Nasa's Ultimate Photo Stream: Space the Final Frontier . . .

Humans have been fascinated with the Heavens going back thousands of years to the ancient myths. Nasa's official Flickr stream offers a visual feast, here are some of our top picks.

"Man must rise above Earth to the top of the atmosphere and beyond, for only then 

will he fully understand the world in which he lives" – Socrates 

Liftoff of Space Shuttle Endeavour

Crewmembers Peer at Mir

The Space Station

City Lights of the United States

Backpacking

Gernhardt on Robot Arm

Dawn

Apollo 11 Boot print

Aldrin Next to Solar Wind Experiment

Apollo 16 Duke on Crater's Edge

Buzz Aldrin on the Moon

Cernan Driving the Rover

Apollo 11 Mission Image - View of Earth

Earthrise - Apollo 8

Nasa Flickr