La conquête spatiale

Selection

Images from the Conquest of Space

Posters and Photographs

'That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind'

The Conquest of Space

Mankind had always dreamed of going to the moon.

Over the last 120 years, cinema and advertising has used the imaginary conquest of space to fuel the public's imagination.

Since the 1950's, space conquest featured heavily in propaganda during the scientific and idealogical war between the Americans and the Soviets.

On the 21st of July 1969, Neil Armstrong set foot on the moon

Apollo XI, Good view of astronaut footprint in lunar soil

1969 – NASA

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Apollo XI, astronaut Edwin Aldrin Jr. is photographed walking by astronaut Neil A. Armstrong

1969 – NASA

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This technological exploit was the fruit of 30 years of scientific research.

A great number of these photographs have become 20th century icons

5 . 4 . 3 . 2 . 1 . 0 . ignition .

Tintin, Ils ont marché sur la Lune

1985 – HERGE

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1957 The Sputnik

On the 4th of October 1957, the USSR successfully launched the first artificial satellite - Sputnik 1.

This caused great general surprise, to the dismay of the Americans.

СОВЕТСКИЕ ИСКУССТВЕННЫЕ СПЧТНИКИ ЭЕМЛИ - (Soviet satellite) - Spoutnik 3

1958 – ANONYMOUS

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This technological achievement was for a long time exploited by the Soviets through propaganda.

СОВЕТСКИЕ ИСКУССТВЕННЫЕ СПУТНИКИ ЗЕМЛИ - (Soviet satellite) - Portrait of Constantin Tsiolkovski

1958 – ANONYMOUS

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СОВЕТСКИЕ ИСКУССТВЕННЫЕ СПЧТНИКИ ЭЕМЛИ - (Soviet Satellite) - Laïka

1958 – ANONYMOUS

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On the 3rd of November 1957 the Soviets launched a dog into orbit named Laïka. It orbited the earth 3 times.

General Dynamics

From its creation in 1952, General Dynamics was involved in government and military research programmes on aerodynamics, astronomy and ballistic rockets.

General Dynamics, Exploring the Universe, first steps into space

1957 – Erik NITSCHE

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General Dynamics, Solar Dynamics, el atomo para la paz

1956 – Erik NITSCHE

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General Dynamics, Атомы на служнбе мира, Astrodynamics, Atoms for peace

1955 – Erik NITSCHE

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In 1957 'Convair' the aeronautic division of General Dynamics launched its first rocket "Atlas SM 65".

General Dynamics, Atome im Dienste des Friedens, basic forces

1956 – Erik NITSCHE

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General Dynamics, Exploring the Universe, worlds without end

1957 – Erik NITSCHE

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General Dynamics, basic forces, exploring the Universe

1958 – Erik NITSCHE

1961 - Youri Gagarine

In April 1961, Youri Gagarine became the first cosmonaut to complete a full orbit around the earth in his capsule Vostok 1.

Visiten la union sovietica, patria del primer cosmonauta del mundo!

1965 circa – WA

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На пыльНых Тропинках Далеких планет останутся наши следы!

1966 – UBAHDB

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NASA Photos

This is a series of 23 original Nasa photographs printed in large format for the watchmaker "Omega".

On the 21st of July 1969, during the Apollo XI Mission, Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin walked for the first time on the moon, each with an Omega watch on their wrists. As the official supplier to NASA, Omega received permission to use the famous Lunar Mission photographs.

Gemini

Gemini XII, Agena rendez-vous

1969 – NASA

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The Gemini flights brought back magnificent images of the earth as seen from above. Also images of the first two American space walks and the first interlocking of two space vessels.

Gemini IV, Northern end of the Gulf of California

1969 – NASA

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Gemini VII, United Arab Republic, Saudi Arabia

1969 – NASA

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Gemini XII, United Arab Republic, Saudi Arabia, Nile Valley

1969 – NASA

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Apollo VI, East Coast, Georgia

1969 – NASA

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Apollo VIII, Southeastern United States and Caribbean Sea area

1969 – NASA

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Apollo

The capsule Apollo, the Saturn Rocket and the Lunar Space Module (LEM).

Well known images from the Apollo programme.

Apollo X, photo taken from the Lem

1969 – NASA

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Apollo VII, the Saturne rocket photographed from Apollo VII

1969 – NASA

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Apollo IX, Lem head down towards the earth

1969 – NASA

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Apollo IX, Scott at work filmed by Schweickart

1969 – NASA

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Apollo IX, Scott at work filmed by Schweickart

1969 – NASA

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A blue orange

Apollo IV, Coastal Brazil, Atlantic Ocean

1969 – NASA

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Apollo XI, Most of Africa and portions of Europe and Asia can be seen in this spectacular photograph taken from the Apollo 11

1969 – NASA

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Apollo VIII, Western Hemisphere

1969 – NASA

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The Moon from Apollo

Apollo X, moon craters

1969 – NASA

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Apollo VIII, the surface of the moon

1969 – NASA

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Apollo VIII, the surface of the moon

1969 – NASA

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Apollo XI crew: Neil Armstrong with Michael Collins and Edwin Aldrin

1969 – NASA

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The Crew

The 16th of July 1969 the space capsule Apollo XI took off. It was sent into space by the Saturn V Rocket.

On board, the team was composed of Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins and Edwin Aldrin.

The Earthrise

Two mythical moments of the Earthrise taken from Apollo VIII and through the porthole of the Lunar Module which had just landed on the moon.

Apollo VIII, Earthrise...seen from the moon

1969 – NASA

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Apollo XI, Earthrise through the LEM porthole

1969 – NASA

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1969 The Moon Walk

'That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind'

Apollo XI, Astronaut Aldrin descends LM ladder toward lunar surface

1969 – NASA

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Apollo XI, Good view of astronaut footprint in lunar soil

1969 – NASA

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Apollo XI, astronaut Edwin Aldrin Jr. is photographed walking by astronaut Neil A. Armstrong

1969 – NASA

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Shuttle, spacelab, Hubble & Mars pathfinder

The conquest of space continues.

HP, Quand la performance se juge aux résultats

1980 circa – NASA

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Nasa Space Shuttle, numéroté 1303

1985 circa – ANONYMOUS

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HP, Pour les professionnels qui vont de l'avant

1980 circa – NASA

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esa: spacelab nasa: space-shuttle

1985 circa – NASA

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NASA, ASI

1985 circa – ANONYMOUS

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Rockwell International

1985 circa – M. ALVAREZ

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Mars Pathefinder

1996 – NASA

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Hubble, HST Serving Mission 3A

1999 – NASA

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Advertising in Space

Campari, dopo la terra... gli astri

1958 circa – Nino NANNI

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Campari put one of its bottles into orbit, resembling a Sputnik.

"Spacemen" use Caran d'Ache pencils.

The image of celestial mechanics suggests precision and quality.

Caran d'Ache, Spaceman

1969 – Reymond ZAHLER

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Kern Aarau

1940 circa – Louis KOLLER

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Cortébert

1945 circa – H. SANDOZ

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Milus

1960 circa – E. HANDSCHIN, PUBLICOLOR

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Lemon Hart Rum

1965 circa – Ronald SEARLE

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Lemon Hart Rum

1965 circa – Ronald SEARLE

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Science Fiction in cinema

Since the Méliès' film "the Voyage to the Moon" in 1902, and later in the 1950's, numerous science fiction films invaded the cinema screens, boosted by the launch of the first rockets.

Martians and other alien monsters attack the earth. A multitude of robots and flying saucers were made as children's toys.