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The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Crew Dragon spacecraft as a storm passes through the area at Launch Complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center May 25, 2020 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. The NASA SpaceX Demo-2 mission is scheduled for launch May 27th as the first commercial launch carrying astronauts to the International Space Station. Stock Photo

RM2BTP8DM–The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Crew Dragon spacecraft as a storm passes through the area at Launch Complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center May 25, 2020 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. The NASA SpaceX Demo-2 mission is scheduled for launch May 27th as the first commercial launch carrying astronauts to the International Space Station.

The moon from 1000 Miles away, showing the farside highlands and photographed by Ken Mattingly of the Apollo 16 mission in 1972. Apollo 16 was the tenth manned mission in the United States Apollo space program and the first to land in the lunar highlands. Stock Photo

RMG15M80–The moon from 1000 Miles away, showing the farside highlands and photographed by Ken Mattingly of the Apollo 16 mission in 1972. Apollo 16 was the tenth manned mission in the United States Apollo space program and the first to land in the lunar highlands.

Prime crew first manned Apollo mission practice water egress procedures full scale boilerplate model their spacecraft. Stock Photo

RMD0M2H9–Prime crew first manned Apollo mission practice water egress procedures full scale boilerplate model their spacecraft.

Mission Control Center for Project Gemini. Stock Photo

RMEJDRBE–Mission Control Center for Project Gemini.

Photograph taken during the testing of an early model of the Apollo I spacecraft. Apollo 1, initially designated AS-204, was the first manned mission of the United States Apollo program, which had as its ultimate goal a manned lunar landing. Dated 20th century Stock Photo

RMMR3WA5–Photograph taken during the testing of an early model of the Apollo I spacecraft. Apollo 1, initially designated AS-204, was the first manned mission of the United States Apollo program, which had as its ultimate goal a manned lunar landing. Dated 20th century

Astronaut Alan B. Shepard Jr. has his blood pressure and temperature checked prior to his Mercury-Redstone 3 (MR-3) mission, the first American manned spaceflight. Stock Photo

RM2A7Y95M–Astronaut Alan B. Shepard Jr. has his blood pressure and temperature checked prior to his Mercury-Redstone 3 (MR-3) mission, the first American manned spaceflight.

The prime crew of the first manned Apollo mission participating in water egress training in the Gulf of Mexico. Left to right, are astronauts Walter Schirra (stepping into life raft), Donn Eisele, and Walter Cunningham. Stock Photo

RM2J43YWF–The prime crew of the first manned Apollo mission participating in water egress training in the Gulf of Mexico. Left to right, are astronauts Walter Schirra (stepping into life raft), Donn Eisele, and Walter Cunningham.

Retired NASA flight director Gene Kranz uses oversized scissors to cut the ceremonial ribbon during dedication of the newly restored Mission Control Center at NASA's Johnson Space Center near Houston, Texas. Kranz was one of the driving forces behind the historically accurate restoration of the control center, where he managed the ground engineers during the first manned moon landing in July 1969, in time for the 50th anniversary of the event. Stock Photo

RMW1041H–Retired NASA flight director Gene Kranz uses oversized scissors to cut the ceremonial ribbon during dedication of the newly restored Mission Control Center at NASA's Johnson Space Center near Houston, Texas. Kranz was one of the driving forces behind the historically accurate restoration of the control center, where he managed the ground engineers during the first manned moon landing in July 1969, in time for the 50th anniversary of the event.

Soviet spacesuit used by Czechoslovak cosmonaut Vladimír Remek on display at the exhibition 'Touches of Statehood' in Prague, Czech Republic. The spacesuit was used during the Soyuz 28 manned mission to the Salyut 6 orbiting space station from 2 to 10 March 1978. Vladimír Remek was the first Czechoslovak in space and the only Czechoslovak cosmonaut. The exhibition devoted to the centenary of Czechoslovakia runs till 31 October 2018. Stock Photo

RMRC2T31–Soviet spacesuit used by Czechoslovak cosmonaut Vladimír Remek on display at the exhibition 'Touches of Statehood' in Prague, Czech Republic. The spacesuit was used during the Soyuz 28 manned mission to the Salyut 6 orbiting space station from 2 to 10 March 1978. Vladimír Remek was the first Czechoslovak in space and the only Czechoslovak cosmonaut. The exhibition devoted to the centenary of Czechoslovakia runs till 31 October 2018.

RMC2DW2C–Joseph Peter Kerwin

Apollo 1 first crewed mission 1967 insignia showing the Apollo command and service module in low Earth orbit with the moon in the distance and the names of the crew Gus Grissom, Ed White, and Roger B. Chaffee who tradigcally died in a fire during a launch rehearsal test on 27 January 1967. The insignia was designed by the crew, with the artwork done by North American Aviation employee Allen Stevens. Stock Photo

RM2XB7YCA–Apollo 1 first crewed mission 1967 insignia showing the Apollo command and service module in low Earth orbit with the moon in the distance and the names of the crew Gus Grissom, Ed White, and Roger B. Chaffee who tradigcally died in a fire during a launch rehearsal test on 27 January 1967. The insignia was designed by the crew, with the artwork done by North American Aviation employee Allen Stevens.

After six years of silence, the thunder of human spaceflight was heard again, as the successful launch of the first space shuttle ushered in a new concept in utilization of space. Mission STS-1, on Space Shuttle Columbia, launched from Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center just seconds past 7 a.m. on April 12, 1981. It carried astronauts John Young and Robert Crippen on an Earth-orbital mission scheduled to last for 54 hours. The mission ended with the Space Shuttle Columbia landing at Edwards Air Force Base in California. Stock Photo

RM2PR55FX–After six years of silence, the thunder of human spaceflight was heard again, as the successful launch of the first space shuttle ushered in a new concept in utilization of space. Mission STS-1, on Space Shuttle Columbia, launched from Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center just seconds past 7 a.m. on April 12, 1981. It carried astronauts John Young and Robert Crippen on an Earth-orbital mission scheduled to last for 54 hours. The mission ended with the Space Shuttle Columbia landing at Edwards Air Force Base in California.

Illustrative diagram showing the operation of the chest and backpacks of the Gemini 8 extravehicular system. March 16, 2016 marks the 50th anniversary of NASA's Gemini 8 mission, the sixth manned spaceflight conducted during the United States' Project Gemini program. The primary objective of the mission, the successful docking of two spacecraft in orbit, a first in spaceflight, was a success though the crew would experience a critical in-space system failure, forcing them to abandon the mission prematurely. UPI Stock Photo

RMW0M31G–Illustrative diagram showing the operation of the chest and backpacks of the Gemini 8 extravehicular system. March 16, 2016 marks the 50th anniversary of NASA's Gemini 8 mission, the sixth manned spaceflight conducted during the United States' Project Gemini program. The primary objective of the mission, the successful docking of two spacecraft in orbit, a first in spaceflight, was a success though the crew would experience a critical in-space system failure, forcing them to abandon the mission prematurely. UPI

NASA Moon landing. Astronaut Neil Armstrong's first step footprint in lunar soil. Stock Photo

RMA8W15X–NASA Moon landing. Astronaut Neil Armstrong's first step footprint in lunar soil.

