Liftoff Videos

Every mission, with the videos that tell it

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The pictures on this site that are not video thumbnails are mostly NASA photographs, plus a few from SpaceX (released under CC0) and one by Steve Jurvetson (CC BY 2.0). Work by NASA employees is in the public domain in the United States; each file below names its author and licence and links to its page on Wikimedia Commons. NASA asks that its photographs are not used to suggest an endorsement, and this site is not affiliated with NASA or SpaceX.

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  • Apollo 1: Saturn I stage built for the AS-204 mission, the launch vehicle designation of Apollo 1. Photo: NASA / Public domain (US government work) Source file.
  • Apollo 11: A bootprint in the lunar soil, photographed by Buzz Aldrin on Apollo 11. Photo: NASA / Buzz Aldrin / Public domain (US government work) Source file.
  • Apollo 13: The Apollo 13 service module with its side panel blown away, photographed after separation. Photo: NASA Johnson Space Center / Public domain (US government work) Source file.
  • Apollo 16: Apollo 16's Saturn V lifting off, 16 April 1972. Photo: NASA / Public domain Source file.
  • Apollo 17: Apollo 17's Saturn V lifting off at night, 7 December 1972. Photo: NASA / Public domain Source file.
  • Artemis I: The Space Launch System rocket lifting off with Artemis I, 16 November 2022. Photo: NASA / Steven Seipel / Public domain (US government work) Source file.
  • Artemis II: Earth setting behind the Moon, photographed by the Artemis II crew. Photo: NASA / Public domain (US government work) Source file.
  • Bandwagon-5: A Falcon 9 launching the Bandwagon-4 rideshare mission. Photo: U.S. Space Force photo by Senior Airman Spencer Contreras / Public domain Source file.
  • Cassini: Saturn and its rings photographed by the Cassini orbiter in 2004. Photo: NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute / Public domain (US government work) Source file.
  • Challenger STS-51-L: The STS-51-L mission patch, Space Shuttle Challenger. Photo: NASA / Public domain (US government work) Source file.
  • Columbia STS-107: Space Shuttle Columbia lifting off on STS-107, 16 January 2003. Photo: NASA / Public domain (US government work) Source file.
  • Crew-12: A Falcon 9 first stage landing after launching the Crew-12 Dragon, 13 February 2026. Photo: NASA Kennedy Space Center / NASA/John Kraus / Public domain Source file.
  • Crew-13: A Falcon 9 lifts off with the Crew-13 Dragon. Photo: U.S. Space Force photo by Senior Airman Alyssa Bankston / Public domain Source file.
  • Crew-2: Crew Dragon Endeavour approaching the space station. Photo: NASA / Public domain Source file.
  • Crew-6: A Falcon 9 lifts off with the Crew-6 Dragon, 2 March 2023. Photo: Joel Kowsky / Public domain Source file.
  • Crew-7: A Falcon 9 lifts off with the Crew-7 Dragon. Photo: U.S. Space Force photo by Joshua Conti / Public domain Source file.
  • CRS-35: A SpaceX Cargo Dragon in orbit. Photo: SpaceX / CC0 Source file.
  • Curiosity: The Curiosity rover being assembled at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Photo: NASA / Public domain (US government work) Source file.
  • ESCAPADE (New Glenn NG-2): A New Glenn rocket launching, January 2025. Photo: U.S. Space Force photo by Senior Airman Samuel Becker / Public domain Source file.
  • Euclid: The Euclid spacecraft in a clean room. Photo: NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory / Public domain Source file.
  • Expedition 75: The International Space Station photographed from a departing Crew Dragon. Photo: NASA/Crew-2 / Public domain Source file.
  • Falcon 1 Flight 4: Falcon 1 launching on its fourth flight, 28 September 2008. Photo: SpaceX / CC0 Source file.
  • Falcon 9 Orbcomm OG2 Flight 2: The Falcon 9 first stage standing on Landing Zone 1 after the ORBCOMM-2 launch, 21 December 2015. Photo: SpaceX / CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication) Source file.
  • Falcon Heavy Demonstration Mission: Falcon Heavy lifting off on its demonstration flight, 6 February 2018. Photo: SpaceX / CC0 Source file.
  • Falcon Heavy Test Flight: Two Falcon Heavy side boosters landing at Cape Canaveral after the first Falcon Heavy flight, February 2018. Photo: SpaceX / CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication) Source file.
  • Fram2: Crew Dragon Endeavour, the capsule that flew Fram2, before its first crewed flight. Photo: SpaceX / CC0 Source file.
  • Galileo: Galileo's Jupiter atmospheric probe in a processing room. Photo: NASA / Public domain Source file.
  • Hubble Servicing Mission 1: The Hubble Space Telescope at the end of its first servicing mission, December 1993. Photo: NASA / Public domain (US government work) Source file.
  • Hubble Servicing Mission 4: The Hubble Space Telescope after Servicing Mission 4, 2009. Photo: NASA / Public domain Source file.
