Gallery: The First Selfie in Space and More Stellar Vintage NASA Photos
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Buzz Aldrin, first self portrait in space, Gemini 12, November 1966.
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First US Spacewalk - Ed White’s EVA over New Mexico, Gemini 4, 3 June 1965. Captivated by the experience of his spacewalk, Ed White resisted repeated calls from Houston to get back to the craft.
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First US Spacewalk: Ed White floats away from the spacecraft, Gemini 4, 3 June 1965. Three months after the spacewalk of cosmonaut Alexei Leonov, Ed White became the first American to perform an EVA (Extravehicular Activity).
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Early flight tests of missiles: Launch sequence of a Minuteman Missile in 1962 and THOR missiles on the pad at sunset and during night launch at Cape Canaveral in March 1959.
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Alan Bean with the reflection of the photographer in his visor, EVA 2, Apollo 12, November 1969.
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Buzz Aldrin walks on the Moon, Apollo 11, July 1969.
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Time-exposure of Gemini 10 launch, July 1966.
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Portrait of Buzz Aldrin with the photographer and the Lunar Module reflected in his gold-plated visor, Apollo 11, July 1969.
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Buzz Aldrin and the American flag on the Sea of Tranquillity, Apollo 11, July 1969.
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Earthrise, Apollo 8, December 1968.
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The Earth, Apollo 11, July 1969.
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The LM “Challenger” seen from the Lunar Rover during the return to the landing site, EVA 3, Apollo 17, December 1972.
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The LM reflects a circular flare, EVA 1, Apollo 14, February 1971.
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The Earth's limb at sunset, Gemini 11, September 1966.
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Leaving for the Moon, Apollo 11, 16 July 1969. The crew of Apollo 11 leave the Kennedy Space Center's Manned Spacecraft Operations Building during the prelaunch countdown and before the drive to Launch Complex 39A.
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