Auction 13 September 2021 NASA PICTURES

Lot n° 1

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NASA. Astronomy. Rare photograph of the planet JUPITER in blue light from the MONT WILSON observatory showing the large "RED SPOT". The moon of JUPITER, GANYMEDE and its shadow are visible on the bottom of the picture. Circa 1930.period silver print....

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Lot n° 2

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One of the few historical photographs of the lunar surface taken by the Mount Wikson Observatory. The Caucasus Lunar Mountains including the Alpine Valley can be seen here. Circa 1930.period silver print. Legend on label on the back. 25,2 x 20,3CM with...

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Lot n° 3

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Nasa. A superb view of the planet Jupiter taken from the famous American observatory of Mount Wilson, which wrote the first great pages of the history of world astrophysics. Indeed, historically, a great number of astronomical discoveries of the first...

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Lot n° 4

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Nasa. Firing of a "DAN" rocket. The "DAN" rocket, with its extremely narrow fuselage, was developed from the combined know-how of the various US army corps. It was particularly fast at take-off and reached the sound barrier very quickly. Circa 1950. Posterior...

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Lot n° 5

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Nasa. Rare. Superb takeoff of the SM-65 missile. The SM-65 Atlas or Atlas I is a missile built by Convair, a division of General Dynamics. It was the first of a series of nuclear-powered ICBMs and served as the basis for American military and civilian...

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Lot n° 6

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NASA. Rare. Photograph of the night takeoff of the US Air Force missile : ATLAS ICBM. In order to reach the USAF's objectives, Convair used the balloon tank technique: the tanks, which had no spars, had to be maintained under pressure at the risk of collapsing...

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Lot n° 7

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NASA. Perfect liftoff for the "Jupiter C Explorer" rocket on July 26, 1958 from the Cape Canaveral military missile launch pad. Jupiter-C, whose full name is Jupiter Composite Reentry Test Vehicle, is an American research and development rocket of the...

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Lot n° 8

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Nasa. First launch of a TITAN I rocket on February 6, 1959. It was the first multi-stage ballistic launcher used first for military purposes and then adapted for civilian use in the service of the conquest of space, in particular to put into orbit the...

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Lot n° 9

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NASA. SM-68 Titan missile. The SM-68 Titan I is an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM). It was the first true multi-stage ballistic missile, and gave rise to civilian launchers (Titan rocket). In the mid-1950s, the United States developed its first...

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Lot n° 10

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NASA. Takeoff from Cape Canaveral on August 18, 1960 of the US Air Force THOR ABLE STAR missile. On board, the "COURIER 1-A" satellite. In two and a half minutes, the THOR ABLE STAR missile will explode. It will be necessary to wait for the launch of...

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Lot n° 11

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Nasa. The famous American space veteran monkey "HAM" has just returned from space and is being presented with a well-deserved apple aboard the ship USS DONNAR. HAM has just completed a trip of nearly 700 kilometers aboard a MERCURY capsule launched by...

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Lot n° 12

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Nasa. Astronaut Scott Carpenter, an American veteran of the space program, is about to make his historic flight with his pack that allows him to provide his spacesuit with air conditioning. May 1962.period silver print. Press stamp on the back and press...

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Lot n° 13

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NASA. US Air Force. Centaur rocket firing on April 20, 1962. Vintage silver print. Caption on the back. 25,5 x 20,6cm with margins.

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Lot n° 14

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Nasa. Zenital panoramic view of the lunar surface taken by the LUNAR ORBITER probe. The LUNAR ORBITER program was designed to map the Moon in preparation for the Apollo missions. It allowed NASA to map the entire lunar surface. Circa 1964. period silver...

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Lot n° 15

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Nasa. LARGE FORMAT. Gemini IV mission. 1st historical extra-vehicular activity of an American in space, the American ED. White floats above the Earth, attached to his Gemini capsule by an umbilical cord that supplies him with oxygen from his suit. A manual...

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Lot n° 16

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Nasa. BIG FORMAT. NASA astronaut Ed White made history on June 3, 1965, when he stepped out of the hatch of his Gemini 4 capsule into the vacuum of space. The first American "spacewalk" - or extravehicular activity (EVA) - lasted 23 minutes. White was...

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Lot n° 17

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Nasa. Historic Gemini IV mission. Astronaut ED WHITE with his umbilical cord floating around the Gemini IV capsule during his historic flight on June 3, 1965. Numbering in the margin on the front. Legend on the back label. 40,6 x 40,6cm with margins.

