Outer Space Collection

Chimpanzee Standing On Doctor'S Table
(Original Caption) The first chimpanzee ever to ride into space, named "Ham, " back from a 5, 000 mile an hour space ride, is being unzipped from his space suit

Drawing of a Space Station
(Original Caption) Concept of 12 man space station is illustrated in cutaway by North American Rockwell's Space Division, Downey, California

First Human in Space
Soviet Major Yuri Gagarin wears his uniform for a portrait before becoming the first human to travel in space in April 1961

Japanese Painter'S Work Room
(Original Caption) 5/10/1917-Japan: The work room of Japanese painters

Early Rocket Test At Roswell, Nm
(Original Caption) Roswell, NM: Early space rocket designed by Dr. Robert Goddard is prepared for launching at Mescalero ranch, Roswell, NM. Photograph 1935

Nasa 51-D Mission Insignia
(Original Caption) A NASA insignia for the 51-D mission, depicting a space shuttle in orbit trailing a Colonial American flag. The flag in orbit signifies the U.S

Crew for Space Shuttle Challenger Mission 51-L
(Original Caption) 7/1985- Space Shuttle Oribter Crew Members for 51-L: The seven members of the Space Shuttle 51-L flight are:Mission Specialist El Onizuka, teacher in space participant, S

Vice President Bush Congratulating Teacher
United States vice president George Bush congratulates Christa McAuliffe after she is selected to fly aboard NASA's space shuttle

Teacher Chosen To Fly In Space
New Hampshire teacher Christa McAuliffe hugs a fellow teacher after she was selected by NASA to fly in the Space Shuttle Challenger in 1986

Christa Mcauliffe Talking to Students
Teacher Christa Mcauliffe talks to some of her former students in front of Concord High School a week before she begins astronaut training

Crew of the Ill-Fated Challenger Flight
The crew of STS 51-L, the space shuttle mission which ended less than two minutes after launch with the destruction of the orbiter Challenger and her entire crew

Carl Sagan Testifies At House Hearing
(Original Caption) 7/22/1986-Washington, DC- Dr. Carl Sagan is shown testifying at a House hearing on the future of space

Sally Ride Testifying to Subcommittee
(Original Caption) 7/22/1987-Washington, DC- Astronaut Sally Ride, outlineing long range goals for NASA, testifies before House subcommittee. PH: L. Mark

Lisa Malone First Woman to do Launch
(Original Caption) 3/12/1989- Cape Canavaral, FL- Lisa Malone, 27

Astronauts Train In Weightless Airplane
(Original Caption) Ca. 1960-1970-Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio- The KC-135 aircraft is used as a "zero-gravity" test bed for man and gadgetry

Man Stands Next To Small, Early Rocket
(Original Caption) Ca. 1920-: An early rocket constructed by Hamburg engineer, Zucker. It is capable of flying 10, 000 meters straight up. The rocket is 5 meters long and powered by 12 boosters

Explorer Satellite Diagram
(Original Caption) Washington, D.C.- The Defense Department released Jan. 31 this diagram of the Explorer, the first U.S. earth satellite, which was placed into orbit by a Jupiter C missile

Man In Space, Engraving
(Original Caption) Man in space. Air version of Robinson Crusoe published in Germany, 1721. Engraving. BPA2# 4655

Engraving of a Man Exploring the Meeting of the Earth and the Sky
Illustration for "L'atmosphere : meteorologie populaire" by Nicolas Camille Flammarion, Paris, 1888

Man Being Lifted In To Air By Birds
(Original Caption) Travels to the moon: Cyrano De Bergerac is lifted into outer space by detachment of birds. "From Voyages of the Moon." (1657-1662) Illustration

Part Of The Surface Of The Moon
(Original Caption) Part of the moon's surface as seen by Earth light. Undated illustration

Illustration Depicting the Disposal of Satellite's Body in From the Earth to the Moon by Jules Verne
(Original Caption) Jules Verne. From the Earth to the Moon. "It was the body of Satellite."

Satellite Launch Rocket Diagram
(Original Caption) Artist's rendering of the Vanguard satellite launch vehicle's configuration. The above vehicle is about 72 feet long, 45 inches in diameter, and weighs 22, 000 pounds

Illustration from From the Earth to the Moon by Jules Verne
(Original Caption) 1873-Jules Verne. From the earth to the moon. "Arden applied the lighted match."

