Early V-2 Photos of Earth

Name: Early V-2 Photos of Earth
Uploaded: 2021-12-08
Duration: 742799
Description: V-2 rockets launched from White Sands, New Mexico in the 1940s and returned the first photos of Earth from space. The rockets were launched on a suborbital trajectory. The cameras continued shooting as the vehicle rotated during its fall back to Earth. Video courtesy of White Sands Missile Range

V-2 rockets launched from White Sands, New Mexico in the 1940s and returned the first photos of Earth from space. The rockets were launched on a suborbital trajectory. The cameras continued shooting as the vehicle rotated during its fall back to Earth. Video courtesy of White Sands Missile Range (12:22)