The crew of Apollo 17 took this photograph of Earth in December 1972 while the spacecraft was traveling between Earth and the moon. The educational children’s show “Big Blue Marble” aired ...

Firefly’s Blue Ghost lunar lander captures the Blue Marble while in Earth orbit approximately ... view this content Despite the fact that the Apollo missions saw men on the moon over 50 years ...

On December 7, 1972, Apollo 17 astronauts captured a now-iconic image of Earth, sometimes called the “blue marble.” Our National Air and Space Museum explains how it became an inspiration and symbol ...