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The improbable story of NASA's famed Earthrise photo

The crew was supposed to take pictures of rocks

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Oct 28, 2024
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In its early days, photography was, at best, a second thought at NASA. John Glenn had to convince NASA to let him take a camera with him on his historic mission to orbit the Earth aboard Friendship 7. Six years later, Apollo 8 carried a Hasselblad 500EL stripped down to save weight and equipped with customized film, lubricants, and lenses. Th…

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