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PIX4638461: Humpback Whale - Humpback Whale - Humpback Whale jumping (Megaptera novaeangliae). Puerto Lopez, Ecuador. Humpback Whales breaching. Puerto Lopez, Ecuador / Bridgeman Images

PIX4638530: Candelabre Pine - Strange Pine - Malformed Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) giving it the appearance of a 7-branch candlestick. Herault, Languedoc-Roussillon. This scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) looks like a seven-branched candelabrum because of a malformation. Herault, Languedoc-Roussillon, France / Bridgeman Images

PIX4638556: Faux de Verzy - Marne - Dwarf Beech - Faux de Verzy - France - Tortuosa (Fagus Sylvatica var Tortuosa). This remarkable tree is a rare beech variety with contorted branches and trunk, the origin of which remains unknown. The Faux site has been classified nationally since 1932. It became a State Biological Reserve in 1981. Dwarf Beech (Fagus sylvatica Tortuosa Group). Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France / Bridgeman Images

PIX4638594: Faux de Verzy - Marne - Dwarf Beech - Faux de Verzy - France - Tortuosa (Fagus Sylvatica var Tortuosa). This remarkable tree is a rare beech variety with contorted branches and trunk, the origin of which remains unknown. The Faux site has been classified nationally since 1932. It became a State Biological Reserve in 1981. Dwarf Beech (Fagus sylvatica Tortuosa Group). Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France / Bridgeman Images

PIX4638640: Faux de Verzy - Marne - Dwarf Beech - Faux de Verzy - France - Tortuosa (Fagus Sylvatica var Tortuosa). This remarkable tree is a rare beech variety with contorted branches and trunk, the origin of which remains unknown. The Faux site has been classified nationally since 1932. It became a State Biological Reserve in 1981. Dwarf Beech (Fagus sylvatica Tortuosa Group). Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France / Bridgeman Images

PIX4638695: Lava Cactus - Galapagos - Lava Cactus - Galapagos - Lava Cactus (Brachycereus nesioticus) on Fernandina Island. The lava cactus (Brachycereus nesioticus) is a species of cactus and the sole species of the genus Brachycereus. Fernandina, Galapagos / Bridgeman Images

PIX4638703: Apollo 11: lunar rock - Apollo 11: lunar rock: basaltic lunar rock brought back by astronauts from the Apollo 11 mission. Sample 10057. Lunar basalt sample. The sample number is 10057. This rock was among the samples collected by astronauts Neil A. Armstrong and Edwin E. Aldrin Jr. during their lunar surface extravehicular activity on July 20, 1969. / Bridgeman Images

PIX4638785: Lunar base -Illustration - Lunar base - Illustratio / Bridgeman Images

PIX4638831: Lunar base - Illustration - Moon base - artist's view - Artist view of a permanent base installed on the Moon. Moon base - artist's life / Bridgeman Images

PIX4638880: Depart to the Moon - Artist view - Tug and lunar lander leaving Earth - Artist view - A spaceship leaves Earth orbit for a three-day journey to the Moon. Following a powerful burst from its primary thruster, a trans-moon space tug accelerates itself and the attached lunar lander into a much larger Earth orbit that will intercept the moon in about three days / Bridgeman Images

PIX4638923: Stadium on the Moon - Artist's view - Lunar Stadium - Wrestling meeting in a stadium on the Moon. A wrestling meeting in a lunar stadium / Bridgeman Images

PIX4638930: Back to the Moon: the Ares 1 and Ares 5 fusees - Illustration of Ares I and Ares V Launch Vehicles - Lunar Programme Constellation. Artist's view of the two future launchers Ares 1 and Ares 5 (right). Ares 5 is a cargo rocket that will be used around 2020 to carry the landing module as well as the various elements needed to build a base on the Moon. Ares 1, previewed to operate from 2014, will take the inhabited capsule Orion, first to the destination of the international space station, then towards the moon. Lunar program Constellation. Artwork of the future launchers Ares 1 and Ares 5. Ares 1 (left) is the crew launch vehicle; it will carry Orion capsule to ISS in 2014. The larger, unmanned Ares V will be the cargo launch vehicle for project Constellation / Bridgeman Images

