PIX4592558: Star sky above the ruins of an old chapel - Starry sky above ruins of an old chapel - Constellation of Orion and Sirius above the chapel of Languidou (Finistere). 21/10/2007 Star Sirius shines with Orion constellation above the old chapel of Languidou (Finistere, France). 21/10/200 / Bridgeman Images
PIX4597685: Apollo 16: exit of T. Mattingly and C. Duke - Apollo 16: EVA astronauts - Thomas Mattingly (on the right, assisted by Charles Duke, from the back) takes the cameras and cameras in the service module Apollo 16. 25/04/1972. Astronaut Thomas K. Mattingly II, command module pilot, performs an Extravehicular Activity (EVA) during the Apollo 16 trans - Earth coast. Mattingly is assisted by astronaut Charles M. Duke, Jr., lunar module pilot. Mattingly inspected the SIM Bay or Service Module (SM), and retrieved film from the Mapping and Panoramic Cameras. Mattingly is wearing the helmet of astronaut John W. Young, commander. The helmet's lunar EVA visor assembly helped protect Mattingly's eyes from the bright Sun. This view is a frame from motion picture film exposed by a 16 mm Maurer camera. 25 April 1972 / Bridgeman Images
PIX4597757: Apollo 17: astronaut training - Apollo 17: astronauts training - Astronauts Harrison Schmitt (left) and Eugene Cernan during a sample collection training at the Kennedy Space Center. Apollo 17 Lunar Module Pilot Harrison H. Schmitt, left, scoops soil samples into a specimen bag held by Mission Commander Eugene A. Cernan during a mock lunar surface training exercise conducted at the Kennedy Space Cente / Bridgeman Images
PIX4597834: Apollo 17: H. Schmitt on the Moon - Apollo 17: H. Schmitt near a crater - Apollo 17: H. Schmitt near a crater - Harrison H. Schmitt working near the lunar jeep at Station 4 (Shorty Crater) during the second extravehicular exit Apollo 17 (EVA - 2). 12/1972. Harrison H. Schmitt near Shorty Crater (EVA-2). 12/12/1972 / Bridgeman Images
PIX4596841: Apollo 13: Control Room - View of Mission Control Center during the Apollo 13 problem - View of the Houston Control Room during the fourth televised transmission of the Apollo 13 crew. Flight director Eugene F. Kranz (from back to foreground) looks at astronaut Fred W. Haise Jr on screen. 13/04/1970. Overall view of the Mission Operations Control Room (MOCR) in the Mission Control Center (MCC) at Manned Spacecraft Center (MSC), during the fourth television transmission from the Apollo 13 mission in space. Eugene F. Kranz (foreground, back to camera), one of four Apollo 13 flight directors, views the large screen at front of MOCR, astronaut Fred W. Haise Jr., lunar module pilot, is seen on the screen. The fourth TV transmission from the Apollo 13 mission was on the evening of April 13, 1970 / Bridgeman Images
PIX4596905: Apollo 13: Control Room - View of Mission Control Center during the Apollo 13 return - View of the Houston Control Room during the landing of the Apollo 13 capsule. 17/04/1970. Two flight controllers man consoles in the Missions Operations Control Room (MOCR) of the Mission Control Center (MCC) at the Manned Spacecraft Center (MSC), Houston, Texas, just before splashdown occurred in the south Pacific Ocean. Although the MOCR does not appear to be crowded in this photo, there was a very large crowd of persons on hand for the splashdown and recovery operations coverage. Most of the group crowded around in the rear of the room. Apollo 13 splashdown occurred at 12:07:44 p.m. (CST), April 17, 1970 / Bridgeman Images
PIX4596912: Apollo 13: Control Room - View of Mission Control Center during the Apollo 13 return - View of the Houston Control Room when astronauts return to Earth. 17/04/1970. Overall view of the crowded Mission Operations Control Room (MOCR) in the Mission Control Center (MCC) at Manned Spacecraft Center during post - recovery ceremonies aboard the USS Iwo Jima, prime recovery ship for the Apollo 13 mission. The Apollo 13 spacecraft, with astronauts James A. Lovell Jr., John L. Swigert Jr. and Fred W. Haise Jr. aboard, splashed down in the South Pacific Ocean at 12:07:44 p.m. (CST), April 17, 1970. The smooth splashdown and recovery operations brought an end to a perilous space flight for the crewmen and a tiring one for the ground crew in MCC / Bridgeman Images