Twa Captain Who Saw Flying Saucer
(Original Caption) 1950-Captain Robert Sobickes, TWA pilot who saw "flying saucer, " shown seated with dog

Illustration of Vanguard Satellite
An artist's conception of the VAN 284 scientific Earth satellite, designed and built by Project Vanguard at the US Naval Research Laboratory. (Photo by �� Bettmann/CORBIS/Bettmann Archive)

Film Still Of Rocket In Moon Landscape
A still taken from the movie "Destination Moon, " which tells the story of man's first trip into outer space

Little Boy on Spaceship Ride
Glenn Sitterly, four years old, demonstrates his space suit and disintegrater pistol on a rocket ship ride at the American Toy Fair

Hamilton Space Clock for Telling Martian Time
(Original Caption) 1/14/1954-Created to demonstrate the inter-planetary time differentials a future space explorer must consider, the Hamilton Space Clock simultaneously records the hour, dtae

Boy Pilots Rocket Ship Wheel
(Original Caption) 3/1/1954-Minneapolis

Astronomer Reveals Details Of Space-Cam
(Original Caption) 12/2/54-White Sands Proving Ground, New Mexico: Dr

Illustration of a Rocket Ship Reaching a Space Station by Ken Fagg
(Original Caption) 12/16/1955- One of a series of sketches, done by artist Ken Fagg for Mechanix Illustrated Magazine, illustrating the operation of a proposed three-stage rocket ship

Laika, Russian Astro Dog
Laika, the Russian space dog, rests comfortably inside the Soviet satellite Sputnik II in preparation of becoming the first living creature to orbit the earth

Sputnik I Satellite
Sputnik I, the first manmade satellite to orbit the Earth, was launched by the Soviets from an undisclosed location on October 4, 1957. Weighing 184 pounds, it circled the earth every 90 minutes

People Moonwatching Thru Telescopes
(Original Caption) 10/11/1957-Chicago, IL- This is the new species of moonwatcher

Artist's Sketch of First Space Traveling Dog
(Original Caption) 11/5/1957-Rome, Italy- This artist's sketch of Sputnik II and its canine occupant, the first space traveler

Lyndon Johnson Seated At Desk
(Original Caption) 11/6/1957-Washington, DC: Senator Lyndon Johnson, of Texas, Majority Leader of the Senate

Boy Playing With Space Age Rocket Toys
(Original Caption) New York - 3/19/1958: Space Age Toys from the Toy Guidance Council - Pat Collins, a 9 year old from the Bronx

William Pickering, James Van Allen, and Wernher von Braun Holding Explorer
(Original Caption) Washington DC: 2/1/1958- Scientists who participated in the program celebrate the successful launching of the first U.S. satellite at the National Academy of Science

Illustration of a Space Satellite by Frank Tinsley
(Original Caption) 2/22/1958- A decade ago

Illustration of a Solar-Powered Spaceship by Frank Tinsley
(Original Caption) 2/22/1958- The vastness of the universe can't stagger Tinsley's imagination

Boy Plays With Missile Launcher Truck
(Original Caption) 2/26/1958-New York, NY: Gerald McGovern, 8, of New Milford, New Jersey in appropriate headgear, shoots off a satellite from Ideal Toy Corporation's satellite launcher truck

Boy Playing With Space Age Rocket Toys
(Original Caption) 3/19/1958-New York

Rocket Launching Explorer III Satellite
(Original Caption) 3/26/1958-Cape Canaveral, FL-: The U.S. Army's Jupiter-C rocket leaves the launch pad carrying the earth satellite Explorer III, which was placed in successful orbit

Launch Of Pioneer @Night
(Original Caption) 10/11/1958-Cape Canaveral, Florida- The U.S. "Pioneer" mooon probe rocket leaves its launching pad with a roar

Test Pilots Chosen as First Astronauts
(Original Caption) 4/9/1959- Washington, DC: At a press conference

Monkey Being Trained For Space Flight
(Original Caption) 05/27/1959-Pensacola, FL.: Monkey Baker, an American-born squirrel monkey

Dog Prepared for Space Travel
A dog wears a space suit and oxygen masks during preparation for space travel at a Soviet base in Central Asia

Orbital Camera above Moon
(Original Caption) Ca

Virgil Grissom in Space Suit
(Original Caption) 4/22/1960-Johnsville, PA-Wearing a Project Mercury full pressure suit, astronaut Captain Virgil Ivan Grissom, USAF, of Mitchell, Indiana

Astronaut In Space Suit In Front Of Caps
(Original Caption) 9/30/1960-Langley Field, VA: Wearing an aluminzed space suit, Mercury astronaut L. Gordon Cooper of Carbondale, CO, stands near a project Mercury capsule at Langley Field Sept

Small Unmanned Space Lab Alone
(Original Caption) 12/13/1960-Cape Canaveral, Florida- The US plans to hurl this miniature space laboratory 240, 000 miles into an orbit around the moon tomorrow, as the first lunar satellite

Ham the Chimpanzee in Spacesuit
(Original Caption) 1/1961-USS Donner- "Ham, " the astrochimp, reaches for an apple offered to him by a crewman of the USS Donner

John Glenn in Training Capsule
Colonel John H. Glenn wears his space suit as he sits in a training capsule in Langley Field in Virginia. Glenn went on to become a United States Senator. | Location: Langley Field, Virginia, USA

Chimps in Space Modules
Three chimpanzees Duane, Jim, and Chu eat snacks while strapped in their model space capsules. The chimps are among 75 being trained for space missions at Holloman Air Force Base

Ham The Chimp After Space Voyage
Doctors examine Ham the chimpanzee after his space flight in 1961

