PIX4604252: Fusee Ariane 5 ECA - 06/2008 - The Ariane 5 ECA rocket - 06/2008 - Fusee Ariane 5 ECA on its launch pad at the Guyanese Space Center in Kourou. On board, two communication satellites, the Skynet 5C satellite and the Turksat 3A satellite. Flight V183 was launched on June 13, 2008. The Ariane 5 ECA launcher, on launch pad at the Launch Zone (ZL-3) of Ariane Launch Complex no.3 (ELA-3) at the Guiana Space Centre, Europe's Spaceport. Lift - off of flight V183 took place at 00:05 CEST/Paris on 13 June (22:05 UTC/GMT; 19:05 UTC - 3/Kourou [12 June]). The satellites were accurately injected into the correct transfer orbits about 30 minutes later. The payload comprised Skynet 5C - which will deliver secure communication links for UK government and military users - and Turksat 3A - which will provide telecommunication services and direct TV broadcasting for Turkey, Europe, the Middle East, North Africa and Central Asia. The payload mass was 8541 kg; the satellite masses totalled 7748 kg, with payload adapters and dispensers making up the additional 797 kg / Bridgeman Images

PIX4604280: Fusee Ariane 5 ECA on its firing pitch. 05/2009 - The Ariane 5 ECA rocket - 05/2009 - 13 May 2009: the Fusee Ariane 5 ECA on its firing pitch at the Guyanese Space Center in Kourou. On board, the two astronomical satellites Herschel and Planck. Flight V188 is scheduled to launch on May 14, 2009. May 13 2009: the Ariane 5 ECA launcher on launch pad at the Launch Zone (ZL - 3) of Ariane Launch Complex no.3 (ELA - 3) at the Guiana Space Centre, Europe's Spaceport. Ariane 5, enclosing two astronomical satellites, Herschel and Planck, will lift off on May 14 2009 / Bridgeman Images

JLJ4604378: The beautiful gypsy Esmeralda and the dwarf bell ringer Quasimodo Illustration for "Notre Dame de Paris", 19th century (engraving), French School, (19th century) / Bridgeman Images

TEC4604742: Roofing in Paris. / Bridgeman Images

PIX4604747: Soyuz rocket decollage 04/03 - Soyuz rocket decollage 04/03 - Decollage of the Soyuz rocket to the international space station, with Yuri Malenchenko and Edward Lu. 26/04/2003 / Bridgeman Images

PIX4604793: Soyuz TMA - 15 - 27 May 2009 - Soyuz TMA - 15 launch - May 27 2009 - Decolving the Soyuz TMA - 15 rocket to the international space station, with on board the crew of Expedition 20 is European astronaut Frank de Winne, cosmonaut Roman Romanenko and astronaut Robert Thirsk. The Soyuz TMA - 15 launches from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 12:34 CEST on 27 May 2009 carrying Expedition 20 crewmembers ESA astronaut Frank De Winne, Russian cosmonaut Roman Romanenko and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Robert Thirsk to the International Space Station. They are scheduled to arrive at the ISS at 14:36 CEST on Friday 29 May 2009 / Bridgeman Images

TEC4604799: The Palais de Justice in Paris. / Bridgeman Images

JLJ4604825: Dagger handle in silver chisel gold and enamaille., 1570 (silver chisel gold and enamel), German School, (16th century) / Bridgeman Images

TEC4604834: Quai de l'Horloge in Paris. / Bridgeman Images

TEC4604852: Pont des Arts Pont des Arts, Paris 6th arrondissement, reconstruction in 1981 by Louis Arretche. The Passerelle des Arts, the first iron bridge in Paris, had the mission of joining the Institut de France and the Louvre, which was then called the Palais des Arts. Reserved for pawns, it was built from 1801 to 1804. It initially consisted of nine arches. Following numerous river accidents, its reconstruction was decided in 1981 but two arches were removed to line them up on the Pont Neuf. / Bridgeman Images

