Unmanned Collection

Mars Exploration Rover on the surface of Mars, artwork. The first of two identical NASA rovers, Spirit, landed on Mars on 4 January 2004

Spacecraft on the Moon, lunar map
Spacecraft on the Moon. Map showing coloured markers for 34 spacecraft that impacted or landed on the Moon from the 1960s onwards

Buran space shuttle landing
The Buran orbiter landing at the Baikonur space center

Voyager spacecraft. Computer artwork of a Voyager spacecraft passing out of our solar system. Two Voyager spacecraft were launched in 1977

Voyager 1 passes into interstellar space C017 / 0680
Voyager 1 passes into interstellar space, computer artwork. Voyager 1 was launched on 5th September 1977. This timing took advantage of a rare alignment of the giant outer planets Jupiter and Saturn

BAE Sea Harrier FRS-1
Royal-Navy Rn Bae Sea Harriers Parked on the Flight-Deck with Hms Broadsword Sailing Behind Date: 1982

Mars 96 surface station, artwork
Mars 96 surface station. Artwork showing one of the surface stations of the Russian Mars 96 mission landing on Mars after being released from orbit

The General Alarm of the Inhabitants of Gonesse Caused by the Descent of a Balloon
CHT179396 The General Alarm of the Inhabitants of Gonesse Caused by the Descent of a Balloon, 27th August, 1783 (coloured engraving) by French School, (18th century); Musee de la Ville de Paris

MQ-9 Reaper spyplane. This unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), formerly called RQ-9 Predator B, is piloted remotely and powered by the propeller at the rear (left)

Progress supply vessel approaching ISS
Progress supply vehicle approaching the International Space Station. This unmanned vehicle launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, on 28th February 2005, carrying two tons of food, water

SpaceX Dragon capsule at the ISS C016 / 4214
SpaceX Dragon capsule at the ISS. View from the International Space Station (ISS) of the Dragon cargo capsule from SpaceX (Space Exploration Technologies)

BAE Sea Harrier FRS-2
Royal-Navy Rn Bae Sea Harrier Frs-2 with Advanced Medium Range Air to Air Missile (Amraam) Flying Enroute Date: 1990

RAF Reaper MQ-9 Remotely Piloted Air System
A Reaper MQ-9 Remotely Piloted Air System (RPAS) prepares for take-off in Afghanistan. Remotely Piloted Air System (RPAS) are growing in importance

England, Kent, Warning cone, caution sign for drone in use

Lesser and greater flamings gathering in Lake Bogoria, Rift Valley, Kenya

Reaper Remotely Piloted Air System
A Royal Air Force Reaper RPAS (Remotely Piloted Air System) at Kandahar Airfield in Afghanistan. 904 Expeditionary Air Wing (904 EAW)

Watchkeeper Remote Piloted Air System
The Remote Piloted Air System (RPAS) known as Watchkeeper is pictured during flight trials at Parc Aberporth in West Wales

River Meuse, Givet, Ardennes, France
Town of Givet on the river Meuse near the Belgian border, aerial view, Ardennes, Grand Est, France. The town is home to the Fortress of Charlemont and the Caserne Rouge. Date: 2009

Fortifications, Rocroi, Ardennes, France
Town of Rocroi, aerial view, with its star shaped fortifications and radiating roads, built 16th century, in Ardennes, Grand Est, France

Chateau de Sedan, Sedan, Ardennes, France
Chateau de Sedan, aerial view, built 1424 - 17th century, the largest fortified medieval castle in Europe, in Sedan, Ardennes, Grand Est, France

Gardens, Castle of Freyr, Wallonia, Belgium
Gardens, 18th century, of the Castle of Freyr, aerial view, beside the river Meuse, in Wallonia, Namur, Ardennes, Belgium

Castle of Veves, Wallonia, Belgium
Castle of Veves, built c. 1410, aerial view, at Celles in Wallonia, Namur, Ardennes, Belgium. A castle has occupied this site since the 7th century

Castle of Freyr, Wallonia, Belgium
Castle of Freyr and its 18th century gardens, aerial view, beside the river Meuse, in Wallonia, Namur, Ardennes, Belgium. Originally a medieval keep then a Renaissance castle

Chapel, Commanderie templiere d'Avalleur, Bar-sur-Seine
Chapel and commanderie templiere d'Avalleur, or Templar commandery of Avalleur, aerial view, founded 1167 and used by the Knights Templar until 1312 when the order was dissolved

Collegiale de l'Assomption, Villemaur-sur-Vanne, Aube
Collegiale de l'Assomption, or Collegiale de Notre-Dame, the Collegiate Church of Our Lady of the Assumption, aerial view, built 13th century, with 16th century nave and bell tower

City Canal
An oil painting showing a central canal, trailing off under a pedestrian bridge and through to a city. The foreground section includes an unmanned boat and trees to each side. Date: circa 1914

MA-1 capsule reassembled after explosion, USA, 1960. Creator: NASA
MA-1 capsule reassembled after explosion, USA, 1960. The main objectives of Mercury Atlas-1 (MA-1) were to recover the capsule and test the integrity of the Mercury capsule structure

Mercury Capsule, 1959. Creator: NASA
On September 9, 1959, NASA launched this unoccupied Mercury spacecraft from Cape Canaveral, Florida, on a suborbital flight that lasted 13 minutes

Model, Lunar Probe, Ranger. Creator: Unknown
Model, Lunar Probe, Ranger. This is a 1/24th scale model of Ranger 1 and 2, the spacecraft series that sought to gather knowledge about the Moon in the first yearsof the space age

