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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: The 5 KW, state-of-the-art solar demonstration site at NASA Dryden is validating earthly use of solar cells developed for NASA's Helios solar-electric aircraft.
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Nov 4, 2003

The 5 KW, state-of-the-art solar demonstration site at NASA Dryden is validating earthly use of solar cells developed for NASA's Helios solar-electric aircraft.

The 5 KW, state-of-the-art solar demonstration site at NASA Dryden is validating earthly use of solar cells...

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NASA image: The record-setting AeroVironment/NASA Pathfinder-Plus solar-electric flying wing is enshrined in the National Air & Space Museum's Udvar-Hazy Center.
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Jan 24, 2007

The record-setting AeroVironment/NASA Pathfinder-Plus solar-electric flying wing is enshrined in the National Air & Space Museum's Udvar-Hazy Center.

The record-setting AeroVironment/NASA Pathfinder-Plus solar-electric flying wing is enshrined in the National Air &...

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NASA image: Psyche Solar Electric Propulsion Engineer Julie Li – Behind the Spacecraft
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Sep 12, 2023

Psyche Solar Electric Propulsion Engineer Julie Li – Behind the Spacecraft

Meet Julie Li, an engineer on NASA’s Psyche mission, which will be the first to explore a metal-rich asteroid, also...

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NASA image: The Pathfinder-Plus solar-electric flying wing lifts off Rogers Dry Lake adjoining NASA Dryden Flight Research Center on a turbulence-measurement flight.
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Aug 31, 2005

The Pathfinder-Plus solar-electric flying wing lifts off Rogers Dry Lake adjoining NASA Dryden Flight Research Center on a turbulence-measurement flight.

The Pathfinder-Plus solar-electric flying wing lifts off Rogers Dry Lake adjoining NASA Dryden Flight Research...

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NASA image: As the rising sun dawns over the parched bed of Rogers Dry Lake, AeroVironment's solar-electric Pathfinder-Plus awaits takeoff on its final research flight.
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Aug 31, 2005

As the rising sun dawns over the parched bed of Rogers Dry Lake, AeroVironment's solar-electric Pathfinder-Plus awaits takeoff on its final research flight.

As the rising sun dawns over the parched bed of Rogers Dry Lake, AeroVironment's solar-electric Pathfinder-Plus...

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NASA image: The Pathfinder-Plus solar-electric flying wing lifts off Rogers Dry Lake adjoining NASA Dryden Flight Research Center on a turbulence-measurement flight.
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Sep 14, 2005

The Pathfinder-Plus solar-electric flying wing lifts off Rogers Dry Lake adjoining NASA Dryden Flight Research Center on a turbulence-measurement flight.

The Pathfinder-Plus solar-electric flying wing lifts off Rogers Dry Lake adjoining NASA Dryden Flight Research...

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NASA image: With sensor booms projecting ahead of the wing, the Pathfinder-Plus soars under a blue sky on a turbulence measurement research flight.
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Aug 31, 2005

With sensor booms projecting ahead of the wing, the Pathfinder-Plus soars under a blue sky on a turbulence measurement research flight.

With its sensor booms projecting ahead of the wing, the Pathfinder-Plus solar-electric aircraft soars under a blue...

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NASA image: Sensitive instruments on wing-mounted booms measure air turbulence and its effect on the stability of the Pathfinder-Plus solar-electric flying wing.
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Sep 17, 2004

Sensitive instruments on wing-mounted booms measure air turbulence and its effect on the stability of the Pathfinder-Plus solar-electric flying wing.

Sensitive instruments mounted on booms extending forward of the wing measure air turbulence and its effect on the...

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NASA image: AeroVironment ground crew check out the operation of the Pathfinder-Plus solar aircraft's electric motors during combined systems tests on Rogers Dry Lake.
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Sep 17, 2004

AeroVironment ground crew check out the operation of the Pathfinder-Plus solar aircraft's electric motors during combined systems tests on Rogers Dry Lake.

