Vermot de Pas: NASA Photographs - History of Space Conquest, 172873, Paris

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Auction Report
Auction Date
December 08, 2025 - December 08, 2025
Page Size: 300 items in 12 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
1 NASA.

Robert Goddard stands beside his liquid-fuel rocket

March 16, 1926 EUR 200.00 - 300.00 Not Sold
2

A rare and perfect photograph of a TM-61 "MATADOR" missile during takeoff.

Circa 1950 EUR 400.00 - 600.00 Not Sold
3

US Air Force Photo. One of the first lunar probe launches, here "Lunar Probe #2" from the US Air Force missile launch center in Florida.

October 11, 1958 EUR 300.00 - 500.00 Not Sold
4 NASA.

The ship "USS Donner" moves to the landing area for the Mercury-Redstone 2 capsule.

1961 EUR 400.00 - 500.00 Not Sold
5 NASA.

Beautiful view of American space veteran Virgil I. Grissom, after his flight in the "Liberty Bell 7" rocket

1961 EUR 500.00 - 700.00 Not Sold
6 NASA.

Spectacular historic lift-off of a Douglas Delta Rocket from Cape Canaveral

October 2, 1962 EUR 300.00 - 400.00 Not Sold
7 NASA.

Astronaut Ed. White floats in space during the first spacewalk by an American astronaut. Gemini 4 mission.

June 1965 EUR 500.00 - 700.00 Not Sold
8 NASA.

Lunar Orbiter Mission. The purpose of the Lunar Orbiter mission was to produce a detailed map of the lunar surface in preparation for the Apollo mission's final lunar landing.

1965 EUR 400.00 - 600.00 Not Sold
9 NASA.

Lunar Orbiter Mission. The purpose of the Lunar Orbiter mission was to produce a detailed map of the lunar surface in preparation for the Apollo mission's final lunar landing.

1965 EUR 400.00 - 600.00 Not Sold
10 NASA.

Mission Ranger IX. A beautiful view of the lunar surface from an altitude of approximately 100 km

March 24, 1965 EUR 500.00 - 700.00 Not Sold
11 NASA.

Ranger IX mission. Pictured here is the eastern part of the Alphonsus crater floor.

March 24, 1965 EUR 500.00 - 700.00 Not Sold
12 NASA.

Misison Gemini 4. Astronaut Ed. White floats alone in space in front of the globe, becoming the first American to perform a spacewalk

June 1965 EUR 300.00 - 500.00 EUR 320.00
13 NASA.

Misison Gemini 4. Astronaut Ed. White floats alone in space in front of the globe, becoming the first American to perform a spacewalk

June 3, 1965 EUR 600.00 - 900.00 Not Sold
14 NASA.

Misison Gemini 4. Astronaut Ed. White floats alone in space in front of the globe, becoming the first American to perform a spacewalk

June 1965 EUR 600.00 - 900.00 Not Sold
15 NASA.

Gemini IV mission

June 3, 1965 EUR 600.00 - 900.00 Not Sold
16 NASA.

Close-up view of the Copernicus lunar crater from the LUNAR ORBITER space probe.

1966 EUR 400.00 - 500.00 Not Sold
17 NASA.

First SATURNE V rocket on the Cape Kennedy launch pad at sunset.

May 25, 1966 EUR 500.00 - 700.00 Not Sold
18 NASA.

LUNAR ORBITER 3 probe. View of the lunar surface.

February 1967 EUR 400.00 - 500.00 Not Sold
19 NASA.

View of the lunar surface by the Lunar Orbiter probe

May 13, 1967 EUR 400.00 - 600.00 Not Sold
20 NASA.

Apollo 4. Rare photograph of a crescent of the Earth from space.

November 1967 EUR 600.00 - 900.00 Not Sold
21 NASA.

Rare photograph depicting an astronaut performing scientific experiments on the lunar surface at night.

May 30, 1968 EUR 600.00 - 900.00 Not Sold
22 NASA.

Apollo 7 mission. Liftoff of the Apollo 7 rocket from Cape Canaveral spaceport in Florida.

October 11, 1968 EUR 300.00 - 400.00 Not Sold
23 NASA.

Historic view of the 1st survey of the Earth observed by man from lunar orbit by the APOLLO 8 mission on

December 24, 1968 EUR 600.00 - 900.00 Not Sold
24 NASA.

Rare. The 1st photograph of the Earth in its entirety taken by Humans in Space.

December 1968 EUR 600.00 - 900.00 Not Sold
25 NASA.

APOLLO 8 mission. Historic photograph depicting the 1st Earthrise observed by man from lunar orbit on

December 24, 1968 EUR 600.00 - 900.00 EUR 588.80
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