PIX4638940: Back to the Moon: the Ares 1 rocket - Illustration of Ares I launch - Constellation Programme. The Ares 1 rocket carrying the module lives Orion. American project to return man to the Moon. The Ares 1 rocket is expected to take a crew to the space station in 2014 and then to the Moon in 2020. Artist's view. Illustration of the Ares I crew launch vehicle on the launch pad at Nasa's Kennedy Space Center, Florida. Ares rockets, named for the Greek god associated with Mars, will return humans to the moon and later take them to Mars and other destinations. Ares I is an inline, two-stage rocket configuration topped by the Orion crew vehicle and its launch abort system. Ares I may also deliver resources and supplies to the International Space Station (ISS), or to “” park”” payloads in orbit for retrieval by other spacecraft bound for the moon or other destinations / Bridgeman Images

PIX4638967: Back to the Moon: Artist view from the departure to the Moon - The Orion spacecraft onward to Moon - Artist view - The module inhabit Orion is docked to the planing module in Earth orbit and propels to the moon through a stage of the Ares 5 rocket. Ares 5 is a cargo rocket that will be used around 2020 to carry the landing module as well as the various elements needed to build a base on the Moon. The Orion manned spacecraft, docked to the lunar module in lunar orbit, propelled by an Ares 5 stage rocket towards the Moon. The Nasa's Project Constellation plans to send human explorers back to the Moon by 2020, and then onward to Mars; each Orion spacecraft will carry a crew of four to six astronauts / Bridgeman Images

PIX4639037: Back to the Moon: the Orion module in lunar orbit - Artist view - The Orion spacecraft in lunar orbit - Lunar program Constellation. The module lives in Orion orbit around the Moon. Orion should be able to take a crew of four astronauts to the Moon in 2020 and could be used to take men to Mars. Artist's concept of the Orion manned spacecraft in lunar orbit. The Nasa's Project Constellation plans to send human explorers back to the Moon by 2020, and then onward to Mars; each Orion spacecraft will carry a crew of four to six astronauts / Bridgeman Images

PIX4639089: Space Exploration: Soyuz and Orion Ships - Artist's View - CEV-Soyuz Joint Mission - An American Orion ship mooring has a Soyuz TMA-M spaceship during a space exploration mission. Illustration. An Orion class Crew Exploration Vehicle (AKA Deep Space Vehicle) is paired with a Soyuz TMA-M manned spacecraft for a joint deep space mission. The two spacecraft are connected via an adapter module that includes a hatch for Extra-vehicular activity (EVA) and science instrumentation / Bridgeman Images

PIX4639153: Space suits test - Engineers simulate sampling with new spatial combinations. To the right is the Mark III space combination, to the left is the i-suit. Arizona Desert, September 2005. Engineers collecting soil samples testing new space suits. At right is the Mark III space suit, at left the i-suit. Desert of Arizona, September 2005 / Bridgeman Images

PIX4639163: Space Combination Test - Space suit test - An engineer takes samples with the new i-Suit spatial combination. Meteor crater, September 2005. An engineer is collecting soil samples testing a new space suit, the i-suit. Meteor crater, september 2005 / Bridgeman Images

PIX4640856: Extravehicular output of Cosmonauts - 06/2014 - Cosmonauts extravehicular activity 06/2014: Extravehicular output of cosmonauts Alexander Skvortsov (red stripes) and Oleg Artemyev for the maintenance of the International Space Station (ISS). A Progress ship is visible, mooring at the station. 19 June 2014. English cosmonauts Alexander Skvortsov (red stripes) and Oleg Artemyev, both Expedition 40 flight engineers, participate in a session of extravehicular activity (EVA) as work continues on the International Space Station. During the seven-hour, 23-minute spacewalk Skvortsov and Artemyev completed installation and experiment tasks outside the station's Russian segment. The Progress 55 spacecraft, currently docked to the Pirs Docking Compartment, is at left. 19 June 2014. / Bridgeman Images

PIX4640940: Weightless Astronaut: Astronaut Scott Kelly has fun with carrots in the International Space Station (ISS). April 19, 2015. Snack time on the International Space Station as NASA astronaut Scott Kelly watches a bunch of fresh carrots float in front of him while preparing to partake of their crunchy goodness. Scott is one of the One-Year crew members on the station to test how the human body reacts to an extended presence in space as preparation for the long flights NASA plans to Mars and back in the future / Bridgeman Images

PIX4640942: Samantha Cristoforetti in weightlessness - Samantha Cristoforetti in ISS: Italian astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti in the International Space Station (ISS). 19/02/2015. / Bridgeman Images

PIX4640971: Samantha Cristoforetti in weightlessness - Samantha Cristoforetti in ISS: Italian astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti in Cupola, the panoramic observation dome of the International Space Station (ISS) celebrates his 200th day in space. Samantha Cristoforetti is to date the longest time in space, with a flight lasting 199 days and 16 hours. ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti enjoying the view on her 200th day in space on the International Space Station. / Bridgeman Images

