25S Hatch Closing
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May 23, 2011

Expedition 27 Crewmembers during Soyuz TMA-20/25S Hatch Closing

ISS027-E-036385 (23 May 2011) --- Russian cosmonaut Dmitry Kondratyev (left), Expedition 27 commander; European...

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NASA image: International Space Station’s Expedition 64 Crew Closes Hatch
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Apr 16, 2021

International Space Station’s Expedition 64 Crew Closes Hatch

Expedition 64 Commander Sergey Ryzhikov of Roscosmos and Flight Engineers Sergey Kud-Sverchkov of Roscosmos and Kate...

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NASA image: Expedition 14 Commander Lopez-Alegria closes the interior hatch to the A/L
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Dec 12, 2006

Expedition 14 Commander Lopez-Alegria closes the interior hatch to the A/L

S116-E-05863 (12 Dec. 2006) --- Astronaut Michael E. Lopez-Alegria, Expedition 14 commander and NASA space station...

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NASA image: Expedition 27 Crewmembers during Soyuz TMA-20/25S Hatch Closing
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May 23, 2011

Expedition 27 Crewmembers during Soyuz TMA-20/25S Hatch Closing

ISS027-E-036375 (23 May 2011) --- Russian cosmonaut Dmitry Kondratyev (left), Expedition 27 commander; NASA...

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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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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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