PIX4604854: Proton rocket 10/02 - Proton rocket on its fire pad. 10/2002 / Bridgeman Images

TEC4604895: Pont des Arts Pont des Arts, Paris 6th arrondissement, reconstruction in 1981 by Louis Arretche. The Passerelle des Arts, the first iron bridge in Paris, had the mission of joining the Institut de France and the Louvre, which was then called the Palais des Arts. Reserved for pawns, it was built from 1801 to 1804. It initially consisted of nine arches. Following numerous river accidents, its reconstruction was decided in 1981 but two arches were removed to line them up on the Pont Neuf. / Bridgeman Images

JLJ4604914: The wedding feast of Psyche Oval Plate, 1560 (enamel painted on copper), French School, (16th century) / Bridgeman Images

JLJ4604995: Golden silver cane handle. Hunting scene. France, 18th century (silver), French School, (18th century) / Bridgeman Images

PIX4600021: Release in space of M.Lopez - Alegria - 10/2000 - Michael Lopez - Alegria EVA. October 15 2000 - Release of Michael Lopez - Alegria to prepare the station for permanent housing. 15/10/2000. Michael Lopez - Alegria works to ready the International Space Station for permanent occupancy during a lengthy space walk. Behind him, solar panels for the station's functional cargo block (FGB) and service module appear like blades of a giant windmill / Bridgeman Images

PIX4600055: ISS: astronaut K. Wakata - 10/2000 - Koichi Wakata floats in ISS module Zarya - 10/2000 - Koichi Wakata in the FGB (Functional Cargo Block) module (now called Zarya) of the International Space Station (ISS). 15/10/2000. Koichi Wakata, mission specialist representing Japan's National Space Development Agency (NASDA), floats through the functional cargo block (FGB) of the International Space Station (ISS), replete now with supplies for permanent occupancy beginning in less than two weeks. October 15 2000 / Bridgeman Images

JLJ4600056: Portrait of the Painter Felix Vallotton (1865-1925), 1900 (oil on canvas), Vuillard, Edouard (1868-1940) / Bridgeman Images

JLJ4600067: Large interior with six characters, 1897 (oil on canvas), Vuillard, Edouard (1868-1940) / Bridgeman Images

JLJ4600090: Burghers of Calais in front of Edward III king of England in 1347 (oil on canvas), Berthelemy, Jean-Simon (1743-1811) / Bridgeman Images

TEC4600116: Pont Alexandre III, Paris 7th arrondissement. Tsar Alexander III of Russia (1845-1894) laid the first stone of the bridge in 1886, which was to be completed for the 1900 World Exhibition. One of the most beautiful bridges in Paris has a single-flight metal structure. / Bridgeman Images

LRI4600196: Aerial view of alumina loading port in Sao Luis city, Brazil (1983 - Photography) / Bridgeman Images

PIX4600011: Exit of astronaut W. MacArthur - 10/2000 - Astronaut William McArthur EVA - 10/2000 - William McArthur connects to the arm of the space shuttle with a support device. 15/10/2000. Extravehicular activity (EVA) of astronaut William McArthur (center frame) and shows most of the long robot arm or remote manipulator system attached to the cargo bay of the Space Shuttle Discovery. October 15 2000 / Bridgeman Images

PIX4600017: Mr. Lopez - Alegria - 10/2000 - Mr. Lopez - Alegria - Astronaut Michael Lopez - Alegria connects to the Unity module of the International Space Station. 15/10/2000. Michael Lopez - Alegria, mission specialist, hangs onto a handrail on the U.S. - built Unity or Node 1 on the International Space Station (ISS). The third pressurized mating adapter (PMA - 3), installed earlier on this mission, is at upper right. Oct 15 2000 / Bridgeman Images

JLJ4600113: The fountain under the verenda, 1894 (oil on canvas), Rusinol i Prats, Santiago (1861-1931) / Bridgeman Images

