Commons:Featured pictures/Space exploration

Gallery of Space Exploration This page is a gallery of featured pictures that the community has chosen to be highlighted as some of the finest on Commons. Other galleries containing featured pictures of objects: Land vehicles Water transport Air transport Space exploration Sculptures Rocks and Minerals Architectural elements Other objects   Space Exploration Astronauts Alexei Leonov.jpg Alexei Leonov Eileen Collins (S93-E-5033, 1999-07-24).jpg Eileen Collins (S93-E-5033, 1999-07-24) Ronald McNair, Guion Bluford, and Fred Gregory (S79-36529, restoration).jpg Ronald McNair, Guion Bluford, and Fred Gregory (S79-36529, restoration) Mae Carol Jemison.jpg Mae Carol Jemison Buzz Aldrin by Neil Armstrong.jpg Buzz Aldrin by Neil Armstrong Apollo 11 Crew.jpg Apollo 11 crew Aldrin Apollo 11.jpg Buzz Aldrin on the Moon STS-114 Steve Robinson on Canadarm2.jpg Astronaut Stephen K. Robinson, STS-114 mission specialist NASA Apollo 17 Lunar Roving Vehicle.jpg Apollo 17 mission Apollo 15 flag, rover, LM, Irwin.jpg Apollo 15 Lunar Module Pilot James Irwin salutes the U.S. flag Piers Sellers spacewalk.jpg Piers Sellers during the third spacewalk of STS-121 STS-116 spacewalk 1.jpg STS-116 spacewalk 1 Michael Gernhardt in space during STS-69 in 1995.jpg Michael Gernhardt in space during STS-69 in 1995 Sellers translating along truss during EVA-3 on STS-121.jpg Sellers translating along truss during EVA-3 on STS-121 STS-130 EVA3 Nicholas Patrick 1.jpg STS-130 EVA3 Nicholas Patrick 1 Soichi 20Noguchi em 20alta.jpg Soichi 20Noguchi em 20alta Portrait of ASTP crews - restoration.jpg Portrait of ASTP crews - restoration Bruce McCandless II during EVA in 1984.jpg Bruce McCandless II during EVA in 1984 Top See also: Astronauts (category) Galleries   Spacecraft in orbit STS115 Atlantis undock ISS edit2.jpg STS115 Atlantis undock ISS Atlantis seen over the Mediterranean Sea, near the Algerian coast.jpeg Atlantis seen over the Mediterranean Sea, near the Algerian coast.jpeg Endeavour silhouette STS-130.jpg Endeavour silhouette STS-130 Soyuz TMA-16 approaching ISS.jpg Soyuz TMA-16 approaching ISS Earth, Moon and Lunar Module, AS11-44-6643.jpg Earth, Moon and Lunar Module, AS11-44-6643 Soyuz TMA-16 relocates from Zvezda Service Module to Poisk module.jpg Soyuz TMA-16 relocates from Zvezda Service Module to Poisk module ISS Aug2005.jpg International Space Station ISS March 2009.jpg ISS space station STS-135 final flyaround of ISS 1.jpg STS-135 final flyaround of ISS 1 CRS-20 Dragon–Enhanced.jpg CRS-20 Dragon–Enhanced Deforestation central Europe - Rodungen Mitteleuropa.jpg Deforestation central Europe - Rodungen Mitteleuropa Top See also: Spacecraft (category) Galleries   Space launch vehicles Starship SN16.jpeg Starship SN16 SES-10 Launch - world's first reflight of an orbital class rocket (33361035200).jpg SES-10 Launch - world's first reflight of an orbital class rocket (33361035200) Columbia.sts-1.01.jpg STS-130 exhaust cloud engulfs Launch Pad 39A.jpg Launch of STS-130 in February 2010 STS 114 day before launch.jpg Space Shuttle Discovery at night before the launch of STS-114 mission STS-79 rollout.jpg S-IC engines and Von Braun.jpg Wernher von Braun stands by the five F-1 engines Soyuz TMA-13 Edit.jpg Kepler mission Delta II liftoff.jpg Kepler mission Delta II liftoff Ares I-X launch 08.jpg Ares I-X test rocket roars off Launch Complex 39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center STS-125 Atlantis Liftoff 02.jpg Space Shuttle Columbia launching.jpg STS-125 and STS-400 on Launch Pads.jpg STS-125 and STS-400 on Launch Pads Soyuz TMA-5 launch.jpg Soyuz TMA-5 launch Space Shuttle Discovery under a full moon, 03-11-09.jpg Delta II