PIX4597714: Back Apollo 16 - Apollo 16 splashed down - Ditching of the control module of Apollo 16 in the Pacific Ocean. 27/04/1972. The Apollo 16 Command Module, with astronauts John W. Young, Thomas K. Mattingly II, and Charles M. Duke Jr. aboard, splashed down in the central Pacific Ocean to successfully conclude their lunar landing mission. The splashdown occurred at 290:37:06 ground elapsed time, 1:45:06 p.m. (CST) Thursday, April 27, 1972, at coordinates of 00:43.2 degrees south latitude and 156:11.4 degrees west longitude. A point approximately 215 miles southeast of Christmas Island. Later the three crew men were picked up by a helicopter from the prime recovery ship U.S.S. Ticonderoga / Bridgeman Images

PIX4597736: Apollo 17: E. Cernan - Eugene (Gene) Cernan, Commander Apollo 17. 01/12/1971 / Bridgeman Images

PIX4597756: Apollo 17 on its fire pad - Apollo 17 Pre - Launch - Saturn V/Apollo 17 rocket on its fire pad. 12/1972. The Apollo 17 Space Vehicle sits poised beneath a full moon on Launch Pad 39A during launch countdown. Astronauts Eugene A. Cernan, Commander; Ronald A. Evans, Command Module Pilot; and Dr. Harrison H. Jack Schmitt, Lunar Module Pilot, will be the crew for the sixth manned lunar landing mission / Bridgeman Images

PIX4597815: Apollo 17: H. Schmitt on the Moon - Apollo 17: H. Schmitt near Shorty crater - Harrison H. Schmitt working near the lunar jeep at Station 4 (Shorty Crater) during the second extravehicular exit Apollo 17 (EVA - 2). 12/12/1972. A view of the lunarscape at Station 4 (Shorty Crater) showing scientist - astronaut Harrison H. Schmitt working at the lunar roving vehicle (LRV) during the second Apollo 17 extravehicular activity (EVA - 2) at the Taurus - Littrow landing site. This is the area where Schmitt first spotted the orange soil. Orange soil is clearly visible on either side of the rover in this picture. Shorty Crater is to the right. The peak in the center background is Family Mountain. Portion of South Massif is on the horizon at the left edge. 12/12/1972 / Bridgeman Images

PIX4597896: Apollo 17: E. Cernan on the Moon - Apollo 17: E. Cernan on the Moon - Eugene Cernan tests the lunar jeep during the first extravehicular exit. 11/12/1972 Apollo 17: Cernan test - driving the LRV near the L / Bridgeman Images

PIX4597983: Apollo 17: Harrison Schmitt on the Moon - Apollo 17: Harrison Schmitt - H. Schmitt near the lunar jeep at Station 6. 13/12/1972. Astronaut Harrison H. Schmitt, lunar module pilot, works near the Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV) during the third Apollo 17 extravehicular activity (EVA - 3) at the Taurus - Littrow site on the lunar surface. The front part of the LRV is out of frame at left, but the seats and several geological tools can be seen. The photo was taken by astronaut Eugene A. Cernan, mission commander / Bridgeman Images

PIX4598020: Apollo 17: H. Schmitt on the Moon - Apollo 17: H. Schmitt during EVA - 3 - H. Schmitt pres de la jeep lunaire à la Station 7. 13/12/1972 Astronaut Harrison H. Schmitt, lunar module pilot, works near the Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV) during the third Apollo 17 extravehicular activity (EVA - 3) at the Taurus - Littrow site on the lunar surface. Station 7 / Bridgeman Images

PIX4598071: Apollo 17: Lunar Jeep on the Moon - Apollo 17: Lunar Roving Vehicle on the Moon - Lunar Jeep (LRV) parking near a big rock. 13/12/1972. This view shows the Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV) parked by an outcrop of rocks by astronauts Eugene A. Cernan and Harrison H. (Jack) Schmitt during their visit to extravehicular activity Station 6 (Henry Crater). Dec 13 197 / Bridgeman Images

TEC4598098: View of the Palais du Louvre from the Institut de France, Paris 6th arrondissement. / Bridgeman Images

TEC4598100: View of the Palais du Louvre from the Institut de France, Paris 6th arrondissement. / Bridgeman Images

PIX4598112: Apollo 17: Lunar Jeep - Apollo 17: Lunar Rover Vehicle - Lunar Jeep at Station 2. 12/1972. The lunar Rover Vehicle at Station 2. 12/1972 / Bridgeman Images

