Launch Site Collection

Yuri Gagarin before launch, 1961
Yuri Gagarin before launch, in his flight suit and helmet, in a bus heading toward the Vostok 1 launch site in Kazakhstan, USSR, on 12 April 1961

Komarov before Soyuz 1 launch, 1967
Komarov before Soyuz 1 launch, speaking at the launch site in Kazakhstan, on 23 April 1967. Soviet cosmonaut Vladimir Komarov (1927-1967) was killed during this mission

Astronautics-Launch-Satellite
File picture dated 1957, showing the launch of a Soviet satellite. / AFP PHOTO / DSK

Usa-Space-Apollo VI
A picture taken on February 6, 1968 at the Kennedy Space Center shows Apollo VI, the second and last unmanned space vehicule in the National Aeronautics

Space-Satellite-Rocket
A Delta-2 rocket carrying a German communication satellite blasts off 12 October 1992. The satellite is named " Kopernikus" after the 16th century German-polish astronomer

Moon-Apollo VII
Picture showing the Apollo VII spacecraft before it was launched in October 1968 in Houston. / AFP PHOTO

Us-Space-Moon-Apollo 12
The Saturn V space vehicle lifts off from Launch Complex on November 14, 1969, at Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on the Apollo XII United States second manned lunar landing mission

Us-Shuttle-Endeavour-Off
The Space Shuttle Endeavour lifts off from pad 39-A at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida 09 April 1994 carrying a crew of six and the Space Radar Lab-1

Us-Shuttle Endeavour on Launch Pad
The Space Shuttle Endeavour blasts into orbit early 02 December 1993 carrying a seven-person international crew from Kennedy Space Center in Florida

Us-Shuttle Columbia Launch
The Space Shuttle Columbia lifts off 18 October 1993 from launch pad 39-B of Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Columbia carries a seven-person crew that will perform microgravity experiments in

Space-Titan4 Launch
A United States Air Force Titan-4 launch vehicle leaves complex 40 on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station 22 December 1994 carrying a Defense Support Program Spacecraft to orbit

Baikonur, Kazakhstan, satellite artwork C015 / 6584
Vostok 1 Launch. Simulated satellite image of Kazakhstan taken from low Earth orbit, showing the launch of the Soviet Vostok 1 spacecraft

Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962, analysis C016 / 4236
Cuban Missile Crisis. Strategic Air Command (SAC) photo interpreters using a magnifying and mapping machine to examine aerial reconnaissance images of Cuba, obtained in 1962

Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962, aerial view C016 / 4235
Cuban Missile Crisis. Aerial photograph of one of the nuclear missile sites (San Cristobal launch site 2), constructed in Cuba by Soviet forces, that precipitated the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962

Soviet GIRD-09 rocket, 1933
Soviet GIRD-09 rocket. This was the first Soviet liquid-propelled rocket. GIRD 09, was launched on 17th August 1933, in the Nakhabino forests, near Moscow, Russia

USSR-1 high-altitude balloon, 1933
USSR-1 high-altitude balloon, after take-off. This Soviet balloon set a world record altitude in October 1933, reaching the stratosphere and a height of 18, 514 metres

White Sands Missile Range, USA
White Sands Missile Range. View from Highway 70 across the White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, USA. This site covers almost 8

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Unveiling the historic launch site, where dreams took flight and heroes were born. From Komarov's brave journey before Soyuz 1 in 1967 to Yuri Gagarin's groundbreaking mission in 1961, this hallowed ground witnessed the birth of astronautics. A testament to human ingenuity and perseverance, it has been witness to countless satellite launches that have revolutionized our world. The USA's Apollo VI marked a giant leap for space exploration while Apollo VII paved the way for lunar landings on Apollo XII. As Endeavour soared off into the unknown and Columbia embarked on its momentous journey, these launch pads became gateways to new frontiers. And who can forget the awe-inspiring sight of Space-Titan4 soaring through the sky? Today, as we stand at this iconic location, let us remember those who dared to venture beyond Earth's boundaries and honor their indomitable spirit.