Making History
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- Visualizations by:
- Ernie Wright
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- Written by:
- Ernie Wright
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- Scientific consulting by:
- John Keller and
- Noah Petro
- View full credits
In December 1968, the crew of Apollo 8 became the first humans to orbit the moon. But as NASA astronauts Frank Borman, James Lovell and William Anders all later recalled, the most important thing they discovered in space was Earth. Using data from NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, the moment when the crew first saw and photographed Earth rising from behind the moon was recreated. The key to the new work is a set of images of the lunar surface captured by a camera mounted in the Apollo 8 Command Module's rendezvous window. By registering each image to a model of the moon’s terrain, the orientation of the spacecraft and window from which each photo of Earth was taken can now be known. Watch the video to learn more.
For More Information
See NASA.gov
Credits
Please give credit for this item to:
NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center
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Animator
- Ernie Wright (USRA) [Lead]
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Writer
- Ernie Wright (USRA) [Lead]
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Video editor
- Dan Gallagher (KBR Wyle Services, LLC)
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Scientists
- John Keller (NASA/GSFC) [Lead]
- Noah Petro (NASA/GSFC) [Lead]
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Producers
- Andrew Chaikin (None)
- Dan Gallagher (KBR Wyle Services, LLC)
- Ernie Wright (USRA)
- Noah Petro (NASA/GSFC)
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Narration
- Andrew Chaikin (None)
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Narrator
- Andrew Chaikin (None)
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