^^Picture A.
^^Picture B
^^Picture C
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Above are, in my opinion, the three most iconic pictures ever taken in the early space program. "Picture A" shows Ed White becoming the first American ever to walk in the void of space. It was taken by White's commander, Jim McDivett, on June 3, 1965. White spacewalked just a few months after Russian Alexei Leonov became the first man ever to spacewalk.
"Picture B" was taken by Apollo 8 crewmember Bill Anders on Christmas Eve, 1968. Just a few hours before, his comrade Jim Lovell, and his commander Frank Borman had become the very first humans to ever reach lunar orbit. They had put much effort into training for this history-making flight, but they were lacking in one thing: they had not expected to see the Earth so powerfully.
"Picture C" is probably the most familiar to us all. It was taken on July 20, 1969 as Neil Armstrong and Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin became the first men to walk on the Moon. And yes, that is a picture of Aldrin, not Armstrong!
So...what photo do you like best? You can let me know in a variety of ways. You can vote in the poll on your left (in the sidebar), or leave a comment on this article. Or if you know my e-mail or Facebook, you can vote that way. I'll post the results next week!
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