Pictures Of Earth From Space Over The Years

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Pictures of earth from space over the years. A new 20 year nasa timelapse taken from space shows in just a few minutes how life on earth shapes the planet year by year. Nasa gov brings you the latest images videos and news from america s space agency. Nasa has released several similar images of earth since then but they. Crewmembers on the space station photograph the earth from their unique point of view located 200 miles above the surface as part of the crew earth observations program.
On march 7 1947 a. The space shuttle fleet operated in low earth orbit leo for 30 years delivering humans animals and modules of the international space station during its construction. In these images taken by both satellites and astronauts living on the international space station earth s strange and colorful terrain comes into focus from a fascinating new perspective. Long before we went to the moon the first pictures of earth from afar were beamed from the edge of space by rockets in the 1940s.
Previously known as flash earth. Early rocket photos of earth from space. Take a trip through the history of earth photography in our gallery from the first. Explore recent images of storms wildfires property and more.
The timelapse follows two decades of constant image collection from a. These gorgeous pictures of earth from space present our planet s colorful bizarre geography from a stunning new perspective. Earth was always a backdrop to the shuttle s projects. Photographs record how the planet is changing over time from human caused changes like urban growth and reservoir construction to natural dynamic events such as hurricanes.
Over the past 70 years there has been a stunning assortment of images of our home planet taken from space. This one which was captured on august 10 2015 shows the western united states.