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Lot n° 18

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Nasa. Nice view of the Gemini 7 spacecraft on December 15, 1965 during the historic rendezvous with the Gemini 6 spacecraft in Earth orbit. Vintage silver print. Caption on the back. 20,3 x 25,5cm with margins.

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Lot n° 19

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NASA. Nice view of the lunar ground approaching the impact from the RANGER 9 probe on March 21st 1965. References on the back. 25,4 x 20,5cm with margins.

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Lot n° 20

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NASA. Launch of the first DELTA rocket with two stages to put in orbit the space exploration satellite GEOS-A. November 6, 1965. Typed caption on the back. 25,4 x 20,5cm with margins.

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Lot n° 21

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Nasa. Lunar Orbiter Mission. The Lunar Orbiter Mission was designed to make a detailed map of the lunar surface in preparation for the moon landing, the goal of the Apollo mission. It was the first source for a complete atlas of the Moon from orbit. Her...

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Lot n° 22

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Nasa. Ranger IX mission. We can see here the eastern part of the Alphonsus crater floor. 24 March 1965. Nasa logo and caption on the back. 25,5 x 20,5cm with mages.

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Lot n° 23

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NASA. Spectacular view of the Gemini 7 capsule seen from the Gemini 6A capsule at an altitude of approximately 300km above the Earth's surface. December 1965, chromogenic print on paper : "THIS PAPER MANUFACTURED BY KODAK". Typed caption on back label...

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Lot n° 24

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NASA. Superb historical close-up view of astronaut Ed White's performing the first spacewalk by an American. Astronaut Ed White floats in the microgravity of space outside the Gemini IV spacecraft. Behind him is the bright blue Earth with its white cloud...

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Lot n° 25

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Nasa. Recovery at sea of astronauts David Scott and Neil Armstrong, Gemini 8 mission. March 1966. vintage silver print. Press text on the back with stamp and handwritten annotations, date stamp : " MAR 20 1966". 22 x 19,4cm with margins.

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Lot n° 26

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Nasa. Bean launch of the ATLAS-AGENA rocket whose module will be joined by astronauts Charles CONRAD and Richard GORDON on board the Gemini spacecraft. September 12th 1966. Slightly later chromogenic print on "THIS PAPER MANUFACTURED BY KODAK" paper....

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Lot n° 27

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NASA. View of the lunar surface by the Lunar Orbiter probe on October 6, 1966. Here a part of the dark side of the Moon including the Lansberg crater. Vintage silver print. 20,6 x 16,5cm with margins.

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Lot n° 28

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Nasa. Impressive liftoff of an Apollo/Saturn rocket (Mission 201) from the Kennedy Space Center on February 26, 1966. The purpose of this mission was to test the orbiting of an Apollo command module, a service module and a lunar module. The command module's...

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Lot n° 29

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Nasa. Lunar Orbiter. Oblique photograph taken by the Lunar Orbiter II spacecraft covering an area as large as Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island. A spectacular area of lunar domes can be seen. November 25, 1966. vintage silver print. Caption...

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Lot n° 30

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NASA. Close-up view of the Copernicus crater from the LUNAR ORBITER spacecraft. The mountains at the bottom of the crater rise to a height of 3000 meters. On the left, Mount Gay-Lussac rises to more than 3000 meters in the Carpatian Mountains. 1966. Vintage...

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Lot n° 31

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NASA. First historic image showing the planet Earth in its almost entirety from Space. This satellite photograph was taken from a distance of 23,000 miles over the Pacific Ocean. Vintage silver print. Numbering on the front in the margin. Caption on press...

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Lot n° 32

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Nasa. View of the Gilbraltar Strait from Space. Vintage chromogenic print on "A KODAK PAPER" paper. Numbering in the margin with "NASA". 20,3 x 25,3cm with margins.

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Lot n° 33

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NASA LARGE FORMAT. Exceptional and rare photographic print of the most important photograph of the History of the Human Space Conquest which represents the astronaut Buzz Aldrin standing on the lunar ground. The famous Apollo 11 Mission achieved on July...

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Lot n° 34

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Nasa. Rare view of the "BIG" (Biological Isolation Garment) suit that the astronauts will have to wear during their return on Earth. 1967. NASA logo and caption on the back. 25,5 x 20,4cm with margins.

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Lot n° 35

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NASA. A view of the APOLLO 4 capsule floating in the Pacific Ocean alongside the inflated parachute, which is nearly 24 meters in diameter. The APOLLO 4 capsule returns to Earth unmanned for a test mission to test the capsule's heat shield for re-entry...

