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Lot n° 1

NASA. Astronomy. Rare photograph...

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

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Lot n° 2

Nasa. RARE. Historic photograph...

Nasa. RARE. Historic photograph of astrophotography. Observation from the Lick telescope. The Lick telescope is located on the Diablo Range in California. It is one of the very first terrestrial observatories where Man discovered the appearance of galaxies...

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Lot n° 3

One of the few historical photographs...

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

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Lot n° 4

Nasa. RARE. Photograph from the...

Nasa. RARE. Photograph from the Mount Wilson Observatory. Here, the Trifid Nebula in the Sagittarius Constellation. Circa 1940.period silver contact print on chamoix paper. Handwritten reference in pencil on the back. 13.2 x 17.8CM with margins.

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Lot n° 5

Nasa. RARE. Nice size. Photograph...

Nasa. RARE. Nice size. Photograph taken by George Willis Ritchey at the Mount Wilson Observatory. Historical photograph of astrophotography. Observation made by the Mount Wilson telescope (diameter 1.5m). Here, the large spiral nebula Messier 15 located...

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Lot n° 6

NASA. Photograph of the planet...

NASA. Photograph of the planet JUPITER by the PALOMAR observatory of the MONT WILSON (USA). One distinguishes on the 1st photograph the shadow of a satellit Moon of JUPITER on its surface (a) and on the second photograph both the silhouette of the Moon...

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Lot n° 7

Beautiful observation of solar...

Beautiful observation of solar tasks from a terrestrial observatory. Circa 1950.period silver print on "Agfa Brovira" paper. Handwritten date on the back "1950".12,1 x8,6CM with margins.

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Lot n° 8

NASA. Superb horizontal takeoff...

NASA. Superb horizontal takeoff of a US Navy "REGULUS II" missile from its launch pad at EDWARDS AFB in California on December 10, 1957. The missile of almost 20 meters length has a needle nose and is built like an aircraft. It has a range of more than...

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Lot n° 9

NASA. Before Alan Shepard became...

NASA. Before Alan Shepard became the first American to travel in space in 1961, the United States sent monkeys in small capsules to study the behavior of life in weightlessness. Here the small monkey Baker in its cylinder of voyage which it will carry...

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Lot n° 10

NASA. Takeoff from Cape Canaveral...

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

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Lot n° 11

NASA. Photograph from the Mount...

NASA. Photograph from the Mount Wilson Observatory. A beautiful and enigmatic view of the planet Saturn. Circa 1960.period silver print. Caption on paper label on the back. 20,4 x 25,3CM with margins.

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Lot n° 12

NASA. Nice in-flight view of the...

NASA. Nice in-flight view of the NASA F-104 experimental aircraft used by NASA between the years 1956 and 1994. The aircraft is equipped with an experimental device under the fuselage, and a rack under each wing. The F-104, tail number 826, was flown...

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Lot n° 13

Nasa. First launch on December...

Nasa. First launch on December 4, 1960 of a 4-stage "SCOUT" rocket from the Wallops Island site in Virginia. It is also the first solid fuel rocket used to put an American satellite in orbit. Typed caption on the back. 25,3 x 20,3cm with margins.

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Lot n° 14

Nasa. Astronaut Scott Carpenter...

Nasa. Astronaut Scott Carpenter before his departure for his historic MERCURY AURORA 7 mission. Carpenter reaches the 260 kilometer altitude orbit for a 4 hours and 56 minutes flight. May 24, 1962.period silver print. Handwritten annotation on the back...

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Lot n° 15

Nasa. Historic takeoff of the MERCURYATLAS...

Nasa. Historic takeoff of the MERCURYATLAS rocket carrying on board the first American in space: John GLENN. The FRIENDSHIP 7 capsule will make a 5 hours flight around the Earth before returning to Earth at about 1000 kilometers south east of Bermuda....

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Lot n° 16

Nasa. Friendship 7 mission. Historic...

Nasa. Friendship 7 mission. Historic mission. On February 20, 1962, veteran American astronaut John Glenn became the first American to go into space, inaugurating America's great leap forward. He is seen here at the top of the launch tower entering the...

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Lot n° 17

NASA. Last photograph of the RANGER...

NASA. Last photograph of the RANGER VII probe before its impact on the lunar ground on July 31, 1964. Vintage silver print. NASA logo and typed caption on the back. 26,1 x 20,6CM with margins.

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Lot n° 18

NASA. Rare. Superb view of the...

NASA. Rare. Superb view of the lunar ground photographed by the RANGERS 7 space probe a few minutes before its crash on the lunar ground. The RANGERS missions were developed between 1961 and 1965 in order to prepare the arrival of the Man on the Moon....

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Lot n° 19

Nasa. Rocket takeoff from Cape...

Nasa. Rocket takeoff from Cape Kennedy. Circa 1965. chromogenic print of the period. Annotations on the back. 25,3 x 20,5cm with margins.

