# NASA Image and Video Library

> NASA Image and Video Library as searched by Video Assets Server: About 9k NASA videos: rocket launches, missions, astronauts, Earth from orbit, the Sun and planets. Public domain in the US with credit to NASA (no endorsement, no insignia); MP4 renditions from 180p to the 1080p/4K master.

- Website: https://images.nasa.gov
- Best for: About 9k NASA videos: rocket launches, missions, astronauts, Earth from orbit, the Sun and planets. Public domain in the US with credit to NASA (no endorsement, no insignia); MP4 renditions from 180p to the 1080p/4K master.
- Categories: Space, Science & data, Aerial & drone, Nature, Technology, Transport, People, Archive & vintage
- Pricing: free
- Licence: set per clip
- How it is searched: api
- Direct download through Video Assets Server: yes
- Restrict a search to it: `https://video.shep.bot/v1/search?q=...&providers=nasa`
- Video listings counted 2026-10-28: 7,732+, 7,732 free

## What it is

The NASA Image and Video Library (images.nasa.gov) is NASA's public archive of photos, audio and about nine thousand videos from its centres: rocket launches, missions and spacewalks, astronauts at work, Earth from the International Space Station, the Sun, aircraft research and mission animations. Every video comes as the same set of MP4 (H.264) files, from the original master down to 1080p, 720p, 360p and small previews.

## Best for

Launches, astronauts, spacecraft and mission footage; Earth from orbit; science explainers. Clips are typically 1080p or 4K masters with sound, from short cutaways to full mission briefings.

## Licence

NASA media is generally not copyrighted in the US, and NASA allows commercial use with credit. It asks you not to use the NASA insignia or logotype, not to imply endorsement, and to get permission before using identifiable astronauts or staff in advertising. Some videos are copyrighted by partners such as launch providers or universities, named in the credit line: those are marked 'check the terms'. All NASA clips carry the editorial flag here because of the endorsement and insignia rules.

## How Video Assets Server searches it

Through NASA's official, keyless API at images-api.nasa.gov. A search returns titles, descriptions, keywords, dates and a poster; opening a clip reads its file list and its technical metadata (frame size, length, frame rate, audio). Hover previews play NASA's small preview MP4 straight from images-assets.nasa.gov.

## Example searches

- [Rocket launches](https://video.shep.bot/search?q=rocket+launch&category=space.launch&providers=nasa)
- [Earth from the ISS](https://video.shep.bot/search?q=earth+from+space+station&providers=nasa)
- [Spacewalks](https://video.shep.bot/search?q=spacewalk&providers=nasa)
- [Solar flares](https://video.shep.bot/search?q=solar+flare&providers=nasa)
- [Aircraft research](https://video.shep.bot/search?q=aircraft+flight+test&providers=nasa)

Guides: https://video.shep.bot/guides/nasa-footage-rules.md, https://video.shep.bot/guides/editorial-vs-commercial-footage.md

## In these collections

- [Free 4K nature footage: landscapes and skies](https://video.shep.bot/footage/free-4k-nature-footage.md): 14 of 28
- [Free drone footage: aerials of land and cities](https://video.shep.bot/footage/free-drone-footage.md): 14 of 14
- [Free timelapse videos: cities, skies and nature](https://video.shep.bot/footage/free-timelapse-videos.md): 14 of 28
- [Earth from space videos: orbit views and globes](https://video.shep.bot/footage/earth-from-space-videos.md): 14 of 36
- [Free space footage: planets, stars and missions](https://video.shep.bot/footage/free-space-footage.md): 14 of 33
- [Rocket launch footage: liftoffs and missions](https://video.shep.bot/footage/rocket-launch-footage.md): 14 of 19
- [Free vertical nature videos for Reels and TikTok](https://video.shep.bot/footage/free-vertical-nature-videos.md): 14 of 28
- [Free vertical videos (9:16) for Reels and Shorts](https://video.shep.bot/footage/free-vertical-videos.md): 14 of 28
- [NASA data visualisations and science animations](https://video.shep.bot/footage/nasa-data-visualizations.md): 13 of 36
- [Free ocean footage: waves, beaches and seas](https://video.shep.bot/footage/free-ocean-footage.md): 11 of 20
- [Free slow-motion footage: high frame rate clips](https://video.shep.bot/footage/free-slow-motion-footage.md): 5 of 19
- [Prelinger and public-domain archive films](https://video.shep.bot/footage/prelinger-archive-films.md): 1 of 15