AeroVironment ground crew check out the operation of the Pathfinder-Plus solar aircraft's electric motors during...

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NASA image: Rover 1 Solar Arrays
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Feb 26, 2003

Rover 1 Solar Arrays

JPL engineers hand-deploying the solar arrays that provide the electrical power on NASA Mars Exploration Rover 1.

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NASA image: Artist Concept of the Interaction of the Solar Wind
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Jul 17, 2015

Artist Concept of the Interaction of the Solar Wind

Artist concept of the interaction of the solar wind the supersonic outflow of electrically charged particles from...

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NASA image: Live Q&A with Psyche Solar Propulsion Engineer Julie Li
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Sep 13, 2023

Live Q&A with Psyche Solar Propulsion Engineer Julie Li

Join us LIVE as we chat with Julie Li, an engineer on NASA’s Psyche mission, which will be the first to explore a...

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NASA image: EC99-45161-10
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Sep 8, 1999

EC99-45161-10

The Helios Prototype is an enlarged version of the Centurion flying wing, which flew a series of test flights at...

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NASA image: EC99-45161-8
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Sep 8, 1999

EC99-45161-8

The Helios Prototype is an enlarged version of the Centurion flying wing, which flew a series of test flights at...

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NASA image: EC99-45140-12
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Aug 18, 1999

EC99-45140-12

The Helios Prototype is an enlarged version of the Centurion flying wing, which flew a series of test flights at...

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NASA image: Gayteway's AEPS Thruster Arrives for Integration with Power and Propulsion Element (jsc2025e073415)
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Aug 8, 2025

Gayteway's AEPS Thruster Arrives for Integration with Power and Propulsion Element (jsc2025e073415)

Technicians at Lanteris Space Systems in Palo Alto, California, remove the first of three Advanced Electric...

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NASA image: EC99-45161-9
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Sep 8, 1999

EC99-45161-9

The Helios Prototype is an enlarged version of the Centurion flying wing, which flew a series of test flights at...

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NASA image: EC99-45140-2
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Aug 18, 1999

EC99-45140-2

The Helios Prototype is an enlarged version of the Centurion flying wing, which flew a series of test flights at...

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NASA image: Parker Solar Probe: Environmental Testing
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Dec 6, 2017

Parker Solar Probe: Environmental Testing

NASA’s Parker Solar Probe passed laser illumination testing the week of Nov. 27, 2017. During this test, each...

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NASA image: Psyche Mission Launches From Kennedy Space Center (Highlights)
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Oct 13, 2023

Psyche Mission Launches From Kennedy Space Center (Highlights)

Highlights from the Oct. 13, 2023, launch of NASA’s Psyche spacecraft, which will travel 2.2 billion miles to a...

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NASA image: Sun Glint from Solar Electric Generating Stations
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May 26, 2004

Sun Glint from Solar Electric Generating Stations

These images, from 8 April 2003 show that depending upon the position of the Sun, the solar power stations in...

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NASA image: P6 Truss, Photovoltaic (PV) Solar Array Wing (SAW)
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Dec 7, 2000

P6 Truss, Photovoltaic (PV) Solar Array Wing (SAW)

STS097-376-019 (7 December 2000) --- A close-up view of the P6 solar array on the International Space Station (ISS),...

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NASA image: P6 Truss, Photovoltaic (PV) Solar Array Wing (SAW)
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Dec 7, 2000

P6 Truss, Photovoltaic (PV) Solar Array Wing (SAW)

STS097-376-006 (7 Dec 2000) --- A close-up view of the P6 solar array on the International Space Station (ISS),...

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NASA image: PPE&HALO SEP Imagery_HD_1
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Dec 13, 2022

PPE&HALO SEP Imagery_HD_1

The Power and Propulsion Element's 12 kw thrusters will make Gateway the most powerful solar electric spacecraft...

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