Vintage photographs by and of pioneering astronauts, taken in space and on the Moon, during the earliest days of the Space Programme, when man and technology first achieved escape velocity and explored beyond the bounds of Earth’s gravity.
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Acklins Island and Crooked Island, the Bahamas, from Gemini IV, June 1965,
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Agena docked with Gemini XII over Mexico and Baja California, November 1966,
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Gulf Coast from Matagorda Bay, Texas, to Vermillion Bay, Louisiana, from Gemini XII, November 1966,
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Gulf Coast from San Antonio, Texas, to White Lake, Louisiana, from Gemini XII, November 1966,
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Lunar Orbiter II, oblique view of the Marius Hills and Oceanus Procellarum, December, 1966,
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Mariner 6, Mars, a mosaic of four images taken south of the Martian equator, July, 1969,
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Mariner 7, Mars, the “Giant’s Footprint” on the south polar cap, August, 1969,
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Partial solar eclipse as seen from the Gemini XII spacecraft, November 1966,
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Space Shuttle Atlantis STS-44, night launch from Pad 39A, November, 1991,
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Space Shuttle Atlantis STS-61B, EVA by Woody Spring and Jerry Ross, November, 1985,
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Space Shuttle Challenger STS-41G, EVA by Kathy Sullivan and Dave Leestma, October, 1984,
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Space Shuttle Discovery 51-C, lift off from Pad 39A, January, 1985,
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Space Shuttle Discovery STS-26R, lift off from Pad 39B, September, 1988,
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Spectacular view of the curvature of the earth from Gemini XI, September 1966,
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Texas and Louisiana looking East from Gemini XII, November 1966,
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The Agena Target Docking Vehicle 2 ft from Gemini VIII, March 1966,
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The Agena Target Docking Vehicle 44 ft from Gemini VIII, March 1966,
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The Agena Target Docking Vehicle 55 ft from Gemini VIII, March 1966,
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The Agena Target Docking Vehicle seen from Gemini VIII, March 1966,
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The Agena Target Docking Vehicle tether jettisoned 65 ft from Gemini XI, September 1966,
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The Agena Target Docking Vehicle tethered to Gemini XII, November 1966,
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The Agena Target Docking Vehicle untethered 80 ft from Gemini XI, September 1966,
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The East Coast of Florida and the Kennedy Space Center from Gemini VII, December 1965,
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The Gulf of California looking South from Gemini XII, November 1966,
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The Texas Gulf Coast centred on Houston from Gemini XII, November 1966,
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The western half of Australia from Gemini XI, September 1966,
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View of Mexico and Baja California towards the Pacific Ocean from Gemini XII, November 1966,
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Viking Lander 1, Mars, surface view with data strips at sides, January, 1978,
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Viking Lander 2, Mars, the surface sampler on the Martian surface, September, 1976,
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Voyager 1, Saturn, the planets rings and two of its satellites, November, 1980,
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Voyager 1, Saturn, the underside of the planet’s rings, November, 1980,