Spacecraft Collection (#9)

Mercury-Atlas 3 rocket launch, 1961
Mercury-Atlas 3 rocket launch. The small Mercury spacecraft (black) on top of the Atlas rocket is 2 metres long and only large enough for one crew member

Saturn V interstage separation, artwork. The ring falling back to Earth is an interstage that has just separated from the rockets second stage (stage II engines at top)

Surface of Venus and probe, artwork
Surface of Venus and balloon probe, artwork. The surface of Venus is the hottest planetary surface in the solar system, with temperatures of nearly 500 degrees Celsius

Apollo 11 Moon landing, 1969, artwork
Apollo 11 Moon landing. Artwork of US astronauts Neil Armstrong (right) and Buzz Aldrin (left) placing the US flag on the Moon during the Apollo 11 mission

Apollo 1 crew in training, 1960s C016 / 6370
Apollo 1 crew in training. NASA astronauts Roger Chaffee (1935-1967), Edward White (1930-1967) and Gus Grissom (1926-1967) in the Apollo command module during training for the Apollo 1 mission

Voyager record
Duplicate of plaque covering an LP record mounted on Voyager spacecraft, showing Earths position in the galaxy related to 14 known pulsars and instructions on how to play the record

Apollo 17 lunar module, astronaut photo C013 / 8948
Apollo 17 lunar module. View of the lunar module from the Apollo 17 mission on the surface of the Moon. Apollo 17 was the last manned lunar landing mission

Tetrahedra of Space, Wonder Stories Scifi Magazine Cover
TETRAHEDRA OF SPACE (P Schuyler Miller) Natives of South America are attacked by alien invaders Date: 1931

Apollo 11 Moon landing, computer artwork
Apollo 11 Moon landing. Computer artwork of NASAs Apollo 11 lunar module LM-5 Eagle landing on the Moons surface. Apollo 11 was the first manned lunar landing mission

Soviet space probe venera 5 or 6 being prepared for its launch in january 1969, this is a still from the film the storming of venus, produced by e

The crew of Space Shuttle Mission STS-31, 1990. Artist: NASA
The crew of Space Shuttle Mission STS-31, 1990. STS-31 was the thirty-fifth mission of the American Space Shuttle program

John Watts Young (b1930), NASA astronaut, c1990s. Artist: NASA
John Watts Young (b1930), NASA astronaut, c1990s. John Watts Young is a former NASA astronaut who walked on the Moon on April 21 1972, during the Apollo 16 mission

Yuri Gagarin, Russian cosmonaut, c1963-c1964. Gagarin (1934-1968) became the first man in space when he orbited the Earth aboard Vostok 1 on 12 April 1961

Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin with his wife, 1962. Gagarin (1934-1968) married Valentina Goryacheva in 1957. He became the first man in space when he orbited the Earth aboard Vostok 1 on 12 April

Sputnik 1, Russian satellite, 1957. Launched on 4 October 1957, Sputnik 1 was the first artificial satellite to be put into Earths orbit

Yuri Gagarin, Russian cosmonaut, 1961. Gagarin (1934-1968) became the first man in space when he orbited the Earth aboard Vostok 1 on 12 April 1961

Last steps of Russian cosmonaut Vladimir Komarov, Baikonur Cosmodrome, USSR, 23 April 1967. Vladimir Komarov (1927-1967) was one of the first group of cosmonauts selected to take part in the Soviet

Russian rocket engineer Sergey Korolyov with cosmonauts, Crimea, USSR, c1960. Korolyov (1907-1966) was the leading Soviet rocket engineer

Yuri Gagarin, Russian cosmonaut, 1960s. Gagarin (1934-1968) became the first man in space when he orbited the Earth aboard Vostok 1 on 12 April 1961

Yuri Gagarin, Soviet Russian cosmonaut, 1961. Czech postage stamp commemorating Gagarins (1934-1968) flight in Vostok, 12 April 1961, the first manned space flight

Scene from Jules Vernes From the Earth to the Moon, 1865. Splash down! The space travellers touching down in the sea after their trip to the Moon

Cover of De la Terre a la Lune and Autour de la Lune, by Jules Verne, c1896
Cover of De la Terre a la Lune (From the Earth to the Moon) and Autour de la Lune (Around the Moon), from the Voyages Extraordinaires series by the popular French science fiction writer Jules Verne

Hurricane Florence. NASA photograph taken from the Space Shuttle Atlantis from 165 nautical miles above the Earth

Launch of Space Shuttle Challenger from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA, 1985. The Space Shuttle, the worlds first partially reusable launch vehicle

Launch of Space Shuttle Columbia from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA, 4 April 1997. The Space Shuttle, the worlds first partially reusable launch vehicle

Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights) viewed from space. Aurorae are caused by the interaction of the particles in the solar wind with the Earths magnetic field

Aurora Australis, April 1994. The curtain form of the Aurora Australis viewed from the Space Shuttle Endeavour, part of which can be seen in top right foreground

Volcanic eruption on Jupiters moon, lo, 1979. The innermost of Jupiters four Galilean moons, Io is the most volcanically active body in the Solar System. Photographed by Voyager II

