NASA has posted photos of its early history

The American Aerospace Agency (NASA) has posted on Flikr more than 200 photos from its history. The earliest photographs are black and white and date back to 20 years of the last century.

At the same time, there are many photographs of the heyday of space research and programs, for example, this photograph shows the first American cosmonaut who went to Earth orbit while landing in the capsule of Friendship 7 (1962).
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The rest of beauty is available on Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/nasacommons