Wonderful Vintage NASA Photographs of Space from the 1960s-1980s

Here's a collection of vintage photos of space taken by NASA from the 1960s to early 1980s. It's pretty wonderful to see these faded, full-colour visuals from a time when the bold explorations were just getting started.

Owen Garriott working outside Skylab 3, August 1973.

Apollo 11 lift-off seen from the top of the launch gantry, Apollo 11, July 1969.

Crescent Earth from 10,000 miles, Apollo 4, November 1967.

Eclipse of the Sun by the Earth, Apollo 12, November 1969.

Florida keys from orbit, Gemini 4, June 1965.

Eugene Cernan and the antenna on the Rover, Apollo 17, December 1972.

David Scott and the Lunar Rover, Apollo 15, August 1971.

James McDivitt, Ed White walking in space over Hawaii, Gemini 4, June 1965.

James McDivitt, Ed White walking in space, Gemini 4, June 1965.

Liftoff of the last lunar mission, Apollo 17, December 1972.

Jupiter and its satellite Io, Voyager 2, June 1979.

Buzz Aldrin’s visor reflects Armstrong, Apollo 11, July 1969.

David Scott climbs out of the Command Module, Apollo 9, March 1969.

Splashdown of the Apollo 14 command module, Apollo 14, February 1971.

Earthrise, the first ever witnessed by human eyes, Apollo 8, December 1968.

Saturn, Voyager 1, 1980.

Space Shuttle STS-1 at Kennedy Space Center, Shuttle, March 1981.

(via Gizmodo)