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Spaceship Earth

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  • Nine images of the Earth as a whole circle against a light background. At the bottom is a quotation reading “The greatest fallout of the space program was not a close–up view of the moon, but a look at spaceship Earth from afar. For the first time in the history of humanity, we were able to see our planet for what it really is.”
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    “The greatest fallout of the space program was not a close–up view of the moon, but a look at spaceship Earth from afar. For the first time in the history of humanity, we were able to see our planet for what it really is.”
    –Fr. Theodore Hesburgh, former president, University of Notre Dame

    The Earth not only seems more delicate because of the “Whole Earth” photograph, but it also has a spaceship–like quality when seen alone against the vastness of space. Manno’s artwork and chosen quotation work together here to express the uniqueness of life on Earth.

  • Nine images of the Earth as a whole circle against a light background. At the bottom is a quotation reading “The greatest fallout of the space program was not a close–up view of the moon, but a look at spaceship Earth from afar. For the first time in the history of humanity, we were able to see our planet for what it really is.”

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1985

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Smithsonian Institution

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National Air and Space Museum

National Air and Space Museum 650 Jefferson Drive SW
Washington, DC

202-633-2214

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Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center

Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center 14390 Air and Space Museum Parkway
Chantilly, VA 20151

703-572-4118

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