  • Hubble Space Telescope: The Hubble Space Telescope being released from Space Shuttle Discovery on STS-31, April 1990. Photo: NASA Hubble Space Telescope / Public domain (US government work) Source file.
  • Hubble Space Telescope servicing missions: The Hubble Space Telescope during a servicing mission. Photo: NASA Hubble Space Telescope / Public domain Source file.
  • International Space Station: The International Space Station after undocking from Space Shuttle Atlantis, STS-132. Photo: NASA/Crew of STS-132 / Public domain Source file.
  • International Space Station deorbit: The International Space Station seen from a departing ATV cargo ship. Photo: NASA / Public domain Source file.
  • ISS iROSA Spacewalks 100 and 101: An iROSA solar array held by the Canadarm2 robotic arm. Photo: NASA / Public domain Source file.
  • James Webb Space Telescope: The James Webb Space Telescope's gold-coated primary mirror in a clean room. Photo: NASA/MSFC/David Higginbotham / Public domain (US government work) Source file.
  • Mir: The Mir space station seen from Space Shuttle STS-81. Photo: NASA/Crew of STS-81 / Public domain Source file.
  • Mir Space Station: Space Shuttle Atlantis docked to the Mir space station. Photo: NASA / Public domain Source file.
  • Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope: Technicians working on NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope in a clean room. Photo: NASA/Jolearra Tshiteya / Public domain Source file.
  • New Glenn NG-2 ESCAPADE: A New Glenn rocket lifting off, January 2025. Photo: U.S. Space Force photo by Senior Airman Samuel Becker / Public domain Source file.
  • New Horizons: Pluto in close to true colour, photographed by New Horizons on 14 July 2015. Photo: NASA / Johns Hopkins APL / Southwest Research Institute / Public domain (US government work) Source file.
  • New Shepard NS-19: A New Shepard crew capsule. Photo: Kim Shiflett / Public domain Source file.
  • New Shepard NS-36: A New Shepard booster on display at Oshkosh, 2017. Photo: LunchboxLarry / CC BY 2.0 Source file.
  • Northrop Grumman CRS-24: A Cygnus cargo spacecraft approaching the International Space Station. Photo: NASA Johnson Space Center / Public domain Source file.
  • NS-28: A New Shepard crew capsule on display. Photo: Mat Fascione / CC BY-SA 2.0 Source file.
  • ORBCOMM-2: A Falcon 9 rocket on the pad before the ORBCOMM-2 launch. Photo: SpaceX / CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication) Source file.
  • Owl By The Dozen: A Rocket Lab Electron lifting off from New Zealand. Photo: NASA Kennedy Space Center / Rocket Lab / Public domain Source file.
  • Perseverance: The Perseverance rover under its sky crane, photographed during landing on Mars, 18 February 2021. Photo: NASA/JPL-Caltech / Public domain (US government work) Source file.
  • Polaris Dawn: Crew Dragon Resilience, the capsule that flew Polaris Dawn, on its stand before an earlier flight. Photo: SpaceX / CC0 Source file.
  • Progress 96: A Progress cargo ship docking with the International Space Station. Photo: NASA / Public domain Source file.
  • Psyche: One of the two solar arrays on NASA's Psyche spacecraft. Photo: NASA/JPL-Caltech / Public domain Source file.
  • SkyFall: Antenna testing for NASA's SkyFall Mars helicopters. Photo: NASA/JPL-Caltech / Public domain Source file.
  • Skylab: The Skylab space station cluster photographed in orbit. Photo: NASA / Public domain Source file.
  • Smile: The two halves of the Smile spacecraft before they were joined. Photo: European Space Agency / CC BY-SA 3.0 igo Source file.
  • Space Development Agency Tranche 0 (second mission): A Falcon 9 launching SDA Tranche 0 from Vandenberg. Photo: Airman 1st Class Ryan Quijas / Public domain Source file.
  • SpaceX Crew-13: A Falcon 9 lifts off with the Crew-13 Dragon. Photo: U.S. Space Force photo by Senior Airman Alyssa Bankston / Public domain Source file.
  • SpaceX CRS-35: SpaceX CRS-35 cargo Dragon launch, October 2026. Photo: NASA Kennedy Space Center / NASA/John Kraus / Public domain Source file.
  • Starliner 1: Boeing's Starliner approaching the International Space Station. Photo: NASA / Public domain Source file.
  • Starlink: A Falcon 9 launching Starlink satellites on the Starlink 10-52 mission. Photo: U.S. Space Force photo by Senior Airman Samuel Becker / Public domain Source file.
  • Starlink 15-25: A Falcon 9 launching Starlink satellites on the Starlink 6-86 mission. Photo: U.S. Space Force photo by Gwendolyn Kurzen / Public domain Source file.
  • Starlink 6-9: A Falcon 9 launching Starlink satellites on the Starlink 8-10 mission. Photo: U.S. Space Force photo by Joshua Conti / Public domain Source file.
  • Starlink Group 6-15: A Falcon 9 launching Starlink satellites on the Starlink 4-43 mission. Photo: U.S. Space Force photo by Joshua Conti / Public domain Source file.
