The View from Above: The Gemini Visual Acuity Experiments

Could Mercury astronauts actually see tiny details on Earth's surface while orbiting 100 miles above? The Gemini visual acuity experiments aimed to find out. Gordon Cooper, Jr. took 29 color photographs of the Earth with a 70mm camera as he orbited our planet during the Mercury-Atlas 9 mission in May 1963 [1].

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1. nasa.gov · The View from Above: The Gemini Visual Acuity Experiments Aug 20, 2026

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