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Rocketry and aviation collection of historical images, documenting early European and American rocket and aerospace pioneers and their inventions....

The first photograph taken from 100 miles up in space by an automatic camera installed on V2 launched from White Sands Proving Ground, New Mexico,...

The first rocket launch from Cape Canaveral, Bumper V224 July 1950A set of three vintage gelatin silver prints on fibre-based paper, 25.3 x 20.5 c...

Five early views depicting the failed launch of Vanguard TV-3, intended to send the first US satellite into Earth's orbit (December 6, 1957), subs...

John SentovicNASA's very first concept for a space station by Convair's Krafft Ehricke1958Vintage gelatin silver print on fibre-based paper, 25 x ...

The first photo to show the sun and the curvature of the Earth, taken from about 300 miles above the Earth during an Air Force Thor missile flight...

One of the first views of the Moon's far side, recorded by an automatic Yenisey-2 photo-television camera system mounted on the probeLuna 3, 4-22 ...

The dog Laika, the first living creature to orbit the Earth, photographed before the launch (left); accompanied by a second still photograph from ...

Miss BakerMercury Programme, 28 May 1959Vintage gelatin silver print on fibre-based paper, 25.3 x 20.5 cm (10 x 8 in), USIS stamp and a caption af...

Miss SamMercury Programme, 21 January 1960Vintage gelatin silver print on fibre-based paper, 20.5 x 25.5 cm (8 x 10 in), BLACK NUMBERED NASA L-62-...

President Eisenhower tours the missile test base in Cape Canaveral10 February 1960Two vintage gelatin silver prints on fibre-based paper, 25.3 x 2...

Early portrait of Wernher von Braun in his U.S. Army Ballistic Missile Agency office in Huntsville1958Vintage gelatin silver print on fibre-based ...

A comprehensive collection of thirty-six photographs documenting the series of experimental aircraft and rocket powered X-planes and their pilots....

Two views of Neil Armstrong as a test pilot, the former showing Armstrong in a cockpit of an X-15 rocket plane, and the latter showing Armstrong b...

Portrait of the Original Seven, selected in April 1959 to be America's first astronauts, with Mercury Atlas rocket, at Langley Research Center30 A...

Bill TaubPortrait of The Original Seven Mercury astronauts in flight suits, standing by a Convair 106-B aircraft at Langley Air Force Base20 Janu...

Portrait of the original Mercury Seven astronautsColour photograph 25.3 x 20.5 cm (8 x 10 in) modern reprint, SIGNED by Mercury-Atlas 8 pilot 'Wal...

Portrait of the first human to journey into outer space, Yuri GagarinVostok 1, 12 April 1961Vintage gelatin silver press print on fibre-based pape...

A view of the Mercury astronauts sharing breakfast with their doctor, Dr. William K. Douglas, on the morning of Alan Shepard's historic first Amer...

Alan Shepard, the first American in space, in his capsule just before lift-off, accompanied by a view of the lift off of Mercury-Redstone 3 rocket...

The lift off of the Mercury Redstone 3 rocket - the first American rocket with a human, Alan Shepard, onboard 5 May 1961Vintage chromogenic print ...

Dean Conger Five sequential views of the recovery of Alan Shepard, the first American in space5 May 1961Four vintage gelatin silver prints on fibr...

Four views from the second U.S. suborbital mission depicting the walk out, insertion of the pilot, Gus Grissom, into his 'Liberty Bell' capsule, t...

Gherman TitovView of Earth from space - first man-made images of Earth from spaceVostok 2, 6 August 1961Vintage gelatin silver press print on fibr...

Five portraits of John Glenn in his spacesuit before the launchMercury Atlas 6, 20 Feb 1962 Five vintage gelatin silver prints on fibre-based pape...

Two portraits of John Glenn, the first American to orbit the Earth; the second photo showing Glenn leaving Hangar S prior to the MA-6 launch, acco...

The lift off of the Mercury Atlas 6 carrying Friendship 7 spacecraft with John Glenn onboardMercury-Atlas 6, 20 February 1962Vintage chromogenic ...

A portrait of John Glenn, the first American to orbit the Earth, glancing out of porthole as he re-entered the atmosphere, taken by an automatic s...

Two views, the first one depicting John Glenn before the first US orbital flight, and the second one showing the launch of Mercury-Atlas 6 rocket ...

