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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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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: Lifting Type Re-Entry Vehicle
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Oct 20, 1959

Lifting Type Re-Entry Vehicle

Lifting Type Re-Entry Vehicle

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NASA image: Lifting Type Re-Entry Vehicle
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Oct 20, 1959

Lifting Type Re-Entry Vehicle

Lifting Type Re-Entry Vehicle

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NASA image: Re-Entry Model
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Mar 23, 1960

Re-Entry Model

Re-Entry Model

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NASA image: Re-entry vehicle on FST
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May 14, 1960

Re-entry vehicle on FST

Re-entry vehicle on Full Scale Tunnel (FST)

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NASA image: Advanced Concept
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Feb 15, 2008

Advanced Concept

THIS IS A MODEL TEST OF THE 1ST STAGE RE-ENTRY. HEAT TESTING OF A 3% MODEL TO SUPPORT THE ARES/CLV FIRST STAGE...

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NASA image: The Kentucky Re-Entry Probe Experiment (KREPE): jsc2021e031158
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Jul 22, 2021

The Kentucky Re-Entry Probe Experiment (KREPE): jsc2021e031158

jsc2021e031158 (7/22/2021) --- A preflight view of the heat-shield on the KREPE Capsule. The Kentucky Re-Entry Probe...

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NASA image: The Kentucky Re-Entry Probe Experiment (KREPE): jsc2021e031157
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Jul 22, 2021

The Kentucky Re-Entry Probe Experiment (KREPE): jsc2021e031157

jsc2021e031157 (7/22/2021) --- A view of the KREP Ecapsule model. The Kentucky Re-Entry Probe Experiment (KREPE)...

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NASA image: The Kentucky Re-Entry Probe Experiment (KREPE): jsc2021e031159
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Jul 22, 2021

The Kentucky Re-Entry Probe Experiment (KREPE): jsc2021e031159

jsc2021e031159 (7/22/2021) --- John Schmidt, graduate student and mechanical engineering lead and Matthew Ruffner,...

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NASA image: NASA's SpaceX Crew-10 Re-Entry and Splashdown – Saturday, August 9, 2025
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Aug 9, 2025

NASA's SpaceX Crew-10 Re-Entry and Splashdown – Saturday, August 9, 2025

NASA's SpaceX Crew-10 Re-Entry and Splashdown NASA astronauts Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers as well as JAXA (Japan...

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NASA image: MS Garneau in his LES during re-entry preparations for STS-97
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Dec 11, 2000

MS Garneau in his LES during re-entry preparations for STS-97

STS097-310-026 (11 December 2000) --- Astronaut Marc Garneau, mission specialist representing the Canadian Space...

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NASA image: RE-ENTRY COMMUNICATIONS (EXPERIMENT) - GEMINI-TITAN (GT)-III - TEST - MSC
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Sep 1, 1964

RE-ENTRY COMMUNICATIONS (EXPERIMENT) - GEMINI-TITAN (GT)-III - TEST - MSC

S64-04919 (September 1964) --- Diagram of reduction of the re-entry ionized plasma about a Gemini spacecraft by...

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NASA image: LOFTID Flight Re-entry Vehicle Stack and Match Mate Time Lapse
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Mar 9, 2022

LOFTID Flight Re-entry Vehicle Stack and Match Mate Time Lapse

Langley engineers stack the forward, mid, and aft, or rear, segments of flight re-entry vehicle for Bernard Kutter’s...

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NASA image: Art Concept - Apollo VIII - Command Module (CM) - Re-Entry Orientation
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Jan 1, 1968

Art Concept - Apollo VIII - Command Module (CM) - Re-Entry Orientation

S68-55292 (August 1968) --- A North American Rockwell Corporation artist's concept depicting the Apollo Command...

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NASA image: Jett, Tanner and Garneau during re-entry preparations for STS-97
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Dec 11, 2000

Jett, Tanner and Garneau during re-entry preparations for STS-97

STS097-310-032 (11 December 2000) --- Astronauts (left to right) Marc Garneau, Joseph R. Tanner, both mission...

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NASA image: RE-ENTRY COMMUNICATIONS (EXPERIMENT) - GEMINI-TITAN (GT)-III - TEST - DIAGRAMS - MSC
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Sep 1, 1964

RE-ENTRY COMMUNICATIONS (EXPERIMENT) - GEMINI-TITAN (GT)-III - TEST - DIAGRAMS - MSC

S64-04925 (September 1964) --- Diagram of Gemini spacecraft location of re-entry communications experiment planned...

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NASA image: NASA Astronaut Don Pettit Soyuz MS-26 Re-entry and Landing – Saturday, April 19, 2025
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Apr 19, 2025

NASA Astronaut Don Pettit Soyuz MS-26 Re-entry and Landing – Saturday, April 19, 2025

NASA astronaut Don Pettit and Roscosmos cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin and Ivan Vagner closed the hatch of the Soyuz...

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NASA image: Progress 42 re-entry
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Oct 29, 2011

Progress 42 re-entry

ISS029-E-034092 (29 Oct. 2011) --- This unusual photograph, captured by one of the Expedition 29 crew members aboard...

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NASA image: NASA ASTRONAUT JONNY KIM, SOYUZ MS-27 CREW RE-ENTRY AND LANDING - Part 1
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Dec 9, 2025

NASA ASTRONAUT JONNY KIM, SOYUZ MS-27 CREW RE-ENTRY AND LANDING - Part 1

NASA astronaut Jonny Kim and Roscosmos cosmonauts Alexey Zubritsky and Sergey Ryzhikov closed the hatch of the Soyuz...

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NASA image: NASA ASTRONAUT JONNY KIM, SOYUZ MS-27 CREW RE-ENTRY AND LANDING - Part 2
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Dec 9, 2025

NASA ASTRONAUT JONNY KIM, SOYUZ MS-27 CREW RE-ENTRY AND LANDING - Part 2

NASA astronaut Jonny Kim and Roscosmos cosmonauts Alexey Zubritsky and Sergey Ryzhikov closed the hatch of the Soyuz...

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NASA image: MAF_20221026_CS3 IT Move from 55 to Cell G_Jnl-32
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Oct 26, 2022

MAF_20221026_CS3 IT Move from 55 to Cell G_Jnl-32

Technicians at NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility move the intertank of NASA’s Space Launch System rocket for Artemis...

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NASA image: AFRC-2026-14584-01_NASA G-III Captures Heat Shield Data for Artemis II Mission
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Apr 9, 2026

AFRC-2026-14584-01_NASA G-III Captures Heat Shield Data for Artemis II Mission

A NASA Gulfstream G-III aircraft is preparing for flight on Friday, March 27, 2026, at NASA’s Armstrong Flight...

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NASA image: ARC-1975-AC75-1919
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Aug 26, 1975

ARC-1975-AC75-1919

Space Shuttle re-entry art

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NASA image: STS-81 crew on middeck preparing for re-entry
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Feb 14, 1997

STS-81 crew on middeck preparing for re-entry

STS081-308-032 (12-22 Jan. 1997) --- Astronaut Marsha S. Ivins appears almost lost among the bags of material to be...

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NASA image: ATV reentry
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Oct 3, 2012

ATV reentry

ISS033-E-009232 (3 Oct. 2012) --- This still photo taken by the Expedition 33 crew members aboard the International...

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