Earth Observation - Mercury-Redstone (MR)-4 Flight
S62-01287 (21 July 1961) --- Earth observation take during the Mercury-Redstone 4 (MR-4) spaceflight. Photo credit: NASA
GEMINI-TITAN (GT)-3 - EARTH - SKY VIEWS
S65-18759 (23 March 1965) --- Astronaut John W. Young took this picture of clouds over the Indian Ocean during the Gemini-Titan 3 three-orbit mission on March 23, 1965. Young used a hand-held modified 70mm Hass... More
GEMINI-TITAN (GT)-3 - EARTH - SKY VIEW - MADAGASCAR (MALAGASY)
S65-18752 (23 March 1965) --- View of a cloudy part of Earth as seen from the Gemini-3 spacecraft while in orbit.
GEMINI-TITAN (GT)-3 - EARTH- SKY VIEW
S65-18740 (23 March 1965) --- Astronaut John W. Young took this picture during the second orbit of the Gemini-Titan 3 three-orbit mission as the spacecraft "Molly Brown" passed over Northern Mexico at an altitu... More
GEMINI-TITAN (GT)-3 - EARTH - SKY VIEW - AFRICA
S65-18750 (23 March 1965) --- Astronaut John W. Young took this picture over eastern Africa during the Gemini-Titan 3 three-orbit mission on March 23, 1965. The altitude of the Gemini spacecraft "Molly Brown" w... More
GEMINI-TITAN (GT)-4 - EARTH SKY
S65-34659 (3-7 June 1965) --- Among the many photographs taken from the Gemini-4 spacecraft during its orbital flight around Earth was this view of the Hahramaut Plateau on the southern portion of the Arabian P... More
GEMINI-TITAN (GT)-5 - EARTH SKY (70MM HASSELBLAD)
S65-45731 (21-29 Aug. 1965) --- View of the Gulf of Tonkin, China and the Luichow Peninsula photographed from the Gemini-5 spacecraft in orbit over Earth.
EARTH SKY - GEMINI-TITAN (GT)-5 (70mm HASSELBLAD)
S65-45736 (21-29 Aug. 1965) --- Alexandria, Egypt is photographed from the Gemini-5 spacecraft in orbit over Earth.
Earth Sky GT-7, NASA Gemini program
S65-63784 (7 Dec. 1965) --- Algeria, south of Celemb Bechar, as seen from the orbiting Gemini-7 spacecraft during its 42nd revolution of Earth. Note rain runoff on the desert floor. Astronaut Frank Borman and J... More
Earth Sky GT-7, NASA Gemini program
S65-63829 (5 Dec. 1965) --- Algeria, south of the Fort Flatters area, as seen from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration?s Gemini-7 spacecraft during its 13th revolution of Earth. The orange color a... More
Earth Sky- GT-7, NASA Gemini program
S65-64029 (13 Dec. 1965) --- Coast of British Guiana, South America, looking south, as seen from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration?s Gemini-7 spacecraft during its 135th revolution of Earth. Thi... More
Earth Sky GT-7, NASA Gemini program
S65-63780 (12 Dec. 1965) --- Wave of clouds along the east flanks of the Andes Mountains cast off an orange glow by the low angle of the sun in the west. The dark area to the left is at Earth's terminator. Astr... More
Earth Sky GT-7, NASA Gemini program
S65-63758 (11 Dec. 1965) --- The states of Puebla, Vera Cruz, Tlaxcala and Oaxaca in Mexico, as seen from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration?s Gemini-7 spacecraft during its 107th revolution of E... More
Earth Sky, NASA Gemini program. NASA public domain image colelction.
S65-63256 (16 Dec. 1965) --- Cap Blanc and Levrier Bay on the coast of Spanish Sahara and Mauritania, as seen from the Gemini-6 spacecraft during its 15th revolution of Earth. Photo credit: NASA or National Aer... More
Earth Sky, NASA Gemini program. NASA public domain image colelction.
