PIX4600706: ISS 04/02 - The international space station after stowage from the shuttle Atlantis. ISS STS - 110. 17/04/2002 / Bridgeman Images

TEC4603825: The columns of Daniel Buren, Jardins du Palais Royal, Paris. The columns that grid the court were added in 1986 following a public order from the Ministry of Culture. / Bridgeman Images

TEC4603905: The columns of Daniel Buren, Jardins du Palais Royal, Paris. The columns that grid the court were added in 1986 following a public order from the Ministry of Culture. / Bridgeman Images

TEC4603917: The columns of Daniel Buren, Jardins du Palais Royal, Paris. The columns that grid the court were added in 1986 following a public order from the Ministry of Culture. / Bridgeman Images

TEC4603923: The columns of Daniel Buren, Jardins du Palais Royal, Paris. The columns that grid the court were added in 1986 following a public order from the Ministry of Culture. / Bridgeman Images

TEC4603940: The columns of Daniel Buren, Jardins du Palais Royal, Paris. The columns that grid the court were added in 1986 following a public order from the Ministry of Culture. / Bridgeman Images

PIX4603954: Rocket decolding Ariane V 12/99 - Decolving the Ariane V rocket with the XMM on board - Newton, artificial X-ray observation satellite 10/12/1999 / Bridgeman Images

PIX4604005: Ariane V 02/04 - Ariane V rocket (10 - tons) on its fire pad. 24/02/2004 / Bridgeman Images

PIX4604079: Decolling the Ariane rocket 5. 12/2004 - Ariane 5 launch. 12/2004 - Decolling the Ariane V rocket with Helios IIA and the constellation of 4 SSAIM microsatellites. 18/12/2004. Ariane 5 - Flight 165 - Military satellite Helios IIA launch. 18/12/200 / Bridgeman Images

PIX4604082: Decolling the Ariane rocket 5. 12/2004 - Ariane 5 launch. 12/2004 - Decolling the Ariane V rocket with Helios IIA and the constellation of 4 SSAIM microsatellites. 18/12/2004. Ariane 5 - Flight 165 - Military satellite Helios IIA launch. 18/12/200 / Bridgeman Images

PIX4604095: Fusee Ariane V 02/05 - Fusee Ariane V ECA on its firing pad with two satellites on board: XTAR - EUR and Sloshsat - FLEVO. 12//02/2005 / Bridgeman Images

PIX4604140: Fusee Ariane V 02/05 - Fusee Ariane V ECA on its firing pad with two satellites on board: XTAR - EUR and Sloshsat - FLEVO. 12//02/2005 / Bridgeman Images

PIX4604142: Ariane 5 ECA rocket arrives on its firing pitch - Ariane 5 ECA fusee arrives on its firing pitch - Ariane V ECA rocket arrives on its firing pitch for the launch of two satellites: XTAR - EUR and Sloshsat - FLEVO. 10/02/2005 / Bridgeman Images

PIX4604189: Decolving the Ariane 5 ECA 02/2005 - Launch of Ariane 5 ECA 02/2005 - Decolving the Ariane V ECA rocket for launching two satellites: XTAR - EUR and Sloshsat - FLEVO. 12/02/2005. Vol 164. Launch of Ariane 5 ECA, Guiana Space Centre, on February 12, 2005. On this flight (V164), two satellites were lifted to orbit: XTAR - EUR and Sloshsat - FLEVO / Bridgeman Images

PIX4604195: Fusee Ariane 5 ECA - 11/2005 - Ariane 5 ECA, V164 is ready for liftoff - 11/2005 - Fusee Ariane V ECA on its fire pad with two satellites: Spaceway 2, an American communication satellite and Telkom 2, an Indonesian communication satellite. Vol 167, 16 November 2005. The third Ariane 5 ECA launcher is readied for lift - off from the Ariane Launch Complex no.3 (ELA - 3) of the Guiana Space Centre, Europe's space port, on November 16, 2005. On this flight (V167), two satellites were lofted to orbit: Spaceway 2, a large direct broadcasting satellite operated by DirecTV Inc. of the United States, and Telkom 2, a communication satellite owned by Indonesia's PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk / Bridgeman Images

