First human-taken photograph of the Planet Earth: cover of LIFE, William Anders [Apollo 8], 21-27 December 1968


printed 1968
vintage chromogenic print on fiber-based Kodak paper
8 h × 10 w in (20 × 25 cm)

Apollo 8 marked the extraordinary moment in history when humans truly left their Home Planet for the very first time. William Anders, James Lovell and Frank Borman became the first human beings to see the Earth as a sphere hanging in space; a great milestone for human consciousness.

'A Kodak Paper' watermarks to verso. [NASA image AS8-16-2593]note: Media visuals referencing the original NASA photograph(s) not included.

Literature: LIFE, 10 January 1969, cover National Geographic, May 1969, pg. 614 Time, 10 January 1969, pg. 42 Space: A History of Space Exploration in Photographs, Chaikin, pg. 81 The View from Space: American Astronaut Photography, 1962–1972, Schick and Van Haaften, pg. 95 Apollo: Through the Eyes of the Astronauts, Jacobs, pg. 35

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