  • Starlink Mission: A Falcon 9 launching Starlink satellites on the Starlink 10-57 mission. Photo: U.S. Space Force photo by Gwendolyn Kurzen / Public domain Source file.
  • Starlink V1.5 (Falcon 9, 54 satellites): A Falcon 9 launching Starlink satellites on the Starlink 6-45 mission. Photo: U.S. Space Force photo by Joshua Conti / Public domain Source file.
  • Starship Flight 1: Starship's Super Heavy engines during the first integrated flight test. Photo: Osunpokeh / CC BY-SA 4.0 Source file.
  • Starship Flight 10: Starship during its fifth flight test. Photo: Steve Jurvetson / CC BY 2.0 Source file.
  • Starship Flight 11: Starship lifting off from Starbase on flight test 11. Photo: Shujianyang / CC BY-SA 4.0 Source file.
  • Starship Flight 12: Starship lifting off on its fifth flight test. Photo: Steve Jurvetson from Los Altos, USA / CC BY 2.0 Source file.
  • Starship Flight 13: A Super Heavy booster at Starbase. Photo: Jenny Hautmann / CC BY-SA 4.0 Source file.
  • Starship Flight 14: Starship climbing away from Starbase on its second flight test. Photo: Osunpokeh / CC BY-SA 4.0 Source file.
  • Starship Flight 3: The plume of Starship's third flight test seen in weather-satellite imagery, 14 March 2024. Photo: GOES imagery: CSU/CIRA & NOAA / Public domain Source file.
  • Starship Flight 4: The plume of Starship's fourth flight test seen in weather-satellite imagery, 6 June 2024. Photo: GOES imagery: CSU/CIRA & NOAA / Public domain Source file.
  • Starship Flight 5: Starship hot staging on its fifth flight test, October 2024. Photo: Steve Jurvetson / CC BY 2.0 Source file.
  • Starship Flight 6: Starship's sixth flight test seen from the International Space Station. Photo: NASA/Don Pettit / Public domain Source file.
  • Starship Flight 8: Starship's eighth launch and re-entry seen in weather-satellite imagery, 6 March 2025. Photo: GOES imagery: CSU/CIRA & NOAA / Public domain Source file.
  • Starship Super Heavy Booster 9 static fire: A Super Heavy booster during ground testing at Starbase, February 2023. Photo: Mobilus In Mobili / CC BY-SA 2.0 Source file.
  • STS-109 Hubble Servicing Mission 3B: Space Shuttle Columbia on the pad before STS-109. Photo: National Aeronautics and Space Administration / Public domain Source file.
  • STS-82 Hubble Servicing Mission 2: Hubble redeployed after its second servicing mission, STS-82, 1997. Photo: NASA / Public domain Source file.
  • The Grain Goddess Provides: A Rocket Lab Electron climbing away from its launch site. Photo: NASA Kennedy Space Center / Rocket Lab / Public domain Source file.
  • Tiangong space station: China's Tiangong space station in orbit. Photo: Shujianyang / CC BY-SA 4.0 Source file.
  • Unity 22: SpaceShipTwo and its carrier aircraft VMS Eve. Photo: Virgin Galactic/Mark Greenberg / CC BY-SA 3.0 Source file.
  • US Spacewalk 100: A spacewalker outside the International Space Station. Photo: NASA/Chris Cassidy / Public domain Source file.
  • US Spacewalk 98: Expedition 68 spacewalker outside the International Space Station. Photo: NASA Johnson Space Center / Public domain Source file.
  • ViaSat-3 F3: A Falcon Heavy launching the ViaSat-3 F3 satellite from Kennedy Space Center. Photo: U.S. Space Force photo by Gwendolyn Kurzen / Public domain Source file.
  • Virgin Galactic Unity 22: WhiteKnightTwo carrying SpaceShipTwo, seen from below. Photo: Jeff Foust / CC BY 2.0 Source file.
  • Voyager: A Titan IIIE rocket with Voyager 1 on the pad. Photo: NASA / Public domain Source file.
  • Voyager 1: A Voyager spacecraft, the design flown by both Voyager probes. Photo: NASA/JPL / Public domain (US government work) Source file.
  • Voyager 1 and Voyager 2: Gold-plating a Voyager Golden Record cover, August 1977. Photo: NASA/JPL / Public domain Source file.
  • Voyager 2: A Titan IIIE Centaur launching Voyager 2, 20 August 1977. Photo: NASA/MSFC / Public domain Source file.
  • VSS Unity First Spaceflight: VSS Unity at its rollout in Mojave, 19 February 2016. Photo: Ronrosano / CC BY-SA 3.0 Source file.
  • Akihiko Hoshide: Portrait photograph of Akihiko Hoshide. Photo: NASA / Public domain (US government work) Source file.
  • Alan Bean: Alan Bean on the Moon during Apollo 12, holding a sample container.. Photo: NASA/Charles Conrad / Public domain (US government work) Source file.
  • Alexander Gerst: Alexander Gerst in a training spacesuit at NASA's Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory.. Photo: James Blair / Public domain Source file.
