PIX4601309: Soyuz approaching ISS 04/2005 - Soyuz spacecraft - Soyuz spacecraft approaching the international space station. 16/04/05 The Soyuz TMA - 6 spacecraft approaches the International Space Station (ISS). Onboard the spacecraft are cosmonaut Sergei K. Krikalev, Expedition 11 commander representing Russia's Federal Space Agency; astronaut John L. Phillips, NASA ISS science officer and flight engineer; and European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Roberto Vittori of Italy. Apr 16 2005 / Bridgeman Images
PIX4601405: Extravehicular release of Piers J. Sellers 07/2006 - Extravehicular release of Piers J. Sellers (12 July 2006). Astronaut Piers J. Sellers, STS - 121 mission specialist, translates along a truss on the International Space Station during the mission's third and final session of extravehicular activity (EVA) while Space Shuttle Discovery was docked with the station. July 12, 2006 / Bridgeman Images
PIX4601469: International Space Station Solar Panels. 09/2006 - Solar panels of the International Space Station. 09/2006 - Details on the new solar panels of the International Space Station (ISS) deployed on 14 - 09 - 2006. They span a total length of 70 metres. Space Shuttle Atlantis astronauts spread a second set of wings for the International Space Station on September 14 2006. The new solar arrays span a total of 240 feet and have a width of 38 feet. They are attached to the station's newest component, the P3/P4 integrated truss segment / Bridgeman Images
PIX4601516: Return to Earth of Anousheh Ansari 29 - 09 - 2006 - Return to Earth of Anousheh Ansari 29 - 09 - 2006 - Return to Earth of Anousheh Ansari, first woman space tourist, on 29 September 2006 after spending 11 days in space, 9 of which aboard the international space station / Bridgeman Images
PIX4601563: Departing for the International Space Station. 09 - 2006 - Departing for the International Space Station. 09 - 2006 - From top to bottom, Anousheh Ansari, Michael E. Lopez - Alegria, Mikhail Tyurin. Anousheh Ansari, the first woman space tourist, joined the international space station with Expedition 14 and went on Earth with Expedition 13 (18 - 09 - 2006 to 28 - 09 - 2006) / Bridgeman Images
PIX4601567: Interview from the International Space Station. 25 - 09 - 2006 - Interview from the International Space Station. 25 - 09 - 2006 - Members of Expeditions 13 and 14 participate in an interview given to the media from the Destiny module of the International Space Station on 25 September 2006. In the front row, from left to right, Mikhail Tyurin, Anousheh Ansari, Pavel V. Vinogradov. In the second row, from left to right, Jeffrey N. Williams, Thomas Reiter, and Michael E. Lopez - Alegria Anousheh Ansari, first woman space tourist, joined the International Space Station with Expedition 14 and went to Earth with Expedition 13 (18 - 09 - 2006 to 28 - 09 - 2006) / Bridgeman Images
PIX4601651: Return to Earth of a Soyuz ship - Soyuz recovery - 04/2007 - Return to Earth of the Soyuz TMA capsule - 9 April 21, 2007. On board, astronaut Michael E. Lopez-Alegria, Charles Simonyi (space tourist) and cosmonaut Mikhail Tyurin. The Soyuz TMA - 9 spacecraft is landing southwest of Karaganda, Kazakhstan at approximately 6:30 p.m. local time on April 21, 2007. Onboard were astronaut Michael E. Lopez - Alegria, Expedition 14 commander and NASA space station science officer; cosmonaut Mikhail Tyurin, Soyuz commander and flight engineer representing Russia's Federal Space Agency; and U.S. spaceflight participant Charles Simonyi / Bridgeman Images
PIX4601681: Jim Reilly extravehicular release 06/2007 - Jim Reilly extravehicular activity 06/2007 - Jim Reilly extravehicular release. Space Shuttle Atlantis is visible, moored at ISS-Expedition 15. 11 June 2007. Astronauts Jim Reilly and John “” Danny”” Olivas (visible among Reilly's helmet reflections), both STS - 117 mission specialists, participate in the mission's first planned session of extravehicular activity (EVA), as construction resumes on the International Space Station. Among other tasks, Reilly and Olivas connected power, data and cooling cables between S1 and S3; released the launch restraints from and deployed the four solar array blanket boxes on S4 and released the cinches and winches holding the photovoltaic radiator on S4. The crew cabin and nose of Space Shuttle Atlantis docked to the station is visible in the background. 11 June 2007 / Bridgeman Images