S65-63282 (16 Dec. 1965) --- Area of Indian Ocean, just east of the island of Madagascar, as seen from the Gemini-6 spacecraft during its 15th revolution of Earth. Land mass at top of picture is the Malagasy Re... More
GT-9A - EARTH SKY - BRAZIL - MOUTH OF AMAZON
S66-38191 (4 June 1966) --- The mouth of the Amazon River on the northern coast of Brazil, looking southwest, as seen from the Gemini-9A spacecraft during its 18th revolution of Earth. The image was taken with ... More
GEMINI-9 - EARTH SKY - NORTHWESTERN MEXICO, BAJA CALIFORNIA
S66-38070 (5 June 1966) --- Northwestern Mexico as seen from the Gemini-9A spacecraft during its 32nd revolution of Earth. The large penisula is Baja California. The body of water at lower right is the Pacific ... More
Earth's limb at sunrise as seen from the Gemini 9-A spacecraft
S66-38275 (3-6 June 1966) --- Earth's limb at sunrise as seen from the orbiting Gemini-9 spacecraft during its three-day mission in space. Taken with a modified 70mm Hasselblad camera, using Eastman Kodak, Ekta... More
GEMINI-9 - EARTH SKY - EVA. NASA public domain image colelction.
S66-38050 (5 June 1966) --- Astronaut Eugene A. Cernan took this close-up view of the Gemini-9A spacecraft during his extravehicular activity (EVA) on the Gemini-9A mission. Taken during the 32nd revolution of ... More
GT-9A - EARTH SKY - CENTRAL COASTAL AREA OF PERU
S66-38298 (5 June 1966) --- The central coastal area of Peru as seen from the Gemini-9A spacecraft during its 35th revolution of Earth. The body of water is the Pacific Ocean. The mountains are in the Cordiller... More
GEMINI-9 - EARTH SKY - ATDA. NASA public domain image colelction.
S66-37972 (3 June 1966) ?-- The Augmented Target Docking Adapter (ATDA) is photographed from the Gemini-9 spacecraft during one of three rendezvous occasions in space. The ATDA and Gemini-9 spacecraft are 35.5 ... More
GT-9A - EARTH SKY - SOUTHERN TIP OF RED SEA AREA
S66-38423 (6 June 1966) --- The southern tip of the Red Sea area as seen from the Gemini-9A spacecraft during its 43rd revolution of Earth. The Red Sea is at lower left. The Gulf of Aden is in the center of the... More
GEMINI-TITAN (GT)-10 - EARTH - SKY - OUTER SPACE
S66-45951 (18-21 July 1966) --- China, Fukien and Kwangtung provinces, Formosa Strait, Pescadores Island, Quemoy Island, as seen from the Gemini-10 spacecraft. Taken with a J.A. Maurer 70mm camera, using Eastma... More
GEMINI-TITAN (GT)-10 - EARTH - SKY
S66-46054 (18 July 1966) --- Venezuela, British Guyana, Surinam and Trinidad, as seen from the Gemini-10 spacecraft. On the left is the mouth of the Orinoco River in Venezuela. Mouth of Essequibo River in Briti... More
GEMINI-TITAN (GT)-10 - EARTH SKY - RENDEZVOUS - OUTER SPACE
S66-46122 (18 July 1966) --- Agena Target Docking Vehicle 5005 is photographed from the Gemini-Titan 10 (GT-10) spacecraft during rendezvous in space. The two spacecraft are about 38 feet apart. After docking w... More
GEMINI-TITAN (GT)-10 - EARTH - SKY - MOROCCO, SPAIN, PORTUGAL
S66-46044 (18-21 July 1966) --- Straits of Gibraltar and Spain ? Portugal (left), Morocco (right), Atlantic Ocean (foreground), and unique vortex, as seen from the Gemini-10 spacecraft. Taken with J.A. Maurer 7... More
GT-10 - EARTH SKY - COAHUILA & NUEVO LEON, MEXICO
S66-45763 (18-21 July 1966) --- Don Martin Reservoir and Sabinas River Valley area of the States of Coahuila and Nuevo Leon, Mexico, as seen from the Gemini-10 spacecraft. Taken with a J. A. Maurer 70mm camera,... More
GEMINI-TITAN (GT-10) - EARTH SKY - SAHARA - MAURITANIA - ALGERIA - MOR...
