Now Playing Tracks

theatlantic: The First Image of Earth Taken From Space Was Taken By a German Missile The grainy, barely legible image above was taken on October 24, 1946, from an altitude of 65 miles above the surface of New Mexico. It was captured by a 35-millimeter motion picture camera as that camera was propelled skyward on a German V-2 missile. It is, officially, the first photo of Earth to be taken from space. Read more. [Image: White Sands Missile Range/Applied Physics Laboratory]
Zoom

theatlantic:

The First Image of Earth Taken From Space Was Taken By a German Missile

The grainy, barely legible image above was taken on October 24, 1946, from an altitude of 65 miles above the surface of New Mexico. It was captured by a 35-millimeter motion picture camera as that camera was propelled skyward on a German V-2 missile. It is, officially, the first photo of Earth to be taken from space.

Read more. [Image: White Sands Missile Range/Applied Physics Laboratory]

495 notes

via The Atlantic
  1. theotherantoine reblogged this from theatlantic
  2. pequenah0micida reblogged this from theatlantic
  3. mysticalshamanjosh reblogged this from theatlantic
  4. carrotcupcake reblogged this from morningchai
  5. morningchai reblogged this from theatlantic
  6. ashley9795 reblogged this from theatlantic
  7. ernestolives reblogged this from theatlantic
  8. teatimehoney reblogged this from theatlantic
  9. lunarmagick reblogged this from theatlantic
  10. cody2earth reblogged this from theatlantic
  11. stellalora reblogged this from theatlantic
  12. time-lady-in-the-shire reblogged this from theatlantic
  13. andatomato reblogged this from theatlantic
  14. chaosrunsthefamily reblogged this from theatlantic
  15. veganvampirevanity reblogged this from theatlantic
  16. sheilastansbury reblogged this from collectivehistory
  17. kingnick07 reblogged this from theatlantic
  18. mojoxjojox420 reblogged this from theatlantic
  19. sandye1 reblogged this from theatlantic and added:
    The grainy, barely legible image above was taken on October 24, 1946, from an altitude of 65 miles above the surface of...
  20. geoklub reblogged this from theatlantic
  21. faithfuljohn reblogged this from theatlantic
  22. askjanethescientist reblogged this from willthatbeallsir
  23. dinosaursandpancakes reblogged this from gingy-gingy
  24. gingy-gingy reblogged this from siprime-atrosite
  25. siprime-atrosite reblogged this from principia-coh
  26. principia-coh reblogged this from thisistheverge
  27. chaosagent23 reblogged this from troythulu
  28. troythulu reblogged this from theatlantic
To Tumblr, Love Pixel Union