Vermot de Pas: NASA Photographs - History of Space Conquest, 172873, Paris

Auction Details

Auction Date: December 08, 2025 - December 08, 2025

Page Size: 300 items in 12 pages

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
126	NASA.	U.S. Air Force astronaut Robert L. Stewart tests the manned hand-controlled nitrogen-propelled maneuvering unit (MMU)	February 7, 1984	EUR 200.00 - 300.00	Not Sold
127	NASA.	Historic mission of the space shuttle CHALLENGER. Astronaut Bruce Mc Candless becomes the first human to fly untethered in the vacuum of space.	February 1984.	EUR 600.00 - 900.00	Not Sold
128	NASA.	In the cargo bay of the space shuttle CHALLENGER, astronaut Robert L. Stewart prepares to use the MMU (Maneuvering Unit)	February 1984.	EUR 600.00 - 900.00	Not Sold
129	NASA.	Liftoff of Space Shuttle Discovery on January 24, 1985.	January 24, 1985	EUR 300.00 - 400.00	Not Sold
130		Space Shuttle Landing at Edwards Military Base, California,	Circa 1985	EUR 200.00 - 300.00	Not Sold
131		Liftoff of the Space Shuttle Discovery (Mission STS-STS-51G)	June 17, 1985	EUR 200.00 - 300.00	Not Sold
132	NASA.	Astronaut Jerry L. Ross, anchored at the foot of the Remote Manipulator System (RMS)	1985	EUR 600.00 - 900.00	Not Sold
133	NASA.	Spectacular close-up view of Space Shuttle Atlantis taking off from the Kennedy Space Center	December 2, 1988	EUR 300.00 - 500.00	Not Sold
134		Liftoff of Space Shuttle Atlantis from the Kennedy Space Center for a mission entirely dedicated to the Department of Defense	December 2, 1988	EUR 200.00 - 300.00	Not Sold
135		Liftoff of Space Shuttle Atlantis from the Kennedy Space Center for a mission entirely dedicated to the Department of Defense	December 2, 1988	EUR 200.00 - 300.00	Not Sold
136	NASA.	Impressive lift-off of Space Shuttle Atlantis (Mission STS 27) for a military mission from the Kennedy Space Center.	1988	EUR 200.00 - 300.00	Not Sold
137	NASA.	Launch of the Space Shuttle Columbia (Mission STS-28) for a mission dedicated to the U.S. Department of Defense	August 8, 1989	EUR 300.00 - 400.00	Not Sold
138	NASA.	Magnificent night takeoff of the space shuttle DISCOVERY (STS-33)	November 22, 1989	EUR 600.00 - 800.00	Not Sold
139	NASA.	Beautiful panorama of the night liftoff of space shuttle Atlantis (Mission STS-?) for a military mission.	November 15, 1990	EUR 400.00 - 600.00	Not Sold
140	NASA.	Fantastic panoramic of a space shuttle night takeoff.	Circa 1990	EUR 300.00 - 400.00	Not Sold
141	NASA.	Space shuttle night takeoff.	Circa 1990	EUR 300.00 - 400.00	Not Sold
142	NASA.	Sensational plume of smoke from the Space Shuttle Columbia during liftoff	June 5, 1991	EUR 200.00 - 300.00	Not Sold
143	NASA.	View of Space from the Space Shuttle ATLANTIS (Mission STS-37),	April 1991	EUR 200.00 - 300.00	Not Sold
144	NASA.	Perfect early-morning liftoff of Space Shuttle Discovery (Mission STS-39) from Kennedy Space Base, Florida.	April 20, 1991	EUR 300.00 - 400.00	Not Sold
145	NASA.	Impressive and rare bird's-eye view of the liftoff of the Space Shuttle Columbia (Mission STS-40)	June 3, 1991	EUR 300.00 - 400.00	Not Sold
146		Perfect takeoff of Space Shuttle Atlantis (STS-37) on its maiden flight from the Kennedy Space Center	April 5, 1991	EUR 200.00 - 300.00	Not Sold
147	NASA.	This superb global view of the surface of Venus is composed of mosaics of images from the Magellan space probe's synthetic aperture radar.	1991	EUR 600.00 - 900.00	Not Sold
148	NASA.	Space Shuttle Columbia (Mission STS-50). Liftoff of the Space Shuttle Columbia for a 13-day mission in Space	June 25, 1992	EUR 300.00 - 400.00	Not Sold
149		A brilliant flash of light reflects off the Kennedy Space Center marsh for this majestic elevation of the Space Shuttle Discovery	January 22, 1992	EUR 200.00 - 300.00	Not Sold
150	NASA.	Space Shuttle Columbia (Mission STS-58). View of the northern coast of Kuwait, including the southern part of Kuwait City and the main oil fields in the south of the country.	October-November 1993	EUR 400.00 - 500.00	Not Sold

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