Vintage NASA space photos up for auction

By Bryony Jones, CNN

Updated 1645 GMT (0045 HKT) February 25, 2015

Nearly 700 photographs from the golden age of space exploration are being sold by Bloomsbury Auctions in London. The sale includes iconic images and a large number of rarely seen photographs from NASA. Seen here is the first photo from space, captured on October 24, 1946, by a camera attached to a V-2 missile and launched from New Mexico. The official boundary of space is the Karman line, which lies at an altitude of 62.5 miles.
Photos: Vintage NASA photos up for auction
Nearly 700 photographs from the golden age of space exploration are being sold by Bloomsbury Auctions in London. The sale includes iconic images and a large number of rarely seen photographs from NASA. Seen here is the first photo from space, captured on October 24, 1946, by a camera attached to a V-2 missile and launched from New Mexico. The official boundary of space is the Karman line, which lies at an altitude of 62.5 miles.
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Explorer 1 is launched on January 31, 1958. It was the first artificial satellite launched from the United States, signaling the birth of its space program. "There is beauty in space, and it is orderly. ... Everything in space obeys the laws of physics. If you know these laws, and obey them, space will treat you kindly," aerospace engineer Wernher von Braun said.
Photos: Vintage NASA photos up for auction
Explorer 1 is launched on January 31, 1958. It was the first artificial satellite launched from the United States, signaling the birth of its space program. "There is beauty in space, and it is orderly. ... Everything in space obeys the laws of physics. If you know these laws, and obey them, space will treat you kindly," aerospace engineer Wernher von Braun said.
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