Voyager - Earthrise

In December 1968, Apollo 8 was the first manned spacecraft to orbit the Moon. During this mission, the crew experienced a sight never before seen by the human eye - an Earthrise. Astronaut William Anders later said that “We came all this way to explore the moon, and the most important thing is that we discovered the Earth“. The deep philosophical meaning of the Earthrise itself and Anders’ statement is that everything and everyone is on that sparkling blue sphere hanging in the blackness of deep space. A