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Medical Imaging: Ultrasound of a fetus in his mother's womb.
Medical Imaging: Ultrasound of a fetus in his mother's womb.

XEE4118171: Medical Imaging: Ultrasound of a fetus in his mother's womb. / Bridgeman Images

Centre of the Milky Way Central Region - Center of the Milky Way: Central part of the lactee route seen in New Zealand. Planet Saturn is the bright white dot towards the center of the image (near the nebula of the pipe). The central part of our Milky Way photographed from New Zealand. Lots of emission and obscure nebulae are visible in the image. Planet Saturn in the bright white “” star”” close to the center of the image.
Centre of the Milky Way Central Region - Center of the Milky Way: Central part of the lactee route seen in New Zealand. Planet Saturn is the bright white dot towards the center of the image (near the nebula of the pipe). The central part of our Milky Way photographed from New Zealand. Lots of emission and obscure nebulae are visible in the image. Planet Saturn in the bright white “” star”” close to the center of the image.

PIX4636579: Centre of the Milky Way Central Region - Center of the Milky Way: Central part of the lactee route seen in New Zealand. Planet Saturn is the bright white dot towards the center of the image (near the nebula of the pipe). The central part of our Milky Way photographed from New Zealand. Lots of emission and obscure nebulae are visible in the image. Planet Saturn in the bright white “” star”” close to the center of the image. / Bridgeman Images

Second World War (1939-1945) - World War II (WWII or WW2): Colmar (Alsace) around 1 February 1945: Infantrymen of the 3rd DI of the 21st US Armee Corps supported by a Tank Destroyer of the 5th French DB on the outskirts of the city
Second World War (1939-1945) - World War II (WWII or WW2): Colmar (Alsace) around 1 February 1945: Infantrymen of the 3rd DI of the 21st US Armee Corps supported by a Tank Destroyer of the 5th French DB on the outskirts of the city

ETE4902350: Second World War (1939-1945) - World War II (WWII or WW2): Colmar (Alsace) around 1 February 1945: Infantrymen of the 3rd DI of the 21st US Armee Corps supported by a Tank Destroyer of the 5th French DB on the outskirts of the city / Bridgeman Images

Second World War (1939-1945) - World War II (WWII or WW2): Nice (Alpes Maritimes) France March 21, 1945: Parachutists from the 101st and 82nd U.S. Aeroportees arrive at Hotel Negresco for a 7-day permission on the Riviera.
Second World War (1939-1945) - World War II (WWII or WW2): Nice (Alpes Maritimes) France March 21, 1945: Parachutists from the 101st and 82nd U.S. Aeroportees arrive at Hotel Negresco for a 7-day permission on the Riviera.

ETE4908709: Second World War (1939-1945) - World War II (WWII or WW2): Nice (Alpes Maritimes) France March 21, 1945: Parachutists from the 101st and 82nd U.S. Aeroportees arrive at Hotel Negresco for a 7-day permission on the Riviera. / Bridgeman Images

Portrait of Lili Brik (1891-1978) and Vladimir Maiakovsky (Majakovskij or Maiakovsky) (1893-1930) ca. 1915 Photography
Portrait of Lili Brik (1891-1978) and Vladimir Maiakovsky (Majakovskij or Maiakovsky) (1893-1930) ca. 1915 Photography

GIE4828919: Portrait of Lili Brik (1891-1978) and Vladimir Maiakovsky (Majakovskij or Maiakovsky) (1893-1930) ca. 1915 Photography / Bridgeman Images

D Day : aerial view of Utah Beach, 1944 (photo)
D Day : aerial view of Utah Beach, 1944 (photo)

ETE4840221: D Day : aerial view of Utah Beach, 1944 (photo) / Bridgeman Images

Operation Anvil Dragoon: self-propelled gun of a US armoured division, 1944 (photo)
Operation Anvil Dragoon: self-propelled gun of a US armoured division, 1944 (photo)

