PIX4649428: Atlantis Approaching Space Station 05/2010 - Atlantis Approaching the International Space Station 05/2010 - Atlantis Shuttle seen from the International Space Station (ISS) May 16, 2010. Last mission of the Atlantis shuttle. Space shuttle Atlantis is featured in this image photographed by an Expedition 23 crew member as the shuttle approaches the International Space Station during STS - 132 rendezvous and docking operations. Docking occurred at 9:28 a.m. (CDT) on May 16, 2010 / 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

ITR4652263: 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

PIX4652289: Plateau de Chajnantor et voie lactee - Chajnantor plateau and milky way - Réseau Alma. Chajnantor Plateau, 5100 m altitude, Chile. June 2008 Alma network, Chajnantor plateau in Atacama Desert, Chile. June 2008 / Bridgeman Images

PIX4652301: ALMA - Plateau de Chajnantor - 2011 - Chajnantor plateau and starry sky - Alma Reseau. The Moon shines in the center of the lactee lane. Chajnantor Plateau, 5100 m altitude, Chile. October 2011. ALMA under the Moon in Milky Way. Chajnantor plateau in Atacama Desert, Chile. October 2011 / Bridgeman Images

ITR4652335: Chateau de Sceaux (Hauts de Seine). The Musee de l'Ile de France is located on the ground floor of the chateau and opened its doors in 1937. / Bridgeman Images

PIX4652596: Radiotelescopes ALMA - The Atacama Large Millimeter Array (ALMA) - Artwork - Artist's view of the European network of submilimeter antennas Alma located in the Atacama Desert, Chile. The Atacama Large Millimeter Array (ALMA), one of the largest ground - based astronomy projects of the next decade, is a major new facility for world astronomy. ALMA will be comprised of a giant array of 12 - m submillimetre quality antennas, with baselines of several kilometers. An additional, compact array of 7 - m and 12 - m antennas is also foreseen. Construction of ALMA started in 2003 and will be completed in 2010. The ALMA project is an international collaboration between Europe, Japan and North America in cooperation with the Republic of Chile / Bridgeman Images

PIX4652609: Radiotelescopes ALMA - The Atacama Large Millimeter Array (ALMA) - Artwork - Artist's view of the European network of submilimetric antennas ALMA (Atacama Large Millimeter Array) located in the Atacama Desert, Chile. The Atacama Large Millimeter Array (ALMA), one of the largest ground - based astronomy projects of the next decade, is a major new facility for world astronomy. ALMA will be comprised of a giant array of 12 - m submillimetre quality antennas, with baselines of several kilometers. An additional, compact array of 7 - m and 12 - m antennas is also foreseen. Construction of ALMA started in 2003 and will be completed in 2010. The ALMA project is an international collaboration between Europe, Japan and North America in cooperation with the Republic of Chile / Bridgeman Images

PIX4652988: Milky Way above Cerro Armazones - Star sky at the top of Cerro Armazones. This 3060-metre mountain in Chile will host the giant telescope E - ELT (European Extremely Large Telescope). The construction of this 42-metre telescope is expected to start at the end of 2010 and will be inaugurated around 2018. Its main mirror will consist of 906 hexagonal mirrors assembled together, and its total surface will be equal to that of a football field. On 26 April 2010, the ESO Council selected Cerro Armazones as the baseline site for the planned 42 - metre European Extremely Large Telescope (E - ELT). Cerro Armazones is a mountain at an altitude of 3060 metres in the central part of Child's Atacama Desert, some 130 kilometres south of the town of Antofagasta and about 20 kilometres from Cerro Paranal, home of Eso's Very Large Telescope / Bridgeman Images

TEC4653155: Bauhaus building in Dessau (Germany) designed in 1925 (photo) / Bridgeman Images

PIX4606662: The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter probe - Artist's view - The American Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter probe was launched in August 2005 and began its observations from March in October 2006 / Bridgeman Images

PIX4606713: Phoenix Probe - Artist's View - The American Phoenix Probe will be launched in August 2007. After a 10-month trip, it should land in May 2008 near the northern polar cap of Mars. She will perform analyses of Martian soil by digging at about 50 cm deep. Phoenix will also be equipped with cameras / Bridgeman Images

PIX4606724: Phoenix Probe - Artist's View - The American Phoenix Probe will be launched in August 2007. After a 10-month trip, it should land in May 2008 near the northern polar cap of Mars. She will perform analyses of Martian soil by digging at about 50 cm deep. Phoenix will also be equipped with cameras / Bridgeman Images

TEC4606778: St. Stephen's Cathedral (St. Stephen or Stephansdom or St. Stephane or St. Stephan Kirche), Vienna Austria / Bridgeman Images

