John GlennA view of North Africa taken during the first orbit on the MA6 flight. This image is believed to be the first photograph taken from space with a handheld camera.20 February 1962Vintage gelatin silver press print, 12.5 x 21.8 cm (5 x 8 in), [NASA 62-MA6-195], with a press stamp and a printed caption from Svenska Dagbladets dated 25 May 1962 on the versoFootnotes:This picture is to the best of my knowledge the first hand-held camera picture ever taken from space. I took it during the first orbit of my Friend 7 flight on February 20, 1962, during the early stages of our first effort to aplish manned orbital flight - John Glenn speaking of this photograph of North Africa to Time magazine, 17 December 2016, for their book 100 Photographs: The Most Influential Images of All Times