Space exploration is other worldly, this makes it odd, its strange and peculiar. But space exploration has created an amazing library of imagery and I am always struck by the colours. Nasa’s collection of vibrant technicolour photo’s are often seem matter of fact in their documentary approach, they are just recording events,  but the subject matter is extraordinary.

As you browse the web they appear in peoples tumblr posts and design blogs. They always jump out from the page. This is one of my favourites, its John Young training with Apollo Lunar Surface Experiments Package, I can’t get over the fact that in the background, there is a technician hands in his pocket just watching as casual as can be.

The full credit from the Apollo 16 Image Library is: 72-HC-137 John Young works with ALSEP Package No. 1 at the Cape. The components wrapped in gold foil are parts of the magnetometer. Four visible Boyd bolts are labeled in a detail. 29 February 1972. Scan by Kipp Teague.