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Baja California seen from aboard the second Space Shuttle flight, November 1981. Creator: NASABaja California seen from aboard the second Space Shuttle flight, November 1981. The Baja California Peninsula, a state in western Mexico, which protrudes into the Pacific Ocean
Martian planet surface, Viking 1 Mission to Mars, 1976. Creator: NASAMartian planet surface, Viking 1 Mission to Mars, 1976. The Viking 1 spacecraft, part of NASAs Viking programme, was the first spacecraft to land successfully on Mars and perform its mission
Rock-strewn Martian surface, Viking Lander mission, 1970s. Creator: NASARock-strewn Martian surface, Viking Lander mission, 1970s. NASAs Viking program consisted of a pair of American space probes sent to Mars, Viking 1 and Viking 2
Astronauts Joe Engle and Richard Truly, second Space Shuttle flight, November 1981. US pilot, aeronautical engineer and astronaut Joe Engle (born 1932)
Astronauts John Young and Robert Crippen after landing, April 1981. Creator: NASAAstronauts John Young and Robert Crippen after landing, Edwards Air Force Base, California, USA, April 1981. US astronauts Young and Crippen were the two-man crew aboard the first orbiter, Columbia
Astronaut Joe Engle, second Space Shuttle flight, November 1981. Creator: NASAAstronaut Joe Engle, second Space Shuttle flight, November 1981. US pilot, aeronautical engineer and astronaut Joe Engle (born 1932) was Commander on the second flight of the Space Shuttle, STS-2
Solid rocket booster separates, first Space Shuttle flight, 12 April 1981. Creator: NASASolid rocket booster separates, first Space Shuttle flight, 12 April 1981. STS-1 (Space Transportation System-1) was the first mission of Orbiter Columbia
Space Shuttle Columbia lifting off, Kennedy Space Center, Merritt Island, Florida, USA, 1980s. Columbia was in operation from 1981 to 2003
India-Pakistan boundary seen from aboard the second Space Shuttle flight, November 1981. The border between India and Pakistan stretches from the Arabian Sea to the foothills of the Himalayan
President Ronald Reagan speaks to astronauts on the Space Shuttle, 1981. Creator: NASAPresident Ronald Reagan speaks to astronauts on the second Space Shuttle flight, Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, USA, November 1981
Earth from space - the Great Barrier Reef, Australia, seen from the Space Shuttle, 1983Earth from space - the Great Barrier Reef, Australia, seen from Space Shuttle, 1983. STS-8 was the eighth NASA Space Shuttle mission, and the third flight of the Space Shuttle Challenger
The Himalayas between China and Tibet, seen from aboard the second Space Shuttle flight, 1981The Himalayas between China and Tibet, seen from aboard the second Space Shuttle flight, November 1981. A lake in the Himalayan mountain range
The Tibetan Plateau seen from aboard the first Space Shuttle flight, April 1981. Creator: NASAThe Tibetan Plateau seen from aboard the first Space Shuttle flight, April 1981. View of the Tibetan or Himalayan Plateau (known in China as the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau or the Qing-Zang Plateau)
Baja California and the Sea of Cortes, seen from aboard the first Space Shuttle flight, April 1981. The Baja California Peninsula, a state in western Mexico, which protrudes into the Pacific Ocean
The crew of Space Shuttle Mission STS-31, 1990. Artist: NASAThe crew of Space Shuttle Mission STS-31, 1990. STS-31 was the thirty-fifth mission of the American Space Shuttle program
John Watts Young (b1930), NASA astronaut, c1990s. Artist: NASAJohn 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
Yuri Gagarin, Russian cosmonaut, c1963-c1964. Gagarin (1934-1968) became the first man in space when he orbited the Earth aboard Vostok 1 on 12 April 1961
Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin with his wife, 1962. Gagarin (1934-1968) married Valentina Goryacheva in 1957. He became the first man in space when he orbited the Earth aboard Vostok 1 on 12 April
Sputnik 1, Russian satellite, 1957. Launched on 4 October 1957, Sputnik 1 was the first artificial satellite to be put into Earths orbit
Yuri Gagarin, Russian cosmonaut, 1961. Gagarin (1934-1968) became the first man in space when he orbited the Earth aboard Vostok 1 on 12 April 1961
