PIX4647604: Susan Still in weightlessness 07/1997 - Susan Still in weightlessness 07/1997: Susan Still in weightlessness enters information into one of the computers of the Spacelab module. July 1997. STS-94 pilot Susan Still floats in front of the Spacelab Rack 2 Control Center as she enters data into a payload and general support computer (PGSC). / Bridgeman Images
PIX4647715: Shuttle Atlantis in orbit 02/2001 - Space shuttle Atlantis 02/2001 - Shuttle Atlantis joins Earth, photographed by astronauts in the international space station. 16 February 2001. STS-98 Atlantis photographed from the International Space Station (ISS) shortly after the shuttle and the outpost unlinked following several days of joint operations of the two crews. Feb 16 2001 / Bridgeman Images
TEC4647716: The renovation of the Bundestag, Reichstag Palace in Berlin (Germany). Renovation 1999, entrusted to architect Sir Norman Foster. The construction of a Paul Wallot project was completed in December 1894. The Italian High Renaissance style building is topped by a dome that rises 75 metres above the ground. Dem Deutschen Volke (To the German People) was affixed during the First World War. On November 9, 1918, from a window in the palace, politician Philipp Scheidemann announced the end of the Hohenzollern monarchy and proclaimed the Republic. The Sovietic army raised a red flag on April 30, 1945 when Berlin was captured at the end of World War II. The building was renovated between 1961 and 1973 by the Federal Republic of Germany without the dome. After the German reunification of 3 October 1990, the German Parliament (Bundestag) decided on 20 June 1991 to move the Federal Parliament and Government from Bonn to Berlin and to reinstate it in the Reichstag Palace. Symbol of the Reichstag, the dome is reconstructed from glass. Photography 01/04/98., Foster, Norman (b.1935) / Bridgeman Images
PIX4647720: Shuttle Atlantis in orbit 02/2001 - Space shuttle Atlantis 02/2001 - Shuttle Atlantis joins Earth, photographed by astronauts in the international space station. 16 February 2001. STS-98 Atlantis backdropped over a desert and photographed from the International Space Station (ISS) shortly after the shuttle and the outpost unlinked following several days of joint operations of the two crews. Feb 16 2001 / Bridgeman Images
TEC4647746: The renovation of the Bundestag, Reichstag Palace in Berlin (Germany). Renovation 1999, entrusted to architect Sir Norman Foster. The construction of a Paul Wallot project was completed in December 1894. The Italian High Renaissance style building is topped by a dome that rises 75 metres above the ground. Dem Deutschen Volke (To the German People) was affixed during the First World War. On November 9, 1918, from a window in the palace, politician Philipp Scheidemann announced the end of the Hohenzollern monarchy and proclaimed the Republic. The Sovietic army raised a red flag on April 30, 1945 when Berlin was captured at the end of World War II. The building was renovated between 1961 and 1973 by the Federal Republic of Germany without the dome. After the German reunification of 3 October 1990, the German Parliament (Bundestag) decided on 20 June 1991 to move the Federal Parliament and Government from Bonn to Berlin and to reinstate it in the Reichstag Palace. Symbol of the Reichstag, the dome is reconstructed from glass. Photography 01/10/96., Foster, Norman (b.1935) / Bridgeman Images
PIX4647795: Decolving the shuttle Endeavour STS - 100 04/2001 - Liftoff of Space Shuttle Endeavour. April 2001 - Liftoff of Space Shuttle Endeavour. The 11 - day mission is to deliver and integrate the Spacelab Logistics Pallet/Launch Development Facility, which includes the Space Station Remote Manipulator System and the UHF antenna. Apr 19 2001 / Bridgeman Images
PIX4647895: Discovery crew STS - 103 1999 - STS - 103 crew portrait - 12/1999 - Front, from left to right, Claude Nicollier, Scott J. Kelly and John M. Grunsfeld. Derriere, Steven L. Smith, C. Michael Foale, Curtis L. Brown, Jr., and Jean-Francois Clervoy. (19 - 27 December 1999) - - - The seven astronauts aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery for Nasa's third servicing visit to the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) pose for the traditional inflight crew portrait. In front are, from left, astronauts Claude Nicollier, Scott J. Kelly and John M. Grunsfeld. Behind them are astronauts Steven L. Smith, C. Michael Foale, Curtis L. Brown, Jr., and Jean-Francois Clervoy. Nicollier and Clervoy are astronauts from the European Space Agency (ESA) / Bridgeman Images