S66-46062 (18-21 July 1966) --- Area of the Spanish Sahara--Mauritania--Algeria--Morocco, looking north into Hamada Du Dra, as seen from the Gemini-10 spacecraft. Taken with a J.A. Maurer 70mm camera, using Eas... More
GT-10 - EARTH SKY - SOUTHERN HALF OF FORMOSA
S66-45868 (18-21 July 1966) --- Southern half of the island of Taiwan (Formosa) as seen from the Gemini-10 spacecraft. Taken with a J.A. Maurer 70mm camera, using Eastman Kodak, Ektachrome, MS (S.O. 217) color ... More
GT-11 - EARTH SKY - RENDEZVOUS. NASA orbital flight public domain imag...
S66-54585 (12-15 Sept. 1966) --- The Agena Target Docking Vehicle at a distance of approximately 80 feet from the Gemini-11 spacecraft. This view was taken after the disconnect of the tether between the two veh... More
GEMINI-TITAN (GT)-11 - EARTH SKY - OVERLAY - SINAI PENINSULA - POINTS ...
S66-54893 (14 Sept. 1966) --- Near East area as seen from the orbiting Gemini-11 spacecraft during its 26th revolution of Earth. The United Arab Republic (Egypt) is in foreground. Triangular-shaped area is the ... More
GT-11 - EARTH SKY - RENDEZVOUS. NASA orbital flight public domain imag...
S66-54810 (14 Sept. 1966) --- The Agena Target Docking Vehicle is tethered to the Gemini-11 spacecraft during its 31st revolution of Earth. Area below is the Gulf of California and Baja California at La Paz. Ta... More
GT-11 - EARTH SKY - US GULF COAST
S66-54560 (14 Sept. 1966) --- U.S. Gulf coast area from Aransas Bay, Texas, to Mobile Bay, Alabama, as seen from the Gemini-11 spacecraft during its 29th revolution of Earth. The Galveston Bay and Houston area ... More
GEMINI-TITAN (GT-11) - EARTH SKY - OUTER SPACE
S66-54677 (14 Sept. 1966) --- India and Ceylon as seen from the orbiting Gemini-11 spacecraft at an altitude of 410 nautical miles during its 26th revolution of Earth. The Indian Ocean is at bottom of picture; ... More
GEMINI-TITAN (GT)-11 - EARTH SKY - OUTER SPACE
S66-54706 (14 Sept. 1966) --- Western half of Australia, including the coastline from Perth to Port Darwin, looking west, as seen from the Gemini-11 spacecraft during its 26th revolution of Earth. Photograph wa... More
GT-12 - EARTH SKY - WESTERN AUSTRALIA
S66-54928 (14 Sept. 1966) --- Eighty-mile beach to Port Darwin in Northern Territory, Western Australia, as seen from the Gemini-11 spacecraft during its 26th revolution of Earth. Photo credit: NASA
GEMINI-TITAN (GT)-11 - EARTH SKY - AGENA TETHERED - OUTER SPACE
S66-54571 (14 Sept. 1966) --- A 100-foot tether line connects the Agena Target Docking Vehicle with the Gemini-11 spacecraft during its 32nd revolution of Earth. Photo credit: NASA
GEMINI-TITAN (GT)-11 - EARTH SKY - OVERLAY - ARABIAN PENINSULA & NORTH...
S66-54536 (14 Sept. 1966) --- Arabian Peninsula (on left) and northeast Africa (on right) as seen from the orbiting Gemini-11 spacecraft at an altitude of 340 nautical miles during its 27th revolution of Earth,... More
GEMINI-TITAN (GT)-11 - HIGH APOGEE - EARTH SKY
S66-54530 --- Libyan Desert area of Sudan, foreground, and the United Arab Republic (Egypt), at lower left, as seen from the orbiting Gemini-11 spacecraft at an altitude of 300 nautical miles during its 27th re... More
GEMINI-TITAN (GT)-11 - EARTH SKY - OUTER SPACE
S66-54643 (14 Sept. 1966) --- Western half of Australia, including the coastline from Perth to Port Darwin, looking west, as seen from the Gemini-11 spacecraft at a record-high apogee of 740 nautical miles duri... More
GT-12 - EARTH SKY - EVA. NASA public domain image colelction.