and NPP at dusk.jpg Delta II and NPP at dusk Brightly lit STS-135 on launch pad 39a.jpg Brightly lit STS-135 on launch pad 39a Antares Orb-3 launch failure (201410280009HQ).jpg Falcon 9 rollout with TurkmenAlem52E-MonacoSAT to SLC-40 (17108097439).jpg Falcon 9 rollout with TurkmenAlem52E-MonacoSAT to SLC-40 (17108097439) Iridium-1 Launch (32312419215).jpg Iridium-1 Launch (32312419215) 2016 Falcon 9 at Vandenberg Air Force Base.jpg Falcon 9 at Vandenberg Air Force Base in 2016. STS-129 Atlantis Ready to Fly.jpg STS-129 Atlantis Ready to Fly STS120LaunchHiRes-edit1.jpg STS120LaunchHiRes-edit1 Launch of Shenzhou 13.jpg Launch of Shenzhou 13 Top See also: Space launch vehicles (category) Galleries   Others Apollo 11 Lunar Lander - 5927 NASA.jpg Apollo 11 Lunar Lander - 5927 NASA Endeavour after STS-126 on SCA over Mojave from above.jpg Endeavour after STS-126 on SCA over Mojave from above First NASA ISINGLASS rocket launch.jpg First NASA ISINGLASS rocket launch NASA's Orion Spacecraft Parachutes Tested at U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground.jpg NASA's Orion Spacecraft Parachutes Tested at U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground CRS-8 (26239020092).jpg CRS-8 (26239020092) Falcon 9 first stage at LZ-1(two).jpg Falcon 9 first stage at LZ-1(two) Dragon 2 hover test (24159153709).jpg Dragon 2 hover test (24159153709) CRS-9 mission (28348649546).jpg CRS-9 mission (28348649546) James Webb Space Telescope Mirrors Will Piece Together Cosmic Puzzles (30108124923).jpg James Webb Space Telescope Mirrors Will Piece Together Cosmic Puzzles (30108124923) Apollo 17 Moon Panorama.jpg Apollo 17 Moon Panorama PIA15279 3rovers-stand D2011 1215 D521.jpg PIA15279 3rovers-stand D2011 1215 D521 Spirit's West Valley Panorama (PIA10216).jpg NASA'S Mars Exploration Rover Spirit captured this westward view from atop a low plateau Expedition 23 Landing.jpg Expedition 23 Landing Descent of Phoenix with a crater in the background taken by Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter.jpg Image taken by Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter showing descent of Phoenix with a crater in the background Erdfunkstelle Fuchsstadt.jpg Erdfunkstelle Fuchsstadt NASA Mars Rover.jpg NASA Mars Rover PIA10245-Martian landslide.jpg Martian avalanche, or debris fall, in action MarsPanoramaa.jpg Mars panoramaa Apollo 11 bootprint.jpg Apollo 11 bootprint Apollo 11 Launch2.jpg Apollo 11 Saturn V space vehicle An Astronaut's Snapshot of the Moon.jpg An Astronaut’s snapshot of the Moon Laser Towards Milky Ways Centre.jpg Laser Towards Milky Ways Centre Tracy Caldwell Dyson in Cupola ISS.jpg Tracy Caldwell Dyson in Cupola ISS The Sounds of Earth Record Cover - GPN-2000-001978.jpg The Sounds of Earth Record Cover - GPN-2000-001978 Challenger explosion.jpg Challenger explosion PIA16239 High-Resolution Self-Portrait by Curiosity Rover Arm Camera.jpg PIA16239 High-Resolution Self-Portrait by Curiosity Rover Arm Camera Curiosity - Robot Geologist and Chemist in One!.jpg NASA Mars Rover James Webb Space Telescope Mirror37.jpg James Webb Space Telescope Mirror37 James Webb Primary Mirror.jpg James Webb Primary Mirror Expedition 42 Soyuz TMA-14M Landing (201503120102HQ).jpg Soyuz Returns at Sunrise 2015-03-12 CSIRO ScienceImage 4350 CSIROs Parkes Radio Telescope with moon in the background.jpg CSIRO ScienceImage 2212 CSIRO Parkes Telescope CSIRO ScienceImage 3881 Five Antennas at Narrabri.jpg CSIRO ScienceImage 3881 Five Antennas at Narrabri Top See also: Space exploration (category) Galleries   Unsorted The FPCBot will place images here, they can manually be sorted into more specific sections. 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