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Felix Nadar, Balloonist and First Aerial Photographer

The first person to take both aerial and subterranean photographs, Nadar was a pioneer of both hot-air ballooning and ...
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The Smithsonian acquires the earliest known portrait of an American first lady

The National Portrait Gallery has acquired an image of Dolley Madison that's believed to be the first photograph of a first lady. The Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery has acquired the first ...
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First photograph of Earth taken from Moon's orbit turns 59

NASA's Lunar Orbiter 1 captured the first photograph of Earth from lunar orbit on 23 August 1966, in an unplanned decision that produced one of space exploration's most iconic images. The spacecraft ...
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The First View Of Earth From The Moon: How A Forgotten 1966 Image Changed Space History

On August 23, 1966, NASA’s Lunar Orbiter 1 captured the very first photograph of Earth from the vicinity of the Moon, showing our planet as a delicate crescent rising above the lunar horizon. While ...