PIX4653054: Telescope E - ELT - Artist's view - European Extremely Large Telescope - Artwork - Artist's view of the E - ELT (European Extremely Large Telescope), a telescope project measuring 42 metres in diameter. Construction of this European project could start in 2010, with a planned inauguration around 2017. Its main mirror will consist of 906 hexagonal mirrors assembled together, and its total surface will be equal to that of a football field. With a 42 - m diameter primary mirror, the present baseline, its total rotating mass is 5500 tons. The two platforms on each side of the structure hold large instruments. The telescope features a novel, innovative design, based on 5 mirrors. The primary 42 - m mirror is composed of 906 segments, each 1.45 m wide, while the secondary mirror is as large as 6 m in diameter. A tertiary mirror, 4.2 m in diameter, relays the light to the adaptive optics system, composed of two mirrors: a 2.5 - m mirror supported by 5000 or more actuators so as to be able to distort its own shape a thousand times per second, and one 2.7 m in diameter that allows for the final image corrections. This five mirror approach results in an exceptional image quality, with no significant aberrations in the field of view / Bridgeman Images
PIX4653312: Gamma ray telescope HESS - Gamma rays telescope HESS - High Energy Stereoscopic System (HESS) telescope located in Namibia near Gamsberg. This network of telescopes is dedicated to the study of high energy gamma rays. High Energy Stereoscopic System or HESS is a system of Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescopes (IACT) for the investigation of cosmic gamma rays. It is located in Namibia, near Gamsberg / Bridgeman Images
PIX4653344: Haleakala Observatory - Hawaii - Haleakala observatory - Hawaii - Partial view of Haleakala Observatory located on Maui Island, Hawaii, USA. The largest dome houses the 3.67 m AEOS telescope dedicated to monitoring satellites and missiles. Partial view of Mt. Haleakala Observatory located on Maui island, Hawaii. The largest dome is the 3.67 - meter telescope, known as the Advanced Electro - Optical System (AEOS), owned by the Department of Defense, It is the United States' largest optical telescope designed for tracking satellites / Bridgeman Images
PIX4654237: Las Campanas Observatory - Magellan Telescope - Las Campanas Observatory - Star line above Magellan telescopes measuring 6.5 meters in diameter. The bright object in the sky is Jupiter Planet. Star trail above the 6.5 meter Magellan twin telescopes in Las Campanas observatory, Chile. Bright object in the sky is Jupiter / Bridgeman Images
PIX4654250: Las Campanas Observatory - Magellan Telescope - Las Campanas Observatory - Star line above Magellan telescopes measuring 6.5 meters in diameter. The bright object in the sky is Jupiter Planet. Star trail above the 6.5 meter Magellan twin telescopes in Las Campanas observatory, Chile. Bright object in the sky is Jupiter / Bridgeman Images
PIX4654261: Las Campanas Observatory - 1989 - Las Campanas Observatory - 1989 - Las Campanas Observatory seen in 1989. At the bottom of the picture is the cupola of the 2.5-metre Irenee du Pont telescope, in the middle, the cupola of the 60 cm telescope of the University of Toronto, now removed, at the bottom, the 1 metre Swope telescope. Las Campanas observatory seen in 1989. Bottom is the 2,5 meter Irenee du Pont telescope, middle is the 60 - cm telescope of university of Toronto, today dismantled, back is the dome of the 1 meter Swope telescope / Bridgeman Images
PIX4654350: La Palma Observatory - La Palma observatory - The Roque de Los Muchachos Observatory is located at the top of the island of La Palma, in the Spanish archipelago of the Canary Islands. At 2400 m above sea level, this European Boreal Observatory is one of the largest astronomical centres in the world. Roque de Los Muchachos observatory is located at the top of La Palma island, in Canary islands. This is one of the largest astronomical centre in the world / Bridgeman Images
PIX4654367: La Palma Observatory - La Palma observatory - The Roque de Los Muchachos Observatory is located at the top of the island of La Palma, in the Spanish archipelago of the Canary Islands. At 2400 m above sea level, this European Boreal Observatory is one of the largest astronomical centres in the world. Roque de Los Muchachos observatory is located at the top of La Palma island, in Canary islands. This is one of the largest astronomical centre in the world / Bridgeman Images
PIX4654387: La Palma Observatory - La Palma observatory - The Roque de Los Muchachos Observatory is located at the top of the island of La Palma, in the Spanish Canary Islands. At 2400 m above sea level, this European Boreal Observatory is one of the largest astronomical centres in the world. In the foreground on the right, the 1.2m telescope Mercator Roque de Los Muchachos observatory is located at the top of La Palma island, in Canary islands. This is one of the largest astronomical centre in the world. Foreground is the 1.2 meter telescope Mercator / Bridgeman Images
PIX4654388: La Palma Observatory - La Palma observatory - The Roque de Los Muchachos Observatory is located at the top of the island of La Palma, in the Spanish Canary Islands. At 2400 m above sea level, this European Boreal Observatory is one of the largest astronomical centres in the world. In the foreground the 1.2m telescope Mercator Roque de Los Muchachos observatory is located at the top of La Palma island, in Canary islands. This is one of the largest astronomical centre in the world. Foreground is the 1.2 meter telescope Mercator / Bridgeman Images