PIX4598135: Apollo 17: E. Cernan on the Moon - Apollo 17: E. Cernan near the US flag - Gene Cernan, Commander Apollo 17, will greet the American flag. 11/12/1972 / Bridgeman Images

PIX4598191: Apollo 17: E. Cernan on the Moon - Apollo 17: E. Cernan near the US flag - Gene Cernan, Commander Apollo 17, holds the American flag. 11/12/1972. EVA - 1 at the LM / Bridgeman Images

PIX4598216: Apollo 17: E. Cernan in LEM - Apollo 17: E. Cernan inside the LM after EVA. Dec 13 1972 - Eugene Cernan in the LEM after his third extravehicular release. 13/12/1972. E. Cernan inside the LM after EVA- / Bridgeman Images

PIX4598217: Apollo 17: E. Cernan on the Moon - Apollo 17: E. Cernan at the Lunar Rover Vehicle - E.Cernan and the lunar jeep near Lem. 13/12/1972. Cernan at the Rover prior to EVA - 3 geology traverse. Dec 13 1972 / Bridgeman Images

PIX4598221: Apollo 17: E. Cernan in LEM - Apollo 17: E. Cernan inside the LM after EVA. Dec 13 1972 - Eugene Cernan in the LEM after his third extravehicular release. 13/12/1972. Astronaut Eugene A. Cernan, Apollo 17 commander, is photographed inside the lunar module on the lunar surface following the third extravehicular activity (EVA - 3) of his mission. Note lunar dust on his suit / Bridgeman Images

PIX4598232: Apollo 17: E. Cernan in the LEM - Apollo 17: E. Cernan in the lunar module - Eugene Cernan in the LEM after his third extravehicular exit / Bridgeman Images

PIX4598245: Apollo 17: main site - Apollo 17 lunar landing site - Shadow of Cernan and view of the main site with H. Schmitt, the LEM and the lunar jeep. 11/12/1972. Apollo 17 lunar landing site with shadow of E.Cerna / Bridgeman Images

PIX4598259: Apollo 17: main site - Apollo 17 lunar landing site - View of the main site of Taurus - Littrow with the LEM. One of the last photos taken during the Apollo mission 17. 11/12/1972. The Lunar Module (LM) is in the background of this view of the Taurus - Littrow landing site. This was one of the last photographs taken on the lunar surface. The Apollo 17 crewmembers were astronauts Eugene A. Cernan, commander; Ronald E. Evans, command and service module pilot; and Harrison H. Schmitt, lunar module pilot. 11 Dec 1972 / Bridgeman Images

PIX4598283: Apollo 17: Control Module - Apollo 17: Command Module - The control module Apollo 17 photographs since the LEM. 14/12/1972. Close view of the Command Module from the Lunar Module at rendezvous. Dec 14 1972 / Bridgeman Images

PIX4598344: Apollo 17: release of R. Evans - Apollo 17: Ronald E. Evans EVA - Extravehicular release of Ronald Evans to recover cameras and cameras. 17/12/1972. Astronaut Ronald E. Evans is photographed performing extravehicular activity during the Apollo 17 spacecraft's trans - earth coast. During his EVA, Evans, command module pilot, retrieved film cassettes from the lunar sounder, mapping camera and panoramic camera. The cylindrical object at Evans' left side is the mapping camera cassette. The total time for the trans - earth EVA was one hour, seven minutes, 18 seconds, starting at ground elapsed time of 257:25 (2:28 p.m.) and ending at G.E.T. of 258:42 (3:35 p.m.) on Sunday, December 17, 1972 / Bridgeman Images

PIX4598352: Back Apollo 17 - Apollo 17 near splashdown. Dec 19 1972 - Capsule Apollo 17 before landing. 19/12/1972. The Apollo 17 Command Module (CM), with astronauts Eugene A. Cernan, Ronald E. Evans and Harrison H. Schmitt aboard, near splashdown in the South Pacific Ocean to successfully concludes the final lunar landing mission in Nasa's Apollo program. This overhead view was taken from a recovery aircraft seconds before the spacecraft hit the water. The splashdown occurred at 304:31:59 ground elapsed time, 1:24:59 p.m. (CST) December 19, 1972, at coordinates of 166 degrees 8 minutes west longitude and 27 degrees 53 minutes south latitude, about 350 nautical miles southeast of the Samoan Islands. Later, the three crewmen were picked up by a helicopter from the prime recovery ship. / Bridgeman Images