PIX4604238: Fusee Ariane 5 ECA - 06/2008 - The Ariane 5 ECA rocket - 06/2008 - Fusee Ariane 5 ECA on its launch pad at the Guyanese Space Center in Kourou. On board, two communication satellites, the Skynet 5C satellite and the Turksat 3A satellite. Flight V183 was launched on June 13, 2008. The Ariane 5 ECA launcher, on its mobile launch table, shortly after its transfer from the Final Assembly Building at the Launch Zone (ZL - 3) of Ariane Launch Complex no.3 (ELA - 3) at the Guiana Space Centre, Europe's Spaceport. Lift - off of flight V183 took place at 00:05 CEST/Paris on 13 June (22:05 UTC/GMT; 19:05 UTC - 3/Kourou [12 June]). The satellites were accurately injected into the correct transfer orbits about 30 minutes later. The payload comprised Skynet 5C - which will deliver secure communication links for UK government and military users - and Turksat 3A - which will provide telecommunication services and direct TV broadcasting for Turkey, Europe, the Middle East, North Africa and Central Asia. The payload mass was 8541 kg; the satellite masses totalled 7748 kg, with payload adapters and dispensers making up the additional 797 kg / Bridgeman Images

PIX4604277: Fusee Ariane 5 ECA - 04/2008 - The Ariane 5 ECA rocket - 04/2008 - Fusee Ariane 5 ECA on its launch pad at the Guyanese Space Center in Kourou. On board, two communications satellites, the Star One C2 satellite and the Vinasat-1 satellite. Flight V182 was launched on April 18, 2008. The Ariane 5 ECA launcher, on its mobile launch table, after its transfer from the Final Assembly Building at the Launch Zone (ZL - 3) of Ariane Launch Complex no.3 (ELA - 3) at the Guiana Space Centre, Europe's Spaceport. The launcher is carrying Star One C2 - a telecommunications, multimedia and Internet satellite that will serve South America - and Vinasat - 1 - Vietnam's first telecommunications satellite. V182 lauch took place on April 18, 2008 / Bridgeman Images

PIX4604325: Fusee Ariane 5 ECA - 07/2009 - Ariane 5 ECA V189 lift off - 07/2009 - Decolving the Ariane 5 ECA rocket with the TerreStar telecommunication satellite on board on 1 July 2009. Lift - off of flight V189 took place 1 July 2009 at 19:52 CEST/Paris (17:52 UTC/GMT; 14:52 UTC - 3/English Guiana) The target orbit had a perigee altitude of 250 km, an apogee altitude at injection of 35 786 km and an inclination of six degrees. TerreStar 1 was accurately injected into its transfer orbit about 26 minutes after lift - off. TerreStar 1 will be the largest and most powerful commercial telecommunications satellite ever launched and will provide voice, data and video communications to satellite / Bridgeman Images

PIX4604385: Ariane 5 ECA - 11/2010 - Ariane 5 ECA liftoff - 11/2010 - Decolving the Ariane 5 ECA rocket with the Hylas-1 and Intelsat 17 telecommunications satellites on board. Flight V198 was launched on November 26, 2010. On 26 November 2010, an Ariane 5 launcher lifted off from Europe's Spaceport in English Guiana on its mission to place two telecommunications satellites, Hylas-1 and Intelsat 17, into their planned transfer orbits. Liftoff of V198, the 54th Ariane 5 flight, came at 19:39 CET (18:39 GMT; 15:39 English Guiana) / Bridgeman Images

PIX4604411: Vulcan engine 2 - Close - up view of the Vulcan 2 main engine - Close up on the Vulcan 2 engine installed on the Ariane V ECA rocket before its launch on 12/02/2005. Close - up view of the Vulcan 2 main engine of the second Ariane 5 ECA launcher during final preparation on the Launch Zone (ZL - 3) of the Ariane Launch Complex no.3 (ELA - 3) at the Guiana Space Centre, Europe's space port, before a lift - off on February 12, 2005, for fuelling and final launch preparation / Bridgeman Images

PIX4604515: Fusees Ariane 5 ES ATV and ECA - Illustration - The Ariane 5 ES ATV and ECA rockets - Illustration - Artist view of the Ariane 5 ES ATV rocket, on the left, compare to the Ariane 5 ECA rocket, on the right. Artist's impression of the Ariane 5 ES ATV (left) with the Ariane 5 ECA (right) / Bridgeman Images

