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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]](http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m8e281UOLD1qcokc4o1_500.jpg)
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]
