These Historical Photos Will Make You Wish You Could Turn Back Time

Earth from the Moon

William Anders/NASA

On December 24, 1968, Apollo 8 became the first manned mission to complete an orbit around the moon. The bold explorers aboard included Frank Borman, Jim Lovell, and Bill Anders. But just as their spacecraft curved from the far side of the moon, the astronauts saw the Earth from one of the windows. They were so mesmerized by the blue ball floating in space that they decided to snap this historic photo.

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