S66-63415 (12 Nov. 1966) --- Total solar eclipse as seen from the Gemini-12 spacecraft during its 12th revolution of Earth. Crew members for the spaceflight were astronauts James A. Lovell Jr., command pilot, a... More
GT-12 - EARTH SKY - ORLANDO AREA
S66-63433 (12 Nov. 1966) --- Cape Kennedy, Palm Beach, Orlando area of Florida as seen from the Gemini-12 spacecraft during it 15th revolution of Earth. Photo credit: NASA
GT-12 - EARTH SKY - NORTHWESTERN MEXICO
S66-63440 (12 Nov. 1966) --- Area of northwestern Mexico as seen from the Gemini-12 spacecraft during its 16th revolution of Earth. View is looking northwest. Body of water in the foreground is the Gulf of Cali... More
GT-12 - EARTH SKY - EVA. NASA public domain image colelction.
S66-63414 (12 Nov. 1966) --- Partial solar eclipse as seen from the Gemini-12 spacecraft during it 12th revolution of Earth. Crew members for the flight were astronauts James A. Lovell Jr., command pilot, and E... More
GEMINI-TITAN (GT)-12 - EARTH SKY - NORTHERN SONORA, MEXICO - OUTER SPA...
S66-62794 (13 Nov. 1966) --- Northern portion of Sonora, Mexico; southeastern Arizona and southwestern New Mexico, as seen from the Gemini-12 spacecraft during its 30th revolution of Earth. Includes the Tucson,... More
GEMINI-TITAN (GT)-12 - EARTH SKY - AGENA ON TETHER - OUTER SPACE
S66-63517 (13 Nov. 1966) --- The Gulf of California area as seen from the Gemini-12 spacecraft during its 30th revolution of Earth. Baja California Sur is the peninsula on the left. At lower left is the mainlan... More
GEMINI-TITAN (GT)-12 - EARTH SKY - AGENA TETHER LINE - OUTER SPACE
S66-62953 (13 Nov. 1966) --- A 100-foot tether line connects the Agena Target Docking Vehicle with the Gemini-12 spacecraft during its 32nd revolution of Earth. Clouds over the Pacific Ocean are in the backgrou... More
GT-12 - EARTH SKY - IRAN, TRUCIAL COAST
S66-63486 (13 Nov. 1966) --- Iran, Trucial Coast, Oman, Zagros Mountains, and Qishm Island (large island at lower right), as seen from the Gemini-12 spacecraft during its 25th revolution of Earth. Gulf of Oman ... More
GEMINI-TITAN (GT)-12 - EARTH SKY - GUADALUPE ISLAND - OUTER SPACE
S66-63494 (13 Nov. 1966) --- Guadalupe Island, unique vortices off Baja California, Mexico, as seen from the Gemini-12 spacecraft during its 29th revolution of Earth. Photo credit: NASA
GT-12 - EARTH SKY - IRAN, TRUCIAL COAST
S66-63485 (13 Nov. 1966) --- Iran, Trucial Coast, Oman, Zagros Mountains, and Qishm Island (large island at lower left), as seen from the Gemini-12 spacecraft during its 25th revolution of Earth. Gulf of Oman i... More
GT-12 - EARTH SKY, NASA Gemini program
S66-63030 (14 Nov. 1966) --- Gulf Coast area from Matagorda Bay, Texas, to Vermillion Bay, Louisiana, looking east, as seen from the Gemini-12 spacecraft during its 44th revolution of Earth. Galveston Bay is in... More
GT-12 - EARTH SKY - UNITED ARAB REPUBLIC (EGYPT)
S66-63533 (14 Nov. 1966) --- United Arab Republic (Egypt) area as seen from the Gemini-12 spacecraft during its 39th revolution of Earth, looking southeast. Nile River is in center of picture. At bottom center ... More
Brazil, Atlantic Ocean, Africa & Antarctica seen from Apollo 4
AS04-01-580 (9 Nov. 1967) --- Earth as viewed from 10,000 miles. In 1969, the Apollo 4 (Spacecraft 017/Saturn 501) unmanned test flight made a great ellipse around Earth as a test of the translunar motors and o... More
Apollo 7/S-IVB Rendezvous in space
AS07-03-1538 (11 Oct. 1968) --- The expended Saturn IVB stage as photographed from the Apollo 7 spacecraft during transposition and docking maneuvers. This photograph was taken during Apollo 7's second revoluti... More
Northwestern Argentina as seen from the Apollo 7 spacecraft
AS07-04-1593 (21 Oct. 1968) --- This Earth observation photograph shows Argentina, Chile, Bolivia, Salar de Atacama, the Andes Mountains, and Gran Chaco. The coordinates for the center of this photograph are 23... More
View of earth visible from Apollo 8 spacecraft during lunar orbital mi...
