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Background imageSpace Mission Collection: US Astronaut Edward H. White II carrying out external tasks

US Astronaut Edward H. White II carrying out external tasks during third orbit of Gemini-Titan 4 flight. CREDIT: NASA

Background imageSpace Mission Collection: Buzz Aldrin on the Moon, Apollo II mission, July 1969. Creator: Neil Armstrong

Buzz Aldrin on the Moon, Apollo II mission, July 1969. Creator: Neil Armstrong
Buzz Aldrin on the Moon, Apollo II mission, July 1969. Reflected in Aldrins visor are Neil Armstrong taking the photograph, the US flag, and the Eagle

Background imageSpace Mission Collection: The crew of the Apollo 15 Mission at the Manned Spacecraft Centre, Houston, Texas, 1971

The crew of the Apollo 15 Mission at the Manned Spacecraft Centre, Houston, Texas, 1971. Artist: NASA
The crew of the Apollo 15 lunar mission at the Manned Spacecraft Centre, Houston, Texas, 1971. From left to right: David R. Scott (mission commander), Alfred M

Background imageSpace Mission Collection: Gemini 10 splashdown, 1966. Creator: NASA

Gemini 10 splashdown, 1966. Creator: NASA
Gemini 10 splashdown, 1966. The Command Module of the Gemini 10 spacecraft splashes down into the sea after re-entry

Background imageSpace Mission Collection: Gemini 5 capsule hoisted onboard recovery ship, 1965. Creator: NASA

Gemini 5 capsule hoisted onboard recovery ship, 1965. Creator: NASA
Gemini 5 capsule hoisted onboard recovery ship, 1965. The Gemini 5 spacecraft is brought aboard the recovery ship, U.S.S. Lake Champlain after a successful splashdown at the end of its mission

Background imageSpace Mission Collection: Gemini 12 descends for splashdown, 1966. Creator: NASA

Gemini 12 descends for splashdown, 1966. Creator: NASA
Gemini 12 descends for splashdown, 1966. As a helicopter hovers above, the Gemini 12 spacecraft with parachute open descends to the Atlantic with astronauts Jim Lovell

Background imageSpace Mission Collection: Gemini 9 crew waves to the Wasp, 1966. Creator: NASA

Gemini 9 crew waves to the Wasp, 1966. Creator: NASA
Gemini 9 crew waves to the Wasp, 1966. Astronauts Thomas P. Stafford and Eugene A. Cernan sit with their Gemini spacecraft with hatches open while awaiting the arrival of the recovery ship U.S.S. Wasp

Background imageSpace Mission Collection: Gemini 9A splashdown, 1966. Creator: NASA

Gemini 9A splashdown, 1966. Creator: NASA
Gemini 9A splashdown, 1966. Splashdown of Gemini 9A carrying astronauts Eugene Cernan and Thomas Stafford at 9:00 a.m. June 6, 1966

Background imageSpace Mission Collection: Cooper and Conrad on deck, 1965. Creator: NASA

Cooper and Conrad on deck, 1965. Creator: NASA
Cooper and Conrad on deck, 1965. American astronauts L. Gordon Cooper Jr. (right) and Charles Conrad Jr. on board recovery aircraft carrier U.S.S

Background imageSpace Mission Collection: Gemini VIII splashdown, Armstrong and Scott with hatches open, March 16, 1966

Gemini VIII splashdown, Armstrong and Scott with hatches open, March 16, 1966. Astronauts Neil A. Armstrong and David R. Scott sit with their spacecraft while awaiting the arrival of the recovery

Background imageSpace Mission Collection: Gemini 10 launch, Cape Kennedy, Florida, USA, 1966. Creator: NASA

Gemini 10 launch, Cape Kennedy, Florida, USA, 1966. Creator: NASA
Gemini 10 launch, Cape Kennedy, Florida, USA, 1966. A time-lapse photograph shows the configuration of Pad 19 up until the launch of Gemini 10. On board the spacecraft are John W