  • André Kuipers: Portrait photograph of André Kuipers. Photo: Lauren Harnett / Public domain Source file.
  • Andreas Mogensen: Portrait photograph of Andreas Mogensen. Photo: NASA / Public domain (US government work) Source file.
  • Andrey Fedyayev: Portrait photograph of Andrey Fedyayev. Photo: NASA JOHNSON / Public domain (US government work) Source file.
  • Anil Menon: Portrait photograph of Anil Menon. Photo: Robert Markowitz / Public domain Source file.
  • Anton Shkaplerov: Anton Shkaplerov waiting to enter a Soyuz simulator during qualification exams, August 2017.. Photo: Bill Ingalls / Public domain Source file.
  • Apollo spacecraft: The Apollo 11 command module floating after splashdown, with the crew and a Navy diver in a life raft.. Photo: NASA / Public domain (US government work) Source file.
  • Ariane 5: An Ariane 5 ES rocket carrying the ATV-4 cargo ship, on its way to the launch pad in French Guiana.. Photo: DLR German Aerospace Center / CC BY 2.0 Source file.
  • Ariane 6: An Ariane 6 rocket on the launch pad in Kourou, French Guiana, during a gantry test.. Photo: ESA / CC BY-SA 3.0 Source file.
  • Asteroids and comets: Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) photographed on 27 January 2023.. Photo: Edu INAF, photographer: Alessandro Bianconi / CC BY-SA 2.0 Source file.
  • Atlas V: An Atlas V 401 rocket lifting off with NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter and LCROSS.. Photo: NASA/Tom Farrar, Kevin O'Connell / Public domain (US government work) Source file.
  • Bigelow Expandable Activity Module: The Bigelow Expandable Activity Module (BEAM) attached to the International Space Station, photographed in 2018.. Photo: NASA/Roscosmos / Public domain (US government work) Source file.
  • Buzz Aldrin: Buzz Aldrin on the Moon during Apollo 11, July 1969.. Photo: NASA / Public domain (US government work) Source file.
  • Cai Xuzhe: Cai Xuzhe speaking at a podium during a press event.. Photo: 中国新闻网（chinanews.com） / CC BY 4.0 Source file.
  • Canadarm2: The Canadarm2 robotic arm extending from a grapple fixture on the International Space Station.. Photo: NASA/Expedition 73 / Public domain (US government work) Source file.
  • Cargo Dragon: The CRS-21 Cargo Dragon moving away from the International Space Station.. Photo: NASA / Public domain (US government work) Source file.
  • Cassini: An artist's impression of the Cassini-Huygens spacecraft.. Photo: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) / Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) / European Space Agency (ESA) / Public domain (US government work) Source file.
  • Charles Bolden: Portrait photograph of Charles Bolden. Photo: Bill Ingalls / Public domain Source file.
  • Charles Duke: Portrait photograph of Charles Duke. Photo: NASA / Public domain (US government work) Source file.
  • Chris Hadfield: Portrait photograph of Chris Hadfield. Photo: Robert Markowitz / Public domain (US government work) Source file.
  • Christa McAuliffe: Portrait photograph of Christa McAuliffe. Photo: NASA / Public domain (US government work) Source file.
  • Claude Nicollier: Claude Nicollier at an astronomy event in Almeria, Spain, 2024.. Photo: Ismael Olea / Ismael Olea / CC BY 4.0 Source file.
  • Clayton Anderson: Portrait photograph of Clayton Anderson. Photo: NASA / Public domain (US government work) Source file.
  • Columbus: The European Columbus laboratory on the International Space Station, seen from the Space Shuttle in 2008.. Photo: NASA / Public domain (US government work) Source file.
  • Crew Dragon: SpaceX's Crew Dragon at the International Space Station during its uncrewed Demo-1 mission, 2019.. Photo: NASA / Public domain (US government work) Source file.
  • Cupola: The Cupola observation module on the outside of the International Space Station, 2011.. Photo: NASA / Public domain (US government work) Source file.
  • Daniel C. Burbank: Portrait photograph of Daniel C. Burbank. Photo: NASA / Public domain (US government work) Source file.
  • David M. Brown: Portrait photograph of David M. Brown. Photo: NASA / Public domain (US government work) Source file.
  • Destiny: The Destiny laboratory module, seen from Space Shuttle Endeavour during STS-108.. Photo: NASA / Public domain (US government work) Source file.
  • Dextre: The Dextre robot working on the outside of the International Space Station in 2008.. Photo: NASA / Public domain (US government work) Source file.
  • Dick Scobee: Portrait photograph of Dick Scobee. Photo: NASA / Public domain (US government work) Source file.
  • Donald Pettit: Portrait photograph of Donald Pettit. Photo: NASA Headquarters / NASA/Bill Ingalls / Public domain (US government work) Source file.
  • Douglas H. Wheelock: Portrait photograph of Douglas H. Wheelock. Photo: http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/gallery/images/shuttle/sts-120/html/jsc2007e08803.html / Public domain Source file.
