The First, Chilling Footage of Earth From Space in 1946

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Prior to 1946, people had never seen the Earth from outer space. But when American scientists, working in White Sands, New Mexico, shot a V-2 missile 65 miles into the air that would all change. The missile which was originally designed by the Nazis during World War II carried a 35-millimetre camera that snapped an image every second and a half. When the missile returned to Earth, the camera itself was demolished by the impact. But the film, protected by a steel casing, remained undamaged. And when the scientists recovered the film, they witnessed something never seen before, humanity got its first glimpse of Earth from space.

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[Goonie]

I live in Alamogordo white sands, NM and I don't think residents here realize how much history we have here and how special this place is.

[DjCrook]

Would've been mind blowing at the time that's for sure

[Theineluctable_SOME_CANT]

" .... which reached an altitude which is

I remember seeing this footage ages ago.

[Gismotronics]

I did a little research into the cine film camera used (DeVry 35mm cine camera) and there was no need to only 'snap an image ever 1.5 seconds'. It is a movie camera, not a still photography camera. It was also used by military 'photographers' during WWII to make cine camera footage - due to it's rugged and compact construction. The wind-up mechanism would give enough film time to go through 100 feet of 35mm film. Roughly, 1.5 minutes of filming time. I think the narrator got this confused. If we look at the film, it's clearly showing a higher frame-rate than one frame every 1.5 seconds. All fine anyway... Happy to find this video.

[proverbs]

Look at that straight line going all the way across!!😊

[mariosmrovmel]

❤️ unexpected short video and always perfect. Love from Greece

[lukecho]

This marked a profound era of human enlightenment

[InspiredFortunes]

Some of these scientists were chilling in Argentina making wurst and schnitzel

[DrinkingArt]

Wow the film survived re-entry, I wonder if it was Fuji or Kodak. I'm learning a lot from this channel thanks!

[MIB_]

And yet flatearthers will maintain that this footage was faked.

[darkhistory]

There is Siemens ( along side other manufacturers ) technology in this very exact model! I had a TV of theirs coupla years back and thats nuttz!

[melsop]

40 some odd years later and we got a view of earth from 3.7 billion miles away in the Pale Blue Dot...

[chriskaten]

Could you please brighten up the image and repost. It’s very hard to see

[nomadicnatureasmr]

I still can’t see earth in that video clip

[JohnBeeblebrox]

Given that it was the US that launched this experiment I'm not sure the use of the word "chilling" is fully justified.

[claycassin]

Very cool. I don't understand why the word "chilling" is in the title of this short video, though. That implies that it was disturbing, and I saw nothing like that in this. I am confused.

[nickrobinson]

It's crazy, 77 years is not a long time, but our technology is advancing rapidly

[TV-xmps]

And then the same guy got the USA to the moon. Despite the moon conspiracy people, 12 people then walked on the moon. This was the start!

[TheRedRaven_]

Oof, this is bait for flat earthers, lol

[skxj]

Funny how its always 65 miles up and that's all folks. Ask Bezos why that is .