Background imageSpace Mission Collection: Fuel Cell, Gemini, Cutaway, ca. 1965. Creator: General Electric Company

Fuel Cell, Gemini, Cutaway, ca. 1965. Creator: General Electric Company
This fuel cell is a cutaway version of the electric-power generating device used on the two-astronaut Gemini spacecraft during ten missions in 1965-66

Background imageSpace Mission Collection: Paraglider Research Vehicle (Paresev) 1-A, Gemini, 1960s. Creator: NASA

Paraglider Research Vehicle (Paresev) 1-A, Gemini, 1960s. Creator: NASA
From 1962 to 1964, NASA used the Paresev to develop the technology for landing the two-man Gemini capsule on land, instead of parachuting into the ocean, as had been done in Project Mercury

Background imageSpace Mission Collection: All Aboard for the Moon!. 1881. Creator: Unknown

All Aboard for the Moon!. 1881. Creator: Unknown
" All Aboard for the Moon!". 1881. From " St. Nicholas: Volume VIII. Part I. November 1880, to May 1881". [Scribner & Co. New York, 1881]

Background imageSpace Mission Collection: Buzz Aldrin carries out an experiment on the lunar surface, Apollo II mission, July 1969

Buzz Aldrin carries out an experiment on the lunar surface, Apollo II mission, July 1969. Astronaut Edwin " Buzz" Aldrin (b1930)

Background imageSpace Mission Collection: Buzz Aldrin by the Lunar Module on the surface of the Moon, Apollo II mission, July 1969

Buzz Aldrin by the Lunar Module on the surface of the Moon, Apollo II mission, July 1969. Astronaut Edwin " Buzz" Aldrin (b1930) walking on the Moon

Background imageSpace Mission Collection: Buzz Aldrin by the leg of the Lunar Module, Apollo II mission, July 1969. Creator: Neil Armstrong

Buzz Aldrin by the leg of the Lunar Module, Apollo II mission, July 1969. Creator: Neil Armstrong
Buzz Aldrin by the leg of the Lunar Module, Apollo II mission, July 1969. Astronaut Buzz Aldrin on the lunar surface, standing by the footpad of the Lunar Module

Background imageSpace Mission Collection: Buzz Aldrin sets up the seismic experiment, Apollo II mission, July 1969. Creator: Neil Armstrong

Buzz Aldrin sets up the seismic experiment, Apollo II mission, July 1969. Creator: Neil Armstrong
Buzz Aldrin sets up the seismic experiment, Apollo II mission, July 1969. Astronaut Buzz Aldrin on the lunar surface. The Apollo 11 Lunar Module, code named Eagle

Background imageSpace Mission Collection: Buzz Aldrin descends from the Lunar Module, Apollo II mission, July 1969. Creator: Neil Armstrong

Buzz Aldrin descends from the Lunar Module, Apollo II mission, July 1969. Creator: Neil Armstrong
Buzz Aldrin descends from the Lunar Module, Apollo II mission, July 1969. Edwin " Buzz" Aldrin (b1930) descends the steps of the Lunar Module ladder to walk on the Moon

Background imageSpace Mission Collection: Launch of Gemini-Titan 2, Cape Kennedy Air Force Station, Florida, USA, 19 January 1965

Launch of Gemini-Titan 2, Cape Kennedy Air Force Station, Florida, USA, 19 January 1965. Gemini-Titan 2 (or GT-2) was the second spaceflight of NASAs Project Gemini

Background imageSpace Mission Collection: Earth from space - the Indian Ocean off Australia seen from Gemini 11, September 1966

Earth from space - the Indian Ocean off Australia seen from Gemini 11, September 1966. Gemini 11 was the ninth manned spaceflight mission of NASAs Project Gemini

Background imageSpace Mission Collection: Earth from space - eye of a storm seen from Gemini 5, 1965. Creator: NASA

Earth from space - eye of a storm seen from Gemini 5, 1965. Creator: NASA
Earth from space - eye of a storm seen from Gemini 5, 1965