Astronaut on Shuttle mission 41-C, 1984. Shuttle astronaut with Solar Maximum Satellite in the hold of the Space Shuttle Challenger

Space Shuttle Astronaut on EVA, 1980s
Space Shuttle astronauts on EVA, 1980s. Two astronauts are shown during Extra Vehicular Activity (EVA) in the open cargo bay of Shuttle

Space Shuttle Orbiter mounted on top of a Boeing 747 carrier aircraft, 1977. The Shuttle Orbiter is often transported this way from landing site to launch site

Space Shuttle Columbia on Earth, 1980s. Rear of Columbia, at Kennedy Space Centre, Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA, showing Space Shuttle Main Engines (SSME)

Astronaut on EVA from the Space Shuttle Atlantis, 1985. Astronaut Woody Spring is shown during Extra Vehicular Activity (EVA) from Shuttle Atlantis attached to the robot arm

The Apollo 10 Command Module (Capsule), 26 May 1969. The capsule being winched aboard the prime recovery vessel USS Princeton at the end of its mission in May 1969

Launch of the Apollo 17 mission, 1972. Apollo 17 was the last Apollo moon landing mission and the only one to be launched at night

Apollo 9 Saturn V rocket, 1969. This rocket, shown here on its launch pad at the Kennedy Space Centre, Cape canaveral, Florida, USA, launched Apollo 9 on 3 March 1969

Deployment of the Hubble Space Telescope, 1990. The Hubble Space Telescope (HST) was put into orbit from the Space Shuttle Discovery, mission STS-31 on 24 April 1990

Drawing of Hubble Telescope, 1980s. Artists impression of the exchange of information via Hubble, Tracking and Data Relay Satellites (TRDS) and ground stations

Polishing the mirror of the Hubble Telescope, 1980s. The Hubble Space Telescope (HST), was designed to see seven times further into space than had been possible before

Part of the Grand Canyon, Marineris Vallis, on Mars, 1976. This view was taken by the Viking Orbiter 1 spacecraft. The canyons are some 4000 kilometres long and are over 6 kilometres deep in places

View of Mars, August 1976. Taken from the Viking 2 Orbiter, this photograph shows the large Ascreaus Mons volcano swathed in clouds of ice crystals in the top right corner

The planet Saturn, 1980. This picture was taken from Voyager 1 at 34 million kilometres and shows clear detail in Saturns rings

Close up of Saturns rings, 1981. Taken by Voyager 2 the clear ring structure can be seen as well as the distinct gap in the rings

Earth from space, December 1992. The Earth photographed by spacecraft Galileo 11 from a distance of 1.9 million km (1.2 million miles) showing Antarctica and dawn rising over the Pacific Ocean

Illustration from De la Terre a la Lune by Jules Verne, 1865. The space capsule Columbiad orbiting close to the Moon. From De la Terre a la Lune (From the Earth to the Moon) by Jules Verne

Mercury Spacegraft (replica). 1960. Deutches Museum. Munich. Germany

Alien Spacecraft
With monstrous aerial machines the inhabitants of other planets will reach our Earth and make it one of their colonies - an alien spacecraft attacks Earth Date: 1933

Spaceship over Moon
FANTASIA LUNAR - a huge spacecraft from Earth flies over the Moons rocky surface. Date: 1929

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"Exploring the Final Frontier: A Journey through Spacecraft" Skylab in orbit above Earth at the end of its mission, 1974. Creator: NASA Cassini spacecraft orbiting Saturn and its moon Titan. The Gemini 7 spacecraft in Earth orbit, capturing the beauty of our planet from above. Space shuttle Discovery lifts off from Launch Pad 39A at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, embarking on a new adventure. Witnessing history as Gemini V spacecraft is launched by a Titan II on August 21st. Four moons of Jupiter - Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto - enchant us with their celestial dance in 1979. Voyager 1 spacecraft boldly ventures into interstellar space, leaving our solar system behind. A lone Star Fighter pilot looks around the alien landscape after a crash landing – an explorer amidst unknown realms. Space shuttle Atlantis twin solid rocket boosters ignite to propel the spacecraft towards infinite possibilities. Space-Us-Apollo 1: Remembering those who bravely paved the way for future space exploration endeavors. Saturn V rocket launch depicted through captivating artwork – a symbol of mankind's ambition reaching for the stars. Immerse yourself in fantastic adventures with stunning Sci-Fi magazine covers featuring imaginative fantasy spacecraft. Embarking on these incredible journeys aboard various spacecraft has allowed humanity to push boundaries and expand our understanding of the universe we inhabit. From Skylab's final moments gracefully circling Earth to Cassini's mesmerizing encounters with Saturn and its moon Titan; from Gemini missions showcasing breathtaking views of our home planet to voyages beyond our solar system with Voyager 1 – each milestone represents humanity's insatiable curiosity and relentless pursuit of knowledge. Even amidst fictional landscapes like that witnessed by a lone Star Fighter pilot or illustrated on Sci-Fi magazine covers depicting fantasy spacecraft, we find inspiration to dream beyond the confines of our own world.