  • Duane G. Carey: Portrait photograph of Duane G. Carey. Photo: NASA Hubble Space Telescope / Public domain (US government work) Source file.
  • Ed White: Portrait photograph of Ed White. Photo: NASA / Public domain (US government work) Source file.
  • Edward G. Gibson: Portrait photograph of Edward G. Gibson. Photo: NASA / Public domain (US government work) Source file.
  • Electron: A Rocket Lab Electron rocket lifting off from Launch Complex 1 in Mahia, New Zealand, May 2023.. Photo: NASA Kennedy Space Center / Rocket Lab / Public domain (US government work) Source file.
  • Ellison Onizuka: Portrait photograph of Ellison Onizuka. Photo: NASA / Public domain (US government work) Source file.
  • Falcon 1: Liftoff of the fourth Falcon 1 flight, 28 September 2008, which carried the RatSat demonstration payload.. Photo: SpaceX / CC BY-SA 3.0 Source file.
  • Falcon 9: A Falcon 9 rocket lifting off on the SES-9 mission.. Photo: SpaceX / CC0 Source file.
  • Falcon Heavy: A Falcon Heavy on the pad before its first flight.. Photo: spacex / CC0 Source file.
  • Fred Haise: Portrait photograph of Fred Haise. Photo: NASA / Public domain (US government work) Source file.
  • Gerald Carr: Portrait photograph of Gerald Carr. Photo: NASA / Public domain (US government work) Source file.
  • Gregory J. Harbaugh: Portrait photograph of Gregory J. Harbaugh. Photo: NASA / Public domain (US government work) Source file.
  • Gregory Jarvis: Portrait photograph of Gregory Jarvis. Photo: NASA / Public domain (US government work) Source file.
  • Gus Grissom: Portrait photograph of Gus Grissom. Photo: NASA / Public domain (US government work) Source file.
  • H3: A 1/20 scale model of Japan's H3 rocket in the Kakamigahara Aerospace Science Museum.. Photo: Hunini / CC BY-SA 4.0 Source file.
  • Harmony: The Harmony node on the International Space Station during a spacewalk, 2007.. Photo: NASA / Public domain (US government work) Source file.
  • Hubble Space Telescope: The Hubble Space Telescope, photographed from Space Shuttle Atlantis during the 2009 servicing mission.. Photo: NASA / Public domain (US government work) Source file.
  • Ilan Ramon: Portrait photograph of Ilan Ramon. Photo: NASA / Public domain (US government work) Source file.
  • Integrated Truss Structure: The Integrated Truss Structure on the International Space Station, with two astronauts working on the P1 truss.. Photo: NASA / Public domain (US government work) Source file.
  • ISS: The International Space Station photographed from a SpaceX Crew Dragon, December 2021.. Photo: NASA / Public domain (US government work) Source file.
  • Jack Hathaway: Portrait photograph of Jack Hathaway. Photo: Robert Markowitz / Public domain Source file.
  • Jack R. Lousma: Portrait photograph of Jack R. Lousma. Photo: NASA / Public domain (US government work) Source file.
  • Jack Swigert: Portrait photograph of Jack Swigert. Photo: NASA / Public domain (US government work) Source file.
  • James H. Newman: Portrait photograph of James H. Newman. Photo: NASA / Public domain (US government work) Source file.
  • James Webb Space Telescope: An illustration of the James Webb Space Telescope with its sunshield and mirror.. Photo: NASA / Public domain (US government work) Source file.
  • Jasmin Moghbeli: Portrait photograph of Jasmin Moghbeli. Photo: Bill Stafford / Public domain Source file.
  • Jeremy Hansen: Portrait photograph of Jeremy Hansen. Photo: Josh Valcarcel / Public domain (US government work) Source file.
  • Jessica Meir: Portrait photograph of Jessica Meir. Photo: NASA / Public domain (US government work) Source file.
  • Jessica Watkins: Portrait photograph of Jessica Watkins. Photo: Bill Stafford / Public domain Source file.
  • Jim Lovell: Portrait photograph of Jim Lovell. Photo: NASA / Public domain (US government work) Source file.
  • Jim Wetherbee: Portrait photograph of Jim Wetherbee. Photo: NASA / Public domain (US government work) Source file.
  • John M. Grunsfeld: Portrait photograph of John M. Grunsfeld. Photo: NASA / Public domain (US government work) Source file.
  • John Young: Portrait photograph of John Young. Photo: NASA / Public domain (US government work) Source file.
  • Joseph P. Kerwin: Portrait photograph of Joseph P. Kerwin. Photo: NASA / Public domain (US government work) Source file.
  • Joseph R. Tanner: Portrait photograph of Joseph R. Tanner. Photo: NASA / Public domain (US government work) Source file.
  • Joshua Kutryk: Portrait photograph of Joshua Kutryk. Photo: Bill Stafford / Public domain Source file.
  • Judith Resnik: Portrait photograph of Judith Resnik. Photo: NASA / Public domain (US government work) Source file.
  • Kalpana Chawla: Portrait photograph of Kalpana Chawla. Photo: NASA / Public domain (US government work) Source file.
