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Earth and Moon
Photo: Earth and moon seen from space shuttle
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The moon is caught between Earth and the space shuttle Discovery in this photo taken in 1988. This shuttle mission marked the return of U.S. Senator—and pioneering astronaut—John Glenn to space.
Photograph courtesy NASA

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