A historian’s view on the origins of Apollo 8’s ‘image of the century’
The recent death of Frank Borman, commander of NASA’s Apollo 8 mission in 1968, has focused attention on that incredible first trip to the moon. It took place eight months before Apollo 11, where Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin first explored the moon’s surface. However, the impact of Apollo 8’s ‘Earthrise’ photo – the view … Read more