Earth and Space Science
The tradition of Earth observations from orbit was born in 1962 when Project
Mercury astronaut John Glenn packed an Ansco Autoset 35 mm camera, which
was bought at a local drug store, to take photographs of the Earth during the first
NASA orbital mission. These images changed our view of ourselves and our
relationship to the Earth. Even with the many satellites now orbiting in space, ISS
continues to provide unique views of our planet and galaxy.