The First Photo of The Whole Earth - The Story Of Earthrise

11/8/2017

We've been hard at work on a special season two episode of The Elephant, and in advance of the release we've put together a special video trailer.

In late 1968, with the Apollo 8 mission, astronauts Jim Lovell, Frank Borman, and Bill Anders became the first human beings ever to leave Earth's orbit and head to another celestial body. But despite travelling some 200,000 miles and reaching the orbit of the moon, in the end it wasn't the images of the new frontiers that had the most lasting impact, but the view of back home.

Below is a short film meditation on the famous Earthrise photo - the first photo of the whole earth ever taken by humans. Featuring Apollo 8 Astronaut Jim Lovell, and footage from the Apollo missions, and was made by Jim Elson. Enjoy!

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Everyday Science link

10/12/2018 12:49:59 pm

Since 1972 nobody has returned to the moon. In these 45 years humans has been capable of spectacular achievements: detect gravitational waves, apply genetic editing techniques to modify embryos and treat hereditary diseases; develop promising treatments for cancer; have cars that drive themselves; discover solar systems with exoplanets in distant galaxies. But we have not returned to the Moon. Why?
https://everydayscience.blog/apollo-missions-moon/

Caru

3/14/2019 06:08:11 pm

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