Background imageSpace Mission Collection: Solid rocket booster separates, first Space Shuttle flight, 12 April 1981. Creator: NASA

Solid rocket booster separates, first Space Shuttle flight, 12 April 1981. Creator: NASA
Solid rocket booster separates, first Space Shuttle flight, 12 April 1981. STS-1 (Space Transportation System-1) was the first mission of Orbiter Columbia

Background imageSpace Mission Collection: A NASA Mercury-Atlas Module, c1960s. Artist: NASA

A NASA Mercury-Atlas Module, c1960s. Artist: NASA
A NASA Mercury-Atlas Module, c1960s

Background imageSpace Mission Collection: A futuristic view of living in space, c1970s. Artist: NASA

A futuristic view of living in space, c1970s. Artist: NASA
A futuristic view of living in space, c1970s

Background imageSpace Mission Collection: Inside a futuristic space station, c1970s. Artist: NASA

Inside a futuristic space station, c1970s. Artist: NASA
Inside a futuristic space station, c1970s

Background imageSpace Mission Collection: The crew of Apollo 8 in front of a simulator, 1968. Artist: NASA

The crew of Apollo 8 in front of a simulator, 1968. Artist: NASA
The crew of Apollo 8 in front of a simulator, 1968. From left to right: James A. Lovell, Jr (Command Module pilot); William A. Anders (Lunar Module pilot) and Frank F. Borman, II (mission commander)

Background imageSpace Mission Collection: An astronaut inside a NASA Command Module, 1970s. Artist: NASA

An astronaut inside a NASA Command Module, 1970s. Artist: NASA
An astronaut inside a NASA Command Module, 1970s

Background imageSpace Mission Collection: Alfred M. Worden (b1932) during the Apollo 15 lunar mission, 1971. Artist: NASA

Alfred M. Worden (b1932) during the Apollo 15 lunar mission, 1971. Artist: NASA
Alfred M. Worden (b1932) during the Apollo 15 lunar mission, 5th August 1971

Background imageSpace Mission Collection: The Apollo 15 lunar mission insignia, 1971. Artist: NASA

The Apollo 15 lunar mission insignia, 1971. Artist: NASA
The Apollo 15 lunar mission insignia, 1971

Background imageSpace Mission Collection: Apollo 15 on the launch pad at Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA, 1971. Artist: NASA

Apollo 15 on the launch pad at Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA, 1971. Artist: NASA
Apollo 15 on the launch pad at Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA, 13th July 1971

Background imageSpace Mission Collection: The lift off of Apollo 15, Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA, 1971. Artist: NASA

The lift off of Apollo 15, Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA, 1971. Artist: NASA
The lift off of Apollo 15, Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA, 26th July 1971

Background imageSpace Mission Collection: The Apollo 15 capsule lands safely despite a parachute failure, Mid-Pacific Ocean, 1971

The Apollo 15 capsule lands safely despite a parachute failure, Mid-Pacific Ocean, 1971. Artist: NASA
The Apollo 15 capsule lands safely despite a parachute failure, Mid-Pacific Ocean, 7th August 1971

Background imageSpace Mission Collection: The Mission Operations Control Room in Mission Control Centre, Houston, Texas, USA, 1971

The Mission Operations Control Room in Mission Control Centre, Houston, Texas, USA, 1971. ston, 1971. Artist: NASA
The Mission Operations Control Room in Mission Control Centre, Houston, Texas, USA, 1971. This photograph was taken minutes after the launch of the Apollo 15 lunar landing mission, 26th July 1971

Background imageSpace Mission Collection: James Irwin (1930-1991) with the Lunar Roving Vehicle during Apollo 15, 1971. Artist: NASA

James Irwin (1930-1991) with the Lunar Roving Vehicle during Apollo 15, 1971. Artist: NASA
James Irwin (1930-1991) with the Lunar Roving Vehicle during Apollo 15, 1971. Irwin works on the Lunar Roving Vehicle during the first Apollo 15 lunar surface extravehicular activity (EVA-1)

