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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: ARC-1993-A83-0499-34
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Jul 13, 1993

ARC-1993-A83-0499-34

McDonnell Douglas F/A-18A Hornet cockpit drawing

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NASA image: ARC-1993-A83-0499-33
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Jul 13, 1993

ARC-1993-A83-0499-33

McDonnell Douglas F/A-18A Hornet in flight

ARC
NASA image: ARC-1993-AC83-0499-34
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Jul 13, 1993

ARC-1993-AC83-0499-34

McDonnell Douglas F/A-18A Hornet cockpit drawing

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NASA image: ARC-1993-AC83-0499-33
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Jul 13, 1993

ARC-1993-AC83-0499-33

McDonnell Douglas F/A-18A Hornet in flight

ARC
NASA image: NASA Science Live: 50 Years of Apollo [Episode 7]
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Jul 23, 2019

NASA Science Live: 50 Years of Apollo [Episode 7]

This episode of NASA Science Live is from the USS Hornet, the boat that carried the Apollo 11 capsule after it...

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NASA image: Scaled Composites' Proteus aircraft and an F/A-18 Hornet from NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center at Mojave Airport in Southern California.
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Apr 3, 2003

Scaled Composites' Proteus aircraft and an F/A-18 Hornet from NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center at Mojave Airport in Southern California.

Scaled Composites' Proteus aircraft and an F/A-18 Hornet from NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center at Mojave Airport...

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NASA image: NASA Armstrong Receives First of Three F/A-18Bs
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Nov 6, 2018

NASA Armstrong Receives First of Three F/A-18Bs

The first of three “new” F/A-18B Hornets arrived at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in California Nov. 6.

AFRC
NASA image: Scaled Composites' Proteus and an F/A-18 Hornet from NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center are seen here in flight over Las Cruces, New Mexico.
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Mar 14, 2002

Scaled Composites' Proteus and an F/A-18 Hornet from NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center are seen here in flight over Las Cruces, New Mexico.

Proteus and an F/A-18 Hornet from NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center are seen here in flight over Las Cruces, New...

AFRC
NASA image: NASA Armstrong Receives First of Three F/A-18Bs
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Nov 6, 2018

NASA Armstrong Receives First of Three F/A-18Bs

Lt. Cmdr. Mike Shelton delivers a F/A/-18B Hornet to NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in California. Shelton,...

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NASA image: NASA Armstrong Receives First of Three F/A-18Bs
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Nov 6, 2018

NASA Armstrong Receives First of Three F/A-18Bs

David Carbajal and Gary Gano meet Lt. Cmdr. Mike Shelton, right, of the U.S. Naval Air Station Patuxent River in...

AFRC
NASA image: Scaled Composites' Proteus aircraft with an F/A-18 Hornet and a Beechcraft KingAir from NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center during a low-level flyby at Mojave Airport in Southern California.
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Apr 3, 2003

Scaled Composites' Proteus aircraft with an F/A-18 Hornet and a Beechcraft KingAir from NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center during a low-level flyby at Mojave Airport in Southern California.

Scaled Composites' Proteus aircraft with an F/A-18 Hornet and a Beechcraft KingAir from NASA's Dryden Flight...

AFRC
NASA image: Scaled Composites' Proteus aircraft and an F/A-18 Hornet from NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center during a low-level flyby at Las Cruces Airport in New Mexico.
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Mar 14, 2002

Scaled Composites' Proteus aircraft and an F/A-18 Hornet from NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center during a low-level flyby at Las Cruces Airport in New Mexico.

Scaled Composites' Proteus aircraft and an F/A-18 Hornet from NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center during a...

AFRC
NASA image: U.S.S. Hornet moves toward the Apollo 12 Command Module to retrieve it
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Nov 24, 1969

U.S.S. Hornet moves toward the Apollo 12 Command Module to retrieve it

U.S.S. Hornet, prime recovery vessel for the Apollo 12 lunar landing mission, moves toward the Apollo 12 Command...

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NASA image: Apollo 11 spacecraft Command Module hoisted aboard U.S.S. Hornet
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Jul 24, 1969

Apollo 11 spacecraft Command Module hoisted aboard U.S.S. Hornet

The Apollo 11 spacecraft Command Module is photographed being lowered to the deck of the U.S.S. Hornet, prime...

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NASA image: Apollo 11 crewmen arrive aboard U.S.S. Hornet during recovery operation
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Jul 24, 1969

Apollo 11 crewmen arrive aboard U.S.S. Hornet during recovery operation

S69-40753 (24 July 1969) --- The Apollo 11 crewmen, wearing biological isolation garments, arrive aboard the USS...

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NASA image: The F-18 simulator at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, California
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Oct 4, 2004

The F-18 simulator at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, California

The F-18 simulator at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, California. Simulators offer a safe and...

AFRC
NASA image: U.S.S. Hornet crewmen greeted by crew of Apollo 12 lunar landing mission
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Nov 24, 1969

U.S.S. Hornet crewmen greeted by crew of Apollo 12 lunar landing mission

S69-22849 (24 Nov. 1969) --- USS Hornet crewmen are greeted by the crew of the Apollo 12 lunar landing mission as...

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NASA image: President Nixon on deck of U.S.S. Hornet awaiting Apollo 11 crew arrival
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Jul 24, 1969

President Nixon on deck of U.S.S. Hornet awaiting Apollo 11 crew arrival

S69-21736 (24 July 1969) --- President Richard M. Nixon photographed on the deck of the USS Hornet, prime recovery...

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NASA image: APOLLO XII CREW  - WELCOME - USS HORNET - REAR ADMIRAL DONALD DAVID
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Nov 24, 1969

APOLLO XII CREW - WELCOME - USS HORNET - REAR ADMIRAL DONALD DAVID

S69-22876 (24 Nov. 1969) --- Rear Admiral Donald C. David, Commander, Manned Spacecraft Recovery Force, Pacific,...

JSC
NASA image: President Nixon - Welcome - Apollo XI Astronauts - USS Hornet
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Jul 24, 1969

President Nixon - Welcome - Apollo XI Astronauts - USS Hornet

S69-21365 (24 July 1969) --- United States President Richard M. Nixon was in the central Pacific recovery area to...

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NASA image: Apollo XI Command Module (CM) - Mobile Quarantine Facility (MQF) - U.S.S. Hornet
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Jul 24, 1969

Apollo XI Command Module (CM) - Mobile Quarantine Facility (MQF) - U.S.S. Hornet

S69-40758 (24 July 1969) --- The Apollo 11 spacecraft Command Module (CM) and the Mobile Quarantine Facility (MQF)...

JSC
NASA image: Saturn Apollo Program
Image
Jul 24, 1969

Saturn Apollo Program

U.S. President Richard Milhous Nixon (center), is saluted by the honor guard of flight deck crewmen when he arrives...

MSFC
NASA image: Saturn Apollo Program
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Jul 24, 1969

Saturn Apollo Program

Dr. Thomas Paine, NASA administrator (left) and U.S. President Richard Milhous Nixon wait aboard the recovery ship,...

MSFC
NASA image: Astronaut Nick Hague Attends Joint Base Andrews Air Show
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Sep 12, 2025

Astronaut Nick Hague Attends Joint Base Andrews Air Show

A U.S. Navy F/A-15F Super Hornet jet performs, Friday, Sept. 12, 2025, during the Joint Base Andrews Air Show at...

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