PIX4647904: J.F. Clervoy handles the arm of the shuttle STS - 103 - 12/1999 - Astronaut J.F. Clervoy controls Discovery's RMS - J.F. Clervoy handles the articulated arm of the shuttle during maneuvers with the Hubble space telescope. (19 - 27 December 1999) - - - Astronaut Jean - Francois Clervoy, mission specialist representing the European Space Agency (ESA), controls Discovery's remote manipulator system (RMS) robot arm during operations with the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) / Bridgeman Images
PIX4647917: Space Astronaut STS - 103 12/1999 - Reflection in astronaut hemet visor 12/1999 - Earth and Space Shuttle Discovery are reflected in the visor of an astronaut's helmet. The Space Shuttle Discovery's Cargo Bay and Crew Module, and the Earth's horizon are reflected in the helmet visor of one of the space walking astronauts. Astronauts Steven Smith, John Grunsfeld, Michael Foale and Claude Nicollier participated in three days of extravehicular activity on the NASA's third servicing visit to the Hubble Space Telescope (HST). Dec 1999 / Bridgeman Images
PIX4648050: Crew Columbia STS - 107 - 12/2002 - STS - 107 crew 12/2002 - 19/12/2002 Front row (de g.a d.) Ilan Ramon, William Willie McCool and David Brown. Derriere, Michael Anderson, Kalpana Chawla, Rick Husband and Laurel Clark. The STS - 107 crew poses in front of the entry into Space Shuttle Columbia during Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test activities on the pad. Kneeling in front are (left to right) Payload Specialist Ilan Ramon (the first Israeli astronaut), Pilot William “” Willie”” McCool and Mission Specialist David Brown. Standing in back are (left to right) Payload Commander Michael Anderson, Mission Specialist Kalpana Chawla, Commander Rick Husband and Mission Specialist Laurel Clark. The TCDT also includes a simulated launch countdown. STS-107 is a mission devoted to research and will include more than 80 experiments that will study Earth and space science, advanced technology development, and astronaut health and safety. Launch is planned for Jan. 16, 2003, between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. EST aboard Columbia / Bridgeman Images
PIX4648265: Astronauts in Endeavour STS - 111 06/2002 - Astronauts in space shuttle Endeavour. 06/2002 - Astronauts Peggy A. Whitson, Philippe Perrin, and Sergei Y. Treschev, aboard the shuttle Endeavour. (5 - 19 June 2002) - - - Astronauts Peggy A. Whitson (foreground), Expedition Five flight engineer; Philippe Perrin, STS - 111 mission specialist; and cosmonaut Sergei Y. Treschev, Expedition Five flight engineer, are photographed on the middeck of the Space Shuttle Endeavour. Perrin represents CNES, the French Space Agency, and Treschev represent Rosaviakosmos / Bridgeman Images
PIX4648273: P. Perrin in the shuttle Endeavour STS - 111 06/2002 - Astronaut Philippe Perrin is looking at earth. 06/2002 - (5 - 19 June 2002) - - - Astronaut Philippe Perrin, STS - 111 mission specialist representing CNES, the French Space Agency, looks out an aft flight deck window of the Space Shuttle Endeavour / Bridgeman Images
PIX4648278: Space Shuttle Endeavour landing 06/2002 - Space Shuttle Endeavour landing - 06/2002 - Space Shuttle Endeavour landing on June 19, 2002 at Edwards Base, California. Mission STS-111. Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. Three days of unfavorable weather conditions at KSC prompted the decision to land at Edwards, which enjoyed pristine, dry conditions. Main gear touchdown occurred on June 19, 2002 at 12:57:41 p.m CDT, nose gear touchdown at 12:57:53 p.m. CDT and wheel stop at 12:58:45 p.m. CDT / Bridgeman Images
PIX4648298: 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
PIX4648314: Shuttle Atlantis STS - 112 view of ISS 10/2002 - Shuttle Atlantis approaches the International Space Station 10/2002 - Atlantis over Argentina photographed by an Expedition Five crewmember onboard the International Space Station (ISS) during rendezvous and docking operations. Oct 09 2002 / Bridgeman Images
PIX4648320: 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
