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

Spectacular view of the space shuttle ATLANTIS (Mission STS-71) docking for the 1st time with the Russian space station MIR.

Landing on July 22, 1995 of the space shuttle Discovery after its mission STS-70.

Superb and perfect night takeoff of the American Space Shuttle from the Kennedy Space Center.

Nice view of space shuttle Atlantis (Mission STS-74) on launch pad 39A. October 12, 1995. vintage chromogenic print on Kodak paper.

A perfect space shuttle takeoff.

Space shuttle Atlantis (Mission STS-74) breaks free from Earth's weightlessness and heads for the stars.

LARGE FORMAT. Rare view of the Eagle Nebula with full view of the pillars.

LARGE FORMAT. Pillars of Creation (Hubble). This iconic image of the "Pillars of Creation" was taken by the Hubble Space Telescope.

Night view of Earth's limbo from space shuttle DISCOVERY (Mission STS-70). 1995.

LARGE FORMAT. Rare view of the space shuttle ATLANTIS (Mission STS-071) from the MIR space station.

LARGE FORMAT. This spectacular image shows the Moon setting behind the Earth's limb, captured from space.

LARGE FORMAT. Superb view of the MIR space station floating above the globe as space shuttle Atlantis (Mission STS-071) approaches on June 29, 1995.

Nice view of the Russian Soviet Space Station during a RENDEZ-VOUS operation with the space shuttle DISCOVERY (Mission STS-63) on February 6, 1995.

Superb view of the globe from Earth orbit and the space shuttle DISCOVERY (Mission STS-70).

During its night landing, Space Shuttle Endeavour (Mission STS-72) deploys its parachute on the runway to slow its speed. January 1996.

LARGE FORMAT. A spectacular and grandiose view of the payload bay of the space shuttle COLUMBIA (Mission STS-80) flying over a luminous globe

LARGE FORMAT. Nice overall view of the MIR space station taken by the crew of the orbiter STS-79 Atlantis after undocking the station and during the Khazasthan flyby. September 1996.

LARGE FORMAT. Superb photographic picture of a sunset over the Earth's limbo taken from the space shuttle Columbia during mission STS-80. 1996.

Fantastic night landing of Space Shuttle ATLANTIS (Mission STS-101) at Kenned Space Center, Florida.

LARGE FORMAT. A superb view of the MIR space station from the space shuttle ATLANTIS (STS-86).

Space shuttle ATLANTIS (Mission STS-84) turns night into day for a few moments as it rises at 4 hours 7 minutes a.m. from launch pad 39A.

Spectacular landing of Space Shuttle Discovery (Mission STS 85) on August 19, 1997 at Kennedy Space Center, Florida.

Superb and rare view of the landing of the space shuttle ATLANTIS (Mission STS-86). Note the swirling air movements on either side of the orbiter's wingtips. October 1997.

A rare, imposing bird's-eye view of Space Shuttle Atlantis (Mission STS-84) from the bottom of the orbiter's launch fire and smoke clearing corridors.

Magnificent globe revealing the BAHAMAS islands in the Caribbean Sea in the night of Space. Inside the payload bay of space shuttle COLUMBIA (STS-83 missions) is the SPACE LAB module.