Spaced Out ::

Well almost…..i09 shown the first weather satellite image of the Earth. This was taken from TIROS 1, a research satellite launched in 1960 to test the efficacy of remote observation from space. These images look a little mediocre in comparison to today’s images, however its worth remembering that they were primarily aimed at imaging the atmosphere, NOT the surface. Prior to this point imaging a whole hemisphere was not possible and just having information on a whole weather system, in one snapshot, was astonishing. Yes there were high altitude aircraft, but they were military. It must have seemed miraculous when these first images were returned to Earth - an eye watering moment to ponder what the next 50 years would hold.