AS08-16-2596 (21-27 Dec. 1968) --- View of Earth as photographed by the Apollo 8 astronauts during their lunar orbit mission. North is about five percent to the right of vertical. The sunset terminator crosses ... More
View of earth during return from moon taken from Apollo 8 spacecraft
AS8-15-2561 (21-27 Dec. 1968) --- View of Earth as photographed by the Apollo 8 astronauts on their return trip from the moon. Note that the terminator is straighter than on the outbound pictures. The terminato... More
Apollo 10 view of the Earth. NASA public domain image colelction.
AS10-34-5010 (18 May 1969) --- This photograph of Earth was taken from the Apollo 10 spacecraft shortly after trans-lunar insertion. The counter-clockwise arrangement of the cloud formations indicates a norther... More
Apollo 10 view of the Earth. NASA public domain image colelction.
AS10-34-5026 (18-26 May 1969) --- An Apollo 10 photograph of Earth taken from 100,000 miles away. Visible are many areas of Europe and Africa. Among the features and countries identifiable are Portugal, Spain, ... More
Apollo 10 view of the Earth rising above the lunar horizon
AS10-27-3890 (18-26 May 1969) --- A view of Earth rising above the lunar horizon photographed from the Apollo 10 Lunar Module, looking west in the direction of travel. The Lunar Module at the time the picture w... More
Apollo 10 view of the Earth. NASA public domain image colelction.
AS10-34-5013 (18 May 1969) --- A view of Earth from 36,000 nautical miles away as photographed from the Apollo 10 spacecraft during its trans-lunar journey toward the moon. While the Yucatan Peninsula is obscur... More
View of Earth rising over Moon's horizon taken from Apollo 11 spacecra...
AS11-44-6549 (16-24 July 1969) --- This view from the Apollo 11 spacecraft shows Earth rising above the moon's horizon. The lunar terrain pictured is in the area of Smyth's Sea on the nearside. Coordinates of t... More
View of Earth showing clouds over water taken by Apollo 11 crewmembers
AS11-36-5299 (16 July 1969) --- This view of Earth showing clouds over water was photographed from the Apollo 11 spacecraft following translunar injection. While astronauts Neil A. Armstrong, commander, and Edw... More
View of Earth taken by Apollo 11 crewmembers
AS11-36-5337 (16 July 1969) --- This view of Earth showing clouds over its surface was photographed from the Apollo 11 spacecraft during its translunar journey toward the moon. The spacecraft was already about ... More
View of Earth rising over Moon's horizon taken from Apollo 11 spacecra...
AS11-44-6552 (16-24 July 1969) --- This view of Earth rising over the moon's horizon was taken from the Apollo spacecraft. The lunar terrain pictured is in the area of Smyth's Sea on the nearside. Coordinates o... More
View of Earth, showing Africa, Europe and Asia taken by Apollo 11 crew...
AS11-36-5355 (17 July 1969) --- Most of Africa and portions of Europe and Asia can be seen in this spectacular photograph taken from the Apollo 11 spacecraft during its trans-lunar coast toward the moon. Apollo... More
One-third of Earth's sphere as seen from Apollo 11 spacecraft
AS11-44-6689 (16-24 July 1969) --- One-third of the Earth's sphere illuminated, Earth's terminator, sunglint, a portion of east Africa, as photographed from the Apollo 11 spacecraft during its first lunar landi... More
Apollo 11 Mission image - View of moon limb,with Earth on the ho
AS11-44-6551 (July 1969) --- This view from the Apollo 11 spacecraft shows the Earth rising above the moon's horizon. The lunar terrain pictured is in the area of Smyth's Sea on the nearside. Coordinates of the... More
View of the Earth seen from the Apollo 12 spacecraft
AS12-50-7362 (14 Nov. 1969) --- A view of one-third of Earth, with Australia on the horizon, as photographed by the three-man crew of Apollo 12. The Command and Service Modules, mated to the Lunar Module (yet t... More
Photograph of Earth taken from Apollo 13 spacecraft during transearth ...