Background imageSpace Mission Collection: Edwin Buzz Aldrin descends the steps of the Lunar Module ladder to walk on the Moon, 1969

Edwin Buzz Aldrin descends the steps of the Lunar Module ladder to walk on the Moon, 1969. Artist: NASA
Edwin Buzz Aldrin (b1930) descends the steps of the Lunar Module ladder to walk on the Moon, 1969. This photograph was taken by Neil Armstrong

Background imageSpace Mission Collection: Astronaut James Irwin (1930-1991) gives a salute on the Moon, 1971. Artist: NASA

Astronaut James Irwin (1930-1991) gives a salute on the Moon, 1971. Artist: NASA
Astronaut James Irwin (1930-1991) gives a salute on the Moon, 1971. Irwin, pilot of the Lunar Module, gives a military salute while standing beside the deployed U.S

Background imageSpace Mission Collection: A NASA Lunar Module, c1970s. Artist: NASA

A NASA Lunar Module, c1970s. Artist: NASA
A NASA Lunar Module, c1970s

Background imageSpace Mission Collection: Astronaut David Scott (b1932) on the slope of Hadley Delta during Apollo 15, 1971. Artist: NASA

Astronaut David Scott (b1932) on the slope of Hadley Delta during Apollo 15, 1971. Artist: NASA
Astronaut David Scott (b1932) on the slope of Hadley Delta during Apollo 15, 1971. David Scott, mission commander, with tongs and gnomon in hand

Background imageSpace Mission Collection: The launch of Skylab 2, Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA, 1973. Artist: NASA

The launch of Skylab 2, Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA, 1973. Artist: NASA
The launch of Skylab 2, Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA, 1973

Background imageSpace Mission Collection: The Apollo 15 Command and Service Modules in lunar orbit, 1971. Artist: NASA

The Apollo 15 Command and Service Modules in lunar orbit, 1971. Artist: NASA
The Apollo 15 Command and Service Modules in lunar orbit, 1971. Photographed from the Lunar Module just after rendezvous, looking southeast into the Sea of Fertility

Background imageSpace Mission Collection: The crew of Space Shuttle Mission STS-31, 1990. Artist: NASA

The crew of Space Shuttle Mission STS-31, 1990. Artist: NASA
The crew of Space Shuttle Mission STS-31, 1990. STS-31 was the thirty-fifth mission of the American Space Shuttle program

Background imageSpace Mission Collection: John Watts Young (b1930), NASA astronaut, c1990s. Artist: NASA

John Watts Young (b1930), NASA astronaut, c1990s. Artist: NASA
John Watts Young (b1930), NASA astronaut, c1990s. John Watts Young is a former NASA astronaut who walked on the Moon on April 21 1972, during the Apollo 16 mission

Background imageSpace Mission Collection: Volcanic eruption on Jupiters moon, lo, 1979

Volcanic eruption on Jupiters moon, lo, 1979. The innermost of Jupiters four Galilean moons, Io is the most volcanically active body in the Solar System. Photographed by Voyager II

Background imageSpace Mission Collection: Deployment of the Hubble Space Telescope, 1990

Deployment of the Hubble Space Telescope, 1990. The Hubble Space Telescope (HST) was put into orbit from the Space Shuttle Discovery, mission STS-31 on 24 April 1990

Background imageSpace Mission Collection: John Glenn and crew, June 1998

John Glenn and crew, June 1998. Seated are Curtis L Brown and Steven W Lindsey. Standing, from the left are Scott F Parazynski and Steven K Robinson, Chiaki Mukai, Pedro Duque and John H Glenn

Background imageSpace Mission Collection: John H Glenn, American astronaut, May 1998

John H Glenn, American astronaut, May 1998. In October 1998, the STS-95 mission flew from the Kennedy Space Center with the aim of examining the effects of space flight and ageing

Background imageSpace Mission Collection: John H Glenn and crew members, June 1998

John H Glenn and crew members, June 1998. Wearing training versions of the Space Shuttle partial pressure launch and entry suit are (from the left) Scott Parazynski, Glenn, and Stephen Robinson



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