39 Jaw-Dropping Vintage Nasa Photographs

The exhibition "For All Mankind: Vintage NASA Photographs 1964–1983" is on in London now.

Posted on February 04, 2014, 12:25 GMT

Kelly Oakes

BuzzFeed Staff, UK

1. David Scott climbs out of the Command Module, Apollo 9, March 1969.

2. Crescent Earth from 10,000 miles, Apollo 4, November 1967.

3. James McDivitt, Ed White walking in space over Hawaii, Gemini 4, June 1965.

4. James McDivitt, Ed White walking in space, Gemini 4, June 1965.

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5. Apollo 11 lift-off seen from the top of the launch gantry, Apollo 11, July 1969.

6. Eclipse of the Sun by the Earth, Apollo 12, November 1969.

7. Eugene Cernan and the antenna on the Rover, Apollo 17, December 1972.

8. Florida keys from orbit, Gemini 4, June 1965.

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9. David Scott and the Lunar Rover, Apollo 15, August 1971.

10. Jupiter and its satellite Io, Voyager 2, June 1979.

11. Buzz Aldrin’s visor reflects Armstrong, Apollo 11, July 1969.

12. Space Shuttle STS-1 at Kennedy Space Center, Shuttle, March 1981.

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13. Owen Garriott working outside the spacecraft, Skylab 3, August 1973.

14. Splashdown of the Apollo 14 command module, Apollo 14, February 1971.

15. Earthrise, the first ever witnessed by human eyes, Apollo 8, December 1968.

16. Saturn seen by Voyager 1, 1980.

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17. Gemini rendezvous, December 1965.

18. Gemini 7, close up, December 1965.

19. Michael Collins and John Young in launch positions, Gemini 10, July 1966.

20. Agena target vehicle, the "angry alligator", Gemini 9, June 1966.

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21. The receding moon on the homeward journey of Apollo 10, May 1969.

22. Full moon seen over Earth from Gemini 7, December 1965.

23. Crater Daedalus on the dark side of the moon. Apollo 11, 1969.

24. The shadow of a lunar module thruster just before touchdown during Apollo 11, July 1969.

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25. Earth, centred on Arabia and Africa, seen on the way to the moon by Apollo 11, July 1969.

26. Buzz Aldrin unpacks scientific experiments, Apollo 11, July 1969.

27. Buzz Aldrin at the North Footpad of the lunar module. Apollo 11, July 1969.

28. The Lunar Module returning from the moon, with Earthrise in the background. Apollo 11, July 1969.

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29. The Lunar Module descending towards the Sea of Tranquility. Taken by Michael Collins, Apollo 11, July 1969.

30. Landing site of Apollo 14, February 1971.

31. Alan Bean unpacks experiments during Apollo 12, November 1969.

32. Mount Hadley during Apollo 15, August 1971.

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33. James Irwin salutes by the Lunar Module and Rover during Apollo 15, August 1971.

34. Charles Duke at Plum Crater, Apollo 16, April 1972.

35. Camera and checklist, Apollo 16, April 1972.

36. Night launch of Saturn V, Apollo 17, December 1972.

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37. Harrison Schmitt and the Rover by a boulder, Apollo 17, December 1972.

38. Mars seen by the Viking 1 orbiter, June 1976.

39. Liftoff of the last lunar mission, Apollo 17, December 1972.

See more at the Breese Little gallery in London until 22 February 2014.

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