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	Unknown
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	Unknown
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	Unknown
129	NASA.	Liftoff of Space Shuttle Discovery on January 24, 1985.	January 24, 1985	EUR 300.00 - 400.00	Unknown
130		Space Shuttle Landing at Edwards Military Base, California,	Circa 1985	EUR 200.00 - 300.00	Unknown
131		Liftoff of the Space Shuttle Discovery (Mission STS-STS-51G)	June 17, 1985	EUR 200.00 - 300.00	Unknown
132	NASA.	Astronaut Jerry L. Ross, anchored at the foot of the Remote Manipulator System (RMS)	1985	EUR 600.00 - 900.00	Unknown
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	Unknown
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	Unknown
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	Unknown
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	Unknown
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	Unknown
138	NASA.	Magnificent night takeoff of the space shuttle DISCOVERY (STS-33)	November 22, 1989	EUR 600.00 - 800.00	Unknown
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	Unknown
140	NASA.	Fantastic panoramic of a space shuttle night takeoff.	Circa 1990	EUR 300.00 - 400.00	Unknown
141	NASA.	Space shuttle night takeoff.	Circa 1990	EUR 300.00 - 400.00	Unknown
142	NASA.	Sensational plume of smoke from the Space Shuttle Columbia during liftoff	June 5, 1991	EUR 200.00 - 300.00	Unknown
143	NASA.	View of Space from the Space Shuttle ATLANTIS (Mission STS-37),	April 1991	EUR 200.00 - 300.00	Unknown
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	Unknown
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	Unknown
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	Unknown
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	Unknown
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	Unknown
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	Unknown
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	Unknown

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