Vermot de Pas: Conquering Space, NASA's Photographic Icons, 168560, Paris

... the space shuttle COLUMBIA (Mission STS-58) stands proud and majestic against the brilliant colors of the setting sun.

Beautiful photographic image taken from the nighttime launch of the space shuttle ENDEAVOUR (Mission STS-59)

Night print of unidentified rocket.

Space Shuttle Discovery (Mission STS-64) lifts off from Launch Pad 39B at Cape Canaveral.

An incredible Space Circus act is performed here by astronauts Carl J. Meade and Mark C. Lee (red stripe on suit) who are testing the new simplified aid for the EVA

Fantastic view of the Cat Nebula from the HUBBLE telescope.

Astronaut Bruce McCandless mounts the Remote Manipulator System (RMS) in front of the aft flight deck.

Impressive early-morning liftoff of space shuttle COLUMBIA (Misison STS-62)

NASA....Space Shuttle Columbia (Mission STS-62) soars through the sky from launch pad 39B in a burst of light and smoke.

Spectacular and exceptional photographic painting of the lift-off of the space shuttle "ENDEAVOUR".

Superb and perfect night takeoff of the U.S. Space Shuttle from the Kennedy Space Center.

A photographic view of the Soviet space station MIR taken from the space shuttle ATLANTIS (Missions STS-71)

Superb HUBBLE telescope view of the Cat's Eye Nebula.

Beautiful photographic view of the Earth from space shuttle Endeavour (Mission STS067). Here an exceptional view of the Australian coast.

The race to reach the Soviet space station MIR is underway as the space shuttle DISCOVERY (Mission STS-63) lifts off from launch pad 39B at the Kennedy Space Center

Space shuttle ENDEAVOUR's braking parachute (Mission STS-72) is deployed as the shuttle touches down during this 3rd night landing for a space shuttle

Fantastic night landing of Space Shuttle ATLANTIS (Mission STS-101) at Kenned Space Center, Florida.

A perfect rear view of space shuttle Endeavour (Mission STS-77) during its landing at the Kennedy Space Center

Night takeoff of the space shuttle ENDEAVOUR (Mission STS-77).

Beautiful nighttime liftoff of space shuttle ATLANTIS (Mission STS-STS76). Space shuttle Atlantis will join the Russian space station Mir in Earth orbit for the third time.

Rare observation of a sunset from space orbit aboard space shuttle Endeavour (Mission STS-077).

Space shuttle DISCOVERY (Mission STS- 85) rises from its launch pad

A perfect bird's-eye view of the Soviet space station MIR from the space shuttle ATLANTIS (Mission STS-81)

A magnificent view of the Bahamas island chain as seen from the space shuttle Columbia.

Perfect Landing of the Space Shuttle Columbia on the Kennedy Space Center Runway