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1. Robert McNees (mcnees@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 08-Jun-2024 02:44:03 UTC Robert McNees

   William Anders, astronaut on the Apollo 8 mission, passed away earlier today.

   Anders took the iconic Earthrise photo while orbiting the Moon with Borman and Lovell. No human had ever seen an Earthrise before.

   On the transmission he says "Oh my God, look at that picture over there! It's the Earth coming up. Wow, is that pretty!"

   🧪 🌕

   Image: NASA

   • rockpick (rockpick@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 08-Jun-2024 05:51:01 UTC rockpick

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     @mcnees wait... If the moon is always facing earth with the same side... How can there be an Earthrise on the moon at all?

   • Piggleston Pecanpants (lilpecan@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 08-Jun-2024 13:01:43 UTC Piggleston Pecanpants

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     @mcnees I wish the oligarchs also thought, "Wow; is that pretty" so we could save it.

   • bouriquet (bouriquet@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 08-Jun-2024 19:48:15 UTC bouriquet

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     @mcnees Sheer genius to share that special moment with all of humankind.