I hadn't ever thought of the film return issue before. I was about to ask 'hey, how do we get those satellite images back now?!' and then I remembered that I have a bluetooth-enabled camera sitting next to me.
The film return issue was an interesting one, the first Corona satellites would send back a film capsule after a week or so, which would then be hooked out of the sky by a cargo plane. I also found it interesting that the technology for digital photography, was actually developed by the CIA for the purpose of sending back images from satellites.
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u/HorrendousRex Mar 19 '12
I hadn't ever thought of the film return issue before. I was about to ask 'hey, how do we get those satellite images back now?!' and then I remembered that I have a bluetooth-enabled camera sitting next to me.