Also #OTD, the first photo of Earth from space was taken in 1946 by a camera on board the V-2 No. 13 rocket.

Also #OTD, the first photo of Earth from space was taken in 1946 by a camera on board the V-2 No. 13 rocket.

"An observer in the rocket could have seen San Diego, Salt Lake City, Kansas City, and San Antonio"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=_dhGjgrGbcI

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V-2_No._13

#space #history #earth #photography