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Lot n° 1

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Nasa. Robert Goddard stands next to his liquid fuel rocket on March 16, 1926. It took 17 years of patient work for Robert Goddard to develop a rocket that mixes liquid fuel and oxygen. Robert Goddard's work was the subject of no less than 200 patents....

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Lot n° 2

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NASA. Astronomy. Rare photograph of the planet JUPITER in red light from the MONT WILSON observatory. In the lower left corner we can see the moon GANYMEDE of Jupiter and its shadow projected on the surface of the gas planet. Circa 1930.period silver...

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Lot n° 3

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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 the...

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Lot n° 4

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Nasa. RARE. Historical 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 the...

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Lot n° 5

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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° 6

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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° 7

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ASTRONOMY. NASA. Rare photomontage of the observation of a solar eclipse from the historic Prospect Hill Tower in Somerville, Massachusetts on April 7, 1940. Vintage silver print. Typed caption on back slip. Press stamp and date/ 18 x 22.8CM with mar...

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Lot n° 8

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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° 9

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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° 10

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NASA. Rare. Photograph of the night takeoff of the missile of the US Air Force: ATLAS ICBM. In order to reach the USAF's objectives, Convair used the balloon tank technique: the tanks did not have spars and had to be maintained under pressure at the risk...

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Lot n° 11

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Nasa. The NAVY experimental rocket "AEROBEE HI" soars through the sky at White Sand AFB to reach the record altitude for a rocket of 163 miles. 1956.period silver print. Press stamp and caption on the back. Date stamp "JUL 6 1956. 22 x 20,6cm with ma...

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Lot n° 12

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Nasa. US Air Force. Test of a missile rocket on April 23, 1958 on the military test area of Cape Canaveral, Florida. Declassified document of the US Army. Vintage silver print. US Air Force legend on the back. 25,3 x 20,4cm with margins.

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Lot n° 13

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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, of its complete name Jupiter Composite Reentry Test Vehicle, is an American research and development rocket of...

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Lot n° 14

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NASA. The monkey "BAKER" training for space flight with other monkeys in a simulation compartment similar to those of the JUPITER missiles. May 1959. Vintage silver print "WIRE PHOTOGRAPHY". Text caption in the margin on the front. Stamp "ASSOCIATED PRESS"...

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Lot n° 15

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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 birth to civilian launchers (Titan rocket). In the mid-1950s, the United States developed its first...

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Lot n° 16

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Nasa. Cape Canaveral. Arrival of the chimpanzee "HAM" at Cape Canaveral in February 1961 after a flight in Space on board a MERCURY REDSTONE rocket. The MERCURY REDSTONE rocket is the one thanks to which later the Americans will send their first man in...

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Lot n° 17

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Nasa. Rare. Historical photograph. Nice view of the veteran of the American space conquest Virgil I. Grissom nicknamed "Gus" Grissom who was the second American to conquer Space. After his flight in the "Liberty Bell 7" rocket, he walks here in his astronaut...

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Lot n° 18

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Nasa. Thor rocket. Launch of a three-stage THOR rocket carrying a scientific measurement satellite. The THOR rocket marked the beginning of the American space conquest with its immediately recognizable silhouette. 1961. 1961 silver print. Caption on the...

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Lot n° 19

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NASA. Astronaut JOHN GLENN in his capsule wearing his space suit. John Glenn was one of three astronauts selected to be the first American to make a human space flight. 1961. 1961 WIREPHOTOGRAPHY silver print. Stamp on the back "ASSOCIATED PRESS WIREPHOTO"...

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Lot n° 20

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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° 21

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US AIR FORCE. Launch of a Polaris rocket on May 3, 1962. The Polaris rocket used solid fuel to be carried in submarines and to be fired at sea without having to surface. The solid fuel will be developed thereafter to feed a good number of launchers used...

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Lot n° 22

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NASA. The famous photograph of the "Early Sevens". This photograph shows the first group of astronauts presented by NASA in July 1962. They had been selected in 1959 for the MERCURY program. At the top, from left to right, Alan B. Shepard Jr, Virgil I....

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Lot n° 23

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

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Lot n° 24

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NASA. Liftoff of the DELTA 22 rocket carrying the TIROS H satellite from PAS 17N. 1963. Typed caption on the back. 25,4 x 20,5CM with margins.

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Lot n° 25

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NASA. Astronaut Gordon Cooper is ready for his mission in the "FAITH 7" capsule of the MERCURY-ATLAS 9 rocket. May 1963. silver print from "WIREPRESS" press. Stamp on the back "RETURN TO CHRONICLE FILES". 20.5 X 25.3CM.

