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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