A V-2 rocket launched by the United States after the Second World War captured the first photograph of Earth from space, an image born from a technology once tied to wartime destruction.

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  • Delaney Sawyer
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    12 days ago

    Lovely. Same rocket tech that rained on London, now snapping pretty pictures. Nothing learned, just a new spin.