ETE4852453: Operation Anvil Dragoon: self-propelled gun of a US armoured division, 1944 (photo) / Bridgeman Images

Operation Anvil Dragoon: US infantry progress inland on Dramont Beach, 1944 (photo)
Operation Anvil Dragoon: US infantry progress inland on Dramont Beach, 1944 (photo)

ETE4853218: Operation Anvil Dragoon: US infantry progress inland on Dramont Beach, 1944 (photo) / Bridgeman Images

D Day: jeeps, trucks and other warfare equipment are barked  on Utah beach, 1944 (photo)
D Day: jeeps, trucks and other warfare equipment are barked  on Utah beach, 1944 (photo)

ETE4839323: D Day: jeeps, trucks and other warfare equipment are barked on Utah beach, 1944 (photo) / Bridgeman Images

Portrait of the writer Claude Levi Strauss (Levi-Strauss).
Portrait of the writer Claude Levi Strauss (Levi-Strauss).

GIE4837948: Portrait of the writer Claude Levi Strauss (Levi-Strauss). / Bridgeman Images

Portrait of Toni Morrison (born 1931), American novelist, Nobel Prize in Literature 1993.
Portrait of Toni Morrison (born 1931), American novelist, Nobel Prize in Literature 1993.

GIE4835469: Portrait of Toni Morrison (born 1931), American novelist, Nobel Prize in Literature 1993. / Bridgeman Images

GEORG RATZINGER, brother of JOSEPH RATZINGER (Pope Benedict XVI), at home. Regensburg (D), 21 April 2005 (photo)
GEORG RATZINGER, brother of JOSEPH RATZINGER (Pope Benedict XVI), at home. Regensburg (D), 21 April 2005 (photo)

MME4805283: GEORG RATZINGER, brother of JOSEPH RATZINGER (Pope Benedict XVI), at home. Regensburg (D), 21 April 2005 (photo) / Bridgeman Images

Portraits of Romuald Kukowicz, Anna Walentynowicz (Walentinowicz or Walentynovicz, 1929-2010), Polish trade unionist with Lech Walesa (born 1943), electrician during the Polish strikes in 1980. Photography
Portraits of Romuald Kukowicz, Anna Walentynowicz (Walentinowicz or Walentynovicz, 1929-2010), Polish trade unionist with Lech Walesa (born 1943), electrician during the Polish strikes in 1980. Photography

GIE4966576: Portraits of Romuald Kukowicz, Anna Walentynowicz (Walentinowicz or Walentynovicz, 1929-2010), Polish trade unionist with Lech Walesa (born 1943), electrician during the Polish strikes in 1980. Photography / Bridgeman Images

Lava flow on volcano Pacaya - Guatemala - Lava flow on volcano Pacaya - Guatemala - Lava flow on volcano Pacaya in Guatemala. In the background the volcanoes Agua and Fuego (in the background). Lava flow on volcano Pacaya in Guatemala. In background are volcanoes Agua and Fuego
Lava flow on volcano Pacaya - Guatemala - Lava flow on volcano Pacaya - Guatemala - Lava flow on volcano Pacaya in Guatemala. In the background the volcanoes Agua and Fuego (in the background). Lava flow on volcano Pacaya in Guatemala. In background are volcanoes Agua and Fuego

PIX4677346: Lava flow on volcano Pacaya - Guatemala - Lava flow on volcano Pacaya - Guatemala - Lava flow on volcano Pacaya in Guatemala. In the background the volcanoes Agua and Fuego (in the background). Lava flow on volcano Pacaya in Guatemala. In background are volcanoes Agua and Fuego / Bridgeman Images