  • Kathryn C. Thornton: Portrait photograph of Kathryn C. Thornton. Photo: NASA / Public domain (US government work) Source file.
  • Ken Bowersox: Portrait photograph of Ken Bowersox. Photo: NASA/Bill Ingalls / Public domain (US government work) Source file.
  • Ken Mattingly: Portrait photograph of Ken Mattingly. Photo: NASA / Public domain (US government work) Source file.
  • Kibo: The Japanese Kibo laboratory on the outside of the International Space Station.. Photo: NASA / Public domain (US government work) Source file.
  • Kjell Lindgren: Portrait photograph of Kjell Lindgren. Photo: Robert Markowitz / Public domain Source file.
  • Konstantin Borisov: Portrait photograph of Konstantin Borisov. Photo: NASA/Bill Stafford and Robert Markowitz / Public domain (US government work) Source file.
  • Kristall: The Kristall module on the Mir space station, seen from Space Shuttle Atlantis in 1997.. Photo: NASA / Public domain (US government work) Source file.
  • Kvant-1: The Kvant-1 module on the Mir space station, photographed from Space Shuttle Discovery in February 1995.. Photo: NASA / Public domain (US government work) Source file.
  • Kvant-2: The Kvant-2 module on the Mir space station, photographed from Space Shuttle Endeavour during STS-89.. Photo: NASA / Public domain (US government work) Source file.
  • Laurel Clark: Portrait photograph of Laurel Clark. Photo: NASA / Public domain (US government work) Source file.
  • Leonardo: The Leonardo Permanent Multipurpose Module newly attached to the International Space Station, 2011.. Photo: NASA / Public domain (US government work) Source file.
  • Long March: A Long March 3B rocket lifting off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center, China.. Photo: AAxanderr / Public domain Source file.
  • Luke Delaney: Portrait photograph of Luke Delaney. Photo: Robert Markowitz / Public domain Source file.
  • Mars: Mars, in a colour image processed from Emirates Mars Mission data, 2021.. Photo: Kevin Gill from Los Angeles, CA, United States / CC BY 2.0 Source file.
  • Mars Science Laboratory: An artist's concept of the Mars Science Laboratory spacecraft during its cruise to Mars.. Photo: NASA/JPL-Caltech / Public domain (US government work) Source file.
  • Megan McArthur: Portrait photograph of Megan McArthur. Photo: NASA / Public domain (US government work) Source file.
  • Mengtian experiment module: A rendering of China's Mengtian laboratory module for the Tiangong space station.. Photo: Shujianyang / CC BY-SA 4.0 Source file.
  • Michael Collins: Portrait photograph of Michael Collins. Photo: NASA; restored by Coffeeandcrumbs / Public domain (US government work) Source file.
  • Michael Foale: Portrait photograph of Michael Foale. Photo: NASA / Public domain (US government work) Source file.
  • Michael J. Massimino: Portrait photograph of Michael J. Massimino. Photo: NASA / Public domain (US government work) Source file.
  • Michael P. Anderson: Portrait photograph of Michael P. Anderson. Photo: NASA / Public domain (US government work) Source file.
  • Mir Core Module: The Mir core module, photographed from Space Shuttle Atlantis.. Photo: NASA / Public domain (US government work) Source file.
  • Mir Docking Module: The Mir Docking Module in the payload bay of Space Shuttle Atlantis during STS-74, 1995.. Photo: NASA / Public domain (US government work) Source file.
  • Mobile Servicing System: Canadarm2 with the Dextre robot on its end, on the International Space Station, 2017.. Photo: NASA / Public domain (US government work) Source file.
  • Moon: The full Moon, photographed from Madison, Alabama, in October 2010.. Photo: Gregory H. Revera / CC BY-SA 3.0 Source file.
  • Nancy J. Currie-Gregg: Portrait photograph of Nancy J. Currie-Gregg. Photo: NASA / Public domain (US government work) Source file.
  • Nauka: The Nauka multipurpose laboratory module docked to the International Space Station, 2021.. Photo: NASA/Shane Kimbrough / Public domain (US government work) Source file.
  • Neil Armstrong: Portrait photograph of Neil Armstrong. Photo: Unknown author / Public domain (US government work) Source file.
  • New Glenn: A New Glenn rocket launching with the BlueBird 7 satellite.. Photo: U.S. Space Force photo by Gwendolyn Kurzen / Public domain (US government work) Source file.
  • New Horizons: An artist's concept of the New Horizons spacecraft at Pluto.. Photo: Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Southwest Research Institute / Public domain Source file.
  • New Shepard: A New Shepard booster on display at the 2017 Oshkosh AirVenture airshow.. Photo: LunchboxLarry / CC BY 2.0 Source file.
  • Nick Hague: Portrait photograph of Nick Hague. Photo: U.S. Space Force / Public domain (US government work) Source file.
  • Nicole Mann: Portrait photograph of Nicole Mann. Photo: Robert Markowitz / Public domain Source file.