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Lot n° 36

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NASA. View of the lunar soil by the space probe LUNAR ORBITER IV (Frame #187) taken during its 33rd lunar orbit during its photographic mission around the Moon on June 2, 1967. Thanks to a complex mechanism of shooting, developing and scanning in lunar...

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Lot n° 37

NASA

NASA LARGE FORMAT. Exceptional and rare photographic print of the most important photograph of the History of the Human Space Conquest which represents the astronaut Buzz Aldrin standing on the lunar ground. The famous Apollo 11 Mission achieved on July...

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Lot n° 38

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NASA. Nice view of the far side of the Moon by the APOLLO 8 crew. This oblique view of the Moon's surface reveals a very contrasted relief where numerous craters are concentrated, resulting from the intensive bombardment of the Moon's hidden face by meteorites...

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Lot n° 39

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Nasa. Historic recovery of the Apollo 8 crew from the Pacific Ocean on December 27, 1968. Apollo 8 was the first crewed spacecraft to leave low Earth orbit and the first to reach the Moon, orbit it and return. The three astronauts who made up the crew...

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Lot n° 40

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NASA. Apollo 7 mission. The opening of the Saturn IVB rocket's target stage in Earth orbit will allow the Apollo crew to simulate a docking maneuver in Earth orbit. Once in Earth orbit, the Apollo crew turns the mission command module around and docks...

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Lot n° 41

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NASA. Historical photograph. Apollo 8 mission. First photograph of the Earth taken by a human from space. 1968. silver print of the period. Legend on the back. 20,2 x 25,5CM with NASA.

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Lot n° 42

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Nasa. LARGE FORMAT. Apollo 11 mission, July 20, 1969. Man has just walked for the first time on an extraterrestrial soil. The first man to have walked on lunar soil, astronaut Neil Armstrong immortalized the event by photographing the footprint of his...

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Lot n° 43

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Nasa. LARGE FORMAT. Apollo 12 mission. Astronaut Alan BEAN photographed by Charles "Pete" Conrad Jr. who is reflected in the visor of Bean's helmet, during the moonwalk of Apollo 12 in December 1969.later chromogenic print. Numbering on the front. Legend...

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Lot n° 44

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Nasa. LARGE FORMAT. Apollo 11 mission. The famous photograph of the astronaut Buzz Aldrin standing in front of the lunar module "EAGLE". July 20 1969. chromogenic print of the period. Numbering on the front. Caption on the back. 40,6 x 40,6cm with ma...

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Lot n° 45

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NASA. LARGE FORMAT. Apollo 10 mission. A beautiful view of the Earth rising above the lunar horizon photographed from the Apollo 10 lunar module. At this moment, the lunar module is on the far side of the Moon, where we can see the rugged terrain. May...

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Lot n° 46

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NASA. LARGE FORMAT. Apollo 11 mission. Rare. The most famous photograph of the Apollo 11 Mission showing the astronaut Buzz Aldrin standing on the lunar ground. July 1969. chromogenic print of the period. Numbering on the front. Legend on the back label....

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Lot n° 47

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Nasa. LARGE FORMAT. Apollo 11 mission. Historic photograph representing the first human footprint on extraterrestrial soil. Marked forever for the History of Humanity on July 20, 1969 by astronaut Buzz Aldrin on the lunar soil. This print symbolizes beyond...

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Lot n° 48

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Nasa. LARGE FORMAT. Apollo 11 mission. Rare. Historical photograph. In front of the American flag, the silhouette of the man working on the driote of the image next to the scientific tools storage cabinet of the lunar module "Eagle" is the only image...

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Lot n° 49

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Nasa. LARGE FORMAT. Apollo 11 mission. Probably the most famous of all the salutes to the human flag: that of Buzz Aldrin to the American flag that has just been raised on the Moon. Among all the symbols that this salute carries, one of the strongest...

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Lot n° 50

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Nasa. LARGE FORMAT. Apollo 11 mission. Rare. Historic photograph. For only half an hour, Neil Armstrong became the first human to walk on the moon. He was quickly followed by his teammate Buzz Aldrin and the two men immediately began deploying the various...

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NASA PICTURES

NASA

NASA. Astronomy. Rare photograph of the planet JUPITER in blue light from the MONT WILSON observatory showing the large "RED SPOT". The moon of JUPITER, GANYMEDE and its shadow are visible on the bottom of the picture. Circa 1930.period silver print....

