Seeing Our Planet, Finding Ourselves

Living on Earth

Astronauts saw their home planet from space for the first time forty years ago, and the picture of a round, blue, whole Earth has been a source of reflection  ? and revelation – ever since. Robert Poole, author of the new book “Earthrise: How Man First Saw the Earth” tells host Steve Curwood how the picture was captured and how it’s changed history.

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