  • Oleg Kononenko: Portrait photograph of Oleg Kononenko. Photo: NASA Johnson Space Center / NASA / Andrey Shelepin / Public domain (US government work) Source file.
  • Orion: The Orion spacecraft being prepared for the Artemis I mission at Kennedy Space Center, 2020.. Photo: NASA/Radislav Sinyak / Public domain (US government work) Source file.
  • Owen K. Garriott: Portrait photograph of Owen K. Garriott. Photo: NASA / Public domain (US government work) Source file.
  • Paul J. Weitz: Portrait photograph of Paul J. Weitz. Photo: NASA / Public domain (US government work) Source file.
  • Pete Conrad: Portrait photograph of Pete Conrad. Photo: NASA / Public domain (US government work) Source file.
  • Pirs: The Pirs docking compartment on the International Space Station, seen from Space Shuttle Endeavour.. Photo: NASA / Public domain (US government work) Source file.
  • Poisk: The Poisk module on the International Space Station with a Progress cargo ship docked, 2009.. Photo: NASA / Public domain (US government work) Source file.
  • Prichal: The Prichal docking module on the International Space Station, seen during a Russian spacewalk in 2021.. Photo: NASA / Public domain (US government work) Source file.
  • Priroda: The Priroda module on the Mir space station, seen from Space Shuttle Atlantis during STS-91.. Photo: NASA / Public domain (US government work) Source file.
  • Proton: A Proton-K rocket launching the Zarya module, the first piece of the International Space Station, in 1998.. Photo: NASA / Public domain (US government work) Source file.
  • Quest Joint Airlock: The Quest Joint Airlock attached to the end of Canadarm2 during its installation on the International Space Station.. Photo: NASA / Public domain (US government work) Source file.
  • Rassvet: The Rassvet module on the International Space Station, next to the Canadarm2 robotic arm.. Photo: NASA / Public domain (US government work) Source file.
  • Reid Wiseman: Portrait photograph of Reid Wiseman. Photo: Josh Valcarcel / Public domain (US government work) Source file.
  • Richard Garriott: Portrait photograph of Richard Garriott. Photo: NASA / Public domain (US government work) Source file.
  • Richard M. Linnehan: Portrait photograph of Richard M. Linnehan. Photo: NASA / Public domain (US government work) Source file.
  • Richard O. Covey: Portrait photograph of Richard O. Covey. Photo: NASA / Public domain (US government work) Source file.
  • Rick Husband: Portrait photograph of Rick Husband. Photo: NASA / Public domain (US government work) Source file.
  • Robert Crippen: Portrait photograph of Robert Crippen. Photo: NASA / Public domain (US government work) Source file.
  • Robert D. Cabana: Portrait photograph of Robert D. Cabana. Photo: NASA / Public domain (US government work) Source file.
  • Roger Chaffee: Portrait photograph of Roger Chaffee. Photo: NASA / Public domain (US government work) Source file.
  • Ronald McNair: Portrait photograph of Ronald McNair. Photo: NASA / Public domain (US government work) Source file.
  • Satoshi Furukawa: Portrait photograph of Satoshi Furukawa. Photo: NASA / Public domain (US government work) Source file.
  • Saturn system: Saturn and its rings, seen by the Cassini spacecraft.. Photo: NASA / Public domain (US government work) Source file.
  • Saturn V: The Saturn V rocket launching Apollo 15 from Launch Complex 39A, July 1971.. Photo: NASA / Public domain (US government work) Source file.
  • Scott Altman: Portrait photograph of Scott Altman. Photo: NASA / Public domain (US government work) Source file.
  • Scott E. Parazynski: Portrait photograph of Scott E. Parazynski. Photo: NASA / Public domain (US government work) Source file.
  • Scott J. Horowitz: Portrait photograph of Scott J. Horowitz. Photo: Bill Stafford / Public domain (US government work) Source file.
  • Sergei Krikalev: Portrait photograph of Sergei Krikalev. Photo: NASA / Public domain (US government work) Source file.
  • Sergey Teteryatnikov: Portrait photograph of Sergey Teteryatnikov. Photo: NASA / Public domain (US government work) Source file.
  • Shane Kimbrough: Portrait photograph of Shane Kimbrough. Photo: NASA / Public domain (US government work) Source file.
  • SLS: NASA's Space Launch System lifting off with Orion on the Artemis II mission.. Photo: NASA / Public domain (US government work) Source file.
  • Soyuz: A Soyuz TMA spacecraft in orbit, with its solar arrays extended.. Photo: The original uploader was Thegreenj at English Wikipedia. / Public domain Source file.
  • Space Shuttle: Space Shuttle Discovery lifting off on STS-120, October 2007.. Photo: NASA; edited by jjron (tilt corrected) / Public domain (US government work) Source file.
  • Spektr: The Spektr module on the Mir space station, photographed from Space Shuttle Atlantis during STS-86.. Photo: NASA / Public domain (US government work) Source file.
  • Starliner: Boeing's Starliner capsule approaching the International Space Station.. Photo: NASA / Public domain (US government work) Source file.
