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Out of this world: The best selfies from space
"World's first space selfie" —
He may be best known for joining Neil Armstrong on the historic Apollo 11 moon landing in 1969, but that wasn't the only time Buzz Aldrin had a hand in history. Three years before the moon landing, while on the Gemini 12 mission in 1966, he unknowingly made history when he snapped the "first space selfie."
Buzz Aldrin/Twitter
Breathtaking brilliance —
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Aki Hoshide took this breathtaking selfie during Expedition 32 on September 5, 2012. Using a digital stills camera while on the third spacewalk of the voyage, Hoshide reflects the Earth in his helmet visor with the sun brilliantly visible in the top left corner.
NASA
Celebrating a year on the Red Planet —
Even the robots are getting in on selfie fever! NASA released a self-portrait taken by the Curiosity rover on June 24 2012 to commemorate being on the Red Planet for a full Martian year (687 Earth days). While this intricate selfie looks fab, the exploration rover hasn't always taken the best shots ...
NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS
Wall-E? Nope, just Curiosity —
This was the first attempt at a selfie Curiosity made back on September 8, 2012. In this upside down Wall-E-esque snap, the sandy surroundings were captured by the rover utilizing its Mars Hand Lens Imager, found at the end of its turret arm. To see the rest of the tech onboard Curiosity, explore this interactive.
NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS
See ya later space station! —
NASA astronaut and flight engineer Tom Marshburn posted this stellar shot from his twitter account (@AstroMarshburn) on May 13, 2013 as his latest expedition to the International Space Station (ISS) was drawing to a close.
Twitter/Thomas H. Marshburn
A selfie for the final space shuttle mission —
During Expedition 28, NASA flight engineer Mike Fossum took a selfie showing the ISS in the background while on a six-and-a-half-hour spacewalk on July 12, 2011. Not only was this the 160th spacewalk devoted to the assembly and maintenance of the ISS -- launched in 1998 -- but this was also the final mission of the space shuttle program, which began in 1981 with the launch of Columbia.
NASA via Getty Images
Mars flyby —
Captured in February 25, 2007, the CIVA imaging instrument located on Rosetta's Philae lander snapped this self-portrait with Mars glowing majestically in the background. At the time of selfie, the orbiter was just 1,000 kilometers away from the planet. The spacecraft's 10-year mission should finally come to fruition in August when it reaches its target destination -- with its robotic lander landing on the 67P comet while Rosetta orbits it for 17 months, to provide the most detailed comet analysis to date.
ESA/Rosetta/Philae/CIVA
Building the International Space Station —
Astronaut Heidemarie M. Stefanyshyn-Piper, STS-115 mission specialist, takes a self-portrait during a spacewalk on September 12, 2006 that marked the continuation of construction on the ISS.
NASA via Getty Images
Rocking out on Venus —
The Soviet Venera 13 reached the surface of Venus on March 1, 1982, capturing these landing photographs using its two opposite-facing cameras, according to NASA. The Venera 13 lander survived for 2 hours and 7 minutes on the planet's surface.