PIX4604533: Fusees Ariane 5 ES ATV and ECA - Illustration - The Ariane 5 ES ATV and ECA rockets - Illustration - Artist view of the Ariane 5 ES ATV rocket, on the left, compare to the Ariane 5 ECA rocket, on the right. Artist's impression of the Ariane 5 ES ATV (left) with the Ariane 5 ECA (right) / Bridgeman Images

PIX4604660: Decollage of the Soyuz rocket 07/00 - Decollage of the Soyuz rocket - Fregat carrying the Cluster 2 satellite (Salsa and Samba). 15/07/2000 / Bridgeman Images

PIX4604674: Artist's view of the launcher Soyuz - Fregat with the satellite GIOVE - A / Bridgeman Images

PIX4604675: Fusee Soyuz FG - Fregat - Venus Express Probe - View of the Soyuz FG - Fregat rocket in the integration building in Baikonour, Kazakhstan, before being transferred to the fire pad. This rocket was launched on 9 November 2005, successfully placing the European Venus Express probe in orbit. The fully integrated Soyuz FG - Fregat vehicle carrying ESA's Venus Express probe, on its erector - transporter wagon in the MIK - 40 assembly and integration building, in Baikonour, Kazakhstan. The vehicle, already fitted with its payload, will then be transferred to launch complex no.31 for four days of pre - launch check out and countdown rehearsals before the flight. The lift - off occurred at 04:33 CET (03:33 UT) on November 9, 2005, and Venus Express was successfully launched on a solar orbit towards Venus / Bridgeman Images

TEC4604704: Detail of the metro station of the Palais Royal in Paris. Plastic intervention by Jean Michel Othoniel., Othoniel, Jean-Michel (b.1964) / Bridgeman Images

PIX4604727: Soyuz FG - Fregat - 04 - 2005 - View of the Soyuz FG - Fregat rocket during its transfer from the integration building to the Baikonour fire pitch, Kazakhstan, April 13, 2005. This rocket decolished on 15 April 2005, taking a crew of three men aboard the Soyuz TMA capsule to reach the international space station two days later. The Soyuz FG launcher carrying the Soyuz TMA - 6 spacecraft is transferred to launch pad 1/5 at the Baikonour Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, early in the morning of April 13, 2005, two days before its lift - off for the Eneide mission to the International Space Station (ISS) with ESA astronaut Roberto Vittori, from Italy. The Soyuz spacecraft is enclosed in the white protective fairing / Bridgeman Images

PIX4604731: Fusee Zemiorka - Soyuz 10/01 - Fusee Soyuz on his firing pad, in view of the Andromede Mission. 19/10/2001 / Bridgeman Images

PIX4604762: Soyuz TMA rocket decolving - 5 10/04 - Soyuz TMA rocket decolving - 5 10/04 - Soyuz TMA rocket - 5 to the international space station, with Leroy Chiao, Salizhan Sharipov and Yuri Shargin on board. 14/10/2004 / Bridgeman Images

PIX4604817: Proton rocket decolving 11/98 - Proton 11/98 rocket decolving a Proton rocket carrying the first element of the international space station, Zarya. 20/11/1998 / Bridgeman Images

PIX4604827: Decolving Proton rocket 07/00 - Decolving Proton rocket 07/00 - Decolving a Proton rocket carrying the Zvezda module. 12/07/2000 / Bridgeman Images

PIX4604845: Proton rocket 10/02 - Proton rocket on its fire pad. 10/2002 / Bridgeman Images

RCT4600739: Residential building, Rue du Bac, Paris 7th arrondissement. / Bridgeman Images

PIX4600742: ISS. L.Morin with STS station element - 110 04/02 - Lee M.E. Morin carries one of the elements of the ITS S0 segment. ISS STS - 110. 13/04/2002 / Bridgeman Images

PIX4600774: Release of L. Morin 04/02 - Lee M. E. Morin, connects to the arm of ISS (Canadarm2), works in tandem with Jerry L. Ross (off-field). ISS STS - 110. 13/04/2002 / Bridgeman Images

PIX4600775: Release of Jerry L. Ross - Jerry L. Ross, connects to the arm of ISS (Canadarm2), near ITS S0 segment. ISS STS - 110. 16/04/2002 / Bridgeman Images