I don’t know who needs to hear this, but it seems to come up in my life weekly:
1. NASA images *are not* in the public domain;
2. They *are* generally free to use for most non-commercial, educational, & informational purposes without permission, but acknowledgement of NASA is needed (which true PD would not require);
3. For commercial use, no endorsement by NASA can be implied;
4. Images featuring people, e.g. astronauts, need explicit permission for commercial use.
https://www.nasa.gov/nasa-brand-center/images-and-media/
Mark McCaughrean /
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2025-04-07 11:12:29
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