PIX4606828: Model of the Rover MSL - Model Rover MSL - Test at CNES of the model of the Rover MSL in July 2009. This model at scale 1 was made by students of BTS section. Mars Science Laboratory (MSL), named Curiosity, is a NASA rover to explore the surface of Mars starting in 2012. Test at CNES (Toulouse) in july 2009 of the animated replica of NASA's martian Rover MSL built by english industrial BTS students. Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) is a rover that will study Mars' habitability. Launch is scheduled in the fall of 2011 / Bridgeman Images

PIX4607092: Rosetta probe: landing on the nucleus of the comet - The Rosetta probe was launched on 2 March 2004 to study comet 67P/Churyumov - Gerasimenko that it should meet around May 2014. It will place on its surface a lander, Philae, which will analyze the composition of the nucleus of the comet / Bridgeman Images

PIX4607130: Rosetta probe: the lander is dropped on the core of the comet - The Rosetta spacecraft releases a lander onto a comet nucleus - The Rosetta probe was launched on March 2, 2004 to study comet 67P/Churyumov - Gerasimenko. Artist view of the probe and lander Philae near the core of the comet. The size scales are not respected, the probe measures 32 metres with its deployed panels, the core of the comet about 4 km. Artist's impression of the Rosetta orbiter deploying the Philae lander to comet 67P/Churyumov - Gerasimenko. The image is not to scale; the Rosetta spacecraft measures 32 m across including the solar arrays, while the comet nucleus is thought to be about 4 km wide / Bridgeman Images

TEC4607150: Jama Masjid Mosque, in Old Delhi, India. Built in 1650-1656, in the heart of the bazaar, this mosque is the largest in the country. Photography 20/01/06. / Bridgeman Images

PIX4607221: Recuperation of samples from the Stardust probe - Stardust sample return capsule - Artwork - The Stardust probe was launched on February 7, 1999 with the primary objective of studying comet Wild 2 and taking samples during a passage through the comet's hair. Stardust was the first probe to collect and bring back to Earth interstellar and cometary dust. The return capsule landed on Earth on 15 January 2006 with the samples. Artist's view. Stardust is an interplanetary spacecraft, whose primary purpose was to investigate the makeup of the comet Wild 2 and its coma. It was launched on February 07 1999 and returned to Earth on January 15 2006. It is the first sample return mission to collect cosmic dust and return the sample to Earth; the capsule contains cometary and interstellar samples gathered by the Stardust spacecraft / Bridgeman Images

TEC4607292: The tomb of Emperor Humayun (1508-1556) in Delhi, India. / Bridgeman Images

TEC4649615: La Casa de Pilatos (1540), Quartier Santa Cruz in Seville (Spain). Finish in the first third of the 16th century, this palace, owned by the Duke of Medinaceli, combines in an astonishing way mudejar art, flamboyant Gothic and Renaissance art. According to popular belief, this palace is the reproduction of Pontius Pilate's palace in Jerusalem. Photography 10/03/97. / Bridgeman Images

TEC4649660: La Casa de Pilatos (1540), Quartier Santa Cruz in Seville (Spain). Finish in the first third of the 16th century, this palace, owned by the Duke of Medinaceli, combines in an astonishing way mudejar art, flamboyant Gothic and Renaissance art. According to popular belief, this palace is the reproduction of Pontius Pilate's palace in Jerusalem. Photography 10/03/97. / Bridgeman Images

TEC4649702: La Giralda, Cathedrale de Seville (Spain) Photograhie 10/03/97. / Bridgeman Images

PIX4649713: Shuttle Atlantis - Last Shuttle Flight - July 2011 - Liftoff of Space Shuttle Atlantis - Final mission of Space Shuttle Program. July 2011 - Launch of the Atlantis space shuttle on July 8, 2011. Mission STS-135, last flight of American space shuttles. At Nasa's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, space shuttle Atlantis lifts off of Launch Pad 39A leaving behind billows of steam and smoke as it heads past the tower on its STS - 135 mission to the International Space Station. Atlantis with its crew of four; Commander Chris Ferguson, Pilot Doug Hurley, Mission Specialists Sandy Magnus and Rex Walheim, lifted off at 11:29 a.m. EDT on July 8, 2011 to deliver the Raffaello multi - purpose logistics module packed with supplies and spare parts for the International Space Station. Atlantis also will fly the Robotic Refueling Mission experiment that will investigate the potential for robotically refueling existing satellites in orbit. In addition, Atlantis will return with a failed ammonia pump module to help NASA better understand the failure mechanism and improve pump designs for future systems. STS - 135 is the 33rd flight of Atlantis, the 37th shuttle mission to the space station, and the 135th and final mission of NASA's Space Shuttle Program / Bridgeman Images