PIX4648382: The Discovery shuttle en route to its shooting pitch - 04/2005 - Space Shuttle Discovery - 04/2005 - The Discovery shuttle, perched on its mobile platform (crawler) en route to its shooting pitch. April 2005. At Nasa's Kennedy Space Center, Space Shuttle Discovery, atop the Mobile Launcher Platform (MLP), crawls towards Launch Complex 39B. The MLP is moved by the Crawler - Transporter underneath, which stands 20 feet high, 131 feet long and 114 feet wide. It moves on eight tracks, each containing 57 shoes, or cleats, weighing one ton each. Loaded with the Space Shuttle, the Crawler can move at a maximum speed of approximately 1 mile an hour. A leveling system in the Crawler keeps the Shuttle vertical while negotiating the 5 percent grade leading to the top of the launch pad. Launch of Discovery on its Return to Flight mission, STS-114, is targeted for May 15 with a launch window that extends to June 3. During its 12 - day mission, Discovery's seven - person crew will test new hardware and techniques to improve Shuttle safety, as well as deliver supplies to the International Space Station / Bridgeman Images
PIX4648424: The external reservoir, separated from the shuttle Discovery, falls back to Earth. 07 - 2005. - The external fuel tank is jettisoned from the Space Shuttle Discovery and falls towards Earth's atmosphere during the completion of the launch phase of the STS - 114 mission / Bridgeman Images
PIX4643156: Galileo satellites - Artist view - Galileo Satellites - Artist view - Artist view of the first two Galileo In - Orbit Validation (IOV) satellites intended to validate the Galileo positioning system. The Galileo network of European satellites will consist of 30 satellites at approximately 24,000 km of altitude (27 operationals, 3 reserve). Artist view of the first two Galileo In - Orbit Validation satellites. The operational Galileo system will consist of 30 satellites (27 operational+3 active spares), deployed in circular Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) at an altitude of 23,616 km altitude / Bridgeman Images
PIX4643187: Passage of a communication satellite Iridium. - Iridium communication satellite flare. - Passage of a communication satellite Iridium. 12 June 2004 An Iridium communication satellite “” flares””, as it passes overhead through a star field. The flares are caused by a mirror on the satellite reflecting direct sunshine. June 12 2004 / Bridgeman Images
PIX4643227: Passage of a communication satellite Iridium. - Iridium communication satellite flare. - Passage of a communication satellite Iridium. An Iridium satellite communication “” flares””, as it passes overhead through a star field. The flares are caused by a mirror on the satellite reflecting direct sunshine / Bridgeman Images
PIX4643229: Passage of two communication satellites Iridium. - Iridium communication satellites flare. - Passage of two communication satellites Iridium in the constellation Lion. Near the horizon, Saturn and Mars planets. June 5, 2006. Two Iridium communication satellites “” flare””, as they pass overhead through Leo constellation. The flares are caused by a mirror on the satellites reflecting direct sunshine. Near the horizon Saturn and Mars. June 5, 2006 / Bridgeman Images
PIX4643301: J. Kerwin and C. Conrad in Skylab 06 - 1973 - J. Kerwin and C. Conrad in Skylab space station 06 - 1973 - Joseph Kerwin conducts a dental examination on Charles Conrad in the American Skylab station. The Skylab 2 mission took place from 25 May to 22 June 1973. With 28 days spent in space, the astronauts of this mission set the new record for the longest stay in space. Skylab 2 Commander Charles Conrad is seen undergoing a dental examination by the Medical Officer, Joseph Kerwin in the Skylab Medical Facility. In the absence of an examination chair, Conrad simply rotated his body to an upside down position to facilitate the procedure. With 28 days spent in space, the astronauts of the mission Skylab 2 (May 25 - June 22 1973) were the recordmen for the longest duration manned spaceflight / Bridgeman Images
PIX4643410: G. Carr and W. Pogue 02/74 - Gerald Carr and William R. Pogue demonstrate the effects of weightlessness in the Skylab station. 01/02/1974. Astronaut Gerald P. Carr, commander for the Skylab 4 mission, jokingly demonstrates weight training in zero - gravity as he balances Astronaut William R. Pogue, pilot, called down on his finger / Bridgeman Images