## Examples

- [Expedition 70 Astronaut Mogensen Talks with WILD Nature Foundation - Jan. 17, 2024](https://images.nasa.gov/details/iss070m260171738_Expedition_70_Astronaut_Mogensen_Talks_with_WILD_Nature_Foundation_240117) (`nasa:iss070m260171738_Expedition_70_Astronaut_Mogensen_Talks_with_WILD_Nature_Foundation_240117`, NASA media (public domain in the US))
- [Launch Complex 49 Area Drone Footage.](https://images.nasa.gov/details/KSC-20211228-MH-MTD01-0001-Launch_Complex_49_Area_DRONE-3294138) (`nasa:KSC-20211228-MH-MTD01-0001-Launch_Complex_49_Area_DRONE-3294138`, NASA media (public domain in the US))
- [Artemis I Stacking Timelapse Compiled](https://images.nasa.gov/details/Artemis%20I%20Stacking%20Timelapse%20Compiled) (`nasa:Artemis I Stacking Timelapse Compiled`, NASA media (public domain in the US))
- [Earth from Orbit 2013](https://images.nasa.gov/details/GSFC_20140421_EarthOrbit_m11525) (`nasa:GSFC_20140421_EarthOrbit_m11525`, NASA media (public domain in the US))
- [Trades in Space](https://images.nasa.gov/details/MSFC_10112024_Trades%20in%20Space) (`nasa:MSFC_10112024_Trades in Space`, NASA media (public domain in the US))
- [TROPICS Rocket Launch](https://images.nasa.gov/details/KSC-20230507-MH-RLS01-TROPICS_Rocket_Launch-Rocket_Lab-WON_3330130) (`nasa:KSC-20230507-MH-RLS01-TROPICS_Rocket_Launch-Rocket_Lab-WON_3330130`, NASA media (third-party credit))
- [NASA TV Is Now NASA+](https://images.nasa.gov/details/NASA%20TV%20Is%20Now-%20NASA%2B) (`nasa:NASA TV Is Now- NASA+`, NASA media (public domain in the US))
- [NASA NIAC: Turning Science Fiction into Science Fact](https://images.nasa.gov/details/NASA%20NIAC%20Turning%20Science%20Fiction%20into%20Science%20Fact) (`nasa:NASA NIAC Turning Science Fiction into Science Fact`, NASA media (public domain in the US))
- [Meanwhile, At the Bottom of the Ocean](https://images.nasa.gov/details/GSFC_20111012_BF_m10849_Bottom_Ocean) (`nasa:GSFC_20111012_BF_m10849_Bottom_Ocean`, NASA media (public domain in the US))
- [Artemis II Liftoff Slow Motion](https://images.nasa.gov/details/KSC-20260401-MH-FMX01-Artemis_II_Liftoff_Slowmotion_WON_M19827_1) (`nasa:KSC-20260401-MH-FMX01-Artemis_II_Liftoff_Slowmotion_WON_M19827_1`, NASA media (public domain in the US))
- [Skylab Zero-G Flammability Studies - 16mm Film Transfer](https://images.nasa.gov/details/GRC-2022-CM-0138) (`nasa:GRC-2022-CM-0138`, NASA media (public domain in the US))
- [AFRC-2026-14575-01_NASA Armstrong's Laminar Flow Scaled Wing Design Research on an F-15 Jet](https://images.nasa.gov/details/AFRC-2026-14575-01_NASA%20Armstrong's%20Laminar%20Flow%20Scaled%20Wing%20Design%20Research%20on%20an%20F-15%20Jet) (`nasa:AFRC-2026-14575-01_NASA Armstrong's Laminar Flow Scaled Wing Design Research on an F-15 Jet`, NASA media (public domain in the US))

All sources: https://video.shep.bot/docs/sources.md

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