PIX4596950: Apollo 13: recuperation of the capsule - Apollo 13 Command Module being hoisted aboard Iwo Jima - The control module of Apollo 13 winch on board the door - plane “” Iwo Jima””. 17/04/1970. Crewmen aboard the USS Iwo Jima, prime recovery ship for the Apollo 13 mission, guide the Command Module (CM) atop a dolly onboard the ship. The CM is connected by strong cable to a hoist on the vessel. The Apollo 13 crewmembers, astronauts James A. Lovell Jr., commander; John L. Swigert Jr., command module pilot; and Fred W. Haise Jr., lunar module pilot, were already aboard the USS Iwo Jima when this photograph was made. The CM, with the three tired crewmen aboard, splashed down at 12:07:44 p.m. (CST), April 17, 1970, only about four miles from the recovery vessel in the South Pacific Ocean / Bridgeman Images
OMG4596986: Pepetit Palais, avenue Winston Churchill, Paris 8th arrondissement. The Peure Palais building was built by Charles Girault (1851-1932) for the 1900 World Exhibition. It is now home to the Musee des Beaux Arts of the City of Paris, which includes many works of Antiquite in the 19th century. / Bridgeman Images
PIX4597027: Apollo 13: James Lovell and President Nixon - Apollo 13: James Lovell with President Nixon - President Richard M. Nixon offers astronaut James A. Lovell Jr, commander of the Apollo 13 mission at the ceremony of awarding the Presidential Liberty Medal to astronauts at Hickam Base in Hawaii (April 18, 1970). President Richard M. Nixon and astronaut James A. Lovell Jr., Apollo 13 commander, shake hands at special ceremonies at Hickham Air Force Base, Hawaii. President Nixon was in Hawaii to present the Apollo 13 crew with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nations highest civilian honor. The wives of astronauts Lovell and Fred W. Haise Jr., lunar module pilot; and the parents of astronaut John L. Swigert Jr., command module pilot, flew with the Chief Executive to Hickam Air Force Base. The Apollo 13 splashdown occurred at 12:07:44 p.m. (CST), April 17, 1970, a day and a half prior to the awards ceremony / Bridgeman Images
PIX4597078: Apollo 14: E. Mitchell on the Moon - Apollo 14: Edgar Mitchell beside the US flag - Astronaut Edgar Mitchell near the American flag. 05/02/1971. Astronaut Edgar D. Mitchell, lunar module pilot for the Apollo 14 lunar landing mission, stands by the deployed U.S. flag on the lunar surface during the early moments of the first extravehicular activity (EVA) of the mission. He was photographed by astronaut Alan B. Shepard Jr., mission commander, using a 70 mm modified lunar surface Hasselblad camera. While astronauts Shepard and Mitchell descended in the Lunar Module (LM) “” Antares”” to explore the Fra Mauro region of the moon, astronaut Stuart A. Roosa, command module pilot, remained with the Command and Service Modules (CSM) “” Kitty Hawk””” in lunar orbit. Feb 5 1971 / Bridgeman Images
PIX4597088: Apollo 14: the LEM - Apollo 14 Lunar Module on the Moon. Feb 05 1971 - Reflection of the Sun on the lunar module of Apollo 14 poses on the Moon. 05/02/1971. A front view of the Apollo 14 Lunar Module (LM), which reflects a circular flare caused by the brilliant sun, as seen by the two moon - exploring crew men (out of frame) of the Apollo 14 lunar landing mission during their first extravehicular activity (EVA). The unusual ball of light was said by the astronauts to have a jewel - like appearance. In the left background Cone Crater can be seen. In the left foreground are the erectable S - Band antenna and the United States flag. Astronauts Alan B. Shepard Jr., commander, and Edgar D. Mitchell, lunar module pilot, descended in the LM, while astronaut Stuart A. Roosa, command module pilot, remained with the Command and Service Modules (CSM) in lunar orbit / Bridgeman Images
PIX4597103: Apollo 14: laser reflector - moon - Apollo 14: View of the Laser Ranging Reflector. Feb 05 1971 - The Laser Ranging Reflector LR-3 which calculates the distance from Earth to Moon. 05/02/1971. A close - up view of the laser ranging retro reflector (LR3) which the Apollo 14 astronauts deployed on the moon during their lunar surface extravehicular activity (EVA). While astronauts Alan B. Shepard Jr., commander, and Edgar D. Mitchell, lunar module pilot, descended in the Lunar Module (LM) to explore the moon, astronaut Stuart A. Roosa, command module pilot, remained with the Command and Service Modules (CSM) in lunar orbit / Bridgeman Images
PIX4597120: Apollo 14: Alan Shepard - Portrait of Alan Shepard. 03/12/1970. Astronaut Alan B. Shepard Jr., commander of the Apollo 14 lunar landing mission. The Apollo 14 emblem is in the background. The other two members of the crew are astronauts Stuart A. Roosa, command module pilot; and Edgar D. Mitchell, lunar module pilot. December 3 1970 / Bridgeman Images