Onboard was a 35 mm camera that captured the first images of Earth. Although the rocket did not return to ... It is now considered the oldest preserved picture of our planet from space.

On October 24, 1946, the V2 rocket became the first human-made object to reach outer space, reaching an altitude of about 105 kilometres. Onboard was a 35 mm camera that captured the first images ...

A previous post discussed the creation of the V-2 rocket, the first man-made object to reach ... the rocket to generate lift when it reentered Earth’s atmosphere, thereby extending the ...