Engineering model, Mariner 2, July 1, 1976 to present. Creator: NASA
On December 14, 1962, useful scientific information was radioed to Earth from the vicinity of another planet for the first time

Convair F-106A Delta Dart 57-2478 09
United States Air Force - Convair F-106A-85-CO Delta Dart 57-2478 09 (msn 8-24-61), at Madison on 21 June 1979. From Montana Air National Guard, 186th Fighter Interceptor Squadron

Ypres battlefields Entry Point South, Palingbeek
Three Entry Points (North, East and South) to walking tours covering many points of interest in the Salient were created for the 100th Anniversaries, each with an unmanned Information Centre

Professor Kings captive balloon, The Pioneer, Manhattan Beach Resort, California
696888 Professor Kings captive balloon, The Pioneer, Manhattan Beach Resort, California, 1879 (sepia photo) by American Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; Prismatic Pictures; American

Group portrait in front of a captive balloon, Berlin, c. 1850 (sepia photo)
696887 Group portrait in front of a captive balloon, Berlin, c.1850 (sepia photo) by German Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; Prismatic Pictures; German, out of copyright

First demonstration of a hot air balloon by the Montgolfier Brothers, Annonay, France, 4 June 1783 (chromolitho)
974455 First demonstration of a hot air balloon by the Montgolfier Brothers, Annonay, France, 4 June 1783 (chromolitho) by European School

First demonstration of a hot air balloon by the Montgolfier Brothers, Annonay, France, 4 June 1783 (chromolitho)
1094279 First demonstration of a hot air balloon by the Montgolfier Brothers, Annonay, France, 4 June 1783 (chromolitho) by French School

England, Kent, Mavic Pro Drone in flight being used by Search and Rescue Emergency Services

England, Kent, Mavic Pro Drone and case used by Search and Rescue Emergency Services

An artist?s impression of a lunar probe designed by eng?
An artist?s impression of a lunar probe designed by engineer-members of the British Interplanetary Society to make an unmanned survey of the Moon. c.July 1958. Date: 1958

Voyager 1 passes into interstellar space C017 / 0679
Voyager 1 passes into interstellar space. Computer artwork showing the location of the spacecraft Voyager 1 on 25th August 2012. This is when it was believed to have entered interstellar space

Voyager spacecraft, stereo image
Voyager spacecraft, stereo artwork. Two Voyager spacecraft (one shown here) were launched in 1977, taking advantage of a rare alignment of the giant outer planets that made it possible to visit them

Viking 2 image of Mars Utopian Plain, September 3, 1976. Creator: NASA
Viking 2 image of Mars Utopian Plain, September 3, 1976. The boulder-strewn field of red rocks reaches to the horizon nearly two miles from the Viking 2 spacecraft

Stealth: Inspirational Quote and Motivational Poster
Stealth - Inspirational Quote and Motivational Poster. It reads: Seeing what everybody has seen and thinking what nobody has thought. ~ Dr. Albert Szent-Gyorgyi

An unmanned rigid-hull inflatable boat on the James River in Newport News, Virginia
August 14, 2014 - An unmanned seven-meter rigid-hull inflatable boat operates autonomously on the James River in Newport News, Virginia

Mercury-Atlas 3 rocket launch, 1961
Mercury-Atlas 3 rocket launch. The small Mercury spacecraft (black) on top of the Atlas rocket is 2 metres long and only large enough for one crew member

Sputnik 3 in orbit, 1958 C016 / 6375
Sputnik 3 in orbit, artwork. This small unmanned conical spacecraft carried scientific instruments to study the upper atmosphere, cosmic rays, and the Earths magnetic field

Sputnik 3 C016 / 6373
Sputnik 3. This small unmanned conical spacecraft carried scientific instruments to study the upper atmosphere, cosmic rays, and the Earths magnetic field

Lunokhod 2 lunar rover C014 / 0153
Lunokhod 2 lunar rover. Lunokhod 2 was the second of two unmanned lunar rovers landed on the Moon by the Soviet Union as part of the Lunokhod program

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"Unmanned: Exploring the Cosmos and Beyond" From the red plains of Mars to the desolate lunar landscape, unmanned missions have revolutionized space exploration. The Mars Exploration Rover tirelessly roams, uncovering secrets of our neighboring planet's past. Meanwhile, a spacecraft gracefully glides over the Moon's surface, meticulously mapping its every crater and valley. In another era, we witnessed the Buran space shuttle making a flawless landing after an awe-inspiring journey into orbit. And who can forget Voyager? This intrepid spacecraft ventured beyond our solar system, crossing into interstellar space with unparalleled bravery. Closer to home, BAE Sea Harrier FRS-1 jets soar through the skies like guardian angels. Their stealthy presence ensures our safety from above while pushing boundaries in aviation technology. Back in outer space, Mars 96 surface station stands as a testament to human ingenuity and artistic expression. Its intricate artwork captures both beauty and scientific curiosity on an alien world. Supply vessels like Progress approach the International Space Station (ISS), delivering essential resources for astronauts living aboard this marvel of international collaboration. And there it is – SpaceX Dragon capsule docked at ISS C016 / 4214; a symbol of private enterprise meeting humanity's insatiable thirst for exploration. But not all unmanned wonders are found among stars or planets; some lie hidden within Earth's atmosphere. The MQ-9 Reaper spyplane silently surveils from above, ensuring security without risking human lives. Throughout history and across vast distances, these remarkable achievements remind us that humans possess an innate desire to push boundaries and explore what lies beyond our reach. Unmanned missions embody this spirit by fearlessly venturing where we cannot go ourselves – expanding horizons both near and far.