First Image of Earth From Space
Captured by a V-2 rocket over New Mexico in 1946
The first image of Earth from space was taken on 24 October 1946, when a modified V-2 rocket launched from White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico carried a 35 mm motion-picture camera above the Kármán line. The grainy black-and-white frames showed Earth’s curved horizon against the darkness of space.
- Global Release
- First Release Sep 27, 2025
- Oct 21 → Oct 24 Annually
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_first_images_of_Earth_from_space
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