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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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Use the search bar above to find specific subjects — try queries like "Apollo 11," "Hubble Deep Field," "Mars surface," or "astronaut EVA." You can also filter by media type (image, video, or audio). For a daily curated experience, visit the Astronomy Picture of the Day.

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NASA image: NASA, Boeing, prepare midbody struts for future SLS upper stage
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Feb 22, 2024

NASA, Boeing, prepare midbody struts for future SLS upper stage

Technicians at NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans on Feb. 22 prepare elements that will form part of...

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NASA image: NASA, Boeing, prepare midbody struts for future SLS upper stage
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Feb 22, 2024

NASA, Boeing, prepare midbody struts for future SLS upper stage

Technicians at NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans on Feb. 22 prepare elements that will form part of...

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NASA image: NASA, Boeing, prepare midbody struts for future SLS upper stage
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Feb 22, 2024

NASA, Boeing, prepare midbody struts for future SLS upper stage

Technicians at NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans on Feb. 22 prepare elements that will form part of...

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Sep 28, 2012

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Inside Orbiter Processing Facility-2 at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, United Space...

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NASA image: KSC-2012-5618
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Sep 28, 2012

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Inside Orbiter Processing Facility-2 at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, United Space...

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NASA image: KSC-2012-5611
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Sep 28, 2012

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Inside Orbiter Processing Facility-2 at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, a United...

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NASA image: KSC-2012-5613
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Sep 28, 2012

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Inside Orbiter Processing Facility-2 at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, United Space...

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NASA image: KSC-2012-5612
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Sep 28, 2012

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Inside Orbiter Processing Facility-2 at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, United Space...

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NASA image: KSC-2009-6369
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Nov 16, 2009

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - In Firing Room 4 of NASA Kennedy Space Center's Launch Control Center, NASA's space shuttle...

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NASA image: KSC-2012-5615
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Sep 28, 2012

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Inside Orbiter Processing Facility-2 at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, United Space...

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NASA image: KSC-2012-5616
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Sep 28, 2012

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Inside Orbiter Processing Facility-2 at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, United Space...

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NASA image: NASA, Boeing Complete Barrel Sections for future SLS Exploration
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May 25, 2023

NASA, Boeing Complete Barrel Sections for future SLS Exploration

These images and videos show technicians at NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans examining and lifting...

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NASA image: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -   STS-114 Mission Specialist Soichi Noguchi checks the midbody of orbiter Atlantis.  He and other crew members -  Commander Eileen Collins, Pilot James Kelly and Mission Specialist Stephen Robinson - are at KSC for equipment familiarization.  Noguchi is with the Japanese space agency NASDA.  Mission STS-114 will carry the MultiPurpose Logistics Module (MPLM) Raffaello and External Stowage Platform 2 to the International Space Station.  The MPLM will contain supplies and equipment.  Another goal of the mission is to remove and replace a Control Moment Gyro.  Launch date for mission STS-114 is under review.
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Aug 14, 2003

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - STS-114 Mission Specialist Soichi Noguchi checks the midbody of orbiter Atlantis. He and other crew members - Commander Eileen Collins, Pilot James Kelly and Mission Specialist Stephen Robinson - are at KSC for equipment familiarization. Noguchi is with the Japanese space agency NASDA. Mission STS-114 will carry the MultiPurpose Logistics Module (MPLM) Raffaello and External Stowage Platform 2 to the International Space Station. The MPLM will contain supplies and equipment. Another goal of the mission is to remove and replace a Control Moment Gyro. Launch date for mission STS-114 is under review.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - STS-114 Mission Specialist Soichi Noguchi checks the midbody of orbiter Atlantis. He...

NASA image: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -   Billy Witt, a midbody shop mechanic with United Space Alliance, checks a part used for installation of a Reinforced Carbon Carbon (RCC) panel to the leading edge of the wing of an orbiter.  Above him is an RCC panel just installed on Atlantis.  The gray carbon composite RCC panels have sufficient strength to withstand the aerodynamic forces experienced during launch and reentry, which can reach as high as 800 pounds per square foot.  The operating range of RCC is from minus 250º F to about 3,000º F, the temperature produced by friction with the atmosphere during reentry.
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Sep 8, 2003

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Billy Witt, a midbody shop mechanic with United Space Alliance, checks a part used for installation of a Reinforced Carbon Carbon (RCC) panel to the leading edge of the wing of an orbiter. Above him is an RCC panel just installed on Atlantis. The gray carbon composite RCC panels have sufficient strength to withstand the aerodynamic forces experienced during launch and reentry, which can reach as high as 800 pounds per square foot. The operating range of RCC is from minus 250º F to about 3,000º F, the temperature produced by friction with the atmosphere during reentry.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Billy Witt, a midbody shop mechanic with United Space Alliance, checks a part used for...

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NASA image: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -   In the midbody of orbiter Atlantis, STS-114 crew members look over equipment under the eyes of a technician.  At left are Pilot James Kelly and Mission Specialist Soichi Noguchi.  They and Commander Eileen Collins and Mission Specialist Stephen Robinson are at KSC for equipment familiarization.  Noguchi is with the Japanese space agency NASDA.  Mission STS-114 will carry the MultiPurpose Logistics Module (MPLM) Raffaello and External Stowage Platform 2 to the International Space Station.  The MPLM will contain supplies and equipment.  Another goal of the mission is to remove and replace a Control Moment Gyro.  Launch date for mission STS-114 is under review.
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Aug 14, 2003

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the midbody of orbiter Atlantis, STS-114 crew members look over equipment under the eyes of a technician. At left are Pilot James Kelly and Mission Specialist Soichi Noguchi. They and Commander Eileen Collins and Mission Specialist Stephen Robinson are at KSC for equipment familiarization. Noguchi is with the Japanese space agency NASDA. Mission STS-114 will carry the MultiPurpose Logistics Module (MPLM) Raffaello and External Stowage Platform 2 to the International Space Station. The MPLM will contain supplies and equipment. Another goal of the mission is to remove and replace a Control Moment Gyro. Launch date for mission STS-114 is under review.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the midbody of orbiter Atlantis, STS-114 crew members look over equipment under the...

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Dec 13, 2004

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - On a visit to Kennedy, members of the STS-114 crew pose for a photo standing under the...

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May 12, 2007

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- During crew equipment interface test activities at KSC, STS-118 Commander Scott Kelly...

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Nov 28, 2005

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In NASA Kennedy Space Center’s Orbiter Processing Facility Bay 3, Larry Tanner, a...

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Nov 12, 2002

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Payload Changeout Room, Launch Pad 39A, workers raise a platform toward the...

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Nov 12, 2002

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Workers in the Payload Changeout Room, Launch Pad 39A, are on a platform in the...

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Nov 12, 2002

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Workers in the Payload Changeout Room, Launch Pad 39A, are on a platform in the...

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Aug 18, 1999

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Inside orbiter Endeavour's payload bay, a crane lifts the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) clear of the...

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NASA image: KSC-2012-1657
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Mar 7, 2012

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Standing beneath the midbody of space shuttle Endeavour, members of the news media interview...

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Nov 12, 2002

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Workers in the Payload Changeout Room, Launch Pad 39A, ride a platform toward the...

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Frequently Asked Questions About NASA Images

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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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