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Earth’s First Selfie | Generation X


with you watching on a dark December

with you watching on a dark December night the final Apollo mission blasts

night the final Apollo mission blasts

night the final Apollo mission blasts off as the astronauts leave Earth behind

off as the astronauts leave Earth behind

off as the astronauts leave Earth behind they do something remarkable they take a

they do something remarkable they take a

they do something remarkable they take a family photo as the astronauts were

family photo as the astronauts were

family photo as the astronauts were leaving Earth within just a few hours

leaving Earth within just a few hours

leaving Earth within just a few hours they were able to turn their cameras

they were able to turn their cameras

they were able to turn their cameras back around and look at the earth they

back around and look at the earth they

back around and look at the earth they were at the appropriate distance the

were at the appropriate distance the

were at the appropriate distance the time was just perfect for them to be

time was just perfect for them to be

time was just perfect for them to be able to see that whole illuminated globe

able to see that whole illuminated globe

able to see that whole illuminated globe it’s us all of us the entire human race

it’s us all of us the entire human race

it’s us all of us the entire human race in one picture look at ourselves our

in one picture look at ourselves our

in one picture look at ourselves our earth this photograph was taken during

earth this photograph was taken during

earth this photograph was taken during the flight of Apollo 17 it shows our

the flight of Apollo 17 it shows our

the flight of Apollo 17 it shows our earth moving through a void our world of

earth moving through a void our world of

earth moving through a void our world of war and earthquakes but also peace and

war and earthquakes but also peace and

war and earthquakes but also peace and beauty all of it and all of us so close

beauty all of it and all of us so close

beauty all of it and all of us so close together so small in the universe NASA

together so small in the universe NASA

together so small in the universe NASA is doing this incredible project to send

is doing this incredible project to send

is doing this incredible project to send people away from Earth but what we

people away from Earth but what we

people away from Earth but what we actually end up doing is looking back

actually end up doing is looking back

actually end up doing is looking back and saying we’re all part of this tiny

and saying we’re all part of this tiny

and saying we’re all part of this tiny little sphere like seeing ourselves in a

little sphere like seeing ourselves in a

little sphere like seeing ourselves in a mirror for the first time billions of

mirror for the first time billions of

mirror for the first time billions of people all one family if you’re a kid in

people all one family if you’re a kid in

people all one family if you’re a kid in school and you look at a map it’s all

school and you look at a map it’s all

school and you look at a map it’s all borders and every country is a different

borders and every country is a different

borders and every country is a different color and this thing was one world it

color and this thing was one world it

color and this thing was one world it just felt very new even though it was

just felt very new even though it was

just felt very new even though it was the oldest thing around

the oldest thing around

the oldest thing around you

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