The world's first view of Earth from the moon, taken 59 years ago — Space photo of the week

On Aug. 23, 1966, NASA's Lunar Orbiter 1 sent back the first photo of Earth from the moon. It showed a grainy crescent Earth that predated Apollo 8's famous color "Earthrise" by over two years.

  Science/Technology   Aug 31, 2025   0   1  Add to Reading List
The world's first view of Earth from the moon, taken 59 years ago — Space photo of the week
On Aug. 23, 1966, NASA's Lunar Orbiter 1 sent back the first photo of Earth from the moon. It showed a grainy crescent Earth that predated Apollo 8's famous color "Earthrise" by over two years.
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