ITR4652250: Basin of L'Octagon, transformed by Andre le Notre. Parc du chateau de Sceaux (Hauts de Seine). The park and its gardens were designed by Andre Le Notre in 1673 for Colbert. It was enlarged by the Marquis de Seignelay, the son of Colbert, who in particular had the Grand Canal excavated. / Bridgeman Images
PIX4649260: Decolishing the space shuttle Atlantis - 11/2009 - Space Shuttle Atlantis lift - off - 11/2009 - Decolishing the space shuttle Atlantis with the crew of the STS - 129 mission on board, 16 November 2009. With nearly 7 million pounds of thrust generated with the aid of twin solid rocket boosters, space shuttle Atlantis roars into the blue skies over Launch Pad 39A at Nasa's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Liftoff on its STS - 129 mission came at 2:28 p.m. EST Nov. 16 2009. Aboard are crew members Commander Charles O. Hobaugh; Pilot Barry E. Wilmore; and Mission Specialists Leland Melvin, Randy Bresnik, Mike Foreman and Robert L. Satcher Jr. On STS - 129, the crew will deliver two Express Logistics Carriers to the International Space Station, the largest of the shuttle's cargo carriers, containing 15 spare pieces of equipment including two gyroscopes, two nitrogen tank assemblies, two pump modules, an ammonia tank assembly and a spare latching end effector for the station's robotic arm. Atlantis will return to Earth a station crew member, Nicole Stott, who has spent more than two months aboard the orbiting laboratory. STS - 129 is slated to be the final space shuttle Expedition crew rotation flight / Bridgeman Images
PIX4624751: Sky Star and Saturn - Starry sky and Saturn - Planet Saturn (bright spot on the right), near the star Porrima in the Virgin. On the left the bright star is Spica. Below is the Peak of Teide, Canary Islands. June 2011. Starry sky above Teide peak with planet Saturn (bright dot at right) near the star Porrima. Bright star at left is Spica. June 2011 / Bridgeman Images
PIX4649422: Discovery Shuttle from ISS 04/2010 - Discovery leaves the International Space Station - 04/2010 - Space Shuttle Discovery before returning to Earth, seen from the International Space Station (ISS) on April 17, 2010. Visible in the cargo compartment of the shuttle, the Leonardo module. Space shuttle Discovery is featured in this image photographed by an Expedition 23 crew member on the International Space Station soon after the shuttle and station began their post - undocking relative separation. Undocking of the two spacecraft occurred at 7:52 a.m. (CDT) on April 17, 2010, ending a stay of 10 days, 5 hours and 8 minutes. The visit included three spacewalks and delivery of more than seven tons of equipment and supplies / Bridgeman Images
PIX4649512: Decolving the shuttle Discovery 02/2011 - Launch of Shuttle Discovery STS - 133. 02/2011 - Decolving the shuttle Discovery (mission STS - 133) with a crew of six astronauts on board as well as Robonaut2. This mission is the 33rd and last mission of the Shuttle Discovery. 24/02/2011. Space shuttle Discovery lifts off Launch Pad 39A at Nasa's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on a late February afternoon. Launch of the STS - 133 mission was at 4:53 p.m. EST on Feb. 24. Discovery and its six - member crew are on a mission to deliver the Permanent Multipurpose Module, packed with supplies and critical spare parts, as well as Robonaut 2, the dexterous humanoid astronaut helper, to the International Space Station. Discovery is making its 39th mission and is scheduled to be retired following STS-133. This is the 133rd Space Shuttle Program mission and the 35th shuttle voyage to the space station / Bridgeman Images
PIX4648321: Shuttle Atlantis STS - 112 view of ISS 10/2002 - Shuttle Atlantis approaches the International Space Station 10/2002 - Atlantis photographed by an Expedition Five crewmember onboard the International Space Station (ISS) during rendezvous and docking operations. Oct 09 2002 / Bridgeman Images