PIX4598372: Apollo: the lunar module - Illustration - Apollo: lunar module - The base of the lunar module remains on the Moon. Artist's view. The Apollo Lunar Module (LM) left on the Moon. Artwork, Bergeron, Joe / Bridgeman Images

PIX4598490: Mission Andromede - Crew Depart - Andromede mission - The Taxi Flight crew prior to launch - Rise the ladder to the Soyuz capsule by the crew of the Andromede mission at the Baikonour launch site at 12.00 pm (local time), in preparation for the launch of the Franco-Russian Andromede mission, this Sunday, October 21 at 14:59 (local time). The Andromede mission took place from 21 to 31 October 2001 on board the ISS (the International Space Station). On October 21 2001 the Soyuz 3 Taxi Flight crew launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The “” Andromede”” Mission occured from 21 to 31 October 2001, onboard the International Space Station / Bridgeman Images

PIX4598514: Andromede Mission - Return of C.Haignere - Andromede mission - Claudie Haignere - The Andromede mission took place from 21 to 31 October 2001 on board the ISS (the International Space Station). Claudie Haignere was the first European woman to work on the ISS. Date of this shot: Tuesday, 31 October 2001 at 06:00 local time (Kazakhstan). From 21 to 31 October 2001 Claudie Haignere participated as first female European astronaut in a 'taxi flight' to the International Space Station as Soyuz Flight Engineer. This “” Andromede”” mission had two main purposes: to exchange the Soyuz spacecraft used as a crew escape vehicle, and to carry out a scientific and technical research programme organized by the French space agency CNES during her eight day - stay onboard the International Space Station / Bridgeman Images

PIX4598660: New European Astronauts - New European Astronauts - The selection of new European astronauts poses in an International Space Station (ISS) training module at the European Astronaut Centre (EAC) in Cologne, Germany. From top to bottom Timothy Peake (United Kingdom), Andreas Mogensen (Denmark), Alexander Gerst (Germany), Luca Parmitano (Italy), Samantha Cristoforetti (Italy) and Thomas Pesquet (France). The six new recruits to the European Astronaut Corps at EAC. The new astronauts are: Timothy Peake, from Chichester, UK. Andreas Mogensen, from Copenhagen, Denmark. Alexander Gerst, from Kuenzelsau, Germany. Luca Parmitano, from Paterno, Italy. Samantha Cristoforetti, from Milan, Italy. Thomas Pesquet, from Rouen, France / Bridgeman Images

PIX4598739: Shooting star rain -Leonides 11/2001 - Leonid meteor shower Nov 2001 - 19 November 2001. Meteors quickly flash across the southern sky in an image that captures Uluru (Ayers Rock) on the horizon. The star trails of Crux and Centaurus are to the left while the ghostly images of the Magellanic Clouds are visible to the right / Bridgeman Images

PIX4599148: Geminides Shooting Star Rain - Geminid Meteors - During the Geminides Shooting Star Rain on December 14, 2009, 2 meteores leave parallel trains. Two meteors cross the sky on monday Dec 14 2009 during the Gemini Meteor Shower / Bridgeman Images

PIX4599188: Shooting Stars - Geminides - Meteors above the fortress: Two shooting stars of the Geminides swarm cross the sky above the Genoa fortress of Enisala in Romania. 14 December 2017. Two meteors were captured in a single exposure, above the Genovese fortress at Enisala, Dobrogea, Romania. They belong to the Geminid meteors shower / Bridgeman Images

PIX4599254: Shooting Star - Meteor - A shooting star passes through the star sky. September 28, 2011. A meteor seen on September 28, 2011 / Bridgeman Images

PIX4599280: Shooting Star - A shooting star passes through the star sky above the Alps. January 13, 2015. A meteor streaks the sky above english Alps / Bridgeman Images

PIX4599291: Shooting Star-Illustration - Leonid meteor storm Artwork - Artist's view of a rain by Leonides / Bridgeman Images

PIX4599323: Decollage of Gemini 4 - Gemini 4 launch - Launch of Gemini 4. 3 June 1965. Launch of Gemini 4 carrying James McDivitt and Edward White. Jun 03 1965 / Bridgeman Images

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

PIX4599422: Gemini 6: Gemini 7 vu de Gemini 6 - Gemini 7 seen from Gemini 6 during rendezvous - 15 December 1965 View of the Gemini 7 from Gemini 6 during rendezvous. Dec 15 1965 / Bridgeman Images

MDA4599501: Le Cafe de Flore, 172 boulevard Saint Germain, Paris 6th arrondissement. / Bridgeman Images