PIX4599396: Gemini 4: astronauts meet Y.Gagarine - Gemini 4 crew meet Y.Gagarin - Edward White and James McDivitt meet Yuri Gagarine at the Paris International Air Show, in the presence of Georges Pompidou. 19 June 1965. Edward White and James McDivitt meet Yuri Gagarin at the Paris International Air Show. Jun 19 1965 / Bridgeman Images
PIX4599511: Gemini 9: crew lining - Gemini 9 backup crew - Gemini 9 mission replacement crew composed of Thomas Stafford and Eugene Cernan. This crew became the main crew on 28 February 1966, following the death of astronauts Elliot See and Charles Bassett. 5 January 1966. The Gemini 9 backup crew members are, Commander, Thomas P. Stafford and pilot Eugene A. Cernan. The back - up crew became the prime crew when on February 28, 1966 the prime crew for the Gemini 9 mission were killed when their twin seat T - 38 trainer jet aircraft crashed into a building during a landing approach in bad weather. Jan 05 1966 / Bridgeman Images
PIX4599757: ISS: Unity module 12/1998 - ISS: Unity module - Imax camera of Unity module manipulates through the arm of the shuttle Endeavour for assembly with the Zarya module. 15/12/1998. The crew of Space Shuttle Mission STS - 88 began construction of the International Space Station, joining the U.S. - built Unity node to the Russian - built Zarya module. The crew carried a large - format IMAXA (R) camera from which this picture was taken. Closeup payload camera view of Unity as it is lifted into an upright position for mating to Zarya. Dec 15 1998 / Bridgeman Images
PIX4599929: ISS: Unity, Zarya and Zvezda modules. 09/2000 - ISS: Unity, Zarya and Zvezda modules. 09/2000 - Unity, Zarya and Zvezda modules photographs from the Atlantis shuttle. 18/09/2000 Backdropped against black space above Earth's horizon, the International Space Station (ISS) is seen following its undocking with the Space Shuttle Atlantis. After accomplishing all mission objectives in outfitting the station for the first resident crew, the seven astronauts and cosmonauts undocked at 3:46 GMT on Sept. 18 over Russia near the northeastern portion of the Ukraine. When Atlantis was at a safe distance from the station, about 450 feet, astronaut Scott D. Altman, pilot, performed a 90 - minute, double - loop fly around to enable the crew to document the station's exterior. He fired Atlantis' jets one final time to separate from the station at 5:35 (GMT) September 18 2000 / Bridgeman Images
PIX4599935: ISS: Unity, Zarya and Zvezda modules. 09/2000 - ISS: Unity, Zarya and Zvezda modules. 09/2000 - The International Space Station (ISS) amarree to the Atlantis shuttle (off-field). 11/09/2000 This view of the International Space Station (ISS) was taken while it was docked with the Space Shuttle Atlantis and shows parts of all but one of the components. From the top are the Progress supply vehicle, the Zvezda service module, and the Zarya functional cargo block (FGB). The Unity, now linked to the docking system of the Atlantis in the cargo bay, is out of view at bottom. A multicolored layer signals a sunset or sunrise on Earth at bottom left. Sep 11 2000 / Bridgeman Images