Last steps of Russian cosmonaut Vladimir Komarov, Baikonur Cosmodrome, USSR, 23 April 1967. Vladimir Komarov (1927-1967) was one of the first group of cosmonauts selected to take part in the Soviet
Russian rocket engineer Sergey Korolyov with cosmonauts, Crimea, USSR, c1960. Korolyov (1907-1966) was the leading Soviet rocket engineer
Yuri Gagarin, Russian cosmonaut, 1960s. Gagarin (1934-1968) became the first man in space when he orbited the Earth aboard Vostok 1 on 12 April 1961
Yuri Gagarin, Soviet Russian cosmonaut, 1961. Czech postage stamp commemorating Gagarins (1934-1968) flight in Vostok, 12 April 1961, the first manned space flight
Scene from Jules Vernes From the Earth to the Moon, 1865. Splash down! The space travellers touching down in the sea after their trip to the Moon
Cover of De la Terre a la Lune and Autour de la Lune, by Jules Verne, c1896Cover of De la Terre a la Lune (From the Earth to the Moon) and Autour de la Lune (Around the Moon), from the Voyages Extraordinaires series by the popular French science fiction writer Jules Verne
Hurricane Florence. NASA photograph taken from the Space Shuttle Atlantis from 165 nautical miles above the Earth
Launch of Space Shuttle Challenger from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA, 1985. The Space Shuttle, the worlds first partially reusable launch vehicle
Launch of Space Shuttle Columbia from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA, 4 April 1997. The Space Shuttle, the worlds first partially reusable launch vehicle
Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights) viewed from space. Aurorae are caused by the interaction of the particles in the solar wind with the Earths magnetic field
Aurora Australis, April 1994. The curtain form of the Aurora Australis viewed from the Space Shuttle Endeavour, part of which can be seen in top right foreground
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
Astronaut on Shuttle mission 41-C, 1984. Shuttle astronaut with Solar Maximum Satellite in the hold of the Space Shuttle Challenger
Space Shuttle Astronaut on EVA, 1980sSpace Shuttle astronauts on EVA, 1980s. Two astronauts are shown during Extra Vehicular Activity (EVA) in the open cargo bay of Shuttle
Space Shuttle Orbiter mounted on top of a Boeing 747 carrier aircraft, 1977. The Shuttle Orbiter is often transported this way from landing site to launch site
Space Shuttle Columbia on Earth, 1980s. Rear of Columbia, at Kennedy Space Centre, Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA, showing Space Shuttle Main Engines (SSME)
Astronaut on EVA from the Space Shuttle Atlantis, 1985. Astronaut Woody Spring is shown during Extra Vehicular Activity (EVA) from Shuttle Atlantis attached to the robot arm
The Apollo 10 Command Module (Capsule), 26 May 1969. The capsule being winched aboard the prime recovery vessel USS Princeton at the end of its mission in May 1969
Launch of the Apollo 17 mission, 1972. Apollo 17 was the last Apollo moon landing mission and the only one to be launched at night
Apollo 9 Saturn V rocket, 1969. This rocket, shown here on its launch pad at the Kennedy Space Centre, Cape canaveral, Florida, USA, launched Apollo 9 on 3 March 1969
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
Drawing of Hubble Telescope, 1980s. Artists impression of the exchange of information via Hubble, Tracking and Data Relay Satellites (TRDS) and ground stations
Polishing the mirror of the Hubble Telescope, 1980s. The Hubble Space Telescope (HST), was designed to see seven times further into space than had been possible before
Part of the Grand Canyon, Marineris Vallis, on Mars, 1976. This view was taken by the Viking Orbiter 1 spacecraft. The canyons are some 4000 kilometres long and are over 6 kilometres deep in places
View of Mars, August 1976. Taken from the Viking 2 Orbiter, this photograph shows the large Ascreaus Mons volcano swathed in clouds of ice crystals in the top right corner
The planet Saturn, 1980. This picture was taken from Voyager 1 at 34 million kilometres and shows clear detail in Saturns rings
Close up of Saturns rings, 1981. Taken by Voyager 2 the clear ring structure can be seen as well as the distinct gap in the rings
Earth from space, December 1992. The Earth photographed by spacecraft Galileo 11 from a distance of 1.9 million km (1.2 million miles) showing Antarctica and dawn rising over the Pacific Ocean