On this day in 1968: the iconic Earthrise image was taken on Apollo 8 by Bill Anders, with astronauts Anders, Frank Borman, and Jim Lovell on board. Apollo 8 was the first crewed spacecraft to circumnavigate the Moon.

Said Lovell: “The vast loneliness is awe-inspiring, and it makes you realize just what you have back there on Earth.”

📸: NASA