Vermot de Pas: NASA: The History of the Conquest of Space, 156574, Paris

View of Space from the Space Shuttle ATLANTIS (Mission STS-37), April 1991.

View of Space from the Space Shuttle ATLANTIS (Mission STS-37), April 1991.

Artist's view of a future international space station refueled by a space shuttle orbiting a planet whose moons the artist has depicted. 1991.

An impressive liftoff of the space shuttle ATLANTIS (Mission STS-37) above towering pillars of flame tearing apart the Florida sky. April 5, 1991.

Perfect early-morning liftoff of Space Shuttle Discovery (Mission STS-39) from Kennedy Space Base, Florida. April 20, 1991.

Superb launch of the space shuttle Columbia (Mission STS-40) carrying the "Spacelab Life" laboratory into Earth orbit on June 5, 1991.

Ultimate observation (3/3) of Typhoon Yuri from space shuttle ATLANTIS (Mission STS-44).

Exceptional photographic painting showing an oblique view of hurricane "FEFA" in the Pacific Ocean

Exceptional photographic painting showing an oblique view of hurricane "FEFA" in the Pacific Ocean

Magnificent view from Space Shuttle Columbia (Mission STS40) of the Canary Islands in the North Atlantic Ocean, west of Africa.

Superb photograph showing the deployment of the "DSP, DEFENSE SUPPORT PAYLOAD" satellite from inside the payload bay of the space shuttle ATLANTIS (Mission STS-44),

Superb view of the globe from a height of 700km from the space shuttle (Mission STS-52). Snow-capped volcanoes south of Tokyo Bay are visible in the center right of the image. October 1992.

Earth. Asia. Philippines. Pinatubo volcano. Photographic view from space shuttle Atlantis (Mission STS-46). August 1992.

Perfect liftoff of the space shuttle ATLANTIS (Mission STS-46) on July 31, 1992.

A superb sunset over Earth's limbo observed from Earth orbit by members of the Space Shuttle mission (Mission STS-52)

LARGE FORMAT. A superb and rare photographic tableau showing a particularly exceptional view of Earth's limbo captured by the crew of space shuttle ENDEAVOUR (Mission STS-047).

LARGE FORMAT. The colors of this sunrise/sunset photographic scene offer a glimpse of the relative density of the Earth's atmosphere.

LARGE FORMAT. This photograph shows the Earth's limb captured during mission STS-45 of the space shuttle ATLANTIS.

LARGE FORMAT. This image, taken during the space shuttle COLUMBIA mission (STS-50), shows the Earth's limb with a sunrise in the background.

LARGE FORMAT. Space Shuttle ENDEAVOUR (Mission STS-49). Astronaut Kathryn Thornton performs an Extra Vehicular Activity (EVA)

Nice view of space shuttle ENDEAVOUR (Mission STS-54) on its transport cart en route from launch pad 39B. December 3, 1993.

Beautiful liftoff of the space shuttle ATLANTIS (Mission STS-37) on April 5, 1992.

On the ground are the tracks of the giant mechanical space-age cart on launch pad 39B behind the space shuttle ATLANTIS (Mission STS-46).

Beautiful dynamic view of the interior of the payload bay of the space shuttle ATLANTIS (Mission STS-45).

View aboard Space Shuttle ENDEAVOUR (Mission STS-47). This is the 50th Space Shuttle mission in the program, and the second mission for Space Shuttle Endeavour.