English: Launch of the shuttle Challenger begining of the STS 61-A mission. Views include photo taken from just below the orbiter as it begins its launch ascent (017); Almost all the service structure/gantry is obscured by smoke from the boosters firing in this view of Challenger's launch (018); Florida vegetation partially frames this scene of the launch of the Challenger during STS 61-A (019).
The NASA website hosts a large number of images from the Soviet/Russian space agency, and other non-American space agencies. These are not necessarily in the public domain.
The SOHO (ESA & NASA) joint project implies that all materials created by its probe are copyrighted and require permission for commercial non-educational use. [2]