PIX4640984: ISS: Installation of BEAM - 04/2016 - Bigelow Expandable Activity Module installation - 04/2016 - Installation of the Bigelow Expandable Activity Module (BEAM) on the International Space Station (ISS) on 16 April 2016. This experimental habitable module is intended to test the technique of inflatable space habitat. The module, whose internal volume pressurized once deployed is 16 m3, will be tested for 2 years. The Bigelow Expandable Activity Module (BEAM) was installed to the International Space Station on April 16, 2016 at 5:36 a.m. EDT. Following extraction from Spacex's Dragon cargo craft using the Canadarm2 robotic arm, ground controllers installed the expandable module to the aft port of Tranquility. Astronauts will enter BEAM on an occasional basis to conduct tests to validate the module's overall performance and the capability of expandable habitats / Bridgeman Images

PIX4641050: Progress spacecraft seen from the International Space Station - Progress spacecraft from ISS 07/2016: Progress 62 spacecraft, during an automatic docking test at the International Space Station. July 1, 2016 - The undocked Russian Progress 62 spacecraft backs away from the International Space Station for a test of the upgraded tele-robotically operated rendezvous system, or the TORU manual docking system. July 1st 2016 - / Bridgeman Images

PIX4641121: Astronauts in weightlessness - Astronauts with fresh fruits: Astronaut Shane Kimbrough (left) and French Thomas Pesquet have fun with fresh fruit in the International Space Station (ISS). 13 December 2016 - Expedition 50 crewmembers Shane Kimbrough of NASA (left) and Thomas Pesquet of ESA (European Space Agency) (right) share fresh fruit that was recently delivered by the HTV-6 cargo vehicle to the International Space Station. Cargo resupply vehicles regularly deliver a small cache of fresh food, often including fruits and vegetables, to space station crews / Bridgeman Images

PIX4641123: Thomas Pesquet in the International Space Station (ISS) - Thomas Pesquet in ISS: French astronaut Thomas Pesquet in the International Space Station (ISS). 4 December 2016. / Bridgeman Images

PIX4641167: Thomas Pesquet aboard ISS - Thomas Pesquet in ISS: French astronaut Thomas Pesquet checks the proper functioning of his space suit aboard the International Space Station (ISS). 30 December 2016 - ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Thomas Pesquet checking his spacesuit aboard the International Space Station / Bridgeman Images

PIX4641246: Thomas Pesquet in the International Space Station (ISS) - Thomas Pesquet in ISS: French astronaut Thomas Pesquet deguts macaroons in the International Space Station (ISS). February 23, 2017. / Bridgeman Images

PIX4641302: ISS and inflatable module - Large habitat and ISS: Artist's view of a large inflatable module (much larger than all existing modules) installed on the International Space Station (ISS). A live module or CEV (Crew exploration vehicle) type Orion is moored to the inflatable module. A spacious inflatable habitat is attached to the International Space Station (ISS) with a manned Crew Exploration Vehicle (CEV) docked on one end. This inflatable habitat, much larger than any existing ISS module, is a combination of layers of flexible material capped by sturdy docking hardware at either end. The inflatable portion is collapsed and sandwiched between the docking hardware portions for launch from earth and then inflated and pressurized with a breathable atmosphere once in orbit. The habitat features a pair of 42 x 24 inch windows to the outside. The habitat is attached to a pressurized module of the ISS via a Common Berthing Mechanism (CBM) while the other end of the habitat features an International Docking System Standard (IDSS) system for docking with manned spacecraft. The inflatable portion of the habitat is 45 feet long with a maximum diameter of 28 feet. Including docking hardware the total length is 55 feet. The interior of the habit, sans storage and other equipment, provides approximately 17 thousand cubic feet of micro gravity living space. The CEV is 33 feet long with a maximum diameter of 20 feet while the solar voltaic panels have a maximum spread of a little over 60 feet / Bridgeman Images

PIX4641304: 1st flight of the Ariane IV rocket 06-1988 - Maiden launch of Ariane 4 06/1988 — Decollage of the Ariane IV rocket (Ariane 44LP) on 15 June 1988. On board the Meteosat P2 and PanamSat 1 satellites. The Ariane 44LP rocket is the second most powerful version of the Ariane 4 cranes. Maiden launch of Ariane 4, from the Ariane Launch Complex no.2 (ELA-2) at the Guiana Space Centre, Europe's space port, on June 15, 1988. On its first mission (V22), Ariane 4 flew in 44LP configuration, with four liquid and four solid boosters. Two primary payloads were successfully released in gestationary tansfer orbit (GTO): ESA's Meteosat P2 meteorological satellite and PanamSat 1, the first private international communication satellite. The Amsat 3C microsatellite was also flown piggyback and successfully deployed. The Ariane 44LP was the second most powerful version of the Ariane 4 series. Its initial payload capacity of 3,700 kg to GTO was eventually increased to 4,330 kg through a series of upgrades / Bridgeman Images

