I think it was the Soviets who were first: August, 1962.

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Jacob — 6/4/2008 1:48:10 PM (archived)

Jim Oberg would probably know more about this,
but I think both the Vostok 3 and Vostok 4 had
crude black & white TV cameras onboard.

The live TV broadcasts from the Vostoks were
limited in both time and broadcast reception area.
And the TV picture quality was "merde".

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Spacewalk anniversary today ! - Raoul - 6/3/2008 6:20:30 PM
- Gemini Spacesuits PRIMITIVE - carl - 6/3/2008 10:20:46 PM
  - re: Gemini Spacesuits PRIMITIVE. - Primitive, but apparently effective and worthy to evolve! - Marcia - 6/4/2008 5:42:49 PM
    - The faceless white knight on the top of the world ! - Raoul - 6/4/2008 6:05:02 PM
      - re: The faceless white knight on the top of the world ! - Marcia - 6/4/2008 6:25:33 PM
        
        re: Spellcheck: 'Grieve". - Marcia - 6/4/2008 6:28:16 PM
- Happy birthday to me - Robert - 6/3/2008 9:29:47 PM
  - re: Happy birthday to me - Laurie Street - 6/4/2008 9:45:51 PM
  - Thanks everybody - Robert - 6/4/2008 7:30:22 PM
  - re: Happy birthday to me. - Happy Birthday, Robert!!!!! :) (n/t) - Marcia - 6/4/2008 5:43:49 PM
  - re: Iconic images - Raoul - 6/4/2008 5:45:10 AM
  - Did they show White's spacewalk live? - Socrates II - 6/4/2008 2:34:15 AM
    - Apollo 7 was the frst live TV transmission from space - Raoul - 6/4/2008 5:38:10 AM
      - Cooper's Faith 7 TV broadcast was a first for the US anyway (n/t) - Delbert - 6/4/2008 6:42:13 PM
      - First TV was on Mercury's "Faith 7" flight by Gordon Cooper - Delbert - 6/4/2008 3:21:19 PM
        
        Replying - Raoul - 6/4/2008 9:14:59 PM
      - I think it was the Soviets who were first: August, 1962. - Jacob - 6/4/2008 1:48:10 PM
        
        Perhaps.... - Raoul - 6/4/2008 5:31:40 PM
    - Nope, no video then - Robert - 6/4/2008 3:04:40 AM
      - re: Nope, no video then - Delbert - 6/4/2008 5:20:41 AM
- Kibo: huge!!! - Raoul - 6/3/2008 9:29:20 PM
  - re: Kibo: huge!!! - Thank goodness for a good hatch and 0-G!!! (n/t) - Marcia - 6/4/2008 6:43:21 PM

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