deacember 21,1968 - the earth rising in a new day-from apollo8,precursor of apollo11 that finally landed on the moon a few months later.
Heralded as one of the Greatest Photos of the 20th Century by several sources such as Time, Life, Sky and Telescope, and others, this picture was taken by William Anders on the Apollo 8 flight with a 270mm lens on a Hasselblad camera. It was made into a stamp and had a profound impact on all of mankind. It was the first time our planet was seen by man to rise above the horizon of another planet-the "earthrise".
Niel Armstrong was project commander at nasa for this launch,and he remained on earth-he was chosen to go on the next apollo flight-the rest is history.