Vermot de Pas: NASA: The History of the Conquest of Space

LARGE FORMAT. Magnificent and rare view of astronaut Robert L. Stewart maneuvering the first autonomous space vehicle MMU (Manned Maneuvering Unit),

LARGE FORMAT. Historic photograph. Extraordinary view of astronaut Bruce McCandless, II during an extravehicular activity (EVA),

LARGE FORMAT. A superb photograph of space shuttle ENDEAVOUR (Mission STS-134) shot from a NASA training aircraft.

LARGE FORMAT. Apollo 11 Mission. Rare photograph of the lunar surface taken by members of the Apollo 11 Mission.

LARGE FORMAT. Apollo 11 mission. Historic photograph of the first human footprint on extraterrestrial soil. Marked forever in the history of mankind on July 20, 1969 by astronaut Buzz Aldrin on lunar soil.

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

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

LARGE FORMAT. Superb view of "Stephan's Quintet". Visible in the constellation Pegasus. Discovered by astronomer Edouard Stephan in 1877.

LARGE FORMAT. This portrait of Saturn and its rings was produced from images obtained by NASA's Cassini spacecraft on October 10, 2013.

LARGE FORMAT. This Webb photograph reveals the intricate details of the Cassiopeia

APOLLO 8 Mission. An impressive oblique perspective of the lunar surface as first seen by the human eye from Earth orbit.

Beautiful night landing of the space shuttle CHALLENGER (Mission STS-8) on September 5, 1983.

Astronaut Dale A. Gardner, who has just completed most of his second extravehicular activity (EVA) period in three days aboard the Earth-orbiting Discovery, shows a sign for sale.

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

This photograph shows a NASA view of the Sun. The Sun is shown with a series of bright plasma loops, the result of intense magnetic activity on its surface.

TITAN, MOON OF THE PLANET SATURN. This rare and fascinating photograph shows Titan, Saturn's largest satellite, with a specular reflection visible on its surface.

This superb photograph shows the planet JUPITER, the largest planet in the solar system, with its satellite EUROPA visible in the foreground.

MARS PLANET. Photograph taken by NASA's Opportunity rover on the surface of Mars.

Zenith view of the International Space Station (ISS) above the Earth's atmosphere from space shuttle Atlantis (Mission STS-98). February 2001.

The 1st American space telescope concept as seen by an artist. This is a prefiguration of the HUBBLE space telescope, destined for launch in the mid-80s and finally launched in 1990. 1980.

Rare view of the rear of the Space Shuttle and its entire engine system. Note the perfect triangle formed by the two wings and the end of the control surface.