(R to L:) Former Spacelab D1 astronauts Bonnie J. Dunbar, Guion S. Bluford, commander Henry W. Hartsfield Jr., Ernst Messerschmid and Steven R. Nagel pose for a picture at the EADS Astrium centre in Bremen, Germany, 27 October 2010. The D1-Mission, the first manned German space mission, celebrates its 25th anniversary. Photo: INGO WAGNER Stock Photo

RMD529GT–(R to L:) Former Spacelab D1 astronauts Bonnie J. Dunbar, Guion S. Bluford, commander Henry W. Hartsfield Jr., Ernst Messerschmid and Steven R. Nagel pose for a picture at the EADS Astrium centre in Bremen, Germany, 27 October 2010. The D1-Mission, the first manned German space mission, celebrates its 25th anniversary. Photo: INGO WAGNER

(May 1973) --- These three astronauts have been named by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration as the prime crew of the first manned Skylab mission. They are, left to right, Joseph P. Kerwin, science pilot; Charles Conrad Jr., commander; and Paul J. Weitz, pilot. Skylab is a three-part program consisting of one 28-day and two 56-day manned visits spanning an eight-month period. One day prior to the launch of this crew, the unmanned Skylab space station cluster will be launched and placed in Earth orbit. The first manned mission will last up to 28 days. Stock Photo

RM2HD3MTB–(May 1973) --- These three astronauts have been named by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration as the prime crew of the first manned Skylab mission. They are, left to right, Joseph P. Kerwin, science pilot; Charles Conrad Jr., commander; and Paul J. Weitz, pilot. Skylab is a three-part program consisting of one 28-day and two 56-day manned visits spanning an eight-month period. One day prior to the launch of this crew, the unmanned Skylab space station cluster will be launched and placed in Earth orbit. The first manned mission will last up to 28 days.

Boeing CST-100 Starliner Landing Former NASA astronaut and test flight pilot for the first manned flight of the Boeing CST-100 Starliner spacecraft, Chris Ferguson, speaks after the capsule landed in White Sands, New Mexico, Sunday, Dec. 22, 2019. The landing completes an abbreviated Orbital Flight Test for the company that still meets several mission objectives for NASA’s Commercial Crew program. The Starliner spacecraft launched on a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket at 6:36 a.m. Friday, Dec. 20 from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. Stock Photo

RM2BP39D4–Boeing CST-100 Starliner Landing Former NASA astronaut and test flight pilot for the first manned flight of the Boeing CST-100 Starliner spacecraft, Chris Ferguson, speaks after the capsule landed in White Sands, New Mexico, Sunday, Dec. 22, 2019. The landing completes an abbreviated Orbital Flight Test for the company that still meets several mission objectives for NASA’s Commercial Crew program. The Starliner spacecraft launched on a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket at 6:36 a.m. Friday, Dec. 20 from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.

Soviet Space Poster - 'The Dreams Came True of 12 April - 1st Manned Space Flight. Yuri Gagarin cosmonaut the first human to journey in to space 1961 Stock Photo

RM2NFEH53–Soviet Space Poster - 'The Dreams Came True of 12 April - 1st Manned Space Flight. Yuri Gagarin cosmonaut the first human to journey in to space 1961

Start der Shenzhou 11 Mission in Jiuquan (161017) -- BEIJING, Oct. 17, 2016 -- Chinese Premier Li Keqiang (L) listens to the introductions made by China s first astronaut Yang Liwei on the launch of the manned spacecraft Shenzhou-11 at the command center of China s manned space program in Beijing, capital of China, Oct. 17, 2016. Li Keqiang and Liu Yunshan, both members of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, watched the live broadcast of the launch at the command center on Monday. ) (wx) CHINA-BEIJING-LEADERS-SHENZHOU-11-LAUNC Stock Photo

RM2RNGYCK–Start der Shenzhou 11 Mission in Jiuquan (161017) -- BEIJING, Oct. 17, 2016 -- Chinese Premier Li Keqiang (L) listens to the introductions made by China s first astronaut Yang Liwei on the launch of the manned spacecraft Shenzhou-11 at the command center of China s manned space program in Beijing, capital of China, Oct. 17, 2016. Li Keqiang and Liu Yunshan, both members of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, watched the live broadcast of the launch at the command center on Monday. ) (wx) CHINA-BEIJING-LEADERS-SHENZHOU-11-LAUNC

The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Crew Dragon spacecraft at Launch Complex 39A as a storm passes through the Kennedy Space Center May 25, 2020 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. The NASA SpaceX Demo-2 mission is scheduled for launch May 27th as the first commercial launch carrying astronauts to the International Space Station. Stock Photo

RM2BTP8FN–The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Crew Dragon spacecraft at Launch Complex 39A as a storm passes through the Kennedy Space Center May 25, 2020 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. The NASA SpaceX Demo-2 mission is scheduled for launch May 27th as the first commercial launch carrying astronauts to the International Space Station.

RMG15MPT–The moon from 1000 Miles away, showing the farside highlands and photographed by Ken Mattingly of the Apollo 16 mission in 1972. Apollo 16 was the tenth manned mission in the United States Apollo space program and the first to land in the lunar highlands.

NASA Mercury Astronaut Scott Carpenter speaks during an unveiling ceremony of two USPS stamps that commemorate and celebrate 50 years of US Spaceflight and the MESSENGER program during an event, Wednesday, May 4, 2011 at the NASA Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla. One stamp commemorates NASA’s Project Mercury, America’s first manned spaceflight program, and NASA astronaut Alan Shepard’s historic flight on May 5, 1961, aboard spacecraft Freedom 7. The other stamp draws attention to NASA’s unmanned MESSENGER mission, a scientific investigation of the planet Mercury. On March 17, 2011 Stock Photo

RM2WBMMWY–NASA Mercury Astronaut Scott Carpenter speaks during an unveiling ceremony of two USPS stamps that commemorate and celebrate 50 years of US Spaceflight and the MESSENGER program during an event, Wednesday, May 4, 2011 at the NASA Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla. One stamp commemorates NASA’s Project Mercury, America’s first manned spaceflight program, and NASA astronaut Alan Shepard’s historic flight on May 5, 1961, aboard spacecraft Freedom 7. The other stamp draws attention to NASA’s unmanned MESSENGER mission, a scientific investigation of the planet Mercury. On March 17, 2011

Astronaut Bruce McCandless on his exit into space during the 10th shuttle mission, the so-called STS 41B. McCandless was the first astronaut to make his spacewalk with a Manned Maneuvering Unit (MMU) without a leash. Stock Photo

RMRMC71E–Astronaut Bruce McCandless on his exit into space during the 10th shuttle mission, the so-called STS 41B. McCandless was the first astronaut to make his spacewalk with a Manned Maneuvering Unit (MMU) without a leash.