TEC4600142: Sculptures by Mark di Suvero, Place des Invalides Intervention plastique 1997, Paris 7th arrondissement., Suvero, Di Mark (b.1933) / Bridgeman Images

LRI4600183: Aerial view of meeting point of river Rio African-American and Amazon river (1983 - Photography) / Bridgeman Images

TEC4600227: Assemblee Nationale metro station, Boulevard Saint Germain, Paris 7th arrondissement. Photography 22/09/08. / Bridgeman Images

PIX4600251: Meal in the International Space Station 02/2001 - Meal in Zvezda module (ISS) 02/2001 - Expedition1 equpage saves a snack in the Zvezda module of the International Space Station (ISS). 12/02/2001. The Expedition One crew enjoys a snack on the ward room table of the Zvezda service module onboard the International Space Station (ISS). Feb 12 2001 / Bridgeman Images

PIX4600300: Susan Helms Release 03/2001 - Astronaut Susan J. Helms extravehicular activity 03/2001 - Astronaut Susan Helms photographed before returning to Shuttle Discovery after her first extravehicular trip. STS-102. 11/03/2001. Astronaut Susan J. Helms completes a scheduled space walk task on the International Space Station (ISS). This extravehicular activity (EVA), on which Helms was joined by astronaut James S. Voss (out of frame), was the first of two scheduled STS - 102 EVA sessions. The pair, destined to become members of the Expedition Two crew aboard the station later in the mission, rode aboard Discovery into orbit and at the time of this EVA were still regarded as STS - 102 mission specialists. March 11, 2001 / Bridgeman Images

LRI4600343: Aerial view of commercial center and housing sector (1983 - Photography) / Bridgeman Images

PIX4600380: C. Hadfield Release 04/01 - Chris A. Hadfield under the all-new Arm (Canadarm2) of the International Space Station. ISS STS-100. April 2001 / Bridgeman Images

JLJ4600470: Portrait of Achille Deveria (1800-1857) painter and engraver, 19th century (oil on canvas), Boulanger, Louis (1806-67) / Bridgeman Images

TEC4600209: Assemblee Nationale metro station, Boulevard Saint Germain, Paris 7th arrondissement. Photography 22/09/08. / Bridgeman Images

PIX4600213: The International Space Station 02/2001 - The International Space Station (ISS) 02/2001 - The Space Station over Chile. ISS STS - 98. 16/02/2001. The International Space Station is backdropped over clouds, water and land in South America. South central Chile shows up at bottom of the frame. Just below the Destiny laboratory, the Chacao Channel separates the large island of Chiloe from the mainland and connects the Gulf of Coronados on the Pacific side with the Gulf of Ancud southwest of the city of Puerto Montt. The crews of the Space Shuttle Atlantis and the International Space Station parted company at 8:06 a.m. (CST), February 16, as astronaut Mark L. Polansky, pilot, flew the shuttle halfway around the station and its new Destiny laboratory before moving off. Feb 16 2001 / Bridgeman Images

PIX4600219: The International Space Station 02/2001 - The International Space Station (ISS) 02/2001 - The Space Station seen from the Atlantis Shuttle. ISS STS - 98. 16/02/2001. The International Space Station (ISS) is backdropped against the blackness of space in this medium - distance, 70 mm frame, as photographed from the departing Space Shuttle Atlantis. The newly installed Destiny laboratory is in the left foreground. The crews of the Space Shuttle Atlantis and the International Space Station parted company at 8:06 a.m. (CST), February 16, as astronaut Mark L. Polansky, pilot, flew the shuttle halfway around the station and its new Destiny laboratory before moving off. Feb 16 2001 / Bridgeman Images

JLJ4600220: Portrait of Lieutenant Pierre Claude Aimable Gachot, 1845 (oil on canvas), Millet, Jean-Francois (1814-75) / Bridgeman Images