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Lot n° 20

NASA. Liftoff on December 15, 1965...

NASA. Liftoff on December 15, 1965 of the Gemini CT-6 rocket with astronauts Walter SCHIRRA and STAFFORD on board. Chromogenic print of the period on "A KODAK PAPER" paper. Caption on the back. 20,4 x 25,4cm with margins.

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Lot n° 21

NASA. Gemini 4 mission. First historic...

NASA. Gemini 4 mission. First historic spacewalk by an American on June 3, 1965. The astronaut Edward H. White floats in the space vacuum connected to the spacecraft Gemini 4 by a 7 meters umbilical crodon. His exit lasted 21 minutes. It is one of the...

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Lot n° 22

NASA. LARGE FORMAT. Gemini IV mission...

NASA. LARGE FORMAT. Gemini IV mission on June 3, 1965. Historic photograph of astronaut Ed. H. White becoming the first American to "fly" in Space. He wears a special spacesuit with a gold-plated helmet to protect him from the sun. A 7.5 meter umbilical...

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Lot n° 23

Nasa. LARGE FORMAT. Historic Gemini...

Nasa. LARGE FORMAT. Historic Gemini IV mission. Astronaut ED WHITE floats in the vacuum of space in front of the deep blue globe during his spacewalk on June 3, 1965.Later chromogenic print. Numbering in the margin on the front. Legend on the back label....

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Lot n° 24

Nasa. Space rendezvous between...

Nasa. Space rendezvous between Gemini 6 and Gemini 7. Numbering and stamp on the back. December 1965. Vintage chromogenic print. Approx. 26X20,5CM with margins.

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Lot n° 25

Nasa. LUNAR ORBITER 2 mission....

Nasa. LUNAR ORBITER 2 mission. First close-up view of the lunar crater COPERNIC, one of the most important craters on the lunar face exposed to the Earth. The hills emerging from the flat ground are 300 meters high and have a slope of 30°. From the base...

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Lot n° 26

NASA. Space rendezvous with the...

NASA. Space rendezvous with the AGENA module on March 16, 1966. Original chromogenic print on "A KODAK PAPER" paper. Caption on the back. 20,4 x 25,4cm with margins.

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Lot n° 27

Nasa. LUNAR ORBITER II mission....

Nasa. LUNAR ORBITER II mission. Beautiful view of the lunar surface with the famous Copernicu crater at the edge of the lunar horizon. This view shows a fantastic oblique perspective which gives a real view of the lunar surface as never observed by man....

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Lot n° 28

NASA. LUNAR ORBITER Mission. One...

NASA. LUNAR ORBITER Mission. One of the most iconic photograph of the Human Space Conquest, the oblique perspective view from the lunar orbit of the lunar crater CORPERNICUS. 1966.period silver print. 25,4 x 20,5CM with margins.

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Lot n° 29

Nasa. LUNAR ORBITER 3 probe. View...

Nasa. LUNAR ORBITER 3 probe. View of the lunar soil. The LUNAR ORBITER program had for objective to make a detailed cartography of the Moon. February 1967. 23,2 x 15,6cm silver print with margins. Nasa. LUNAR Probe Orbiter 3. View the lunar soil. The...

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Lot n° 30

NASA. Apollo 8 mission. Here is...

NASA. Apollo 8 mission. Here is a view of the large lunar crater TSIOLKOVSKY photographed by the astronauts of the APOLLO 8 mission when they were the first humans to see the lunar soil at such close range. The TSIOLKOVSKY crater is approximately 150...

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Lot n° 31

NASA. The Apollo 8 rocket takes...

NASA. The Apollo 8 rocket takes off for the Moon. On board the crew of the first men about to reach the lunar orbit for the first time: Frank Borman, James Lovell and William Anders. 21 December 1968. NASA logo and typed caption on the back. 25,3 x 20,5CM...

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Lot n° 32

NASA. Beautiful view of the lunar...

NASA. Beautiful view of the lunar surface from the lunar orbit for the first time traveled by man during the APOLLO 8 mission. December 1968. NASA logo and caption on the back. 20,5 x 25,8CM with margins.

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Lot n° 33

NASA. RARE. Historic photograph....

NASA. RARE. Historic photograph. APOLLO 8 mission. 1st survey of the Earth observed by man from lunar orbit on December 24, 1968. Vintage chromogenic print on KODAK paper. Approx. 25,5 X 20,4CM with margins.

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Lot n° 34

Nasa. LARGE FORMAT. Historical...

Nasa. LARGE FORMAT. Historical photograph of the APOLLO 8 Mission which was the first to bring Man closer to the lunar orbit. This is the first photograph of the Earth taken by man from lunar orbit on December 24, 1968. The astronaut declared on this...

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Lot n° 35

NASA. APOLLO 8 mission. Historic...

