Vermot de Pas: NASA Photographs - History of Space Conquest

Apollo 11 mission. Historic photograph of astronaut Buzz Aldrin standing on the lunar module "EAGLE" next to the lunar wind analysis instrument.

A magnificent and exceptional high-definition photograph of the lunar globe...

Apollo 11 mission. Historic photograph showing astronaut Buzz Aldrin saluting the American flag on

Apollo 11 mission. Rare view of astronaut Buzz Aldrin halfway up the ladder of the lunar module EAGLE as he prepares to become the 2nd man to set foot on lunar soil.

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

This photograph condenses ultra-high-definition shots taken of the Sun over several weeks.

APOLLO 8 mission. Historic photograph depicting the 1st Earthrise observed by man from lunar orbit on

APOLLO 12 mission. This magnificent photograph, captured during the Apollo 12 mission, shows the Earth rising above the lunar horizon.

Apollo 11 mission.

Apollo 16. Astronaut John W. Young, commander of the Apollo 16 mission, leaps into the air while saluting the American flag.

APOLLO 17. View from Station 6, of an impressive lunar boulder taken during the third extravehicular activity (EVA).

Planet Earth, 3rd planet of a star called the Sun. The Earth resembles a sphere, essentially composed of rock.

A false-color photograph produced by the VOYAGER 1 space probe: the mists captured from a distance of 22,000 km from Saturn's moon Titan.

Superb and historic photograph from the "BLUE MARBLE" series. Western Hemisphere.

Superb and historic photograph from the "BLUE MARBLE" series. Indian Ocean.

The Sun photographed by the Atmospheric Imaging Assembly (AIA) of NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO).

The Eagle Nebula consists of a cluster of stars and numerous emission and dark nebulae in the constellation Snake.

The mythical Horsehead Nebula, specially photographed by Hubble

Magnificent mosaic photograph of the extraordinary planet Mars

Exceptional capture of a solar flare located on the lower part of the sun

Superb crescent Moon photographed from the International Space Station (ISS) during an orbital sunset

Apollo 11 mission. On July 24, 1969, in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, U.S .Navy frogmen have just picked up astronauts Neil A .Armstrong, Michael Colins and Edwin E .Aldrin, Jr .Armstrong, Michael Colins and Edwin E .Aldrin, Jr .

The impressive silhouette of the Saturn V rocket rises into the Florida sky.

Astronaut James Irwin salutes the American flag, with the Falcon lunar module and Rover in the background.

Misison Gemini 4. Astronaut Ed. White floats alone in space in front of the globe, becoming the first American to perform a spacewalk