Houston, Texas, USA. 3rd Apr, 2023. NASA revealed the crew of 2024's Artemis II moon mission on Monday. The group will crew the Orion spacecraft on the first manned mission to orbit the moon since the Apollo program. FILE PHOTO SHOT ON: March 29, 2023. Official portrait for Artemis II: JEREMY HANSEN. (Credit Image: © Josh Valcarcel/NASA/ZUMA Press Wire) EDITORIAL USAGE ONLY! Not for Commercial USAGE! Stock Photo

RM2PJR0JM–Houston, Texas, USA. 3rd Apr, 2023. NASA revealed the crew of 2024's Artemis II moon mission on Monday. The group will crew the Orion spacecraft on the first manned mission to orbit the moon since the Apollo program. FILE PHOTO SHOT ON: March 29, 2023. Official portrait for Artemis II: JEREMY HANSEN. (Credit Image: © Josh Valcarcel/NASA/ZUMA Press Wire) EDITORIAL USAGE ONLY! Not for Commercial USAGE!

(April 1965) --- Prior to the Gemini-Titan 4 mission, flight director Eugene F. Kranz is pictured during a simulation at the Flight Director console in Houston's Mission Control Center on the Manned Spacecraft Center site. GT-4 was the first mission to be at least partially controlled from the Houston site. Stock Photo

RMPYN2KC–(April 1965) --- Prior to the Gemini-Titan 4 mission, flight director Eugene F. Kranz is pictured during a simulation at the Flight Director console in Houston's Mission Control Center on the Manned Spacecraft Center site. GT-4 was the first mission to be at least partially controlled from the Houston site.

The prime crew of the first manned Apollo space mission, Apollo 7. From left to right are: Command Module pilot, Don Eisele, Commander, Walter Schirra and Lunar Module pilot, Walter Cunningham. The photograph was taken inside the White Room which is attached to the crew access arm. From here astronauts get into the spacecraft. Stock Photo

RM2J3KHH7–The prime crew of the first manned Apollo space mission, Apollo 7. From left to right are: Command Module pilot, Don Eisele, Commander, Walter Schirra and Lunar Module pilot, Walter Cunningham. The photograph was taken inside the White Room which is attached to the crew access arm. From here astronauts get into the spacecraft.

RMW10418–Retired NASA flight director Gene Kranz uses oversized scissors to cut the ceremonial ribbon during dedication of the newly restored Mission Control Center at NASA's Johnson Space Center near Houston, Texas. Kranz was one of the driving forces behind the historically accurate restoration of the control center, where he managed the ground engineers during the first manned moon landing in July 1969, in time for the 50th anniversary of the event.

Czechoslovak cosmonaut Vladimír Remek (L) and Soviet cosmonaut Alexei Gubarev (R) depicted in the painting by Soviet cosmonaut Alexei Leonov (1981) on display in the National Museum (Národní muzeum) in Prague, Czech Republic. Vladimír Remek and Alexei Gubarev were the crew members of the 1978 Soviet crewed mission 'Soyuz 28'. The cosmonauts are depicted shortly after the landing in the Kazakh Steppe near the town of Arkalyk in Kazakhstan on 10 March 1978. The painting is on view at the new permanent exhibition of the National Museum devoted to the History of the 20th century. Stock Photo

RM2H2CWFX–Czechoslovak cosmonaut Vladimír Remek (L) and Soviet cosmonaut Alexei Gubarev (R) depicted in the painting by Soviet cosmonaut Alexei Leonov (1981) on display in the National Museum (Národní muzeum) in Prague, Czech Republic. Vladimír Remek and Alexei Gubarev were the crew members of the 1978 Soviet crewed mission 'Soyuz 28'. The cosmonauts are depicted shortly after the landing in the Kazakh Steppe near the town of Arkalyk in Kazakhstan on 10 March 1978. The painting is on view at the new permanent exhibition of the National Museum devoted to the History of the 20th century.

Bruce McCandless II, Naval officer, aviator, electrical engineer, American NASA astronaut, Space Shuttle pilot, completed first untethered spacewalk. Stock Photo

RF2D983KN–Bruce McCandless II, Naval officer, aviator, electrical engineer, American NASA astronaut, Space Shuttle pilot, completed first untethered spacewalk.

RMC2DW38–Donn Fulton Eisele

The flight crew for the Apollo 11 mission: Neil Armstrong, commander, Michael Collins, command module pilot and Edwin E.Aldrin Jr. lunar module pilot. Stock Photo

RMPNJ8NF–The flight crew for the Apollo 11 mission: Neil Armstrong, commander, Michael Collins, command module pilot and Edwin E.Aldrin Jr. lunar module pilot.

NASA astronauts Neil Armstrong (left) and David Scott (right), inserted into the Gemini 8 spacecraft prior to liftoff on March 16, 1966. March 16, 2016 marks the 50th anniversary of NASA's Gemini 8 mission, the sixth manned spaceflight conducted during the United States' Project Gemini program. The primary objective of the mission, the successful docking of two spacecraft in orbit, a first in spaceflight, was a success though the crew would experience a critical in-space system failure, forcing them to abandon the mission prematurely. UPI Stock Photo

RMW0M322–NASA astronauts Neil Armstrong (left) and David Scott (right), inserted into the Gemini 8 spacecraft prior to liftoff on March 16, 1966. March 16, 2016 marks the 50th anniversary of NASA's Gemini 8 mission, the sixth manned spaceflight conducted during the United States' Project Gemini program. The primary objective of the mission, the successful docking of two spacecraft in orbit, a first in spaceflight, was a success though the crew would experience a critical in-space system failure, forcing them to abandon the mission prematurely. UPI

Al Worden, American astronaut and engineer, who was the Command Module Pilot for the Apollo 15 lunar mission in 1971. arriving on the main stage at New Scientist Live 2017 Stock Photo

RMKB5WJD–Al Worden, American astronaut and engineer, who was the Command Module Pilot for the Apollo 15 lunar mission in 1971. arriving on the main stage at New Scientist Live 2017

The commander of the Spacelab-D1-Mission, Henry W. Hartsfield Jr., hält am Mittwoch holds up a picture of the former D1 crew from 1975 at the EADS Astrium centre in Bremen, Germany, 27 October 2010. The D1-Mission, the first manned German space mission, celebrates its 25th anniversary. Photo: INGO WAGNER Stock Photo

RMD529GN–The commander of the Spacelab-D1-Mission, Henry W. Hartsfield Jr., hält am Mittwoch holds up a picture of the former D1 crew from 1975 at the EADS Astrium centre in Bremen, Germany, 27 October 2010. The D1-Mission, the first manned German space mission, celebrates its 25th anniversary. Photo: INGO WAGNER

(1 March 1973) --- Astronaut Paul J. Weitz, pilot of the first manned Skylab mission, lies in the lower body negative pressure device during Skylab training at Johnson Space Center. Operating the controls in the background is scientist-astronaut Joseph P. Kerwin, science pilot of the mission. They are in the work and experiments area of the crew quarters of the Skylab Orbital Workshop (OWS) trainer at JSC. Stock Photo

RM2HDWD3A–(1 March 1973) --- Astronaut Paul J. Weitz, pilot of the first manned Skylab mission, lies in the lower body negative pressure device during Skylab training at Johnson Space Center. Operating the controls in the background is scientist-astronaut Joseph P. Kerwin, science pilot of the mission. They are in the work and experiments area of the crew quarters of the Skylab Orbital Workshop (OWS) trainer at JSC.

