PIX4634063: Hurricane Irma seen by satellite 09/2017 - Hurricane Irma 09/2017: Hurricane Irma on September 6, 2017. Image obtained by the American satellite GOES-16. GOES-16 captured this geocolor image of Hurricane Irma approaching Anguilla at about 7:15 am (eastern), September 6, 2017. Irma's maximum sustained winds remain near 185 mph with higher gusts, making it a category 5 hurricane on the Saffirm-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale. This image, captured as daylight moves into the area, offers a blend of both, with nighttime features on the left side of the image and daytime on the right / Bridgeman Images
PIX4640224: Space lift on the Moon - Artist's view - Lunar elevator lunar base - Lunar base equipped with a space lift. A manned lunar space elevator prepares to depart from its manned lunar base. Surrounding it are support facilities and cargo. The yellow machine on the right is an articulated manned manipulator for handling cargo and managing the elevator. The space elevator concept involves running a cable from the surface of a planet or moon up to a gravitationally - stable point in space, whereupon a specially - designed vehicle can climb and descend the cable. Also known as tether propulsion and non-rocket space launch, this method permits an alternative way to access space. In the case of the lunar space elevator, the cable is anchored to the surface of the Moon and ascends to a stable Lagrange point. In this illustration the cable, in the form of a ribbon, is anchored to the southern hemisphere of the near - side of the Moon and ascends approximately 35,000 miles towards the Earth. The manned climbing vehicle, the “” elevator,””” is powered by solar energy collected via its array of photovoltaics. The manned elevator illustrated is approximately 160 feet long. Traveling at a velocity of roughly 60 mph it would take the elevator about 3 weeks to cover the distance between the lunar surface and Lagrange point in space / Bridgeman Images
PIX4646985: Astronauts in Discovery STS - 51 09/1993 - STS - 51 astronauts during sleep period on Discovery's middeck - Astronauts sleeping in the shuttle Discovery STS - 51. Frank Culbertson (lower centre), from g. to d.: Daniel Bursch, Carl Walz and William Readdy photographs by James Newman. September 1993. Four of the five STS - 51 crew members were photographed during one of their sleep periods on Discovery's middeck. At bottom center, astronaut Frank L. Culbertson Jr., mission commander, is barely visible, with most of his body zipped securely in the sleep restraint. Others, left to right, are astronauts Daniel W. Bursch and Carl E. Walz, mission specialists, and William F. Readdy, pilot. The photograph was taken by astronaut James H. Newman, mission specialist / Bridgeman Images
PIX4646997: Decolving the shuttle Columbia STS - 55 04/1993 - Launch of STS - 55 Columbia from Kennedy Space center. 04/1993 - Decolving the shuttle Columbia STS - 55 with Steven R. Nagel, Terence T. Henricks, Jerry L. Ross, Charles J. Precourt, Bernard A. Harris, Ulrich Walter and Hans Schlegel. 26/04/1993. Launch of STS - 55 Columbia from Kennedy Space Pad 39A. Apr 26 1993 / Bridgeman Images
PIX4647054: Extra - vehicle exit C.Meade - M.Lee STS - 64 1994 - Astronauts Carl Meade and Mark Lee EVA - Extra - vehicle exit by Carl Meade and Mark Lee (right at the end of the articule arm) who are testing a SAFER (Simplified Aid for EVA Rescue) rescue procedure. 16/09/1994. Astronauts Carl Meade and Mark Lee (red strip on suit) test the new Simplified Aid for EVA Rescue (SAFER) system. The pair was actually performing an in - space rehearsal or demonstration of a contingency rescue using the never - before flown hardware. Sep 16 1994 / Bridgeman Images
PIX4647201: Crews in Spacelab 06/1995 - Crewmembers of STS - 71, Mir - 18 and Mir - 19 - 06/1995 - Teams STS-71 and Mir-18 pose in Spacelab. June 1995. Starting from the centre down and then clockwise: Gregory J. Harbaugh, Robert L. Gibson, Charels J. Precourt, Nikolai M. Budarin, Ellen S. Baker, Bonnie J. Dunbar, Norman E. Thagard, Gennadiy M. Strekalov (in the corner), Vladimir N. Dezhurov, and Anatoly Y. Solovyev. Inside the Spacelab Science Module, the crewmembers of STS - 71, Mir - 18, and Mir - 19 pose for the traditional inflight picture. An important mission for the human spaceflight program, STS-71 was the 100th U.S. human space launch from Cape Canaveral at Kennedy Space Center. Internationally significant as well, STS - 71 was the first U.S. Space Shuttle - Russian Space Station Mir docking and joint on - orbit operation. Bottom center then clockwise are Gregory J. Harbaugh, Robert L. Gibson, Charles J. Precourt, Nikolai M. Budarin, Ellen S. Baker, Bonnie J. Dunbar, Norman E. Thagard, Gennadiy M. Strekalov (angle) Vladimir N. Dezhurov and Anatoly Y. Solovyev / Bridgeman Images
PIX4647213: Decolving the shuttle Columbia STS - 73 - 10/1995 - Launch of STS - 73 Shuttle Columbia - Decolving the shuttle Columbia STS - 73 with Kenneth Bowersox, Kent Rominger, Catherine Thornton, Michael Lopez - Alegria, Fred Leslie and Albert Sacco. 20/10/1995. Launch of STS-73 Shuttle Columbia from Launch Pad 39B. Fields of Study include fluid physics, materials science, biotechnology, combustion science and commercial space processing technologies. Oct 10 1995 / Bridgeman Images
PIX4640957: Back to Earth of Samantha Cristoforetti - 06/2015 - Samantha Cristoforetti helped out of the Soyuz TMA-15M capsule -06/2015: Back to Earth of the Soyuz TMA-15M capsule on June 11, 2015. On board, astronauts Terry Virtz, Anton Shkaplerov, and Samantha Cristoforetti. All three remained in the International Space Station (ISS) for more than six months. The Italian Samantha Cristoforetti is to date the longest time in space, with a flight lasting 199 days and 16 hours. ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti, NASA astronaut Terry Virts and Russian commander Anton Shkaplerov landed safely on 11 June 2015 in the Kazakh steppe after a three-hour ride in their Soyuz spacecraft. They left the International Space Station at 10:20 GMT at the end of their six-month stay on the research complex. Terry Virtz, Anton Shkaplerov, and Samantha Cristoforetti are returning after more than six months onboard the International Space Station where they served as members of the Expedition 42 and 43 crews. Samantha Cristoforetti stayed 199 days in space and so became the holder of the record for the longest single mission for a woman. / Bridgeman Images
LBY4641188: An art nouveau building, 1 boulevard Charles V (architect Lucien Weissenburger, 1904) in Nancy (Meurthe and Moselle). In Nancy, Art Nouveau takes the name of Ecole de Nancy, or Alliance provincial des industries d'art, thanks in particular to the emblematic figure of Emile Galle. Glassware, furniture, stained glass, ceramics, leather, ironwork, architecture, etc. participate in this vast movement of renovation of decorative arts that still marks the city today., Weissenburger, Lucien (1860-1929) / Bridgeman Images
LBY4641203: The former Genin Louis store (CCF Bank) 2 rue Benit, architect Henri Gutton, 1900 in Nancy (Meurthe and Moselle). In Nancy, Art Nouveau takes the name of Ecole de Nancy, or Alliance provincial des industries d'art, thanks in particular to the emblematic figure of Emile Galle. Glassware, furniture, stained glass, ceramics, leather, ironwork, architecture, etc. participate in this vast movement of renovation of decorative arts that still marks the city today., Gutton, Henri (1851-1933) / Bridgeman Images