The lava dome Santiaguito active -Guatemala - Santiaguito lava dome - Guatemala - The eruption of the Santiaguito, the active lava dome (or volcanic dome) of the Santa Maria volcano in Guatemala. January 2009. Volcanic eruption at lava dome (or volcanic dome) of Santiaguito, an active part of volcano Santa Maria in Guatemala. January 2009
The lava dome Santiaguito active -Guatemala - Santiaguito lava dome - Guatemala - The eruption of the Santiaguito, the active lava dome (or volcanic dome) of the Santa Maria volcano in Guatemala. January 2009. Volcanic eruption at lava dome (or volcanic dome) of Santiaguito, an active part of volcano Santa Maria in Guatemala. January 2009

PIX4677391: The lava dome Santiaguito active -Guatemala - Santiaguito lava dome - Guatemala - The eruption of the Santiaguito, the active lava dome (or volcanic dome) of the Santa Maria volcano in Guatemala. January 2009. Volcanic eruption at lava dome (or volcanic dome) of Santiaguito, an active part of volcano Santa Maria in Guatemala. January 2009 / Bridgeman Images

The lava dome Santiaguito active -Guatemala - Santiaguito lava dome - Guatemala - The eruption of the Santiaguito, the active lava dome (or volcanic dome) of the Santa Maria volcano in Guatemala. January 2009. Volcanic eruption at lava dome (or volcanic dome) of Santiaguito, an active part of volcano Santa Maria in Guatemala. January 2009
The lava dome Santiaguito active -Guatemala - Santiaguito lava dome - Guatemala - The eruption of the Santiaguito, the active lava dome (or volcanic dome) of the Santa Maria volcano in Guatemala. January 2009. Volcanic eruption at lava dome (or volcanic dome) of Santiaguito, an active part of volcano Santa Maria in Guatemala. January 2009

PIX4677443: The lava dome Santiaguito active -Guatemala - Santiaguito lava dome - Guatemala - The eruption of the Santiaguito, the active lava dome (or volcanic dome) of the Santa Maria volcano in Guatemala. January 2009. Volcanic eruption at lava dome (or volcanic dome) of Santiaguito, an active part of volcano Santa Maria in Guatemala. January 2009 / Bridgeman Images

The lava dome of the Soufriere-Ile de Montserrat - Soufriere hills lava dome - Montserrat - The lava dome (or volcanic dome) of the volcano of the Soufriere in activity seen from the valley of the river Tar. Montserrat Island. Active Soufriere Hills lava dome (or volcanic dome) seen from Tar river valley. Montserrat
The lava dome of the Soufriere-Ile de Montserrat - Soufriere hills lava dome - Montserrat - The lava dome (or volcanic dome) of the volcano of the Soufriere in activity seen from the valley of the river Tar. Montserrat Island. Active Soufriere Hills lava dome (or volcanic dome) seen from Tar river valley. Montserrat

PIX4677444: The lava dome of the Soufriere-Ile de Montserrat - Soufriere hills lava dome - Montserrat - The lava dome (or volcanic dome) of the volcano of the Soufriere in activity seen from the valley of the river Tar. Montserrat Island. Active Soufriere Hills lava dome (or volcanic dome) seen from Tar river valley. Montserrat / Bridgeman Images

Grey-headed flying fox: Grey-headed flying fox (Pteropus poliocephalus) in flight photography in Australia, south of Cairns, Queensland. Grey-headed flying fox (Pteropus poliocephalus) seen in Australia.
Grey-headed flying fox: Grey-headed flying fox (Pteropus poliocephalus) in flight photography in Australia, south of Cairns, Queensland. Grey-headed flying fox (Pteropus poliocephalus) seen in Australia.

