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First-Ever View of Earth from Space

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First View of Earth from Space. Photo: Public Domain On October 24, 1946, a V-2 rocket was launched from the U.S. Army White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico. A 35 mm movie camera on the rocket captured images every 1½ seconds. It reached an altitude of 65 miles (105 km) before crashing back to Read more

Viking Lander 2 - Mars Utopia Planitia

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The Viking 2 Spacecraft launched on September 9, 1975, from Cape Canaveral, Florida. About a year later, Viking Lander 2 touched down on Mars at Utopia Planitia on September 3, 1976. Picture 1. Viking Lander 2. Image Credit: NASA Picture 2: First color photo from Viking Lander 2. Image Credit: NASA Read more

First Ever EVA Selfie - Buzz Aldrin

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Astronaut Buzz Aldrin took the first EVA Selfie in 1966. Photo Credit: NASA As he spacewalked, NASA astronaut Buzz Aldrin (born Edwin Eugene Aldrin Jr., January 20, 1930) took the first-ever EVA "selfie" in 1966, during the Gemini 12 Mission (November 11, 1966, thru November 15, 1966). The photo Read more