A Picture That Moved the World
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| The first time humans saw our home planet Earth from deep space, from Apollo 8, November 1968. Credit: NASA JPL |
When the "Earthrise" photo was published soon after Christmas Eve in 1968, the first reactions of the press were of celebration and astonishment. "It boggles the mind," said the Los Angeles Times. "Man, after thousands of years of life on this planet, has broken the chains that bind him to Earth."
Some criticism also appeared. "Man can leap over the Moon . . . but he can't find a way to live at peace with his neighbors;" wrote the Chicago Daily News (Dec. 18, 1968) .
"Why cannot the same kind of mobilization of resources be utilized to meet the nation's real problems here on Earth?" The New York Times asked (Dec. 28, 1968) .
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