File:First Color Photograph of Earth from Space.jpg

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First color photomosaic of Earth from space 1954

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English: On October 5, 1954, an NRL-launched Aerobee rocket carrying a 16mm movie camera captured the first high-altitude images of a tropical storm over the Gulf of Mexico, sparking the interest of the U.S. Weather Bureau and the future of high-altitude weather reconnaissance. This mosaic is a compilation of 117 images captured from an altitude of 100 miles above the Earth surface. [Released 11-1226-3531]. Also listed as file number 60834 (H-517).
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Source https://www.nrl.navy.mil/News-Media/Images/igphoto/2002941071/
Author Dr. Otto Berg - U.S. Naval Research Laboratory

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