Celebrating the dreams and realities of spaceflight and the great beyond
This extraordinary image was taken in 1966 by Lunar Orbiter 1, and is the first image of the Earth from the Moon. The image was recently released at a higher quality than ever before, due to a restoration project twenty years in the making. (You can download the “small” high-res version here; small = over 3000 pixels wide.)
Below, a detail shot at near-full resolution, showing some of the textures captured way back when:
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This blog celebrates space exploration, human spaceflight and the heavens, through 
My name is Danielle Signor, and I am a space cadet. STS-133 NASA Tweetup Attendee!
