Counting Down to Apollo

One American's account of watching humanity reach the Moon

Tag: environment

Reflections August 1, 1973

What the Moon Taught Me About Earth

The Earthrise photograph from Apollo 8, and the Blue Marble from Apollo 17. Two photographs taken from beyond Earth. Both are of Earth, not the Moon. Maybe that's the real thing the Moon program gave us: a picture of home from somewhere else. A new way to see the place…
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