NASA

One of the few historical photographs of the lunar surface taken by the Mount Wikson Observatory. The Caucasus Lunar Mountains including the Alpine Valley can be seen here. Circa 1930.period silver print. Legend on label on the back. 25,2 x 20,3CM with...

NASA

Nasa. A superb view of the planet Jupiter taken from the famous American observatory of Mount Wilson, which wrote the first great pages of the history of world astrophysics. Indeed, historically, a great number of astronomical discoveries of the first...

NASA

Nasa. Firing of a "DAN" rocket. The "DAN" rocket, with its extremely narrow fuselage, was developed from the combined know-how of the various US army corps. It was particularly fast at take-off and reached the sound barrier very quickly. Circa 1950. Posterior...

NASA

Nasa. Rare. Superb takeoff of the SM-65 missile. The SM-65 Atlas or Atlas I is a missile built by Convair, a division of General Dynamics. It was the first of a series of nuclear-powered ICBMs and served as the basis for American military and civilian...

NASA

NASA. Rare. Photograph of the night takeoff of the US Air Force missile : ATLAS ICBM. In order to reach the USAF's objectives, Convair used the balloon tank technique: the tanks, which had no spars, had to be maintained under pressure at the risk of collapsing...

NASA

NASA. Perfect liftoff for the "Jupiter C Explorer" rocket on July 26, 1958 from the Cape Canaveral military missile launch pad. Jupiter-C, whose full name is Jupiter Composite Reentry Test Vehicle, is an American research and development rocket of the...

NASA

Nasa. First launch of a TITAN I rocket on February 6, 1959. It was the first multi-stage ballistic launcher used first for military purposes and then adapted for civilian use in the service of the conquest of space, in particular to put into orbit the...

NASA

NASA. SM-68 Titan missile. The SM-68 Titan I is an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM). It was the first true multi-stage ballistic missile, and gave rise to civilian launchers (Titan rocket). In the mid-1950s, the United States developed its first...

NASA

NASA. Takeoff from Cape Canaveral on August 18, 1960 of the US Air Force THOR ABLE STAR missile. On board, the "COURIER 1-A" satellite. In two and a half minutes, the THOR ABLE STAR missile will explode. It will be necessary to wait for the launch of...

NASA

Nasa. The famous American space veteran monkey "HAM" has just returned from space and is being presented with a well-deserved apple aboard the ship USS DONNAR. HAM has just completed a trip of nearly 700 kilometers aboard a MERCURY capsule launched by...

NASA

Nasa. Astronaut Scott Carpenter, an American veteran of the space program, is about to make his historic flight with his pack that allows him to provide his spacesuit with air conditioning. May 1962.period silver print. Press stamp on the back and press...

NASA

NASA. US Air Force. Centaur rocket firing on April 20, 1962. Vintage silver print. Caption on the back. 25,5 x 20,6cm with margins.

NASA

Nasa. Zenital panoramic view of the lunar surface taken by the LUNAR ORBITER probe. The LUNAR ORBITER program was designed to map the Moon in preparation for the Apollo missions. It allowed NASA to map the entire lunar surface. Circa 1964. period silver...

NASA

Nasa. LARGE FORMAT. Gemini IV mission. 1st historical extra-vehicular activity of an American in space, the American ED. White floats above the Earth, attached to his Gemini capsule by an umbilical cord that supplies him with oxygen from his suit. A manual...

NASA

Nasa. BIG FORMAT. NASA astronaut Ed White made history on June 3, 1965, when he stepped out of the hatch of his Gemini 4 capsule into the vacuum of space. The first American "spacewalk" - or extravehicular activity (EVA) - lasted 23 minutes. White was...

NASA

Nasa. Historic Gemini IV mission. Astronaut ED WHITE with his umbilical cord floating around the Gemini IV capsule during his historic flight on June 3, 1965. Numbering in the margin on the front. Legend on the back label. 40,6 x 40,6cm with margins.

NASA

Nasa. Nice view of the Gemini 7 spacecraft on December 15, 1965 during the historic rendezvous with the Gemini 6 spacecraft in Earth orbit. Vintage silver print. Caption on the back. 20,3 x 25,5cm with margins.

NASA

NASA. Nice view of the lunar ground approaching the impact from the RANGER 9 probe on March 21st 1965. References on the back. 25,4 x 20,5cm with margins.

NASA

NASA. Launch of the first DELTA rocket with two stages to put in orbit the space exploration satellite GEOS-A. November 6, 1965. Typed caption on the back. 25,4 x 20,5cm with margins.