PIX4677857: Grey-headed flying fox: Grey-headed flying fox (Pteropus poliocephalus) in flight photography in Australia, south of Cairns, Queensland. Grey-headed flying fox (Pteropus poliocephalus) seen in Australia. / Bridgeman Images

Writer composer Bob Dylan at a concert in the early 1980s
Writer composer Bob Dylan at a concert in the early 1980s

GIE4917524: Writer composer Bob Dylan at a concert in the early 1980s / Bridgeman Images

Second World War (1939-1945) - World War II (WWII or WW2): Henderson Field Guadalcanal (Solomon Islands) Pacific early 1943: “Seabees” (soldiers of the Genie of the US Navy) are working on the expansion of the strip.”
Second World War (1939-1945) - World War II (WWII or WW2): Henderson Field Guadalcanal (Solomon Islands) Pacific early 1943: “Seabees” (soldiers of the Genie of the US Navy) are working on the expansion of the strip.”

ETE4924372: Second World War (1939-1945) - World War II (WWII or WW2): Henderson Field Guadalcanal (Solomon Islands) Pacific early 1943: “Seabees” (soldiers of the Genie of the US Navy) are working on the expansion of the strip.” / Bridgeman Images

France Summer 1945: In a Children's House, created by the Union des Femmes Francaises to welcome orphans and children of deportes, boys and girls are hewn after being spoils.
France Summer 1945: In a Children's House, created by the Union des Femmes Francaises to welcome orphans and children of deportes, boys and girls are hewn after being spoils.

ETE4940554: France Summer 1945: In a Children's House, created by the Union des Femmes Francaises to welcome orphans and children of deportes, boys and girls are hewn after being spoils. / Bridgeman Images

Arecibo Message - Arecibo Message: Arecibo Message is a radio message that was sent to space on November 16, 1974 towards the globular cluster M13, 25 000 light-years from Earth - When this binary message is divided into 73 groups of 23 characters it forms this drawing that includes the numbers from one to ten, the atomic numbers of the hydrogen, carbon, nitrogen, oxygen and phosphorus, DNA structure, a 1.76m man, Earth's population, our solar system, and a representation of the Arecibo radiotelescope - Arecibo message is a radio message that was sent into space, at the globular star cluster M13 on november 16 1974. This binary message describes numbers, atomic numbers, DNA, man dimension, our solar system and the Arecibo radiotelescope
Arecibo Message - Arecibo Message: Arecibo Message is a radio message that was sent to space on November 16, 1974 towards the globular cluster M13, 25 000 light-years from Earth - When this binary message is divided into 73 groups of 23 characters it forms this drawing that includes the numbers from one to ten, the atomic numbers of the hydrogen, carbon, nitrogen, oxygen and phosphorus, DNA structure, a 1.76m man, Earth's population, our solar system, and a representation of the Arecibo radiotelescope - Arecibo message is a radio message that was sent into space, at the globular star cluster M13 on november 16 1974. This binary message describes numbers, atomic numbers, DNA, man dimension, our solar system and the Arecibo radiotelescope

PIX4651737: Arecibo Message - Arecibo Message: Arecibo Message is a radio message that was sent to space on November 16, 1974 towards the globular cluster M13, 25 000 light-years from Earth - When this binary message is divided into 73 groups of 23 characters it forms this drawing that includes the numbers from one to ten, the atomic numbers of the hydrogen, carbon, nitrogen, oxygen and phosphorus, DNA structure, a 1.76m man, Earth's population, our solar system, and a representation of the Arecibo radiotelescope - Arecibo message is a radio message that was sent into space, at the globular star cluster M13 on november 16 1974. This binary message describes numbers, atomic numbers, DNA, man dimension, our solar system and the Arecibo radiotelescope / Bridgeman Images

Very Large Array Radio Observatory - New Mexico - USA - Very Large Array - Radio observatory in New Mexico - Radio Observatory consists of 27 antennas of 25m diameter. Very Large Array - Radio observatory in New Mexico The Very Large Array, one of the world's premier astronomical radio observatories, consists of 27 radio antennas in a Y - shaped configuration. Each antenna is 25 meters (82 feet) in diameter
Very Large Array Radio Observatory - New Mexico - USA - Very Large Array - Radio observatory in New Mexico - Radio Observatory consists of 27 antennas of 25m diameter. Very Large Array - Radio observatory in New Mexico The Very Large Array, one of the world's premier astronomical radio observatories, consists of 27 radio antennas in a Y - shaped configuration. Each antenna is 25 meters (82 feet) in diameter