  • Starship: The Starship launch vehicle fully stacked on its launch mount.. Photo: Hotel Pika / CC BY-SA 2.0 Source file.
  • Stephen Bowen: Portrait photograph of Stephen Bowen. Photo: NASA / Public domain (US government work) Source file.
  • Steven Hawley: Portrait photograph of Steven Hawley. Photo: NASA / Public domain (US government work) Source file.
  • Steven Smith: Portrait photograph of Steven Smith. Photo: NASA / Public domain (US government work) Source file.
  • Story Musgrave: Portrait photograph of Story Musgrave. Photo: NASA / Public domain (US government work) Source file.
  • Sun: The Sun, imaged by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory on 1 August 2010.. Photo: NASA/SDO/AIA / Public domain (US government work) Source file.
  • Super Heavy: The Super Heavy booster B7 during testing at the Starship launch site in Texas, February 2023.. Photo: Mobilus In Mobili / CC BY-SA 2.0 Source file.
  • Thomas Akers: Portrait photograph of Thomas Akers. Photo: National Aeronautics and Space Administration / Public domain (US government work) Source file.
  • Thomas Pesquet: Portrait photograph of Thomas Pesquet. Photo: Bill Stafford / Public domain Source file.
  • Tiangong: The Tiangong space station in its completed three-module form.. Photo: Shujianyang / CC BY-SA 4.0 Source file.
  • Tianhe: A full-scale mock-up of the Tianhe core module at the China Science and Technology Museum.. Photo: Shujianyang / CC BY-SA 4.0 Source file.
  • Timothy Peake: Portrait photograph of Timothy Peake. Photo: Robert Markowitz / Public domain Source file.
  • Titan IIIE: A Titan IIIE-Centaur rocket launching the Viking 1 mission to Mars, 20 August 1975.. Photo: NASA / Public domain (US government work) Source file.
  • Tracy Caldwell Dyson: Portrait photograph of Tracy Caldwell Dyson. Photo: NASA / Public domain (US government work) Source file.
  • Tranquility: The Tranquility node held by Canadarm2 during its installation on the International Space Station, February 2010.. Photo: NASA / Public domain (US government work) Source file.
  • Unity: The Unity module, photographed from the Space Shuttle during STS-88 in December 1998.. Photo: NASA / Public domain (US government work) Source file.
  • Vasily Tsibliyev: Vasily Tsibliyev speaking from a podium at Ellington Field, Texas.. Photo: NASA / Public domain (US government work) Source file.
  • Victor Glover: Portrait photograph of Victor Glover. Photo: Josh Valcarcel / Public domain (US government work) Source file.
  • Voyager 1: An artist's concept of a Voyager spacecraft in flight.. Photo: NASA/JPL / Public domain (US government work) Source file.
  • Voyager 2: A Titan IIIE-Centaur rocket launching Voyager 2, 20 August 1977.. Photo: NASA / Public domain (US government work) Source file.
  • Vulcan: A Vulcan Centaur rocket on the pad in January 2024, carrying the Peregrine lunar lander.. Photo: NASA/Ben Smegelsky / Public domain (US government work) Source file.
  • Wentian experiment module: A rendering of China's Wentian laboratory module for the Tiangong space station.. Photo: Shujianyang / CC BY-SA 4.0 Source file.
  • William C. McCool: Portrait photograph of William C. McCool. Photo: NASA / Public domain (US government work) Source file.
  • William R. Pogue: Portrait photograph of William R. Pogue. Photo: NASA / Public domain (US government work) Source file.
  • Zarya: The Zarya module in orbit, photographed from Space Shuttle Endeavour during STS-88 in December 1998.. Photo: https://images.nasa.gov/details/sts088-719-059 http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/gallery/images/shuttle/st / Public domain Source file.
  • Zvezda: The Zvezda service module with a Progress cargo ship docked, September 2000.. Photo: NASA / Public domain (US government work) Source file.
  • Topics: Program: The Apollo 11 lunar module Eagle in landing configuration, above the Moon, seen from the command module Columbia. Photo: NASA / Michael Collins (Apollo 11) / Public domain (US government work) Source file.
  • Topics: Vehicle: A Saturn V rocket lifting off from Launch Complex 39A with Apollo 11, 16 July 1969. Photo: NASA / Public domain (US government work) Source file.
  • Topics: Destination: The International Space Station above the curve of the Earth, photographed from Space Shuttle Endeavour after undocking in 2011. Photo: NASA (STS-134 crew) / Public domain (US government work) Source file.
  • Topics: Mission type: The Hubble Space Telescope above the Earth after its final servicing mission in 2009. Photo: NASA (STS-125 crew) / Public domain (US government work) Source file.
  • Topics: Agency: Space Shuttle Columbia lifting off on STS-1, the first Shuttle flight, 12 April 1981. Photo: NASA / Public domain (US government work) Source file.
  • Home page: Earth rising above the grey lunar horizon, photographed from lunar orbit on Apollo 8, 24 December 1968. Photo: NASA / Bill Anders (Apollo 8) / Public domain (US government work) Source file.