Boeing CST-100 Starliner Landing NASA astronaut, Suni Williams, who will command the first manned launch of the capsule, names the Boeing CST-100 Starliner spacecraft, Calypso, after it landed in White Sands, New Mexico, Sunday, Dec. 22, 2019. The landing completes an abbreviated Orbital Flight Test for the company that still meets several mission objectives for NASA’s Commercial Crew program. The Starliner spacecraft launched on a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket at 6:36 a.m. Friday, Dec. 20 from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. Stock Photo

RM2BP39DJ–Boeing CST-100 Starliner Landing NASA astronaut, Suni Williams, who will command the first manned launch of the capsule, names the Boeing CST-100 Starliner spacecraft, Calypso, after it landed in White Sands, New Mexico, Sunday, Dec. 22, 2019. The landing completes an abbreviated Orbital Flight Test for the company that still meets several mission objectives for NASA’s Commercial Crew program. The Starliner spacecraft launched on a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket at 6:36 a.m. Friday, Dec. 20 from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.

RM2NFDNK2–Soviet Space Poster - 'The Dreams Came True of 12 April - 1st Manned Space Flight. Yuri Gagarin cosmonaut the first human to journey in to space 1961

Bildnummer: 58086124 Datum: 09.06.2012 Copyright: imago/Xinhua (120609) -- JIUQUAN, June 9, 2012 (Xinhua) -- The Shenzhou-9 manned spacecraft, the Long March-2F rocket, and the escape tower wait to be vertically transferred to the launch pad at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China s Gansu Province, June 9, 2012. China will launch its Shenzhou-9 manned spacecraft sometime in mid-June to perform the country s first manned space docking mission with the orbiting Tiangong-1 space lab module, a spokesperson with the country s manned space program said here Saturday. (Xinhua/Wang Stock Photo

RM2RKR0CM–Bildnummer: 58086124 Datum: 09.06.2012 Copyright: imago/Xinhua (120609) -- JIUQUAN, June 9, 2012 (Xinhua) -- The Shenzhou-9 manned spacecraft, the Long March-2F rocket, and the escape tower wait to be vertically transferred to the launch pad at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China s Gansu Province, June 9, 2012. China will launch its Shenzhou-9 manned spacecraft sometime in mid-June to perform the country s first manned space docking mission with the orbiting Tiangong-1 space lab module, a spokesperson with the country s manned space program said here Saturday. (Xinhua/Wang

RM2BTP8F8–The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Crew Dragon spacecraft as a storm passes through the area at Launch Complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center May 25, 2020 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. The NASA SpaceX Demo-2 mission is scheduled for launch May 27th as the first commercial launch carrying astronauts to the International Space Station.

RMHRP5BP–STS-1, Mission Patch, 1981

Jim Adams, NASA Deputy Director, Planetary Science Division, Science Mission Directorate, speaks during an unveiling ceremony of two USPS stamps that commemorate and celebrate 50 years of US Spaceflight and the MESSENGER program during an event, Wednesday, May 4, 2011 at the NASA Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla. One stamp commemorates NASA’s Project Mercury, America’s first manned spaceflight program, and NASA astronaut Alan Shepard’s historic flight on May 5, 1961, aboard spacecraft Freedom 7. The other stamp draws attention to NASA’s unmanned MESSENGER mission, a scientific inv Stock Photo

RM2WBNGBW–Jim Adams, NASA Deputy Director, Planetary Science Division, Science Mission Directorate, speaks during an unveiling ceremony of two USPS stamps that commemorate and celebrate 50 years of US Spaceflight and the MESSENGER program during an event, Wednesday, May 4, 2011 at the NASA Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla. One stamp commemorates NASA’s Project Mercury, America’s first manned spaceflight program, and NASA astronaut Alan Shepard’s historic flight on May 5, 1961, aboard spacecraft Freedom 7. The other stamp draws attention to NASA’s unmanned MESSENGER mission, a scientific inv

Navy divers salvage the command module of Apollo 11 with a dinghy after landing in the Pacific. Apollo 11 was the first manned Moon landing mission, and with it the most significant space mission for humanity. Stock Photo

RMRMD409–Navy divers salvage the command module of Apollo 11 with a dinghy after landing in the Pacific. Apollo 11 was the first manned Moon landing mission, and with it the most significant space mission for humanity.

RM2PJR0JN–Houston, Texas, USA. 3rd Apr, 2023. NASA revealed the crew of 2024's Artemis II moon mission on Monday. The group will crew the Orion spacecraft on the first manned mission to orbit the moon since the Apollo program. FILE PHOTO SHOT ON:April 3, 2023, Houston, Texas, USA: PHOTO DATE: March 29, 2023. Official portrait for Artemis II: REID WISEMAN. (Credit Image: © Josh Valcarcel/NASA/ZUMA Press Wire) EDITORIAL USAGE ONLY! Not for Commercial USAGE!

This is the launch of the Mercury-Redstone 3 (MR-3) spacecraft from Cape Canaveral on a suborbital mission -- the first U.S. manned spaceflight Stock Photo

RM2C6N152–This is the launch of the Mercury-Redstone 3 (MR-3) spacecraft from Cape Canaveral on a suborbital mission -- the first U.S. manned spaceflight

The Apollo 1 prime crewmembers for the first manned Apollo Mission prepare to enter their spacecraft inside the altitude chamber at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC). Entering the hatch is astronaut Virgil (Gus) Grissom, command pilot; behind him is astronaut Roger Chaffee, pilot; standing at the left with chamber technicians is astronaut Edward White, senior pilot. They were all killed a few months after in the fire. Stock Photo

RM2J43YWD–The Apollo 1 prime crewmembers for the first manned Apollo Mission prepare to enter their spacecraft inside the altitude chamber at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC). Entering the hatch is astronaut Virgil (Gus) Grissom, command pilot; behind him is astronaut Roger Chaffee, pilot; standing at the left with chamber technicians is astronaut Edward White, senior pilot. They were all killed a few months after in the fire.

RM2KYTWR1–STS-41-B Launch The Space Shuttle Challenger lifted off from Kennedy Space Center's Launch Pad 39A on mission STS 41-B on February 3, 1984. Aboard the Challenger were astronauts Vance D. Brand, Robert L. Gibson, Ronald E. McNair, Bruce McCandless II, and Robert L. Stewart. The first untethered spacewalks with the Manned Maneuvering Unit (MMU) were made on this mission. This dramatic air to air picture was taken by astronaut John Young who was monitoring the launch in the cockpit of NASA's Shuttle Training Aircraft. Date: February 3, 1984

Czechoslovak cosmonaut Vladimír Remek (L) and Soviet cosmonaut Alexei Gubarev (R) depicted in the detail of the painting by Soviet cosmonaut Alexei Leonov (1981) on display in the National Museum (Národní muzeum) in Prague, Czech Republic. Vladimír Remek and Alexei Gubarev were the crew members of the 1978 Soviet crewed mission 'Soyuz 28'. The cosmonauts are depicted shortly after the landing in the Kazakh Steppe near the town of Arkalyk in Kazakhstan on 10 March 1978. The painting is on view at the new permanent exhibition of the National Museum devoted to the History of the 20th century. Stock Photo

RM2H2CWCX–Czechoslovak cosmonaut Vladimír Remek (L) and Soviet cosmonaut Alexei Gubarev (R) depicted in the detail of the painting by Soviet cosmonaut Alexei Leonov (1981) on display in the National Museum (Národní muzeum) in Prague, Czech Republic. Vladimír Remek and Alexei Gubarev were the crew members of the 1978 Soviet crewed mission 'Soyuz 28'. The cosmonauts are depicted shortly after the landing in the Kazakh Steppe near the town of Arkalyk in Kazakhstan on 10 March 1978. The painting is on view at the new permanent exhibition of the National Museum devoted to the History of the 20th century.