Ham The Space Chimp After Space Flight
Several men open the space capsule of Ham the Space Chimp after his historic flight on a recovery ship off Cape Canaveral

Apple Reward for Ham The Space Chimp
Ham the Space Chimp reaches for his apple reward after his space mission

Veterinarian Examining a Chimpanzee
Ham, the space chimp, reaches for the hand of US Air Force veterinarian, Richard E. Benson, upon his arrival at the recovery ship after his historic ride through space on Mercury-Redstone 2 in 1961

Alan Shepard and John Glenn
Astronauts John Glenn and Alan Shepard at a news conference

Alan B. Shepard, Jr
(Original Caption) 5/1961-Cape Canaveral, FL- Head and shoulders photo of Commander Alan B. Shepard, Jr. America's first astronaut into space

Alan Shepard Looks At His Space Capsule
(Original Caption) 5/5/1961- Aboard the USS Lake Champlain at Sea: Astronaut Alan Shepard, nation's first "man-in-space

Interior Of Mercury Spacecraft
(Original Caption) 5/5/1961-Aboard the USS Lake Champlain- Interior view of the Mercury spacecraft in which astronaut Alan Shepard rode 302-miles from Cape Canaveral, Florida

Project Mercury Communications Diagram
(Original Caption) Cape Canaveral, FL- Diagram depicting the planned operation of communications and instrumentation, including tracking and data collecting

John H. Glenn and Virgil Grissom
John H. Glenn, Jr. and Virgil I. Grissom, two of the Project Mercury astronauts

Virgil Grissom Inserted Into Capsule
Astronaut Virgil Grissomis assisted into the space capsule Liberty Bell 7 for the second American suborbital trip into space

Crowd Watching Space Flight On Tv
(Original Caption) 7/21/1961-New York, NY- A swarm of New Yorkers, en route to work, gather in the Chrysler Building on 42nd street to watch the television showing of the astronaut shoot

Spacesuited Chimpanzee Held Up
(Original Caption) 11/28/1961-Cape Canaveral, Florida- This is "Enos" a 37 1/2 pound chimpanzee who was tabbed to make a three-times-around-the-earth orbital trip 11/29

Rocket Ship Takeoff
(Original Caption) 11/29/1961-MERCURY ATLAS-5- Cape Canaveral, FL: Two orbits with chimp Enos

Chimpanzee Strapped in and Wired for Space Exploration
Enos, a 5 1/2 year old space chimpanzee reclines in the flight couch in which he is about to make his space flight from Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA on the Mercury-Atlas 5 capsule

Air Force Men Escorting Chimp Astronaut
(Original Caption) 12/1/1961-Patrick Air Force Base, FL- Enos, the space chimp, is escorted by Airman Michael Berman (L) and M/Sgt

Telstar Communications Satellite
(Original Caption) View of the Telstar Satellite, 1962

John Glenn Climbing into Space Capsule
Astronaut John Glenn pulls himself up into a Mercury Space Capsule to take his three-curcuit orbital flight into space

John Glenn in a Spacesuit Before Takeoff
Final preparations are made for John Glenn's attempt to orbit the earth in his Friendship Seven space capsules

People Watch Spaceship On Huge Tv
(Original Caption) 2/20/62-New York, New York- Early morning commuters in Grand Central Station, Feb. 20th, watch the preparations for the first U.S

Overhead Ticker Tape Parade Thru Blgs
(Original Caption) 3/1/1962-New York, New York- It's a blizzard of confetti along lower Broadway as the motorcade of astronaut Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr

John Glenn In Open Car/Parade Motorcade
(Original Caption) 3/2/1962-New York, NY- Astronaut John H. Glenn, Jr. waves to throngs from the back of his open car, March 2, as his motorcade heads for the United Nations

Commuters Watch Launch From Grand Central
Hundreds of commuters stop to watch the lauching of astronaut Scott Carpenter into an orbital space flight May 24th, 1962, from the ticket lobby of New York's Grand Central Station

Astronaut Schirra in CBS News Interview
Astronaut Walter M. Schirra Jr. speaks to a CBS New reporter about his upcoming 1962 flight into space at Cape Canaveral

Astronaut Gordon Cooper
Major L. Gordon Cooper poses in front of a map while wearing a space suit

Original Astronauts with New Trainees
(Original Caption) 2/1963-Houston, TX-The original Project Mercury astronauts and the new trainees for the Gemini and Apollo projects. Seated(LtoR), L.Gordon Cooper Jr. Virgil I

Crowd Fills Station Watches Launch
(Original Caption) 5/15/63-New York, New York- New Yorkers Are Cooper Rooters: A crowd just short of the 8

President Johnson Watching Saturn 1 Rocket on Television
President Johnson intently watches the orbit of the Saturn 1 rocket, as seen on the television on January 29, 1964

Female Space Cadet at Manhattan Hotel
(Original Caption) 8/24/1960-New York, New York-: Geraldyn M. (Jerrie) Cobb, 29, of Ponca City, OK

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