The first earth shot 0 By Jeff Bacon on August 26, 2011 Stories For the geek within (I am an unabashed space geek, so I can say that), here is a fascinating article about the first shot of the earth taken from space, captured 45 years ago Tuesday on board Lunar Orbiter 1 (click on the Apollo 17 image below). Share. Twitter Facebook Google+ Pinterest LinkedIn Tumblr Email