NASA Recreation Captures Making of Earth's Most Iconic Photographs

The making of the iconic space photographs that put Earth in its proper celestial context 45 years ago has been recreated thanks to a new visualization from NASA

Produced by the Scientific Visualization Studio at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland, the video (see above) is called "Earthrise: The 45th Anniversary." It offers a real-time look at how the breathtaking images were captured

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Featuring archived footage and audio that is synchronized with computer-generated graphics recreating the 1968 Apollo 8 mission, the six-minute video aims to educate, as well as commemorate the mission's 45th anniversary Read more...

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