PIX4621547: Cometary blood cell CG4 in the stern - CG4, a cometary blood cell in Puppis - Cometary blood cells are small clouds of isolated gases. The latter, called CG4, is located about 1300 light years ago in the constellation of Pupus. Its head is 1.5 years light and its tail extends for 8 years. This cloud is a star-forming region. A spiral galaxy seen by the slice (ESO 257 - 19) is visible at the top left. It is located 100 million years later. The odd looking “” creature”” to the right of center in the above photo is a gas cloud known as a cometary globule.This globule, however, has ruptured. Cometary globules are typically characterized by dusty heads and elongated tails. These features cause cometary globules to have visual similarities to comets, but in reality they are very much different. Cometary globules are frequently the birthplaces of stars, and many show very young stars in their heads. The reason for the rupture in the head of this object is not completely known. The galaxy to the left of center is very far in the distance and is only placed near CG4 by chance superposition / Bridgeman Images
PIX4621796: Nebula VDB 123 in Snake - Nebula VDB 123 in Serpens - VDB 123 is a nebula by light reflexion. This region of Serpens contains what is referred to as the Serpens Cloud. It has been cataloged in Herbst, Beckwith, Robberto, 1997 Astrophys. J. This super cloud of dust contains many reflection nebulae, one of which is vdB 123. This is the blue reflection nebula just “” above””” the center of this image. This super dust cloud overlies the rich star field of the Serpens Milky Way and appears as a pale blue mist with defined borders / Bridgeman Images
PIX4621885: Nebula IC 405, star AE Aurigae in the Coach - Nebula IC 405 - IC 405, is a nebula illuminated by the massive star AE Aurigae. This type O star is a “” fleeing star”, a star ejected from the Orion nebula about 2.5 million years ago and continues its race at a speed of 200 km per second / Bridgeman Images
PIX4649828: Atlantis amarree la station spatiale 07/2011 - Atlantis docked to the International Space station 07/2011 - The space shuttle Atlantis moored to the International Space Station (ISS) on July 18, 2011. Mission STS-135, the last United States space shuttle mission. This view of the space shuttle Atlantis while still docked with the International Space Station was taken by a crew member aboard the station on the final day of joint activities between the crew members for the STS - 135 and Expedition 28 missions. The robotic arm on the shuttle appears to be saluting “” good - bye”” to the station. Earth's airglow is seen as a thin blue line above Earth's horizon. The Raffaello multi - purpose logistics module, full of items to be returned to Earth, is seen in the aft cargo bay. 18 July 2011 / Bridgeman Images
PIX4647091: Release of Carl J. Meade 09/1994 - Astronaut Carl J. Meade during EVA. Sep 16 1994 - Extra vehicle release by Carl J. Meade testing the SAFER (Simplified Aid for EVA Rescue) system. 16/09/1994. Astronaut Carl J. Meade tests the new Simplified Aid for EVA Rescue (SAFER) system 130 nautical miles above Earth. The scene was captured with a 70 mm handheld Hasselblad camera with a 30 mm lens attached. The hardware supporting the LIDAR - in - Space Technology Experiment (LITE) is in the lower right. A TV camera on the Remote Manipulator System (RMS) arm records the Extravehicular Activity (EVA). Astronauts Meade and Mark C. Lee took turns using the SAFER hardware during their shared EVA of Sept. 16, 1994. The test of SAFER is the first phase of a larger SAFER program whose objectives are to establish a common set of requirements for both space shuttle and space station program needs, develop a flight demonstration of SAFER, validate system performance and, finally, develop a production version version of SAFER for the shuttle and station programs / Bridgeman Images
PIX4650047: Spationauts Patrick Baudry and Jean - Loup Chretien - Astronauts Patrick Baudry and Jean - Loup Chretien - Spationauts Patrick Baudry and Jean - Loup Chretien in training in the space shuttle simulator. Mission STS-51-G. 13 December 1984. Payload specialists Patrick Baudry (left) and Jean Loup Chretien are seated at the commander and pilot stations on the Shuttle full fuselage trainer. In this view they are looking at the camera over the backs of the shuttle seats. 13/12/1984 / Bridgeman Images