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Nice view of the Apollo 15 command module from the lunar module after separation in lunar orbit prior to the lunar landing. 1971.

Apollo 15. James Irvin and the Rover in front of Mount Hadley. July 1971.

APOLLO 15 mission. Iconic photograph of astronaut James B. Irwin salutes the American flag on lunar soil...

Apollo 14 mission. Nice view of an APOLLO capsule. Recovery area in the Pacific Ocean. U.S. Navy frogmen prepare to place the Apollo 14 space capsule aboard the recovery ship USS New Orleans.

Apollo 15 mission. Perfect photographic composition for this salute to the American flag during the Apollo 15 mission. July 1971.

Large format. Extraordinary Earth crescent observed from lunar orbit. Apollo 17 mission. December 1972.

Large format. Spectacular view of the moon taken during its approach by the crew of the Apollo 16 mission. April 1972.

LARGE FORMAT. The Commander of the Apollo 17 Mission poses in front of the American flag unfurled on the lunar surface and a magnificent relief of lunar hills and dunes.

LARGE FORMAT. APOLLO 16 mission. Beautiful view of an astronaut captured in close proximity to the lunar rover during a lunar excursion. 1972.

LARGE FORMAT. APOLLO 17 mission. Beautiful and extraordinary lunar self-portrait of an astronaut supperposed to his footprints on lunar soil. 1972.

LARGE FORMAT. APOLLO 17 mission. Beautiful view of an APOLLO 17 astronaut seemingly running on the lunar surface between superb lunar rocks in the foreground and distant lunar dunes on the horizon. 1972.

Historic liftoff of the last human crew to the moon, which began the Apollo 17 mission aboard the Saturn 5 rocket on December 7, 1972.

Apollo 17 mission. This fantastic view of the Earth was taken by the crew of the Apollo 17 mission during their voyage to the Moon. Nicknamed "BLUE MARBLE",

Apollo 17 mission. Astronaut Eugene Cernan aboard the lunar vehicle during the first spacewalk of the Apollo 17 mission.

LARGE FORMAT. Historic photograph of the last man to walk on the Moon, astronaut Eugene Cernan, in front of the American flag,

LARGE FORMAT. Apollo 16. Astronaut John W. Young, commander of the Apollo 16 mission, leaps into the air while saluting the American flag.

LARGE FORMAT. Beautiful view of the lunar surface from space.

LARGE FORMAT. Apollo 17 mission. Astronaut Harrisson H. Schmidtt, lunar module pilot, at the controls of the lunar rover at the Taurus-Littrow site. December 1972.

Stars and Stripes on the Moon. Astronaut Gene Cernan on the right has just erected the American Star-Spangled Banner, which appears live to the world once again erected on the Moon by the television camera of the Apollo 17 Mission. Until now, this has bee

Apollo 17 mission. Nice view of astronaut Eugene A. Cernan on the lunar rover during the first extra-vehicular mission to the Taurus-Littrow landing site.

Apollo 16 mission. Astronaut John W. Young, commander of the Apollo 16 lunar landing mission, stands on the rim of Plum Crater

Nice view of the first experimental space shuttle ENTREPRISE on its Boeing 747 carrier, enabling it to be released at high altitude for orbiter wing tests.

Beautiful view of the lift-off of the modified Saturn V rocket, carrying the SKYLAB laboratory into Earth orbit from launch pad 39A at Cape Kennedy, Florida, on May 14, 1973.

A superb photograph of American astronaut JACK LOUSMA during a spacewalk on the 59-day SKYLAB 3 mission around the Earth. 1973.

Rare photograph of a Space Shuttle concept drawing depicting the Space Shuttle continuing its journey through the vacuum of space.