Apollo 9, earth orbit. Apollo 9 was the 3rd manned mission in the US Apollo space program and the first flight of the Command/Service Module with the Stock Photo

RMKFH7PJ–Apollo 9, earth orbit. Apollo 9 was the 3rd manned mission in the US Apollo space program and the first flight of the Command/Service Module with the

A 70mm Airborne Lightweight Optical Tracking System (ALOTS) camera, mounted in a pod on a cargo door of a U.S. Air Force EC-135N aircraft, photographed this event in the early moments of the Apollo 11 launch. The mated Apollo spacecraft and Saturn V second (S-II) and third (S-IVB) stages pull away from the expended first (S-1C) stage. Separation occurred at an altitude of about 38 miles, some 55 miles downrange from Cape Kennedy. The aircraft's pod is 20 feet long and 5 feet in diameter. The crew of the Apollo 11 lunar landing mission were astronauts Neil A. Armstrong, Michael Collins, and Edw Stock Photo

RM2PR56CY–A 70mm Airborne Lightweight Optical Tracking System (ALOTS) camera, mounted in a pod on a cargo door of a U.S. Air Force EC-135N aircraft, photographed this event in the early moments of the Apollo 11 launch. The mated Apollo spacecraft and Saturn V second (S-II) and third (S-IVB) stages pull away from the expended first (S-1C) stage. Separation occurred at an altitude of about 38 miles, some 55 miles downrange from Cape Kennedy. The aircraft's pod is 20 feet long and 5 feet in diameter. The crew of the Apollo 11 lunar landing mission were astronauts Neil A. Armstrong, Michael Collins, and Edw

Astronaut Alan L. Bean deploys components of the Apollo Lunar Surface Experiments Package (ALSEP) during the first moonwalk on 19 November 1969. Photograph taken by Pete Conrad. Stock Photo

RM2XBPPA8–Astronaut Alan L. Bean deploys components of the Apollo Lunar Surface Experiments Package (ALSEP) during the first moonwalk on 19 November 1969. Photograph taken by Pete Conrad.

Official portrait of NASA astronaut David Scott taken in 1964. Scott, on his first spaceflight, was pilot for the Gemini 8 mission. March 16, 2016 marks the 50th anniversary of NASA's Gemini 8 mission, the sixth manned spaceflight conducted during the United States' Project Gemini program. The primary objective of the mission, the successful docking of two spacecraft in orbit, a first in spaceflight, was a success though the crew would experience a critical in-space system failure, forcing them to abandon the mission prematurely. UPI Stock Photo

RMW0M312–Official portrait of NASA astronaut David Scott taken in 1964. Scott, on his first spaceflight, was pilot for the Gemini 8 mission. March 16, 2016 marks the 50th anniversary of NASA's Gemini 8 mission, the sixth manned spaceflight conducted during the United States' Project Gemini program. The primary objective of the mission, the successful docking of two spacecraft in orbit, a first in spaceflight, was a success though the crew would experience a critical in-space system failure, forcing them to abandon the mission prematurely. UPI

Al Worden, American astronaut and engineer, who was the Command Module Pilot for the Apollo 15 lunar mission in 1971. sharing his experiences on the main stage at New Scientist Live 2017 Stock Photo

RMKB5WJR–Al Worden, American astronaut and engineer, who was the Command Module Pilot for the Apollo 15 lunar mission in 1971. sharing his experiences on the main stage at New Scientist Live 2017

Dutch ESA astronaut Andre Kuipers during a training for his first spaceflight to the International Space Station ISS. The training, in a Russian space suit, takes place in a model of the Soyuz space craft in Star City near Moscow, Russia. Stock Photo

RMECW2TH–Dutch ESA astronaut Andre Kuipers during a training for his first spaceflight to the International Space Station ISS. The training, in a Russian space suit, takes place in a model of the Soyuz space craft in Star City near Moscow, Russia.

(1 March 1973) --- Astronaut Charles Conrad Jr., commander of the first manned Skylab mission, checks out the Human Vestibular Function, Experiment M131, during Skylab training at Johnson Space Center. Scientist-astronaut Joseph P. Kerwin, science pilot of the mission, goes over a checklist. The two men are in the work and experiments compartment of the crew quarters of the Skylab Orbital Workshop (OWS) trainer at JS Stock Photo

RM2HDWD3E–(1 March 1973) --- Astronaut Charles Conrad Jr., commander of the first manned Skylab mission, checks out the Human Vestibular Function, Experiment M131, during Skylab training at Johnson Space Center. Scientist-astronaut Joseph P. Kerwin, science pilot of the mission, goes over a checklist. The two men are in the work and experiments compartment of the crew quarters of the Skylab Orbital Workshop (OWS) trainer at JS

Expedicion del Apollo 11 a la Luna, 1969. Imagen extraida del reportaje de la 20th Century-Fox 'Footprints on the Moon-Apollo 11'. Stock Photo

RMPPEXTA–Expedicion del Apollo 11 a la Luna, 1969. Imagen extraida del reportaje de la 20th Century-Fox 'Footprints on the Moon-Apollo 11'.

Fine sixties black and white photography of the launch of the first manned Apollo mission Saturn V rocket ship launch to the moon from the Kennedy Spa Stock Photo

RF2AKH92R–Fine sixties black and white photography of the launch of the first manned Apollo mission Saturn V rocket ship launch to the moon from the Kennedy Spa

Bildnummer: 58086122 Datum: 09.06.2012 Copyright: imago/Xinhua (120609) -- JIUQUAN, June 9, 2012 (Xinhua) -- The Shenzhou-9 manned spacecraft, the Long March-2F rocket, and the escape tower are vertically transferred to the launch pad at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China s Gansu Province, June 9, 2012. China will launch its Shenzhou-9 manned spacecraft sometime in mid-June to perform the country s first manned space docking mission with the orbiting Tiangong-1 space lab module, a spokesperson with the country s manned space program said here Saturday. (Xinhua/Wang Jianmi Stock Photo

RM2RKR0D5–Bildnummer: 58086122 Datum: 09.06.2012 Copyright: imago/Xinhua (120609) -- JIUQUAN, June 9, 2012 (Xinhua) -- The Shenzhou-9 manned spacecraft, the Long March-2F rocket, and the escape tower are vertically transferred to the launch pad at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China s Gansu Province, June 9, 2012. China will launch its Shenzhou-9 manned spacecraft sometime in mid-June to perform the country s first manned space docking mission with the orbiting Tiangong-1 space lab module, a spokesperson with the country s manned space program said here Saturday. (Xinhua/Wang Jianmi

The NASA Vehicle Assembly Building at sunset as preparations continue for the launch of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Crew Dragon spacecraft at the Kennedy Space Center May 25, 2020 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. The NASA SpaceX Demo-2 mission is scheduled for launch May 27th as the first commercial launch carrying astronauts to the International Space Station. Stock Photo

RM2BTP8GX–The NASA Vehicle Assembly Building at sunset as preparations continue for the launch of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Crew Dragon spacecraft at the Kennedy Space Center May 25, 2020 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. The NASA SpaceX Demo-2 mission is scheduled for launch May 27th as the first commercial launch carrying astronauts to the International Space Station.

