#1 world’s private collection of vintage original Nasa photographs. A passionate gallery of the first trips above our blue sky.
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The only photograph of Neil Armstrong on the Moon (large format)
The “Blue Marble”, the iconic view of sun-illumnated Earth (Large format)
First Selfie in Space Buzz Aldrin
Buzz Aldrin’s gold-plated sun visor reflects the photographer and the LM Eagle. (included in both TIMES and LIFE Magazines’ Top 100 most influential photos of all time).
The first color photograph of the first Earthrise witnessed by humans – Large Format. (included in both TIMES and LIFE Magazines’ Top 100 most influential photos of all time).
The footprint on the moon.
Crescent Earthrise
The first photograph of a human onto the surface of another world.
Buzz Aldrin posing for a photograph beside the US flag.
The historic first photograph of man in space: Ed White spacewalking over Hawaii during the first American EVA
First panoramic sequence on the surface of another world, looking north
First earthrise from the moon
First color photograph of the whole Planet Earth
The first color photograph taken on the surface of Mars, the Red Planet
The first photograph taken on the surface of Mars, the Red Planet
First close-up photograph of Mars.
The step on the moon.
Outstanding view of the moon.
Crescent Earthrise beyond the Moon’s barren horizon.
Magnificent Earthrise.
Earth, like a diamond in the lunar sky.
The historic first full-face portrait of a human being in space: Ed White in weightlessness at the pilot’s seat of the capsule
Extremely rare panorama of the Sea of Tranquility, from a position 20 m south east from the LM Eagle (eight photos)
Panorama of Little West Crater in the Sea of Tranquility (four photos)
The first human-taken photograph in lunar orbit.
Portrait of Neil Armstrong back in the LM after the historic moonwalk.
Buzz Aldrin weightless inside the LM Eagle during the outbound journey to the Moon
Alan Shepard Selfie.
First live TV picture of another world broadcast on Earth.
First close-up photographs of another world.
First Hasselblad photographs of the Earth from space.
In-flight portrait of Pete Conrad in weightlessness
Splashdown in the Pacific Ocean and recovery of the Faith 7 spacecraft hosting Gordon Cooper on board USS Kearsarge
First American TV picture from space: Gordon Cooper in weightlessness inside the spacecraft
First American TV picture from space: cloud cover over Central Florida
Gordon Cooper’s parade with Vice President Johnson, marking the end of Project Mercury
The Mercury Seven Monument at Cape Kennedy’s Pad 14 at Sunrise
First photograph of the Earth and Moon together, December 22, 1966
Official emblem of the Apollo missions
On-board portrait of Walter Schirra in weightlessness
Test flight of the first Lunar Landing Research Vehicle (LLRV-1) at NASA’s Flight Research Center
First color photograph of Earth taken beyond low orbit
Portraits of the astronauts in spacesuit
George Low with Kurt Debus and Rocco Petrone at the Launch Control’s blockhouse at Complex 34 at Cape Kennedy
Overall view of the Saturn IB rocket at Pad 34 and close-up of the spacecraft and launch escape system
The departure for space of the first crewed Apollo mission
Liftoff of the Saturn IB rocket, the first manned space vehicle of the Apollo program
The first manned Apollo rocket heading to space
The Apollo 11 crew posing for a photograph before the historic mission
The official emblem of the first human lunar landing mission, 1969
Neil Armstrong descending the LM ladder to take man’s first step on the Moon, July 16-24, 1969
Second panoramic sequence, looking south
Buzz Aldrin climbing down the ladder of the LM Eagle, July 16-24, 1969
Alan Shepard playing golf on the Moon, January 31-February 9, 1971, EVA 2
The first American in orbit on launch day: John Glenn prior to boarding Friendship 7 for the historic first US orbital mission
The first human-taken photograph of the whole Moon from a perspective not visible from Earth
NASA Research Pilot Neil Armstrong following a flight with a X-15 experimental rocket plane
First high-quality photograph from space, taken with a Hasselblad: Himalayas from Faith 7
The curved Earth from record-breaking high altitude orbit
First orbital panorama over the Earth: Eastern Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Guinea off the coast of Gabon and Equatorial Guinea
First Apollo rocket stage photographed from space: the SIVB over Cape Kennedy
First docking in space, performed by Neil Armstrong, orbital sunset in background
The astronauts planting the first US flag on the lunar surface
Buzz Aldrin at the LM Eagle on the Moon
The first and only Earthrise ever photographed after trans Earth injection
Celebrations in Mission Control after the successful conclusion of the most perilous journey of the entire Apollo program
Tracks leading to the LM Antares at Fra Mauro (large format)
Extremely rare unpublished photograph of the Blue Marble
The “Picture of the Century” by LIFE magazine: into the heart of Crater Copernicus.
Portrait of Ed White during the first US spacewalk with the reflection of the spacecraft in his visor.
Cover of LIFE: the first US spacewalk of Ed White over the Earth.
Ed White taking the first human-taken photographs from outer space during the first US spacewalk.
First photograph of an entire subcontinent from space: India from record breaking high altitude orbit.
Buzz Aldrin walking on the Moon.
Buzz Aldrin jumping down to the LM footpad to become the second human on the Moon.
Portrait of Charles Duke at Plum Crater.
Almost full moon.
The historic world’s first space rendezvous: Gemini 7 seen from Gemini 6A.
Miss Sam.
Apollo 13 Splashdown
The Original 7 Project Mercury Astronauts
The Earth horizon over China; Yangtze River, Shanghai
First US Spacewalk: views of Ed White returning to the spacecraft at the end of the EVA
The New Nine astronauts (NASA Astronaut Group 2) posing with the Original Seven Mercury astronauts
Buzz Aldrin exploring the Sea of Tranquillity
Astronaut Charles Duke stands at rock adjacent to House Rock
One third of Earth illuminated
The Moon taken by Apollo 8
The Blue Planet Earth first seen by humans, from 180,000 km out in space during the first return journey from another world
Planet Earth from Apollo 11 half way from the Moon
Close-up of Buzz Aldrin at the first scientific site on the Moon
Enos the Chimp, first hominid sent by Nasa to Orbit.
Houston, we’ve had a problem: the damaged Apollo 13 Service Module after the oxygen tank explosion
The first American Flag standing on the Moon
Harrison Schmitt, the Earth and the US flag
John Glenn in weightlessness during the first US orbital spaceflight
Alan Shepard taking his first steps on the Moon at Fra Mauro
The Earth’s disc as first photographed by humans
First human-taken photograph of the Planet Earth: cover of LIFE magazine
Receding full Moon after trans-Earth injection
Planet Earth rises above the lunar horizon
A part of Neil Armstrong on the Moon.
Buzz Aldrin walking toward the horizon of the Sea of Tranquility
LM Eagle and Earthrise
First lunar eclipse observed from deep space
A view of Venus during the first exploration to 2 planets: Mercury & Venus
First pictures taken flying by planet Mercury, Mariner 10
Portrait of Apollo 9 Crew
First Panorama on Mars
Alan Bean transporting scientific equipment on the Ocean of Storms
The last man on the Moon posing next to the Lunar Rover
Superb view of the Arabian Peninsula and Red Sea
Dave Scott salutes stars and stripes
Charles Pete Conrad Standing by the US Flag
Eugene Cernan on the last human mission on the moon, next to US flag and Lunar Rover
A lunar view of Earth taken with the astronomy camera