PIX4656578: Very Large Array Radio Observatory - New Mexico - USA - Very Large Array - Radio observatory in New Mexico - Radio Observatory consists of 27 antennas of 25m diameter. Very Large Array - Radio observatory in New Mexico The Very Large Array, one of the world's premier astronomical radio observatories, consists of 27 radio antennas in a Y - shaped configuration. Each antenna is 25 meters (82 feet) in diameter / Bridgeman Images

An asteroid hits the Earth - An asteroid hits the Earth - An asteroid enters the Earth's atmosphere. An asteroid enters the earth's atmosphere
An asteroid hits the Earth - An asteroid hits the Earth - An asteroid enters the Earth's atmosphere. An asteroid enters the earth's atmosphere

PIX4583761: An asteroid hits the Earth - An asteroid hits the Earth - An asteroid enters the Earth's atmosphere. An asteroid enters the earth's atmosphere / Bridgeman Images

European launchers - Illustration - European launch vehicles family in 2009 - Illustration - Artist's view of the various fusees used by the European Space Agency and launches from the Guyanese Space Centre. From left to right, the Vega launcher, Soyuz - ST, Ariane 5 ES ATV and Ariane 5 ECA. Artist view of the family of launchers to be operated on behalf of ESA from the Guiana Space Center, Europe's Spaceport, in Kourou, English Guiana. From left to right: Vega, ESA's new small launcher, is designed to loft single or multiple payloads to orbits up to 1,500 km in altitude. Its reference payload capability is about 1,500 kg to a circular 500 - km - high Sun - synchronous orbit but it can also loft satellites from 300 kg to more than 2 metric tons, as well as piggyback microsatellites of less than 100 kg each. Soyuz - ST, the improved version of Russia's Soyuz workhorse launcher with a new digital avionics and a wider, Ariane 4 - type payload fairing. A new launch pad is being built in the CSG for Soyuz vehicles. Ariane 5 ES, another version of the Ariane 5E featuring a restartable version of Ariane 5G's storable propellant upper stage. One of its primary payloads is the Autonomous Transfer Vehicle (ATV) for resupply and reboost missions to the International Space Station. Ariane 5 ECA, the most powerful version of the Ariane 5E, an evolution of the generic Ariane 5 launcher with an increased propellant load in its solid booster stages and an improved capacity for the liquid oxygen tank of its cryogenic core stage to feed its new Vulcain 2 main engine. The Ariane 5 ECA was first launched on December 11, 2002. Its payload capacity to geostationary transfer orbit reaches 10 metric tons
European launchers - Illustration - European launch vehicles family in 2009 - Illustration - Artist's view of the various fusees used by the European Space Agency and launches from the Guyanese Space Centre. From left to right, the Vega launcher, Soyuz - ST, Ariane 5 ES ATV and Ariane 5 ECA. Artist view of the family of launchers to be operated on behalf of ESA from the Guiana Space Center, Europe's Spaceport, in Kourou, English Guiana. From left to right: Vega, ESA's new small launcher, is designed to loft single or multiple payloads to orbits up to 1,500 km in altitude. Its reference payload capability is about 1,500 kg to a circular 500 - km - high Sun - synchronous orbit but it can also loft satellites from 300 kg to more than 2 metric tons, as well as piggyback microsatellites of less than 100 kg each. Soyuz - ST, the improved version of Russia's Soyuz workhorse launcher with a new digital avionics and a wider, Ariane 4 - type payload fairing. A new launch pad is being built in the CSG for Soyuz vehicles. Ariane 5 ES, another version of the Ariane 5E featuring a restartable version of Ariane 5G's storable propellant upper stage. One of its primary payloads is the Autonomous Transfer Vehicle (ATV) for resupply and reboost missions to the International Space Station. Ariane 5 ECA, the most powerful version of the Ariane 5E, an evolution of the generic Ariane 5 launcher with an increased propellant load in its solid booster stages and an improved capacity for the liquid oxygen tank of its cryogenic core stage to feed its new Vulcain 2 main engine. The Ariane 5 ECA was first launched on December 11, 2002. Its payload capacity to geostationary transfer orbit reaches 10 metric tons