AS13-60-8588 (17 April 1970) --- This photograph of Earth was taken from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) Apollo 13 spacecraft during its trans-Earth journey home. The most visible lan... More
View of Earth photographed by Apollo 15 on voyage to the Moon
AS15-91-12343 (26 July 1971) --- This view of Earth was photographed by the Apollo 15 crewmen as they sped toward the fourth lunar landing. The spacecraft was between 25,000 and 30,000 nautical miles from Earth... More
View of the Earth seen by the Apollo 17 crew traveling toward the moon
AS17-148-22742 (7-19 Dec. 1972) --- Most of Australia (center) and part of Antarctica are visible in this photo of a three-quarters Earth, recorded with a 70mm handheld Hasselblad camera using a 250mm lens. The... More
View of the Earth seen by the Apollo 17 crew traveling toward the moon
AS17-148-22727 (7 Dec. 1972) --- This view of Earth was seen by the Apollo 17 crew as they traveled toward the moon on their NASA lunar landing mission. This outstanding trans-lunar coast photograph extends fro... More
View of Earth above the antenna of the lunar roving vehicle during EVA
AS17-134-20473 (13 Dec. 1972) --- Earth appears in the far distant background above the hi-gain antenna of the Lunar Roving Vehicle in this photograph taken by scientist-astronaut Harrison H. Schmitt during the... More
View of Skylab space station cluster in Earth orbit from CSM
SL4-143-4706 (8 Feb. 1974) --- An overhead view of the Skylab space station cluster in Earth orbit as photographed from the Skylab 4 Command and Service Modules (CSM) during the final fly-around by the CSM befo... More
View of the southern aurora, luminous bands or streamers of light
SL3-130-3130 (July-September 1973) --- An excellent view of the southern aurora, luminous bands or streamer of light, in the Southern Hemisphere, as photographed from the Skylab space station in Earth orbit. Th... More
Birmingham and central Alabama area seen in Earth Resources Exp. Packa...
SL4-93-153 (February 1974) --- A vertical view of the Birmingham and central Alabama area is seen in this Skylab 4 Earth Resources Experiments Package S190-B (five-inch earth terrain camera) infrared photograph... More
View of Skylab space station cluster in Earth orbit from CSM
SL4-143-4707 (8 Feb. 1974) --- An overhead view of the Skylab space station cluster in Earth orbit as photographed from the Skylab 4 Command and Service Modules (CSM) during the final fly-around by the CSM befo... More
American Apollo spacecraft as seen from Soviet Soyuz spacecraft in orb...
AST-32-2675 (17-19 July 1975) --- The American Apollo spacecraft as seen in Earth orbit from the Soviet Soyuz spacecraft during the joint U.S.-USSR Apollo-Soyuz Test Project mission. The Command/Service Module ... More
Soviet Soyuz spacecraft contrasted against a black-sky background
AST-09-572 (17-18 July 1975) --- The Soviet Soyuz 19 spacecraft is photographed from the American Apollo spacecraft during the joint U.S.-USSR Apollo-Soyuz Test Project (ASTP) docking mission in Earth orbit. Ea... More
Soviet Soyuz spacecraft contrasted against a black-sky background
AST-02-096 (18 July 1975) --- This scene photograph from a rendezvous window of the American Apollo spacecraft in Earth orbit shows the Soviet Soyuz spacecraft contrasted against a black-sky background with a h... More
American Apollo spacecraft as seen from Soviet Soyuz spacecraft in orb...
AST-32-2695 (17-19 July 1975) --- The American Apollo spacecraft as seen in Earth orbit from the Soviet Soyuz spacecraft during the joint U.S.-USSR Apollo-Soyuz Test Project mission. The Command/Service Module ... More
Earth's limb and cloud silhouette in Southern Hemisphere
AST-27-2339 (20 July 1975) --- The Earth’s limb at sunrise and cloud silhouettes in the Southern Hemisphere, as photographed from the Apollo spacecraft during the joint U.S.-USSR Apollo-Soyuz Test Project missi... More
Sunglint in South Western Pacific Ocean
AST-19-1555 (24 July 1975) --- A sunglint in the South Western Pacific Ocean, as photographed from the Apollo spacecraft in Earth orbit during the joint U.S.-USSR Apollo-Soyuz Test Project mission. The island i... More
Space Shuttle Columbia, Bay of Naples, Italy
STS001-13-442 (14 April 1981) --- This photograph showing much of Italy was taken with a handheld 70mm camera from 276 kilometers above Earth as the NASA space shuttle Columbia and its crew were marking their l... More
View of the Columbia's open payload bay and the Canadian RMS
STS002-12-833 (13 Nov. 1981) --- Clouds over Earth and black sky form the background for this unique photograph from the space shuttle Columbia in Earth orbit. The photograph was shot through the aft flight dec... More
Earth limb at sunset. NASA orbital flight public domain image.