Stanley Lebar, Apollo 11 Mission Cameras, 1969 Stock Photo

RMT81R46–Stanley Lebar, Apollo 11 Mission Cameras, 1969

Apollo 11 Command Module 'Columbia'. National Air & Space Museum. Washington D.C. United States. Stock Photo

RMC3YPHJ–Apollo 11 Command Module 'Columbia'. National Air & Space Museum. Washington D.C. United States.

The crew of Apollo 8: James A. Lovell, William A. Anders, Frank Borman (from left to right ). The goal of the Apollo 8 mission was the first orbiting of the Moon by a manned spaceship. Stock Photo

RMRMD2W4–The crew of Apollo 8: James A. Lovell, William A. Anders, Frank Borman (from left to right ). The goal of the Apollo 8 mission was the first orbiting of the Moon by a manned spaceship.

RM2PJR0ND–Houston, Texas, USA. 3rd Apr, 2023. NASA revealed the crew of 2024's Artemis II moon mission on Monday. The group will crew the Orion spacecraft on the first manned mission to orbit the moon since the Apollo program. FILE PHOTO SHOT ON: March 29, 2023, Official portrait for Artemis II: Victor Glover, who learned to fly F/A-18 Hornets at MCAS Miramar. Glover will become the first Black astronaut to fly around the moon. (Credit Image: © Josh Valcarcel/NASA/ZUMA Press Wire) EDITORIAL USAGE ONLY! Not for Commercial USAGE!

RMP4YAX9–Astronaut Alan B. Shepard Jr. has his blood pressure and temperature checked prior to his Mercury-Redstone 3 (MR-3) mission, the first American manned spaceflight.

Gemini VI space capsule orbiting Earth Stock Photo

RFAM42M3–Gemini VI space capsule orbiting Earth

Kennedy Space Center. Merritt Island. Brevard County. Florida. USA. June 2, 2021. NASA plans to launch the next resupply mission to the International Space Station (ISS) onboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Launch Complex 39-A. The CRS-22 mission lift-off time is scheduled 1:29 pm Thursday afternoon depending on the weather. After lift-off the first stage booster will land on an Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship located in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Florida. Credit: Julian Leek/Alamy Live News Stock Photo

RM2G0PDCF–Kennedy Space Center. Merritt Island. Brevard County. Florida. USA. June 2, 2021. NASA plans to launch the next resupply mission to the International Space Station (ISS) onboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Launch Complex 39-A. The CRS-22 mission lift-off time is scheduled 1:29 pm Thursday afternoon depending on the weather. After lift-off the first stage booster will land on an Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship located in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Florida. Credit: Julian Leek/Alamy Live News

Soviet and Czechoslovak cosmonauts depicted on the bronze relief installed in the interior of Anděl Station of the Prague Metro in Prague, Czech Republic. The underground station previously known as Moskevská Station (Moscow Station) was built in 1985 to celebrate friendship between the Soviet Union and Czechoslovakia. Stock Photo

RM2J85JH7–Soviet and Czechoslovak cosmonauts depicted on the bronze relief installed in the interior of Anděl Station of the Prague Metro in Prague, Czech Republic. The underground station previously known as Moskevská Station (Moscow Station) was built in 1985 to celebrate friendship between the Soviet Union and Czechoslovakia.

NASA Apollo 11 Commemorative 1969-2019 Limited Edition Patch designed by well known patch artist Luc van den Abeelen Stock Photo

RF2E07DTG–NASA Apollo 11 Commemorative 1969-2019 Limited Edition Patch designed by well known patch artist Luc van den Abeelen

A Titan booster launched the Gemini 8 spacecraft on March 16, 1966, from launch complex 19 Cape Kennedy, Florida. The flight crew for the planned 3 day mission, astronauts Neil A. Armstrong and David R. Scott, achieved the first rendezvous and docking to Atlas/Agena in Earth orbit. But the mission was terminated early due to a malfunctioning thruster on the Gemini spacecraft. Stock Photo

RM2PR567E–A Titan booster launched the Gemini 8 spacecraft on March 16, 1966, from launch complex 19 Cape Kennedy, Florida. The flight crew for the planned 3 day mission, astronauts Neil A. Armstrong and David R. Scott, achieved the first rendezvous and docking to Atlas/Agena in Earth orbit. But the mission was terminated early due to a malfunctioning thruster on the Gemini spacecraft.

Apollo 11 prime crew members (left to right) Neil A. Armstrong, commander; Michael Collins, command module pilot; and Edwin E. Aldrin, Jr., lunar module pilot. Photographed in May 1969 before there successful lunar landing mission in December 1969. Stock Photo

RM2XB7RGG–Apollo 11 prime crew members (left to right) Neil A. Armstrong, commander; Michael Collins, command module pilot; and Edwin E. Aldrin, Jr., lunar module pilot. Photographed in May 1969 before there successful lunar landing mission in December 1969.

NASA astronaut Neil Armstrong undergoes weight and balance tests in the Pyrotechnic Installation Building, at Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on February 18, 1966. March 16, 2016 marks the 50th anniversary of NASA's Gemini 8 mission, the sixth manned spaceflight conducted during the United States' Project Gemini program. The primary objective of the mission, the successful docking of two spacecraft in orbit, a first in spaceflight, was a success though the crew would experience a critical in-space system failure, forcing them to abandon the mission prematurely. UPI Stock Photo

RMW0M31F–NASA astronaut Neil Armstrong undergoes weight and balance tests in the Pyrotechnic Installation Building, at Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on February 18, 1966. March 16, 2016 marks the 50th anniversary of NASA's Gemini 8 mission, the sixth manned spaceflight conducted during the United States' Project Gemini program. The primary objective of the mission, the successful docking of two spacecraft in orbit, a first in spaceflight, was a success though the crew would experience a critical in-space system failure, forcing them to abandon the mission prematurely. UPI

RMKB5WJF–Al Worden, American astronaut and engineer, who was the Command Module Pilot for the Apollo 15 lunar mission in 1971, sharing his experiences on the main stage at New Scientist Live 2017

RMECW2TK–Dutch ESA astronaut Andre Kuipers during a training for his first spaceflight to the International Space Station ISS. The training, in a Russian space suit, takes place in a model of the Soyuz space craft in Star City near Moscow, Russia.