NASA. APOLLO 8 mission. Historic liftoff of the SATURNE V rocket from Cape Kenndy, Florida on December 21, 1968. The APOLLO 8 mission, composed of astronauts Frank BORMAN, James LOVELL and William ANDERS, will be the first in history to take men out of...

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Lot n° 36

NASA. Apollo 10 mission. Superb...

NASA. Apollo 10 mission. Superb view of the Earth taken from space at a distance of 100,000 km, i.e. a third of the distance between the Earth and the Moon. We can clearly see the lower California and a part of Mexico. 1969 chromogenic print on paper...

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Lot n° 37

Nasa. Apollo 11 mission. Taken...

Nasa. Apollo 11 mission. Taken from inside the lunar module from a relatively high vantage point on the ground, this photograph perfectly captures the desolation of the lunar landscape in the Sea of Tranquility as discovered by the astronauts of the Apollo...

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Lot n° 38

Nasa. Historic liftoff of the Apollo...

Nasa. Historic liftoff of the Apollo 11 mission from Cape Canavera on July 16, 1969. Posterior chromogenic print on "THIS PAPER MANUFACTURED BY KODAK" paper. NASA legend in the margin. 20,3 x 25,4cm with margins.

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Lot n° 39

Nasa. Historic takeoff of the Saturn...

Nasa. Historic takeoff of the Saturn V rocket carrying on board the 3 astronauts of the Apollo XI Mission who are about to set foot on the Moon a few days later. July 1969.period silver print. 25,4 x 20,3cm with margins.

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Lot n° 40

NASA. Maginificent view of the...

NASA. Maginificent view of the globe. Apollo mission. July 1969.NASA. APOLLO 17 MISSION. HISTORICAL PHOTOGRAPH. This photograph nicknamed "BLUE MARBLE" is one of the most important of the history of the space conquest. It was taken by the crew of the...

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Lot n° 41

Nasa. Historic Apollo 11 mission....

Nasa. Historic Apollo 11 mission. During the famous "Moon Walk", astronauts Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong took a series of mythical pictures showing Buzz Aldrin in action on the lunar soil. Here, Buzz Aldrin adopts a strange posture while taking lunar...

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Lot n° 42

Nasa. View of the impressive control...

Nasa. View of the impressive control room of the Apollo 11 mission. 1969. NASA logo and caption on the back. 20,4 x 25,4cm with margins.

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Lot n° 43

NASA. On its launch pad at Cape...

NASA. On its launch pad at Cape Kennedy, the SATURNE 5 rocket rises majestically and prepares for its departure for the Moon. July 1969. chromogenic print on "THIS PAPER MANUFACTURED BY KODAK" paper. 25,5 x 20,2cm with margins.

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Lot n° 44

NASA. Apollo 11, July 20, 1969....

NASA. Apollo 11, July 20, 1969. The American flag, 1st human flag planted on extraterrestrial soil as seen from the 16mm automatic camera of the lunar module Eagle.chromogenic print on "Kodak Professional Paper". Numbering NASA AS11-37-5545 in the upper...

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Lot n° 45

NASA. Apollo 11 mission. Superb...

NASA. Apollo 11 mission. Superb view of the Earth from the command module of the Apollo 11 mission. July 1969.chromogenic print on "Kodak Professional Paper". Numbering NASA AS11-36-5340 in the upper margin. Caption and numbering NASA on the back. 26,8...

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Lot n° 46

Nasa. Historic Apollo 11 mission....

Nasa. Historic Apollo 11 mission. A rare view of a lunar crater located near the landing site of astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin. Vintage silver print. Stamp on the back and numbering and caption in CZECH language (EX USSR) on the sheet. 13,2...

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Lot n° 47

NASA. Apollo 11 Mission. Historic...

NASA. Apollo 11 Mission. Historic photograph showing astronaut Edwin E. Aldrin standing in front of the lunar module "EAGLE" on July 20, 1969 during the famous "Moon Walk" of July 20, 1969.vintage chromogenic print on paper "THIS PAPER MANUFACTURED BY...

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Lot n° 48

Nasa. Historical photograph of...

Nasa. Historical photograph of the boarding of the 3 astronauts of the Apollo 11 space mission on their way to the Moon. The whole world is watching and greeting them. Telephotograph of July 16, 1969.period silver print transmitted by "UPI TELE PHOTO"...

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Lot n° 49

NASA. Apollo 11 mission. Magnificent...

NASA. Apollo 11 mission. Magnificent view of the globe captured while accomplishing the most extraordinary feat of mankind: opening the road to the Moon and setting foot on it. The astronauts of the Apollo capsule in capturing this view are making a wink...

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Lot n° 50

NASA. Excellent view of the lunar...

NASA. Excellent view of the lunar module 'SPIDER' of the Apollo 9 mission in its lunar landing configuration. It is the second to last Apollo mission before the ultimate Apollo 11 which will lead the Man to walk on the Moon. March 1969.period silver print....

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