Manned Collection (page 3)

Samuel Franklin Cody 1867 To 1913 American Pioneer Of Manned Flight From The Book The Year 1912 Illustrated Published London 1913

Pilatre De Rozier
JEAN-FRANCOIS PILATRE DE ROZIER Pioneer French aviator, made the first manned balloon ascent in a Montgolfier balloon. Date: 1756 - 1785

Apollo 17 lunar module, astronaut photo C013 / 8948
Apollo 17 lunar module. View of the lunar module from the Apollo 17 mission on the surface of the Moon. Apollo 17 was the last manned lunar landing mission

Lunar far side crater Tsiolkovsky
Crater Tsiolkovsky on the far side of the Moon, photographed from the Apollo 8 spacecraft in 1968. The Moons orbit of Earth is locked so that only one hemisphere faces Earth at all times

Jacques Charles, French balloonist
Jacques Alexandre Cesar Charles (1746-1823), French chemist, physicist and aeronaut, historical artwork. A scientist and professor of physics

Mir-1 deep submersible in Lake Baikal
Deep water exploration. The Mir-1 submersible seen being lowered into the waters of Lake Baikal, Russia. Mir-1 is one of a pair of manned deep submergence vehicles designed in Russia

Half-Scale Replica of Drakes Golden Hind, 1935
Photograph of an exact half-scale replica of Sir Francis Drakes Golden Hind, which was a feature of Navy Week, Plymouth, August 1935

Ufos / Gonzales + Ponce /
Two Venezuelan truckers, at Petare, near Caracas, encounter a UFO manned by hairy aliens; one attacks Gonzales and he is temporarily blinded with a ray-gun

First Gas Balloon (2)
Sic itur ad astra - The first manned flight in a gas balloon, over Paris Date: 1787

Avro 652A Anson I of Dutch-manned No217 Squadron RAF

Square tower on the waterfront, Anthonie Waterloo, Justus Danckerts, Cornelis Danckerts (II), 1630 - 1663

Church on the water, Anthonie Waterloo, Basan et Poignant, Pierre Francois Basan, 1630 - 1663

View of Rotterdam from the water, to the right is the new main gate flanked by two stone mills, a three-master, The Netherlands, print maker: Gerrit Groenewegen (mentioned on object), Dating 1794

Coastline with horse and carriage, Anthonie Waterloo, 1630 - 1663

Picture No. 10760707
Lion - Typical black-maned Kalahari male. (Panthera leo) Date:

The Mercury-Redstone rocket that carried Virgil Grissom on the second US manned sub-orbital spaceflight. The Mercury capsule was named Liberty Bell 7

First manned flight in a hydrogen-filled balloon made by Jacques Charles and Nicolas-Louis Robert from the Tuileries, Paris, France, 1 December 1783. Travelled 36km in 2 hours 5 minutes

First manned free balloon flight, Pilatre de Rozier and the Marquis d Arlandes, 21 November 1783, in Montgolfier (hot air) balloon from the Bois de Boulogne, Paris, France

Naval torpedo bombers, 1920s
Naval torpedo bombers in echelon (diagonal formation) at Hawaii in the Pacific. These bombers are late-production models of the Douglas DT-2, from the Douglas Aircraft Company

Soyuz 15 rocket on launchpad
Soyuz 15. A rocket carrying the Soyuz-15 capsule on its launchpad. Soyuz-15 was launched on 26 August 1974 to take Gennadi Sarafinov and Lev Dyomin to the orbiting Salyut 3 space station

Manoeuvring unit for Russian space suit
SMK manoeuvring back pack. Also known as the UMK, it was introduced in 1990 to allow a cosmonaut to fly around the outside of the Mir space station during extravehicular activity (EVA) in orbit

Salyut 7 space station in orbit, 1980s C016 / 6372
Salyut 7 space station in orbit. This Soviet space station was in orbit for nearly nine years from its launch on 19 April 1982

Apollo 16 exploration of the Moon, 1972 C018 / 3553
Apollo 16 exploration of the Moon. Panoramic image of the landing site of Apollo 16, the fifth and penultimate mission of the US Apollo space program

Soyuz manned spacecraft interior, Baikonur space museum, Kazakhstan

Soyuz rocket in park in Baikonur
Soyuz rocket on display in a park in Baikonur, Kazakhstan

Launch of Voskhod-1
Voskhod-1. The rocket carrying the Voskhod-1 mission seen just after lift-off. Voskhod-1 set a number of records: it was the first spaceflight with more than one crew member

Apollo 9 docked command module in orbit C014 / 4702
Apollo 9 docked command module in orbit. Photograph taken by lunar module pilot Rusty Schweickart of Apollo 9 astronaut Dave Scott standing in the open hatch of the Command Module docked to the Lunar

