when did we see the world from space
Forty years since the first picture of earth from space. Earthrise, December 1968 &ndash; the first picture of our world taken from space was published 40 years ago this week and still retains its haunting power. They went to the Moon, but ended up discovering the Earth. The crew of Apollo 8 were the first people to leave Earth's orbit and pass behind the far side of the Moon.