PIX4649962: B.Mac Candless Extra Vehicle Release STS - 41 - B - 02/1984 - B.McCandless II spacewalk 02/1984 - Astronaut Bruce McCandless II uses his hands to control his movements in space while using the MMU (Manned Maneuvering Unit), a standalone space chair allowing him to move away from the Challenger Space Shuttle by several meters without being connected. 11/02/1984. Astronaut Bruce McCandless II, mission specialist, participates in a extravehicular activity (EVA), a few meters away from the cabin of the shuttle Challenger. He is using a nitrogen - propelled hand - controlled manned maneuvering unit (MMU). He is performing this EVA without being tethered to the shuttle. Feb 11 1984 / Bridgeman Images

PIX4650068: Team Challenger STS - 51 - L 11/1985 - STS 51 - L crewmembers - 11/1985 - Official portrait of the crew STS 51 - L In the rear (de g.a. d.) Ellison Onizuka, Sharon McAuliffe, Greg Jarvis Judy Resnik; in front, Mike Smith, Dick Scobee, and Ron McNair. 15/11/1985. Official portrait of the STS 51 - L crewmembers; back row (l. - r.) Mission specialist Ellison Onizuka, Teacher in Space Participant Sharon McAuliffe, Payload Specialist Greg Jarvis and Mission specialist Judy Resnik; front row (l. - r.) Pilot Mike Smith, Commander Dick Scobee, and Mission Specialist Ron McNair. Nov 15 1985 / Bridgeman Images

TEC4650105: The hotel casino Venice in Las Vegas (United States). This very recent casino located on the strip is a replica of Venice (Italy), with its canals, gondolas, Piazza San Marco and its Venetian palaces. It is one of Las Vegas's most elegant hotels with over 3000 luxurious rooms. Photography 01/11/04. / Bridgeman Images

TEC4650112: Las Vegas, Nevada in the United States. One of the hotels in the city, the Mirage. / Bridgeman Images

PIX4650167: Mission crew STS - 61 - C - STS 61 - C crewmembers - Official portrait of the crew of mission STS 61 - C. In the foreground, astronauts Charles F. Bolden, Jr., and Robert L. (Hoot) Gibson; in the rear (left to right) Robert J. Cenker, Bill Nelson, Steven A. Hawley, George D. Nelson, and Franklin R. Chang - Diane. The crew assigned to the STS - 61C mission included (seated left to right) Charles F. Bolden, Jr., pilot; and Robert L. (Hoot) Gibson, commander. On the back row, left to right, are payload specialists Robert J. Cenker, and Congressman Bill Nelson. To the right of Nelson are mission specialists Steven A. Hawley, George D. Nelson, and Franklin R. Chang - Diaz. Launched aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia on January 12, 1986 at 6:55:00 am (EST), the STS - 61C mission's primary payload was the satellite communications SATCOM KU - 1 (RCA Americom) / Bridgeman Images

PIX4650176: Houston Training Pool - NBL facilities (Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory) - The Houston Pool (Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory) is used for astronaut training. Measuring 60 metres long, 30 metres wide and 12 metres deep, this basin hosts models of the International Space Station modules allowing astronauts to train in a state close to weightlessness on their future outings into space. The Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory pool at Nasa's Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, where astronauts, wearing a 65 - kg Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit, practice spacewalking and working outside the International Space Station during underwater simulated extravehicular activities (EVAs). This facility consists in a 60 - m - long, 30 - m - wide and 12 - m - deep water reservoir, with a capacity of 23,500 cubic meters. Two overhead bridge cranes are used to display mock space station modules for training. The spacesuit buoyancy provides a simulated weightlessness for astronaut trainees. Most ESA astronauts have been practicing EVAs at the NBL as part of their NASA Mission Specialist training / Bridgeman Images

TEC4650215: The rear side of the Cite des Popes in Avignon, Vaucluse, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France. Architecture of the 14th century. Photography 17/05/10 / Bridgeman Images

TEC4650235: The rear side of the Cite des Popes in Avignon, Vaucluse, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France. Architecture of the 14th century. Photography 17/05/10 / Bridgeman Images

TEC4650361: Place Daniel Sorano to Avignon Place Daniel Sorano - Avignon - / Bridgeman Images

TEC4650367: Place Daniel Sorano to Avignon Place Daniel Sorano Avignon - / Bridgeman Images

PIX4653309: 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

PIX4653354: Telescope AEOS - Haleakala Observatory - Hawaii - AEOS telescope - Haleakala observatory - Hawaii - View of the dome housing the 3.67 m AEOS telescope dedicated to monitoring satellites and missiles. Haleakala Observatory, Maui, Hawaii, USA. The 3.67 - meter telescope dome, known as the Advanced Electro - Optical System (AEOS), owned by the US Department of Defense. It is the United States' largest optical telescope designed for tracking satellites. Mt. Haleakala Observatory located on Maui island, Hawaii / Bridgeman Images