(1 March 1973) --- The three members of the prime crew of the first manned Skylab mission dine on specially prepared Skylab space food in the wardroom of the crew quarters of the Skylab Orbital Workshop (OWS) trainer during Skylab training at the Johnson Space Center. They are, left to right, scientist-astronaut Joseph P. Kerwin, science pilot; astronaut Paul J. Weitz, pilot; and astronaut Charles Conrad Jr., commander. Stock Photo

RM2HDWD37–(1 March 1973) --- The three members of the prime crew of the first manned Skylab mission dine on specially prepared Skylab space food in the wardroom of the crew quarters of the Skylab Orbital Workshop (OWS) trainer during Skylab training at the Johnson Space Center. They are, left to right, scientist-astronaut Joseph P. Kerwin, science pilot; astronaut Paul J. Weitz, pilot; and astronaut Charles Conrad Jr., commander.

Mercury Spacegraft (replica)., 1960. Deutches Museum. Munich. Germany. Stock Photo

RMP60YR1–Mercury Spacegraft (replica)., 1960. Deutches Museum. Munich. Germany.

RF2AKH8JB–Fine sixties black and white photography of the launch of the first manned Apollo mission Saturn V rocket ship launch to the moon from the Kennedy Spa

Bildnummer: 58086125 Datum: 09.06.2012 Copyright: imago/Xinhua (120609) -- JIUQUAN, June 9, 2012 (Xinhua) -- The Shenzhou-9 manned spacecraft, the Long March-2F rocket, and the escape tower are vertically transferred to the launch pad at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China s Gansu Province, June 9, 2012. China will launch its Shenzhou-9 manned spacecraft sometime in mid-June to perform the country s first manned space docking mission with the orbiting Tiangong-1 space lab module, a spokesperson with the country s manned space program said here Saturday. (Xinhua/Wang Jianmi Stock Photo

RM2RKR0EK–Bildnummer: 58086125 Datum: 09.06.2012 Copyright: imago/Xinhua (120609) -- JIUQUAN, June 9, 2012 (Xinhua) -- The Shenzhou-9 manned spacecraft, the Long March-2F rocket, and the escape tower are vertically transferred to the launch pad at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China s Gansu Province, June 9, 2012. China will launch its Shenzhou-9 manned spacecraft sometime in mid-June to perform the country s first manned space docking mission with the orbiting Tiangong-1 space lab module, a spokesperson with the country s manned space program said here Saturday. (Xinhua/Wang Jianmi

Cape Canaveral, United States of America. 21 May, 2020. The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Crew Dragon spacecraft onboard is prepared to be raised into a vertical position at Launch Complex 39A for the Demo-2 mission at the Kennedy Space Center May 21, 2020 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. The NASA SpaceX Demo-2 mission is the first commercial launch carrying astronauts to the International Space Station. Credit: Bill Ingalls/NASA/Alamy Live News Stock Photo

RM2BRKJW2–Cape Canaveral, United States of America. 21 May, 2020. The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Crew Dragon spacecraft onboard is prepared to be raised into a vertical position at Launch Complex 39A for the Demo-2 mission at the Kennedy Space Center May 21, 2020 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. The NASA SpaceX Demo-2 mission is the first commercial launch carrying astronauts to the International Space Station. Credit: Bill Ingalls/NASA/Alamy Live News

Apollo 11 Mission Patch, To Be Presented to the Mars 1 Crew Stock Photo

RMT81R25–Apollo 11 Mission Patch, To Be Presented to the Mars 1 Crew

RMC3YPF7–Apollo 11 Command Module 'Columbia'. National Air & Space Museum. Washington D.C. United States.

The Lunar Module 'Eagle' above the Moon shortly before docking with the Apollo 11 space capsule. In the background, Earth. Apollo 11 was the first manned Moon landing mission, with that the most significant space mission for humanity. Stock Photo

RMRMC2ER–The Lunar Module 'Eagle' above the Moon shortly before docking with the Apollo 11 space capsule. In the background, Earth. Apollo 11 was the first manned Moon landing mission, with that the most significant space mission for humanity.

RM2PJR20B–Houston, Texas, USA. 3rd Apr, 2023. NASA revealed the crew of 2024's Artemis II moon mission on Monday. The group will crew the Orion spacecraft on the first manned mission to orbit the moon since the Apollo program. FILE PHOTO SHOT ON: March 29, 2023, Official portrait for Artemis II: Victor Glover, who learned to fly F/A-18 Hornets at MCAS Miramar. Glover will become the first Black astronaut to fly around the moon. (Credit Image: © Josh Valcarcel/NASA/ZUMA Press Wire) EDITORIAL USAGE ONLY! Not for Commercial USAGE!

RMP4YA0N–This is the launch of the Mercury-Redstone 3 (MR-3) spacecraft from Cape Canaveral on a suborbital mission -- the first U.S. manned spaceflight

Apollo 13 untouched photographic archive, this is the complete unedited collection from the Apollo Mission Stock Photo

RMFAE7KR–Apollo 13 untouched photographic archive, this is the complete unedited collection from the Apollo Mission

RM2G0PDBT–Kennedy Space Center. Merritt Island. Brevard County. Florida. USA. June 2, 2021. NASA plans to launch the next resupply mission to the International Space Station (ISS) onboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Launch Complex 39-A. The CRS-22 mission lift-off time is scheduled 1:29 pm Thursday afternoon depending on the weather. After lift-off the first stage booster will land on an Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship located in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Florida. Credit: Julian Leek/Alamy Live News

Czech cosmonaut and a member of the European Parliament Vladimir Remek. Vladimir Remek was the first Czechoslovak in space and the first cosmonaut from a country other than the Soviet Union or the United States as well as the first astronaut from EU. Photo from the annual congress of the Association of Space Explorers in Prague, Czech Republic, on October 5, 2009. Stock Photo

RMC8R2BY–Czech cosmonaut and a member of the European Parliament Vladimir Remek. Vladimir Remek was the first Czechoslovak in space and the first cosmonaut from a country other than the Soviet Union or the United States as well as the first astronaut from EU. Photo from the annual congress of the Association of Space Explorers in Prague, Czech Republic, on October 5, 2009.

Color design for the emblem of the Gemini 8 spaceflight. Roman numeral indicates the eighth flight in the Gemini series. Prime crewmen for the mission are astronauts Neil Armstrong, command pilot; and David Scott, pilot. March 16, 2016 marks the 50th anniversary of NASA's Gemini 8 mission, the sixth manned spaceflight conducted during the United States' Project Gemini program. The primary objective of the mission, the successful docking of two spacecraft in orbit, a first in spaceflight, was a success though the crew would experience a critical in-space system failure, forcing them to abandon Stock Photo

RMW0M31H–Color design for the emblem of the Gemini 8 spaceflight. Roman numeral indicates the eighth flight in the Gemini series. Prime crewmen for the mission are astronauts Neil Armstrong, command pilot; and David Scott, pilot. March 16, 2016 marks the 50th anniversary of NASA's Gemini 8 mission, the sixth manned spaceflight conducted during the United States' Project Gemini program. The primary objective of the mission, the successful docking of two spacecraft in orbit, a first in spaceflight, was a success though the crew would experience a critical in-space system failure, forcing them to abandon

RMECW2TJ–Dutch ESA astronaut Andre Kuipers during a training for his first spaceflight to the International Space Station ISS. The training, in a Russian space suit, takes place in a model of the Soyuz space craft in Star City near Moscow, Russia.