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Lot n° 26

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NASA. One of the first photographs of the lunar soil taken by the space probe RANGER VII. The RANGERS VII probe was a giant missile sent to the moon and destined to crash on the moon's surface. A few minutes before the impact, the RANGERS VII probe took...

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Lot n° 27

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Nasa. Zenital panoramic of the lunar surface made by the LUNAR ORBITER probe. Intended to map the Moon for the Apollo missions, the LUNAR ORBITER program allowed Nasa to map the entire lunar surface. Circa 1964.period silver print. 20,6 x 25,4CM with...

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Lot n° 28

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NASA. RANGERS 7 mission. View of the lunar surface 15 minutes and 6 seconds before the impact of the Ranger rocket. The craters Arzachel in the lower right and Alphonsus in the center right, Guericke in the upper left can be seen. NASA presented this...

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Lot n° 29

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Nasa. Astronaut Gordon Cooper puts on his helmet in preparation for the departure of the Gemini 5 flight. 1965. 1965 silver print. Press stamp on the back. Caption on the back. 23,1 x 17,7cm with margins.

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Lot n° 30

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NASA. Gemini 6 Mission: Astronaut Walter M. Shirra Jr., commander of Gemini VI, checks that the water supply device he will use during his mission is working properly. This device works literally like a water gun. October 1965, silver print (circa 70-80s)...

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Lot n° 31

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Nasa. Nice view of the lunar soil from the LUNAR ORBITER space probe. The LUNAR ORBITER program delivered throughout the 60's the first views of the lunar soil and allowed to map the entire Moon. Circa 1965.period silver print. 20,7 x 25,5cm with mar...

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Lot n° 32

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NASA. Historic return of astronaut Edward White aboard the US Navy helicopter, which after a successful splashdown also retrieves astronaut James McDivitt. The two astronauts have just performed the first extra-vehicular activity (EVA) in American space...

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Lot n° 33

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

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Lot n° 34

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Nasa. Photograph transmitted live to Earth of the first historic spacewalk by an American: Ed. WHITE. June 1965. vintage silver print. Type "WIRE PHOTOGRAPHY". Press stamp on the back. Caption in the margin on the front. 25,1 x 20,7cm with margins.

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Lot n° 35

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Nasa. Ranger IX mission. A nice view of the lunar surface from an altitude of approximately 100 km and 2 minutes 50 seconds before impact. The ground surface of the image represents a dimension of 40 km by 30km. The Alpetragius crater can be seen at the...

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Lot n° 36

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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° 37

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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° 38

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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° 39

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NASA. A rare and one of the first human close-up view of the lunar surface taken by the SURVEYOR I probe on June 1st 1966. Caption on the back. 25,3 x 20,5CM with margins.

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Lot n° 40

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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. We admire a spectacular area of lunar domes. November 25, 1966.period silver print. Caption on slip,...

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Lot n° 41

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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° 42

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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° 43

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NASA. GEMINI 12 mission. Edwin A. Aldrin in spacewalk around the Gemini 12 capsule. 1966. Vintage silver print "WIREPHOTOGRAPHY". Legend on the front. 18,1 X 26,1CM.

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Lot n° 44

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Nasa. Rare liftoff of a Delta rocket putting a weather observation satellite into orbit from Lompoc Space Base in California / Vanderberg on January 26, 1967. Vintage silver print. Nasa logo on the back with typed caption. 26 x 20,5cm with margins.

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Lot n° 45

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Nasa. LARGE FORMAT. Apollo 4. Rare photograph of a crescent of Earth from space. This photograph was taken automatically during the first Apollo Mission using a Satrune V rocket. This mission lasted nearly 90 minutes and the space altitude reached was...

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Lot n° 46

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NASA. Launch of Apollo 4 on November 9, 1967.chromogenic print on paper: "KODAK Professional". Name on label on the front. NASA stamp on back with references. 25,3 X 20,3CM.

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Lot n° 47

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

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Lot n° 48

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Nasa. Historic recovery in the Pacific Ocean of the crew of the Apollo 8 mission on December 27, 1968. Apollo 8 was the first crewed spacecraft to leave low Earth orbit and the first to reach the Moon, put itself in orbit and return. The three astronauts...

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Lot n° 49

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NASA. Beautiful view of the hidden side of the Moon by the crew of the APOLLO 8 miission. This oblique view of the lunar ground reveals a very contrasted relief where are concentrated numerous craters resulting from the intensive bombardment of the hidden...

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Lot n° 50

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NASA. Historic takeoff of the SATURNE V rocket which carries on board the crew of the APOLLO 8 mission which will be composed of the first men to move away from the terrestrial orbit to reach the lunar orbit. It is also the first time that Man will discover...

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