PIX4641310: ISS and inflatable module - Large habitat and ISS: Artist's view of a large inflatable module (much larger than all existing modules) installed on the International Space Station (ISS). A live module or CEV (Crew Exploration Vehicle) type Orion prepares to moor to the inflatable module. A manned Crew Exploration Vehicle (CEV) prepares to dock with a spacious inflatable habitat attached to the International Space Station (ISS) at an altitude of 250 nautical miles. This inflatable habitat, much larger than any existing ISS module, is a combination of layers of flexible material capped by sturdy docking hardware at either end. The inflatable portion is collapsed and sandwiched between the docking hardware portions for launch from earth and then inflated and pressurized with a breathable atmosphere once in orbit. The habitat features a pair of 42 x 24 inch windows to the outside. The habitat is attached to a pressurized module of the ISS via a Common Berthing Mechanism (CBM) while the other end of the habitat features an International Docking System Standard (IDSS) system for docking with manned spacecraft. The inflatable portion of the habitat is 45 feet long with a maximum diameter of 28 feet. Including docking hardware the total length is 55 feet. The interior of the habit, sans storage and other equipment, provides approximately 17 thousand cubic feet of micro gravity living space. The CEV is 33 feet long with a maximum diameter of 20 feet while the solar voltaic panels have a maximum spread of a little over 60 feet / Bridgeman Images

PIX4641339: European launch vehicle Vega - 1st launch - 2012: First flight of European launch vehicle Vega, 13 February 2012. On 13 February 2012, the first Vega lifted off on its maiden flight from Europe's Spaceport in English Guiana. Onboard was a payload of 9 satellites, including LARES, AlmaSat-1 and 7 CubeSats from European Universities / Bridgeman Images

PIX4641363: Decolving the Soyuz rocket to the international space station, with on board the crew of Expedition 56 consists of European astronaut Alexander Gerst, cosmonaut Sergei Prokopyev and astronaut Serena Aun-Chancellor. / Bridgeman Images

PIX4641380: Fusee Proton - ExoMars - Proton rocket installation on launch pad - ExoMars: Installation of a Proton rocket on its launch pad on 11 March 2016 for the launch of the ExoMars probe scheduled on 14 March - The Proton rocket, that will launch the ExoMars 2016 spacecraft to Mars on 14 March 2016, is transfered to the pad of the launch complex at the Baikonur spaceport, Kazakhstan, on 11 March 2016 / Bridgeman Images

PIX4639262: Lunar vehicle test. Program constellation - Lunar vehicle test. Constellation program - Lunar vehicle test as part of the Nasa constellation program that is expected to take men to the Moon around 2020. Here, a prototype of a non-pressurized vehicle that forces future astronauts to drive it vetus of space suit. In the foreground, astronaut Rex Walheim analyzes a rock sample with the integrated camera of his helmet. October 2008, Arizona, USA. During tests conducted for NASA's Desert Research and Technology Studies (RATS) at Black Point Lava Flow in Arizona, engineers, geologists and astronauts gathered to test two configurations of NASA's newest lunar rover prototype. Astronaut Rex Walheim holds up a rock sample while his helmet camera documents the find. In the background is the unpressurized version of the rover, which would require crew members to wear pressurized spacesuits while driving it on the moon. Ames Research Center geologist Pascal Lee waits in one of the vehicle's two driving turrets, while the second one awaits Walheim's return / Bridgeman Images

PIX4639266: Lunar vehicle test. Program constellation - Lunar vehicle test. Constellation program - Lunar vehicle test as part of the Nasa constellation program that is expected to take men to the Moon around 2020. Here, a prototype of a non-pressurized vehicle that forces future astronauts to drive it vetus of space suit. October 2008, Arizona, USA. During tests conducted for NASA's Desert Research and Technology Studies (RATS) at Black Point Lava Flow in Arizona, engineers, geologists and astronauts gathered to test two configurations of NASA's newest lunar rover prototype. At the controls here, trying out the unpressurized configuration, are astronaut Rex Walheim and Ames Research Center geologist Pascal Lee / Bridgeman Images