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Gallery of Space Exploration

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Space Exploration

Astronauts

File:Alexei_Leonov.jpgAlexei Leonov
File:Eileen_Collins_(S93-E-5033,_1999-07-24).jpgEileen Collins (S93-E-5033, 1999-07-24)
File:Ronald_McNair,_Guion_Bluford,_and_Fred_Gregory_(S79-36529,_restoration).jpgRonald McNair, Guion Bluford, and Fred Gregory (S79-36529, restoration)
File:Mae_Carol_Jemison.jpgMae Carol Jemison
File:Guion_Bluford.jpg1992
Guion Bluford
File:Buzz_Aldrin_by_Neil_Armstrong.jpgBuzz Aldrin by Neil Armstrong
File:Apollo_11_Crew.jpgApollo 11 crew
File:Aldrin_Apollo_11.jpgBuzz Aldrin on the Moon
File:STS-114_Steve_Robinson_on_Canadarm2.jpgAstronaut Stephen K. Robinson, STS-114 mission specialist
File:NASA_Apollo_17_Lunar_Roving_Vehicle.jpgApollo 17 mission
File:Apollo_15_flag,_rover,_LM,_Irwin.jpgApollo 15 Lunar Module Pilot James Irwin salutes the U.S. flag
File:Piers_Sellers_spacewalk.jpgPiers Sellers during the third spacewalk of STS-121
File:STS-116_spacewalk_1.jpgSTS-116 spacewalk 1
File:Michael_Gernhardt_in_space_during_STS-69_in_1995.jpgMichael Gernhardt in space during STS-69 in 1995
File:Sellers_translating_along_truss_during_EVA-3_on_STS-121.jpgSellers translating along truss during EVA-3 on STS-121
File:STS-130_EVA3_Nicholas_Patrick_1.jpgSTS-130 EVA3 Nicholas Patrick 1
File:Soichi_20Noguchi_em_20alta.jpgSoichi 20Noguchi em 20alta
File:Portrait_of_ASTP_crews_-_restoration.jpgPortrait of ASTP crews - restoration
File:Bruce_McCandless_II_during_EVA_in_1984.jpgBruce McCandless II during EVA in 1984
File:ISS-32_American_EVA_b3_Aki_Hoshide.jpgISS-32 American EVA b3 Aki Hoshide
File:Artemis_2_Crew_Portrait.jpgArtemis 2 Crew Portrait
File:Tracy_Caldwell_Dyson_in_Cupola_ISS.jpgTracy Caldwell Dyson in Cupola ISS
File:NASA_astronaut_Leland_D._Melvin_with_his_dogs_Jake_and_Scout.jpgNASA astronaut Leland D. Melvin with his dogs Jake and Scout.jpg/2
File:Astronaut_Edwin_Aldrin_descends_the_Lunar_Module_ladder,_AS11-40-5868_(21037483754).jpgAstronaut Edwin Aldrin descends the Lunar Module ladder, AS11-40-5868 (21037483754)

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Spacecraft in orbit

File:STS115_Atlantis_undock_ISS_edit2.jpgSTS115 Atlantis undock ISS
File:Atlantis_seen_over_the_Mediterranean_Sea,_near_the_Algerian_coast.jpegAtlantis seen over the Mediterranean Sea, near the Algerian coast.jpeg
File:Endeavour_silhouette_STS-130.jpgEndeavour silhouette STS-130
File:Soyuz_TMA-16_approaching_ISS.jpgSoyuz TMA-16 approaching ISS
File:Earth,_Moon_and_Lunar_Module,_AS11-44-6643.jpgEarth, Moon and Lunar Module, AS11-44-6643
File:Soyuz_TMA-16_relocates_from_Zvezda_Service_Module_to_Poisk_module.jpgSoyuz TMA-16 relocates from Zvezda Service Module to Poisk module
File:ISS_Aug2005.jpgInternational Space Station
File:ISS_March_2009.jpgISS space station
File:STS-135_final_flyaround_of_ISS_1.jpgSTS-135 final flyaround of ISS 1
File:CRS-20_Dragon–Enhanced.jpgCRS-20 Dragon–Enhanced
File:Deforestation_central_Europe_-_Rodungen_Mitteleuropa.jpgDeforestation central Europe - Rodungen Mitteleuropa