PIX4604567: European launchers - Illustration - European launch vehicles family in 2009 - Illustration - Artist's view of the various fusees used by the European Space Agency and launches from the Guyanese Space Centre. From left to right, the Vega launcher, Soyuz - ST, Ariane 5 ES ATV and Ariane 5 ECA. Artist view of the family of launchers to be operated on behalf of ESA from the Guiana Space Center, Europe's Spaceport, in Kourou, English Guiana. From left to right: Vega, ESA's new small launcher, is designed to loft single or multiple payloads to orbits up to 1,500 km in altitude. Its reference payload capability is about 1,500 kg to a circular 500 - km - high Sun - synchronous orbit but it can also loft satellites from 300 kg to more than 2 metric tons, as well as piggyback microsatellites of less than 100 kg each. Soyuz - ST, the improved version of Russia's Soyuz workhorse launcher with a new digital avionics and a wider, Ariane 4 - type payload fairing. A new launch pad is being built in the CSG for Soyuz vehicles. Ariane 5 ES, another version of the Ariane 5E featuring a restartable version of Ariane 5G's storable propellant upper stage. One of its primary payloads is the Autonomous Transfer Vehicle (ATV) for resupply and reboost missions to the International Space Station. Ariane 5 ECA, the most powerful version of the Ariane 5E, an evolution of the generic Ariane 5 launcher with an increased propellant load in its solid booster stages and an improved capacity for the liquid oxygen tank of its cryogenic core stage to feed its new Vulcain 2 main engine. The Ariane 5 ECA was first launched on December 11, 2002. Its payload capacity to geostationary transfer orbit reaches 10 metric tons / Bridgeman Images

Constellations of the Great Bear and Little Bear - Constellations of Ursa Major and Ursa Minor - On the right, the large trolley, asterism of the Great Bear; on the left, the small trolley, asterism of the Little Bear that houses the polar star, the star that currently indicates the position of the northern Celestial pole, at the end of the handle of the pan
Constellations of the Great Bear and Little Bear - Constellations of Ursa Major and Ursa Minor - On the right, the large trolley, asterism of the Great Bear; on the left, the small trolley, asterism of the Little Bear that houses the polar star, the star that currently indicates the position of the northern Celestial pole, at the end of the handle of the pan

PIX4591367: Constellations of the Great Bear and Little Bear - Constellations of Ursa Major and Ursa Minor - On the right, the large trolley, asterism of the Great Bear; on the left, the small trolley, asterism of the Little Bear that houses the polar star, the star that currently indicates the position of the northern Celestial pole, at the end of the handle of the pan / Bridgeman Images

Winter sky in english Alps - Sky star above the Alps (La Rosiere). In the sky, the constellation of Orion and the lactee path. 27 December 2011. Starry sky above english Alps. December 27, 2011
Winter sky in english Alps - Sky star above the Alps (La Rosiere). In the sky, the constellation of Orion and the lactee path. 27 December 2011. Starry sky above english Alps. December 27, 2011

PIX4592898: Winter sky in english Alps - Sky star above the Alps (La Rosiere). In the sky, the constellation of Orion and the lactee path. 27 December 2011. Starry sky above english Alps. December 27, 2011 / Bridgeman Images

