Inconvinent Truth

The first picture of plaet Earth from space came from Apollo 8

http://www.airspacemag.com/space-exploration/FEATURE-FirstPhoto.html

• Air and Space Smithsonian
• Magazine published since 1986 on the topic of aerospace-Tony Reichhardt, who wrote the article grduated from the University of Virgina as a writer for topics that focous on science
• Credible
• The first picture of Earth beyond the atmosphere was from a camera on v-2#13 in 1946
• Yes I believe the source because the article provided the picture and was writen by an author who focuses on science

http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/history/apollo/apollo-8/apollo-8.html

• Jim Dumoulin
• 2 masters degrees in computer science and space technology and is senior engineer of internet services lab for NASA
• Credible
• Apollo 8 took pictures of Earth in 1969
• Yes, I believe this source; he has many credencials

http://www.lpi.usra.edu/expmoon/Apollo8/Apollo8.html

• http://www.lpi.usra.edu/
• NASA funded institute dedicated to exploring the solar system
• Credible
• Apollo 8 took pictures of the Earth under higher resolution with different lighting and different angles
• Yes, this source provided multiple other resources that coroberated their info.

This is not true, the very first picture of Earth from space was taken in 1946, 23 years earlier than Apollo 8, even though it took pictures at a higher resolution with different affects.