Vermot de Pas: NASA Photographs - History of Space Conquest, 171095, Paris

A beautiful view of the first human flag planted on extraterrestrial soil, taken shortly before astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin returned to the command module awaiting them in lunar orbit.

Extraordinary view of the Blue Planet by the members of the Apollo 11 Mission on their historic flight to the Moon.

Rare view inside the Apollo capsule of the Apollo 11 crew.

Astronaut Buzz Aldrin takes the last step on the ladder of the lunar module "EAGLE" and is about to become the second man to walk on the Moon.

On its launch pad at Cape Kennedy, the SATURNE 5 rocket rises majestically and prepares for its departure for the Moon.

Historical view of the recovery of the astronauts from the Apollo 11 capsule in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.

Buzz Aldrin standing in front of the American flag.

One of the most iconic photographs in the history of the American conquest of space.

Astronaut BUZZ ALDRIN with his hand on his visor salutes the American flag standing on the lunar surface on July 20, 1969.

Commemorative plaque affixed to the lunar module "EAGLE" marking the passage of the first men NEIL ARMSTRONG and BUZZ ALDRIN on lunar soil.

Astronaut BUZZ ALDRIN deploys the lunar seismograph on the lunar surface on July 20, 1969.
Vintage chromogenic print on MAT paper: "A KODAK PAPER".

Ralph MORSE's photograph of the liftoff of the SATURNE V rocket on July 16, 1969.
Vintage silver print.

Astronaut Buzz Aldrin standing on the lunar surface poses for astronaut Neil Armstrong in a historic shot showing Neil Armstrong's silhouette in the reflection of Buzz Aldrin's visor.

A famous photographic icon: the first human footprint on lunar soil: Buzz Aldrin's boot print.

Impressive lunar-orbit view of the western part of Mare Nectaris.

Beautiful lunar relief with an atypical concentration of linear and curved geometric shapes giving the impression of figures drawn by a primitive intelligence.

An impressive, eerie lunar crater plunged into darkness: "Crater Maskelyne" captured from lunar orbit by the crew of the APOLLO 11 mission.

Probably the most famous of all salutes to the human flag: Buzz Aldrin's salute to the American flag that has just been raised on the Moon.

Earth survey observed from the APOLLO 11 mission command module.

Astronaut Alan L. Bean, lunar module pilot, pauses next to a tool holder during a spacewalk on the Moon's surface.

The most famous photograph of the Apollo 11 Mission showing astronaut Buzz Aldrin standing on the lunar surface.

Perfect view of astronaut BUZZ ALDRIN in front of the lunar module "EAGLE", close-up on the left of which appears the first flag planted on extraterrestrial soil: the American flag.

View of the Earth from space aboard the Apollo 10 mission en route to the Moon.

Just as the lunar module landed on the Moon, the astronauts took their first pictures of the lunar module window.

A rare and beautiful view of the legendary X24 experimental aircraft at Edwards Air Force Base in California.