Vermot de Pas: NASA: The History of the Conquest of Space, 156574, Paris

The Red Sea and part of the Sinai Peninsula in the background of the space shuttle DISCOVERY (Mission STS-42).

Exceptional photograph of asteroids IDA (left) and GASPRA (right) at the same scale.

Space Shuttle Discovery (Mission STS-56). Only part of Space Shuttle Discovery is visible in the darkness of this night launch.

Superb view of the space shuttle COLUMBIA (Misison STS-55) on its transport cart that brings it to launch pad 39A from the vehicle assembly hall.

Impressive view of the globe from Space and the Space Shuttle (Mission STS-57). A rare view of the eastern Mediterranean Sea.

Beautiful and rare view of the convoy of the space shuttle ENDEAVOUR recovery team (Mission STS-61),

Night landing of the space shuttle ENDEAVOUR on December 13, 1993.

Night landing of the space shuttle ENDEAVOUR on December 13, 1993.

View aboard the Space Shuttle from the cockpit of DISCOVERY (Mission STS-56).

An impressive view from Earth orbit of Greece and Crete in the Mediterranean Sea. Space Shuttle DISCOVERY (Mission STS-56).

A rare and exceptional view of the SPARTAN 201 satellite from the Space Shuttle DISCOVERY (Mission STS-56),

Observing the aurora borealis from space shuttle DISCOVERY (Mission STS-56), with the REMOTE MANIPULATOR SYSTEM (RMS) in the foreground. April 1993.

Superb view of the globe behind an extraordinary space scene showing the launch of the TDRS (TRACKING AND DATA RELAY SATELITTE) satellite from the payload bay of the space shuttle ENDEAVOUR

Beautiful liftoff of the space shuttle ENDEAVOUR (Mission STS-54) on January 13, 1993 from the Kennedy Space Center.

An impressive view from Earth orbit of Greece and Crete in the Mediterranean Sea. Space Shuttle DISCOVERY (Mission STS-56).

LARGE FORMAT. Space Shuttle DISCOVERY (Mission STS-64). Superb photograph of astronaut Mark C. Lee testing the new SAFER (Simplifield Aid for EVA Rescue) system.

Liftoff of the Space Shuttle Discovery (Mission STS-60) on February 3, 1994.

Nighttime liftoff of Space Shuttle Discovery (Mission STS-60) on February 3, 1994, carrying the first Russian cosmonaut Sergei K. Krikalev.

On its transport cart, Space Shuttle ENDEAVOUR is moved from the Maintenance Hangar to the Tank and Booster Assembly Building on March 14, 1994.

Exceptional night view of NEW YORK from space shuttle ENDEAVOUR (Mission STS-59). April 1994.

A superb and perfect view of the payload bay of space shuttle COLUMBIA (Mission STS-62).

Night takeoff of the space shuttle ENDEAVOUR (Mission STS-59) on April 9, 1994.

Beautiful photographic image taken from the nighttime launch of the space shuttle ENDEAVOUR (Mission STS-59) on April 9, 1994.

A magnificent view of the globe above the open payload bay of space shuttle ENDEAVOUR (Mission STS-59) on April 12, 1994.

Superb view of the MIR space station floating above the globe as space shuttle Atlantis (Mission STS-071) approaches on June 29, 1995.