The Archive Catalog

What's in the archive.

A browsable summary of the recordings processed so far. Each entry represents one session in the archive. This is a living list: 327 entries are catalogued today, with thousands of hours still being processed across all 135 missions.

A work in progress
This catalog is updated continuously as more of the archive is digitized, transcribed, and indexed. What you see here is a growing subset, not the complete collection. Many more files across all 135 missions are queued for processing.
What this list is
This is a summary index of the archive's contents. The full archive holds the complete audio and video files, full speaker-aware transcripts, and semantic (RAG) embeddings used for research and retrieval.
Access & questions
For research access, licensing, footage requests, or collaboration, please reach out directly at nasa.shuttle.archive@gmail.com.
How to read this table
Asset ID
Unique identifier for the item within the archive's master index.
Mission
Primary Shuttle mission the recording is associated with (STS designation).
Type
Medium of the source file: video, audio, or photo.
Summary
A short description of what is actually discussed in the recording.
Coverage
The kind of event: press conference, launch, landing, briefing, and so on.
Duration
Approximate length of the recording, in minutes.
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Asset ID Mission Type Summary Coverage Min