A close-up view of the Skylab space station cluster photographed against a black sky background from the Skylab 3 command module during the 'fly around' inspection prior to docking. Note the one solar array system wing on the Orbital Workshop (OWS) which was successfully deployed during EVA on the first manned Skylab mission. The primary docking part at the forward end of the Multiple Docking Adapter (MDA) is visible below the Apollo Telescope Mount (ATM) Stock Photo

RM2HD3MTT–A close-up view of the Skylab space station cluster photographed against a black sky background from the Skylab 3 command module during the 'fly around' inspection prior to docking. Note the one solar array system wing on the Orbital Workshop (OWS) which was successfully deployed during EVA on the first manned Skylab mission. The primary docking part at the forward end of the Multiple Docking Adapter (MDA) is visible below the Apollo Telescope Mount (ATM)

Expedicion del Apollo 11 en la luna. 1969. Stock Photo

RMR2HMR1–Expedicion del Apollo 11 en la luna. 1969.

Bildnummer: 58086127 Datum: 09.06.2012 Copyright: imago/Xinhua (120609) -- JIUQUAN, June 9, 2012 (Xinhua) -- The Shenzhou-9 manned spacecraft, the Long March-2F rocket, and the escape tower are vertically transferred to the launch pad at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China s Gansu Province, June 9, 2012. China will launch its Shenzhou-9 manned spacecraft sometime in mid-June to perform the country s first manned space docking mission with the orbiting Tiangong-1 space lab module, a spokesperson with the country s manned space program said here Saturday. (Xinhua/Wang Jianmi Stock Photo

RM2RKR0B3–Bildnummer: 58086127 Datum: 09.06.2012 Copyright: imago/Xinhua (120609) -- JIUQUAN, June 9, 2012 (Xinhua) -- The Shenzhou-9 manned spacecraft, the Long March-2F rocket, and the escape tower are vertically transferred to the launch pad at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China s Gansu Province, June 9, 2012. China will launch its Shenzhou-9 manned spacecraft sometime in mid-June to perform the country s first manned space docking mission with the orbiting Tiangong-1 space lab module, a spokesperson with the country s manned space program said here Saturday. (Xinhua/Wang Jianmi

Cape Canaveral, United States of America. 21 May, 2020. The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Crew Dragon spacecraft is rolled out from the integration facility to Launch Complex 39A in preparation for the Demo-2 mission at the Kennedy Space Center May 21, 2020 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. The NASA SpaceX Demo-2 mission is the first commercial launch carrying astronauts to the International Space Station. Credit: Bill Ingalls/NASA/Alamy Live News Stock Photo

RM2BRKJHP–Cape Canaveral, United States of America. 21 May, 2020. The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Crew Dragon spacecraft is rolled out from the integration facility to Launch Complex 39A in preparation for the Demo-2 mission at the Kennedy Space Center May 21, 2020 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. The NASA SpaceX Demo-2 mission is the first commercial launch carrying astronauts to the International Space Station. Credit: Bill Ingalls/NASA/Alamy Live News

Apollo 11, Lunar Module Mission Simulator, 1969 Stock Photo

RMT81R4G–Apollo 11, Lunar Module Mission Simulator, 1969

The crew of the Apollo 11 mission: Niel A. Armstrong, Michael Collins and Edwin 'Buzz' Aldrin (from left to right ). Apollo 11 was the first manned Moon landing mission, making it the most significant space mission for humanity. Stock Photo

RMRMCJYC–The crew of the Apollo 11 mission: Niel A. Armstrong, Michael Collins and Edwin 'Buzz' Aldrin (from left to right ). Apollo 11 was the first manned Moon landing mission, making it the most significant space mission for humanity.

RM2PJR1WW–Houston, Texas, USA. 3rd Apr, 2023. NASA revealed the crew of 2024's Artemis II moon mission on Monday. The group will crew the Orion spacecraft on the first manned mission to orbit the moon since the Apollo program. Among the four is the first woman, Christina Koch, who will venture around the moon. FILE PHOTO SHOT ON: March 29, 2023. Official portrait for Artemis II: CHRISTINA KOCH, who will be the first woman to travel to the moon. (Credit Image: © Josh Valcarcel/NASA/ZUMA Press Wire) EDITORIAL USAGE ONLY! Not for Commercial USAGE!

(January 1973) --- Astronaut Paul J. Weitz, pilot for the Skylab 2 first manned mission, is suited up for Skylab training activity in the mission simulation and training facility at the Manned Spacecraft Center. Photo credit: NASA Stock Photo

RM2A9P0Y0–(January 1973) --- Astronaut Paul J. Weitz, pilot for the Skylab 2 first manned mission, is suited up for Skylab training activity in the mission simulation and training facility at the Manned Spacecraft Center. Photo credit: NASA

RMFAE77E–Apollo 13 untouched photographic archive, this is the complete unedited collection from the Apollo Mission

RM2G0PDC7–Kennedy Space Center. Merritt Island. Brevard County. Florida. USA. June 2, 2021. NASA plans to launch the next resupply mission to the International Space Station (ISS) onboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Launch Complex 39-A. The CRS-22 mission lift-off time is scheduled 1:29 pm Thursday afternoon depending on the weather. After lift-off the first stage booster will land on an Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship located in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Florida. Credit: Julian Leek/Alamy Live News

American armed services personnel at the Naha, Okinawa, military installation plan a welcome celebration for the Gemini 8 crew on March 17, 1966. March 16, 2016 marks the 50th anniversary of NASA's Gemini 8 mission, the sixth manned spaceflight conducted during the United States' Project Gemini program. The primary objective of the mission, the successful docking of two spacecraft in orbit, a first in spaceflight, was a success though the crew would experience a critical in-space system failure, forcing them to abandon the mission prematurely. UPI Stock Photo

RMW0M32P–American armed services personnel at the Naha, Okinawa, military installation plan a welcome celebration for the Gemini 8 crew on March 17, 1966. March 16, 2016 marks the 50th anniversary of NASA's Gemini 8 mission, the sixth manned spaceflight conducted during the United States' Project Gemini program. The primary objective of the mission, the successful docking of two spacecraft in orbit, a first in spaceflight, was a success though the crew would experience a critical in-space system failure, forcing them to abandon the mission prematurely. UPI

(13 May 1973) --- Members of the prime crew of the first manned Skylab Mission (Skylab 2) stand beside a NASA T-38 jet aircraft trainer at nearby Ellington Air Force Base prior to take off for the Kennedy Space Center, Florida. They are (left to right) astronauts Paul J. Weitz, mission pilot; Charles Conrad Jr., commander; and scientist Joseph P. Kerwin, science pilot. The three crewmen have completed their prelaunch training at JSC Stock Photo

RM2HFKCW4–(13 May 1973) --- Members of the prime crew of the first manned Skylab Mission (Skylab 2) stand beside a NASA T-38 jet aircraft trainer at nearby Ellington Air Force Base prior to take off for the Kennedy Space Center, Florida. They are (left to right) astronauts Paul J. Weitz, mission pilot; Charles Conrad Jr., commander; and scientist Joseph P. Kerwin, science pilot. The three crewmen have completed their prelaunch training at JSC

Buzz Aldron on the moon from Apollo 11. Stock Photo

RMR3DM40–Buzz Aldron on the moon from Apollo 11.

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