NASA

Nasa. Lunar Orbiter Mission. The Lunar Orbiter Mission was designed to make a detailed map of the lunar surface in preparation for the moon landing, the goal of the Apollo mission. It was the first source for a complete atlas of the Moon from orbit. Her...

NASA

Nasa. Ranger IX mission. We can see here the eastern part of the Alphonsus crater floor. 24 March 1965. Nasa logo and caption on the back. 25,5 x 20,5cm with mages.

NASA

NASA. Spectacular view of the Gemini 7 capsule seen from the Gemini 6A capsule at an altitude of approximately 300km above the Earth's surface. December 1965, chromogenic print on paper : "THIS PAPER MANUFACTURED BY KODAK". Typed caption on back label...

NASA

NASA. Superb historical close-up view of astronaut Ed White's performing the first spacewalk by an American. Astronaut Ed White floats in the microgravity of space outside the Gemini IV spacecraft. Behind him is the bright blue Earth with its white cloud...

NASA

Nasa. Recovery at sea of astronauts David Scott and Neil Armstrong, Gemini 8 mission. March 1966. vintage silver print. Press text on the back with stamp and handwritten annotations, date stamp : " MAR 20 1966". 22 x 19,4cm with margins.

NASA

Nasa. Bean launch of the ATLAS-AGENA rocket whose module will be joined by astronauts Charles CONRAD and Richard GORDON on board the Gemini spacecraft. September 12th 1966. Slightly later chromogenic print on "THIS PAPER MANUFACTURED BY KODAK" paper....

NASA

NASA. View of the lunar surface by the Lunar Orbiter probe on October 6, 1966. Here a part of the dark side of the Moon including the Lansberg crater. Vintage silver print. 20,6 x 16,5cm with margins.

NASA

Nasa. Impressive liftoff of an Apollo/Saturn rocket (Mission 201) from the Kennedy Space Center on February 26, 1966. The purpose of this mission was to test the orbiting of an Apollo command module, a service module and a lunar module. The command module's...

NASA

Nasa. Lunar Orbiter. Oblique photograph taken by the Lunar Orbiter II spacecraft covering an area as large as Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island. A spectacular area of lunar domes can be seen. November 25, 1966. vintage silver print. Caption...

NASA

NASA. Close-up view of the Copernicus crater from the LUNAR ORBITER spacecraft. The mountains at the bottom of the crater rise to a height of 3000 meters. On the left, Mount Gay-Lussac rises to more than 3000 meters in the Carpatian Mountains. 1966. Vintage...

NASA

NASA. First historic image showing the planet Earth in its almost entirety from Space. This satellite photograph was taken from a distance of 23,000 miles over the Pacific Ocean. Vintage silver print. Numbering on the front in the margin. Caption on press...

NASA

Nasa. View of the Gilbraltar Strait from Space. Vintage chromogenic print on "A KODAK PAPER" paper. Numbering in the margin with "NASA". 20,3 x 25,3cm with margins.

NASA

NASA LARGE FORMAT. Exceptional and rare photographic print of the most important photograph of the History of the Human Space Conquest which represents the astronaut Buzz Aldrin standing on the lunar ground. The famous Apollo 11 Mission achieved on July...

NASA

Nasa. Rare view of the "BIG" (Biological Isolation Garment) suit that the astronauts will have to wear during their return on Earth. 1967. NASA logo and caption on the back. 25,5 x 20,4cm with margins.

NASA

NASA. A view of the APOLLO 4 capsule floating in the Pacific Ocean alongside the inflated parachute, which is nearly 24 meters in diameter. The APOLLO 4 capsule returns to Earth unmanned for a test mission to test the capsule's heat shield for re-entry...

NASA

NASA. View of the lunar soil by the space probe LUNAR ORBITER IV (Frame #187) taken during its 33rd lunar orbit during its photographic mission around the Moon on June 2, 1967. Thanks to a complex mechanism of shooting, developing and scanning in lunar...

NASA

NASA LARGE FORMAT. Exceptional and rare photographic print of the most important photograph of the History of the Human Space Conquest which represents the astronaut Buzz Aldrin standing on the lunar ground. The famous Apollo 11 Mission achieved on July...

NASA

NASA. Nice view of the far side of the Moon by the APOLLO 8 crew. This oblique view of the Moon's surface reveals a very contrasted relief where numerous craters are concentrated, resulting from the intensive bombardment of the Moon's hidden face by meteorites...

NASA