Vokshod-1 capsule after landing
Voskhod-1. The capsule of the Voskhod-1 mission seen after landing. Voskhod-1 set a number of records: it was the first spaceflight with more than one crew member

Apollo 15 moon landing mission control. View of the Mission Operations Control Room (MOCR) in the Mission Control Center (MCC) at NASAs Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas

Soyuz manned spacecraft control panel in Baikonur space museum, Kazakhstan

Voskhod-2 rocket on launchpad
Voskhod-2. The rocket carrying the Voskhod-2 spacecraft sitting on tis launchpad. Voskhod-2 was launched on 18 March 1965, carrying cosmonauts Alexei Leonov and Pavel Belyayev

Lunar crater, Apollo 15 photograph
Lunar crater. View of the flow structure on the rim and edge of the Tsiolkovsky crater in the highlands of the lunar farside

Soyuz capsule escape rocket
Soyuz rocket showing capsule escape rocket on display in Baikonur, Kazakhstan

Soyuz manned spacecraft in museum
Soyuz manned spacecraft in Baikonur space museum, Kazakhstan, with control panel

Russian space shuttle Buran at Baikonur space museum, Kazakhstan

Tail of Russian space shuttle Buran at Baikonur space museum, Kazakhstan

Martian settlement, artwork
Martian settlement. Computer artwork of a person holding a brick made of Martian rock as a settlement is built on the surface of Mars

Mars landing, artwork
Mars landing. Computer artwork of an astronaut stepping out of a spacecraft onto the surface of Mars

Dragon capsule interior. Photographed at LA Space Expo 2012

Lynx spaceplane mock-up C014 / 9305
Lynx spaceplane mock-up. Photographed at LA Space Expo 2012

SpaceX Dragon capsule. Photographed at LA Space Expo 2012

Bigelow space station model. Photographed at LA Space Expo 2012

Earth from space, astronaut photo C014 / 0570
Earth from space, astronaut photo. Image taken by the STS-109 crew members onboard Space Shuttle Columbia. This image shows the Red Sea (blue, lower left), Sinai Peninsula (triangular)

Lunar space elevator moon base, artwork
Lunar space elevator moon base. Artwork of a future lunar space elevator at its base on the near side of the Moon. The support facilities include a loading machine (yellow, with cargo boxes)

Lunar space elevator ascent, artwork
Lunar space elevator ascent. Artwork of a future lunar space elevator ascending from its base on the Moon. It is around 50 metres long, with a central solar-powered climber mechanism (solar panels)

Lunar space elevator and train, artwork
Lunar space elevator and train. Artwork comparing the sizes of a future lunar space elevator (top) and a train locomotive with two box cars. The lunar space elevator is around 50 metres long

Model of proposed Soviet lunar lander C016 / 2717
Soviet lunar spaceship. Model of the proposed LK (Lunniy Korabl, lunar ship ) lander that would have taken Soviet cosmonauts to the surface of the Moon

Early balloon designs, artwork C013 / 7577
Early balloon designs. Artwork showing several early balloon designs. The earliest design (top left) is by Francesco Lana de Terzi (1631-1687)

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"Manned: A Journey Beyond Boundaries" Embarking on an extraordinary odyssey, the Apollo 17 astronaut gazes upon the vastness of space from the Moon's surface. Astronaut footprints etched into lunar soil serve as a testament to humanity's audacious spirit and our relentless pursuit of knowledge. Centuries earlier, in a moment that forever changed history, the Montgolfier balloon gracefully soared over Paris. It was mankind's first taste of flight, igniting our fascination with conquering new frontiers. The Montgolfier brothers became pioneers as their invention took its maiden voyage - a triumph for all who dared to dream. While we marveled at earthly wonders like this historic flight, another marvel awaited us beyond our planet's reach - the far side of the Moon. As spacecraft landed on its desolate surface and lunar maps were meticulously crafted, we unraveled mysteries hidden within its craters and valleys. In more recent times, Delta missions propelled us towards even greater heights. Artwork depicting these ventures captures our collective imagination as we strive to unlock the secrets held by celestial bodies like never before. Just as Montgolfier once defied gravity with their gas balloon in 1787, today's explorers push boundaries through daring expeditions to places like the International Space Station. Yet amidst these grand endeavors lies one pivotal moment -the spacewalk- where astronauts venture outside their protective capsules into uncharted territory. This act symbolizes both courage and innovation; it represents humanity’s unwavering determination to explore realms previously deemed impossible. Even during times of conflict such as World War II, human ingenuity persevered. Blueprints detailing German ramjet engines remind us that even amidst turmoil and destruction there is room for progress and discovery.