E.DEORBIT: a satellite to clean up space - E.Deorbit grabbing debris - Artist view of the satellite e.deorbit (right) catching a satellite with a net to take it to consume in the Earth's atmosphere. e.Deorbit is a European mission project that if approved in 2019 will start in 2024. This satellite will be the first to clean up space debris. He would recapture the larger objects with his articulated arm or a net, before discharging them into the atmosphere, or they would be destroyed. ESA's proposed e.Deorbit mission, shown right, using a net to catch a derelict satellite - the baseline capture method for what would be the world's first active space debris removal mission, in 2024. The mission would first rendezvous with a large, drifting ESA satellite, then capture and secure it safely ahead of steering the combination down for a controlled burn-up in the atmosphere. As well as the baselined robot arm, additional capture technologies are being investigated, including a net and harpon. In any case, grappling the derelict satellite would have to be done in a very rapid and precise manner to prevent E.Deorbit and its target rebounding apart. The mission, being developed through ESA's Clean Space initiative - tasked with safeguarding terrestrial and orbital environments - will be proposed for final agreement at ESA's next Council at Ministerial Level, in 2019. It will place European industry at the forefront of the world's active debris removal efforts and multipurpose space tugs
E.DEORBIT: a satellite to clean up space - E.Deorbit grabbing debris - Artist view of the satellite e.deorbit (right) catching a satellite with a net to take it to consume in the Earth's atmosphere. e.Deorbit is a European mission project that if approved in 2019 will start in 2024. This satellite will be the first to clean up space debris. He would recapture the larger objects with his articulated arm or a net, before discharging them into the atmosphere, or they would be destroyed. ESA's proposed e.Deorbit mission, shown right, using a net to catch a derelict satellite - the baseline capture method for what would be the world's first active space debris removal mission, in 2024. The mission would first rendezvous with a large, drifting ESA satellite, then capture and secure it safely ahead of steering the combination down for a controlled burn-up in the atmosphere. As well as the baselined robot arm, additional capture technologies are being investigated, including a net and harpon. In any case, grappling the derelict satellite would have to be done in a very rapid and precise manner to prevent E.Deorbit and its target rebounding apart. The mission, being developed through ESA's Clean Space initiative - tasked with safeguarding terrestrial and orbital environments - will be proposed for final agreement at ESA's next Council at Ministerial Level, in 2019. It will place European industry at the forefront of the world's active debris removal efforts and multipurpose space tugs

PIX4605506: E.DEORBIT: a satellite to clean up space - E.Deorbit grabbing debris - Artist view of the satellite e.deorbit (right) catching a satellite with a net to take it to consume in the Earth's atmosphere. e.Deorbit is a European mission project that if approved in 2019 will start in 2024. This satellite will be the first to clean up space debris. He would recapture the larger objects with his articulated arm or a net, before discharging them into the atmosphere, or they would be destroyed. ESA's proposed e.Deorbit mission, shown right, using a net to catch a derelict satellite - the baseline capture method for what would be the world's first active space debris removal mission, in 2024. The mission would first rendezvous with a large, drifting ESA satellite, then capture and secure it safely ahead of steering the combination down for a controlled burn-up in the atmosphere. As well as the baselined robot arm, additional capture technologies are being investigated, including a net and harpon. In any case, grappling the derelict satellite would have to be done in a very rapid and precise manner to prevent E.Deorbit and its target rebounding apart. The mission, being developed through ESA's Clean Space initiative - tasked with safeguarding terrestrial and orbital environments - will be proposed for final agreement at ESA's next Council at Ministerial Level, in 2019. It will place European industry at the forefront of the world's active debris removal efforts and multipurpose space tugs / Bridgeman Images

Aerial View of a Farm Surrounded by Cereal Fields, 1988 (photo)
Aerial View of a Farm Surrounded by Cereal Fields, 1988 (photo)

LRI4597841: Aerial View of a Farm Surrounded by Cereal Fields, 1988 (photo) / Bridgeman Images

Jane Birkin at the Venice Lido Film festival, 1987 (photo)
Jane Birkin at the Venice Lido Film festival, 1987 (photo)

