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Who took the first pictures of the earth outside space? When was it taken?

Answer 1

Hunter Arthur

First photo of Earth from 65 miles above was taken by a camera on a V-2 missile on Oct 24, 1946.

The missile crashed but the film was safe.Reference: www.ourspacemag.com/space/the-first-photo=from-space#-#13721411/

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Answer 2

Hazel Asher

The first pictures of Earth from space were taken by a U.S. Army Air Forces V-2 rocket launched on October 24, 1946. The photos were captured from an altitude of 65 miles above Earth by a 35-millimeter motion picture camera.

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