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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: Checkout Tests of X-59 Landing Gear
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Apr 19, 2023

Checkout Tests of X-59 Landing Gear

Technicians perform landing gear checkout testing at Lockheed Martin Skunk Works in Palmdale, California. These...

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NASA image: Landing Gear, XVS Camera and Updates
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Jun 20, 2022

Landing Gear, XVS Camera and Updates

The Quesst team has repurposed the landing gear from an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft and is working on adjusting...

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NASA image: STS-26 Discovery, OV-103, with landing gear deployed glides above EAFB runway
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Oct 3, 1988

STS-26 Discovery, OV-103, with landing gear deployed glides above EAFB runway

STS-26 Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, with nose landing gear (NLG) and main landing gear (MLG) deployed glides...

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NASA image: Engineers Prepare Europa Lander Landing Gear for Test
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Jan 17, 2024

Engineers Prepare Europa Lander Landing Gear for Test

Engineers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory – from left, Matthew Cameron-Hooper, and Thomas Reynoso – prepare...

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NASA image: System Checkouts on Testbed for Europa Lander Landing Gear
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Jan 17, 2024

System Checkouts on Testbed for Europa Lander Landing Gear

Engineer Matthew Cameron-Hooper performs a checkout on some systems of the Europa Lander landing gear testbed at...

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NASA image: Testing a Landing Gear for Potential Future Landing on Europa
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Jan 17, 2024

Testing a Landing Gear for Potential Future Landing on Europa

Engineers test the mechanical landing system for the proposed Europa Lander project at NASA's Jet Propulsion...

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NASA image: STS-41 Discovery, OV-103, glides over concrete runway 22 at EAFB, California
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Oct 10, 1990

STS-41 Discovery, OV-103, glides over concrete runway 22 at EAFB, California

STS-41 Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, with nose landing gear (NLG) and main landing gear (MLG) deployed,...

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NASA image: STS-38 Atlantis, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 104, lands on runway 33 at KSC SLF
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Nov 20, 1990

STS-38 Atlantis, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 104, lands on runway 33 at KSC SLF

STS038-S-041 (20 Nov 1990) --- STS-38 Atlantis, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 104, lands on runway 33 at Kennedy Space Center...

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NASA image: STS-34 Atlantis, OV-104, touches down on runway 23 at EAFB, California
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Oct 23, 1989

STS-34 Atlantis, OV-104, touches down on runway 23 at EAFB, California

STS-34 Atlantis, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 104, main landing gear (MLG) touches down on Runway 23 dry lake bed at Edwards...

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NASA image: LSRA taking off
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Dec 21, 1992

LSRA taking off

Taking off on a flight from NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, California, is NASA's Landing Systems...

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NASA image: STS-41 Discovery, OV-103, glides over concrete runway 22 at EAFB, California
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Oct 10, 1990

STS-41 Discovery, OV-103, glides over concrete runway 22 at EAFB, California

STS-41 Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, with nose landing gear (NLG) and main landing gear (MLG) deployed,...

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NASA image: EC05-0091-28
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Apr 21, 2005

EC05-0091-28

JSC technicians David Wyckoff and Tom Gordon carefully maneuver their equipment into place as they prepare to remove...

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NASA image: EC05-0091-47
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Apr 28, 2005

EC05-0091-47

Assistant crew chief David Wyckoff checks out operation of the Super Guppy's new landing gear from the flight deck...

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NASA image: STS-43 Atlantis, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 104, lands on runway 15 at KSC's SLF
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Aug 11, 1991

STS-43 Atlantis, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 104, lands on runway 15 at KSC's SLF

STS-43 Atlantis, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 104, lands on runway 15 at the Kennedy Space Center's (KSC's) Shuttle Landing...

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NASA image: EC05-0091-02
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Apr 14, 2005

EC05-0091-02

NASA's outsize Super Guppy cargo plane dwarfs its flight crew after its arrival at NASA Dryden Flight Research...

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NASA image: EC05-0091-29
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Apr 21, 2005

EC05-0091-29

Assistant crew chief David Wyckoff applies some elbow grease to loosen a link pin during a landing gear changeout on...

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NASA image: EC05-0091-59
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May 5, 2005

EC05-0091-59

After replacement of its landing gear at NASA Dryden, NASA's Super Guppy Turbine cargo plane takes off from Edwards...

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NASA image: EC05-0091-78
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May 5, 2005

EC05-0091-78

After replacement of its landing gear at NASA Dryden, NASA's Super Guppy Turbine cargo plane takes off from Edwards...

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NASA image: STS-30 Atlantis, OV-104, landing approach to runway 22 at EAFB, California
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May 8, 1989

STS-30 Atlantis, OV-104, landing approach to runway 22 at EAFB, California

STS030-S-128 (8 May 1989) --- Space Shuttle Atlantis? landing gear has just appeared and the spacecraft, with five...

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NASA image: STS-30 Atlantis, OV-104, landing approach to runway 22 at EAFB, California
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May 8, 1989

STS-30 Atlantis, OV-104, landing approach to runway 22 at EAFB, California

STS030-S-124 (8 May 1989) --- Its landing gear fully deployed, Space Shuttle Atlantis is lined up for its approach...

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NASA image: STS-29 Discovery, OV-103, lands on Edwards AFB concrete runway 22
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Mar 18, 1989

STS-29 Discovery, OV-103, lands on Edwards AFB concrete runway 22

STS029-S-063 (18 March 1989) --- Discovery's main landing gear touches down on Runway 22 at Edwards Air Force Base...

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NASA image: CV-990 LSRA
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May 27, 1992

CV-990 LSRA

A NASA CV-990, modified as a Landing Systems Research Aircraft (LSRA), is serviced on the ramp at NASA's Dryden...

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NASA image: STS-28 Columbia, OV-102, landing at Edwards Air Force Base (EAFB) California
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Aug 13, 1989

STS-28 Columbia, OV-102, landing at Edwards Air Force Base (EAFB) California

STS-28 Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, approaches Runway 17 dry lake bed at Edwards Air Force Base (EAFB)...

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NASA image: STS-65 Columbia, OV-102, with drag chute deployed lands at KSC SLF
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Jul 23, 1994

STS-65 Columbia, OV-102, with drag chute deployed lands at KSC SLF

The Space Shuttle Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, its drag chute fully deployed, completes a record duration...

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Frequently Asked Questions About NASA Images

Are NASA images free to use?+
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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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