The claim: The first photo of Earth's curvature was taken on April Fools' Day, 1960. A March 9 Facebook post (direct link, archive link) features an image of the Earth taken from outer space. ...

This cool image of the western United States was taken by a U.S. Air Force U-2 flying above 70,000 feet. At that altitude U-2 pilots, who have to wear full-pressure suits similar to those of ...

A March 9 Facebook post (direct link, archive link) features an image of the Earth taken from outer space. “The first ‘photo’ of the curvature was published on April Fools Day,” reads the text in the ...