STS006-46-617 (4-9 April 1983) --- This view of sunset over the Amazon Basin was photographed with a 35mm camera from the Earth-orbiting space shuttle Challenger. The reusable vehicle was making its first trip ... More
Full view of Challenger in space taken by the SPAS satellite
STS007-32-1667 (22 June 1983) --- The Earth-orbiting Space Shuttle Challenger over a heavily cloud-covered portion of the Earth was captured by a 70mm camera onboard the temporarily free-flying Shuttle Pallet S... More
Space Shuttle Columbia, Earth limb at sunrise
STS009-11-675 (December 1983) --- The Space Shuttle Columbia passes into a brilliant sunrise scene during the STS-9\Spacelab 1 mission. The photograph was taken with a 35mm camera aimed through Columbia's aft ... More
Astronaut Kathryn Sullivan using binoculars for magnifed viewing of ea...
41G-11-027 (14 Oct. 1984) --- Kathryn D. Sullivan, 41-G mission specialist, uses a pair of binoculars to do some magnified viewing through the forward cabin windows of the Earth-orbiting space shuttle Challenge... More
Photo of the earth before touchdown of Challenger and end of STS 41-G
41G-102-047 (13 Oct. 1984) --- An unusual picture, photographed by astronaut Kathryn D. Sullivan, shows the beginning and ending location of her eight-day mission in space with six other 41-G crew members aboar... More
STS-26 Discovery, OV-103, onboard view of the Earth sunrise
Discovery's, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103's, vertical stabilizer and orbital maneuvering system (OMS) pods are backdropped against the contrasted blackness of space illuminated by a colorful Earth / sunrise panoram... More
STS-30 Earth observation is framed by aft flight deck overhead windows
STS030-08-006 (4-8 May 1989) --- Though this scene first appears to be a stereographic picture, it's twin-panel effect is actually due to the framing by Atlantis' overhead cabin windows. The 35mm scene is ove... More
STS-30 sunset with Venus near the center of the frame
STS-30 Earth observation captured by crewmembers onboard Atlantis, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 104, shows the sunset over the Earth as well as the planet Venus near the center of the frame. Jutting clouds are seen on ... More
STS-32 view of the moon setting over the Earth's limb
STS-32 crew took this view of the moon setting over the Earth's limb. Near the center is a semi-vortex in the clouds - a storm system in the early stages of formation. The moon's image is distorted due to refra... More
STS-32 Earth observation of the western Coral Sea and the Great Barrie...
STS032-520-014 (9-20 Jan. 1990) --- STS-32 astronauts took this 70mm scene showing phytoplankton oralgal bloom in the northwest Coral Sea. The Western Coral Sea and the Great Barrier Reef waters offshore Queen... More
STS-36 Earth observation of sun beaming off cloud-covered ocean waters
STS-36 Earth observation shows sun beaming off ocean waters with heavy cloud cover.
STS-31 Earth observation of the Andes Mountains
STS031-83-090 (24-29 April 1990) --- This late afternoon scene over the Andes Mountains features sun glare, heavy cloud illumination and sunglint against the Pacific Ocean. This photo was among those selected b... More
STS-31 Earth observation of western United States, Salton Sea,Imperial...
STS-31 Earth observation taken aboard Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, is of the western United States with the Salton Sea and Imperial Valley area recognizable at the lower left. The view is framed in a fl... More
STS-35 Earth observation of the Persian Gulf area
STS-35 Earth observation taken aboard Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, is of the Persian Gulf area. Major cities and oilfields of the countries of Saudi Arabia (foreground), Iraq (top left), Iran (top center... More