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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: T-33A (55-4351/NASA 815)
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Dec 8, 1965

T-33A (55-4351/NASA 815)

Arrived at NASA FRC January 9, 1963 Departed September 10, 1973 to Redding, California This aircraft, one of four...

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NASA image: NASA T-33A #815
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Mar 4, 1969

NASA T-33A #815

T-33A (55-4351/NASA 815) arrived at NASA FRC January 9, 1963 departed September 10, 1973 to Redding, California....

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NASA image: Christa McAuliffe during her training ride in the T-38 jet trainer
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Jan 8, 1986

Christa McAuliffe during her training ride in the T-38 jet trainer

Payload specialist Sharon Christa McAuliffe appears to be enjoying her ride during her training in the T-38 jet...

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NASA image: Christa McAuliffe during her training ride in the T-38 jet trainer
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Jan 8, 1986

Christa McAuliffe during her training ride in the T-38 jet trainer

S86-25234 (January 1986) --- STS-51L Payload Specialist Sharon Christa McAuliffe egresses the rear station of a NASA...

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NASA image: Cosmonaut Sergei Krikalev in rear station of NASA T-38 for training flight
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Jan 25, 1993

Cosmonaut Sergei Krikalev in rear station of NASA T-38 for training flight

Seated in the rear station of a NASA T-38 jet trainer aircraft, Russian Cosmonaut Sergei Krikalev prepares to take a...

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NASA image: Cosmonaut Vladimir Titov in rear station of NASA T-38 for training flight
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Jan 25, 1993

Cosmonaut Vladimir Titov in rear station of NASA T-38 for training flight

Seated in the rear station of a NASA T-38 jet trainer aircraft, Russian Cosmonaut Vladimir Titov prepares to take a...

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NASA image: T-33 #351 Cockpit control panel
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Feb 13, 1964

T-33 #351 Cockpit control panel

T-33 #351 Cockpit control panel. Feb. 13, 1964

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NASA image: STS-117 crew members Frederick Sturckow and Lee Archambault leaving in T-38
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Nov 30, 2006

STS-117 crew members Frederick Sturckow and Lee Archambault leaving in T-38

JSC2006-E-51895 (30 Nov. 2006) --- Astronaut Lee J. Archambault, STS-117 pilot, prepares for a flight in a NASA T-38...

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NASA image: jsc2023e005072
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Jan 25, 2023

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jsc2023e005072 (Jan. 25, 2023) --- NASA astronauts (from left) Mike Barratt and Matthew Dominick, SpaceX Crew-8...

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NASA image: STS-93 crew return at Ellington Field
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Jul 28, 1999

STS-93 crew return at Ellington Field

S99-08178 (28 July 1999) --- Normally housing NASA's fleet of T-38 jet trainers, this Ellington Field hangar was...

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NASA image: STS-105 crew departs Ellington Field in T-38's
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Mar 26, 2001

STS-105 crew departs Ellington Field in T-38's

JSC2001-E-08824 (26 March 2001) --- Astronaut Scott J. Horowitz, STS-105 mission commander, prepares for a flight in...

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NASA image: STS-117 crew members Frederick Sturckow and Lee Archambault leaving in T-38
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Nov 30, 2006

STS-117 crew members Frederick Sturckow and Lee Archambault leaving in T-38

JSC2006-E-51894 (30 Nov. 2006) --- Astronaut Frederick W. (Rick) Sturckow, STS-117 commander, prepares for a flight...

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NASA image: STS-109 Crew members take off from Ellington Field in T-38s
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Jan 16, 2002

STS-109 Crew members take off from Ellington Field in T-38s

JSC2002-E-01744 (16 January 2002) --- Astronaut Scott D. Altman, STS-109 mission commander, photographed in a T-38...

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NASA image: STS-115 Crew preparing for T-38 takeoff and preparations
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Jun 22, 2006

STS-115 Crew preparing for T-38 takeoff and preparations

JSC2006-E-27877 (22 June 2006) --- Astronaut Daniel C. Burbank, STS-115 mission specialist, photographed in a T-38...

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NASA image: STS-105 crew departs Ellington Field in T-38's
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Mar 26, 2001

STS-105 crew departs Ellington Field in T-38's

JSC2001-E-08816 (26 March 2001) --- Astronaut Patrick G. Forrester, STS-105 mission specialist, prepares for a...

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NASA image: STS-125 Crew prepping for T-38 flights
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Apr 17, 2008

STS-125 Crew prepping for T-38 flights

JSC2008-E-035360 (17 April 2008) --- Astronaut Gregory C. Johnson, STS-125 pilot, prepares for a flight in a NASA...

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NASA image: jsc2023e005184
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Jan 27, 2023

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jsc2023e005184 (Jan. 27, 2023) --- NASA astronaut and SpaceX Crew-8 Mission Specialist Jeanette Epps prepares for a...

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NASA image: jsc2023e014658
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Mar 10, 2023

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jsc2023e014658 (March 10, 2023) --- NASA astronaut Loral O'Hara conducts preflight training aboard a T-38 trainer...

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Mar 10, 2023

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jsc2023e014640 (March 10, 2023) --- NASA astronaut Loral O'Hara conducts preflight training aboard a T-38 trainer...

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NASA image: STS-115 Crew preparing for T-38 takeoff and preparations
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Jun 22, 2006

STS-115 Crew preparing for T-38 takeoff and preparations

JSC2006-E-27869 (22 June 2006) --- Astronaut Daniel C. Burbank, STS-115 mission specialist, prepares for a flight in...

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NASA image: STS-125 Crew prepping for T-38 flights
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Apr 17, 2008

STS-125 Crew prepping for T-38 flights

JSC2008-E-035366 (17 April 2008) --- Astronaut Gregory C. Johnson, STS-125 pilot, prepares for a flight in a NASA...

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NASA image: STS-109 Crew members take off from Ellington Field in T-38s
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Jan 16, 2002

STS-109 Crew members take off from Ellington Field in T-38s

JSC2002-E-01742 (16 January 2002) --- Astronaut Richard M. Linnehan, STS-109 mission specialist, photographed in a...

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NASA image: STS-105 crew departs Ellington Field in T-38's
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Mar 26, 2001

STS-105 crew departs Ellington Field in T-38's

JSC2001-E-08819 (26 March 2001) --- Astronaut Scott J. Horowitz, STS-105 mission commander, prepares for a flight in...

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NASA image: CREW TRAINING - STS-33/51-L (T-38)
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Oct 3, 1985

CREW TRAINING - STS-33/51-L (T-38)

Sharon Christa McAuliffe, the Teacher in Space participant from Concord, New Hampshire, prepares for a ride in the...

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