MME4769392: Jane Birkin at the Venice Lido Film festival, 1987 (photo) / Bridgeman Images

SpiderTegenaria domestica (Domestic Tegenary) (macrophotography)
SpiderTegenaria domestica (Domestic Tegenary) (macrophotography)

LRI4683903: SpiderTegenaria domestica (Domestic Tegenary) (macrophotography) / Bridgeman Images

Great Zimbabwe: walls, 10th-15th century
Great Zimbabwe: walls, 10th-15th century

LRI4680925: Great Zimbabwe: walls, 10th-15th century / Bridgeman Images

Observation night - Amateur astronomer
Observation night - Amateur astronomer

PIX4565916: Observation night - Amateur astronomer / Bridgeman Images

Salle des Imprimes de la bibliotheque Richelieu, Bibliotheque nationale, Palais Mazarin, 58 rue de Richelieu, Paris 2nd arrondissement. It was Napoleon III who entrusted Henri Labrouste with the reconstruction of the imperiale library, which the increase in collections made indispensable... We no longer knew where to put the books From 43,000 books in 1688, we had gone up to 800,000 books in 1851. Since 1996, the national bibliotheque de rue Richelieu has merged with the Bibliotheque nationale de France-Tolbiac. Construction between 1859 and 1867
Salle des Imprimes de la bibliotheque Richelieu, Bibliotheque nationale, Palais Mazarin, 58 rue de Richelieu, Paris 2nd arrondissement. It was Napoleon III who entrusted Henri Labrouste with the reconstruction of the imperiale library, which the increase in collections made indispensable... We no longer knew where to put the books From 43,000 books in 1688, we had gone up to 800,000 books in 1851. Since 1996, the national bibliotheque de rue Richelieu has merged with the Bibliotheque nationale de France-Tolbiac. Construction between 1859 and 1867

LBY4546943: Salle des Imprimes de la bibliotheque Richelieu, Bibliotheque nationale, Palais Mazarin, 58 rue de Richelieu, Paris 2nd arrondissement. It was Napoleon III who entrusted Henri Labrouste with the reconstruction of the imperiale library, which the increase in collections made indispensable... We no longer knew where to put the books From 43,000 books in 1688, we had gone up to 800,000 books in 1851. Since 1996, the national bibliotheque de rue Richelieu has merged with the Bibliotheque nationale de France-Tolbiac. Construction between 1859 and 1867 / Bridgeman Images

The structure of the nave which includes thirteen farms of the cathedrale Notre-Dame de Paris - Paris 4 - XIIIth, XIIIth, XIXeme, rehabilitation by Viollet-le-Duc -
The structure of the nave which includes thirteen farms of the cathedrale Notre-Dame de Paris - Paris 4 - XIIIth, XIIIth, XIXeme, rehabilitation by Viollet-le-Duc -

ITR4553513: The structure of the nave which includes thirteen farms of the cathedrale Notre-Dame de Paris - Paris 4 - XIIIth, XIIIth, XIXeme, rehabilitation by Viollet-le-Duc - / Bridgeman Images

Statue of Louis XIII by Guillaume Coustou (1715). The king had asked that he be represented offering his crown and scepter to the Virgin. Cathedrale Notre Dame de Paris - Paris 4 - XIIIth, XIIIth, XIXth, rehabilitation by Viollet-le-Duc -
Statue of Louis XIII by Guillaume Coustou (1715). The king had asked that he be represented offering his crown and scepter to the Virgin. Cathedrale Notre Dame de Paris - Paris 4 - XIIIth, XIIIth, XIXth, rehabilitation by Viollet-le-Duc -

ITR4553598: Statue of Louis XIII by Guillaume Coustou (1715). The king had asked that he be represented offering his crown and scepter to the Virgin. Cathedrale Notre Dame de Paris - Paris 4 - XIIIth, XIIIth, XIXth, rehabilitation by Viollet-le-Duc - / Bridgeman Images


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