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Lunar Orbiter Gives First View of Earth From Moon

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Aug 23, 1966
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Lunar Orbiter Gives First View of Earth From Moon
Lunar Orbiter 1 gives humanity's first view of Earth from the Moon.

Designed to scope out the lunar surface for potential landing sites, Lunar Orbiter 1 gave us the first view of Earth from the vicinity of the Moon.