The second half of the last century was the golden age of space discovery, when people watched the first steps of man on the moon with enthusiasm in front of their television screens. The most beautiful photos taken by the first explorers during their visits to the limitless depths of dark space today have a wonderful vintage feel and resemble polaroids, which, despite the infinity of space, seem intimate, which makes them downright magical.
An exhibition showcasing NASA's finest vintage photographs of space exploration between 1964 and 1983 was held earlier this year under the title "For All Mankind: Vintage NASA Photographs 1964-1983" on display in London. You can view the entire catalog of the exhibition in electronic form here.
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See a selection of the most beautiful vintage NASA photos from space in our photo gallery
Full Moon over Earth as seen from Gemini 7 - December 1965
Mars as seen from the Viking 1 orbiter - June 1976
Harrison Schmitt and the rover at the boulder, Apollo 17 - December 1972
Saturn V night launch, Apollo 17 - December 1972
Charles Duke by the Plum Crater on the Moon, Apollo 16 - April 1972
Salute to James Irwin on the Moon, Apollo 15 - August 1971
Mount Hadley on the Moon, Apollo 15 - August 1971
Alan Bean preparing experimental devices, Apollo 12 - November 1969
Apollo 14 landing site - February 1971
The Lunar Module returning from the Moon with Earth in the background, Apollo 11 - July 1969
Buzz Aldrin on the Moon, Apollo 11 - July 1969
Buzz Aldrin prepares scientific instruments on the Moon, Apollo 11 - July 1969
A view of Arabia and Africa on Earth en route to the Moon, Apollo 11 - July 1969
Daedalus crater on the dark side of the Moon, Apollo 11 – 1969
The Moon receding during Apollo 10's homecoming - May 1969
Saturn as seen from Voyager 1 - 1980
The rise of the earth, first seen by human eyes, Apollo 8 - December 1968
Apollo 14 Command Module Descent - February 1971
Owen Garriott working on the exterior of the spacecraft, Skylab 3 - August 1973
Space Shuttle STS-1 at Kennedy Space Center - March 1981
Armstrong's reflection on Buzz Aldrin's space mission, Apollo 11 - July 1969
Jupiter and its moon Io, Voyager 2 - June 1979
David Scott on the Moon, Apollo 15 - August 1971
View of the Florida Keys from orbit, Gemini 4 - June 1965
Eugene Cernan and the spacecraft antenna, Apollo 17 - December 1972
Solar eclipse, Apollo 12 - November 1969
Apollo 11 Liftoff - July 1969
James McDivitt and Ed White spacewalking over Hawaii, Gemini 4 flight - June 1965
James McDivitt and Ed White spacewalking over Hawaii, Gemini 4 flight - June 1965
10,000 Mile Edge of Earth, Apollo 4 - November 1967
David Scott climbing out of the space vehicle, Apollo 9 flight - March 1969
Launch on the last mission to the Moon, Apollo 17 – December 1972