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Space launch vehicles

File:Apollo_11_Launch2.jpgApollo 11 Saturn V space vehicle
File:Starship_SN16.jpegStarship SN16
File:SES-10_Launch_-_world's_first_reflight_of_an_orbital_class_rocket_(33361035200).jpgSES-10 Launch - world's first reflight of an orbital class rocket (33361035200)
File:Columbia.sts-1.01.jpgSpace Shuttle Columbia
File:STS-130_exhaust_cloud_engulfs_Launch_Pad_39A.jpgLaunch of STS-130 in February 2010
File:STS_114_day_before_launch.jpgSpace Shuttle Discovery at night before the launch of STS-114 mission
File:STS-79_rollout.jpgSpace Shuttle Atlantis
File:Soyuz_TMA-13_Edit.jpgSoyuz TMA-13 spacecraft launch
File:Kepler_mission_Delta_II_liftoff.jpgKepler mission Delta II liftoff
File:Ares_I-X_launch_08.jpgAres I-X test rocket roars off Launch Complex 39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center
File:STS-125_Atlantis_Liftoff_02.jpgSpace Shuttle Atlantis liftoff (2009)
File:Space_Shuttle_Columbia_launching.jpgSpace Shuttle Columbia launching (1981)
File:STS-125_and_STS-400_on_Launch_Pads.jpgSTS-125 and STS-400 on Launch Pads
File:Soyuz_TMA-5_launch.jpgSoyuz TMA-5 launch
File:Space_Shuttle_Discovery_under_a_full_moon,_03-11-09.jpgSpace Shuttle Discovery under a full moon
File:Delta_II_and_NPP_at_dusk.jpgDelta II and NPP at dusk
File:Brightly_lit_STS-135_on_launch_pad_39a.jpgBrightly lit STS-135 on launch pad 39a
File:Antares_Orb-3_launch_failure_(201410280009HQ).jpgAntares Orb-3 launch failure
File:Falcon_9_rollout_with_TurkmenAlem52E-MonacoSAT_to_SLC-40_(17108097439).jpgFalcon 9 rollout with TurkmenAlem52E-MonacoSAT to SLC-40 (17108097439)
File:Iridium-1_Launch_(32312419215).jpgIridium-1 Launch (32312419215)
File:2016_Falcon_9_at_Vandenberg_Air_Force_Base.jpgFalcon 9 at Vandenberg Air Force Base in 2016.
File:STS-129_Atlantis_Ready_to_Fly.jpgSTS-129 Atlantis Ready to Fly
File:STS120LaunchHiRes-edit1.jpgSTS120LaunchHiRes-edit1
File:Launch_of_Shenzhou_13.jpgLaunch of Shenzhou 13
File:STS-135_Atlantis'_final_tow_back.jpgSTS-135 Atlantis' final tow back
File:GRACE-FO_Launch_(NHQ201805220019).jpgGRACE-FO Launch (NHQ201805220019)

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Landscapes of astronomical objects

File:Apollo_17_Harrison_H._Schmitt_and_Tracy's_Rock_-_AS17-140-21493+AS17-140-21497_2025.jpgApollo 17 Harrison H. Schmitt and Tracy's Rock - AS17-140-21493+AS17-140-21497 2025
File:Carbon_dioxide_clouds_over_Mont_Mercou,_Curiosity_Sol_3063_(53100058892).jpgCarbon dioxide clouds over Mont Mercou, Curiosity Sol 3063 (53100058892)
File:Apollo_17_Moon_Panorama.jpgApollo 17 Moon Panorama
File:An_Astronaut's_Snapshot_of_the_Moon.jpgAn Astronaut’s snapshot of the Moon

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Space exploration ground vehicles

File:PIA15279_3rovers-stand_D2011_1215_D521.jpgPIA15279 3rovers-stand D2011 1215 D521
File:NASA_Mars_Rover.jpgNASA Mars Rover
File:PIA16239_High-Resolution_Self-Portrait_by_Curiosity_Rover_Arm_Camera.jpgPIA16239 High-Resolution Self-Portrait by Curiosity Rover Arm Camera
File:Curiosity_-_Robot_Geologist_and_Chemist_in_One!.jpgNASA Mars Rover

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Others

File:NASA's_Ingenuity_helicopter_on_Mars_by_Perseverance_Mastcam-Z,_Sol_768_(53475637956).jpgNASA's Ingenuity helicopter on Mars by Perseverance Mastcam-Z, Sol 768 (53475637956)
File:Buzz_Aldrin_and_Apollo_11_Lunar_Lander,_AS11-40-5927.jpgBuzz Aldrin and Apollo 11 Lunar Lander, AS11-40-5927
File:Endeavour_after_STS-126_on_SCA_over_Mojave_from_above.jpgEndeavour after STS-126 on SCA over Mojave from above
File:First_NASA_ISINGLASS_rocket_launch.jpgFirst NASA ISINGLASS rocket launch
File:NASA's_Orion_Spacecraft_Parachutes_Tested_at_U.S._Army_Yuma_Proving_Ground.jpgNASA's Orion Spacecraft Parachutes Tested at U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground
File:CRS-8_(26239020092).jpgCRS-8 (26239020092)
File:Falcon_9_first_stage_at_LZ-1(two).jpgFalcon 9 first stage at LZ-1(two)
File:Dragon_2_hover_test_(24159153709).jpgDragon 2 hover test (24159153709)
File:CRS-9_mission_(28348649546).jpgCRS-9 mission (28348649546)
File:Expedition_23_Landing.jpgExpedition 23 Landing
File:The_Sounds_of_Earth_Record_Cover_-_GPN-2000-001978.jpgThe Sounds of Earth Record Cover - GPN-2000-001978
File:Challenger_explosion.jpgChallenger explosion
File:Expedition_42_Soyuz_TMA-14M_Landing_(201503120102HQ).jpgSoyuz Returns at Sunrise 2015-03-12

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