The first American orbital flight, views of the recoveryMercury-Atlas 6, 20 Feb 1962Four vintage gelatin silver prints on fibre-based paper, 25.3 ...

Michael RougierPresident Kennedy honours John Glenn after his historic first American orbital flight; accompanied by a further view of a meeting b...

John GlennA view of North Africa taken during the first orbit on the MA6 flight. This image is believed to be the first photograph taken from spac...

A pair of photographs, one showing Walter Schirra being briefed on the first Hasselblad to be used to photograph from space (20 February 1962) and...

Ralph MorsePortrait of America's first three astronauts posing in their Mercury silver space suits, from left to right: Virgil 'Gus' Grissom, John...

Two views of Scott Carpenter during the pre-launch activities, accompanied by a view of the MA-7 spacecraft Aurora 7 undergoing a weight and balan...

Recovery of the Mercury-Atlas 7 spacecraft with Scott Carpenter onboard by USS RobinsonMercury-Atlas 7, 24 May 1962Large format colour photograph,...

Four spacesuit portraits of Walter Schirra, including an official colour portrait of Schirra and three other photographs taken during training act...

A view of Scott Carpenter posing with his Aurora capsule and another one of Walter Schirra posing with his and Mercury-Atlas 8 rocketMercury-Atlas...

A very good collection of imagery related to the last mission of the Mercury programme, photographs showing, among others, views of Gordon Cooper ...

Two views of the Mercury-Atlas 9 rocket on the launch pad and during the lift off with Gordon Cooper onboardMercury-Atlas 9, 15 May 1963Two vintag...

Gordon CooperThree views of Earth from space taken by Gordon Cooper from inside his Faith 7 capsule, showing Atlas Mountains (63-MA9-186), high pl...

First American TV pictures from space: Gordon Cooper in weightlessness inside the spacecraft (a) and second one, showing cloud cover over Florida ...

A group of six prints, comprising four contact sheets depicting selected photography for three first manned Mercury missions, 62 photographs inclu...

John F. Kennedy delivers the famous 'We Choose to Go to the Moon' speech at the Rice University12 Sept 1962Vintage gelatin silver print on fibre-b...

President John F. Kennedy with a scale model of the Apollo command module at the Rich Building of the Manned Spacecraft Center, Houston, Texas12 S...

A portrait of the NASA Astronaut Group 2, also known as the New Nine, gathered around a large rocket model together with Walter Schirra and John G...

Portrait of NASA's Mercury Seven with the New Nine astronautsFebruary 1963Vintage gelatin silver print on fibre-based paper, 25.3 x 20.5 cm (10 x ...

An early official civilian suit portrait of Neil Armstrong in front of an American flag9 October 1964Vintage chromogenic print, 20.5 x 25.3 cm (10...

Lift off of the Saturn I rocket from the Merritt Island Launch Area during the first orbital flight of the Apollo Command Module28 May 1964Vintage...

The world's first spacewalk, Alexei Leonov weightless in outer spaceVoskhod 2, 19 Mar 1965Vintage gelatin silver press print on fibre-based paper,...

Alexander Mokletsov, Igor Snegirev and Yuri AbramochkinThirteen portraits of cosmonauts in their military uniforms as well as some informal views ...

Gemini-era space capsule seat prototype1960sVintage gelatin silver print on fibre-based paper, 22 x 28 cm (8½ x 11 in), with McDonnell Aircraft Co...

Two pre-launch views of the crew, Gus Grissom and John Young, and and the Titan rocket on the launch padGemini 3, March 1965Two vintage gelatin si...

The lift off of the Titan rocket carrying Gus Grissom and John Young on the first manned Gemini flight23 March 1965Vintage chromogenic print, 25....

Pre-flight portrait of Ed White depicting the astronaut suited up in preparation for the flight the following day and the first US spacewalkGemini...

Two pre-launch views of the crew, James McDivitt and Ed White, with further two views of the lift off and the mission control room during the firs...

James McDivittFirst frame from a photographic sequence documenting the first American spacewalk: Ed White floats in zero gravity over HawaiiGemini...

James McDivitt and TV camera mounted on the spacecraft Black and white version of the celebrated first photograph of White taken by McDivitt durin...

Edward WhiteGemini Titan 4 spacecraft as photographed by Ed White during his EVA. This was the first time a spacecraft in orbit was photographed f...