How Astronauts Took the Most Important Photo In Space History 108
The Bad Astronomer writes "On December 24, 1968, the Apollo 8 astronauts saw the Earth rising over the limb of the Moon. The photo they took of this moment — dubbed Earthrise — has become an icon of our need to explore, and to protect our home world. NASA has just released a video explaining how the astronauts were able to capture this unique moment, which included a dash of both coincidence and fast teamwork."
[SPOILERS] (Score:5, Funny)
They used a camera.
Re:[SPOILERS] (Score:3, Funny)
Having seen the brilliant documentary Capricorn One [imdb.com], I can assure you: While it might have been taken with a camera, it was clearly of a matte painting, not of the Earth itself.
Re:Oh America (Score:4, Funny)
My guess is they didn't choose Genesis chapter 3 for the reading either, about how Man shouldn't eat from the forbidden tree of knowledge, lest he realize he's naked.
NASA felt that telling everybody that the crew of Apollo 8 spent the entire mission naked might be bad for the public image of the space program.
Re:Perspective (Score:5, Funny)
Perspective is such a wonderful thing
Not from where I'm standing.
Well, at least ... (Score:2, Funny)