The minimalist photos Apollo astronauts shot in space

Blank space

The minimalist side of the Apollo missions, photographed by astronauts

The Apollo Project Archive recently released thousands of images that Apollo astronauts shot in space decades ago, giving us a more three-dimensional picture what their time in space was really like. As we sifted through the unearthed photos, we noticed a pattern: a single object suspended in space — be it a lunar lander, a satellite. or a view of Earth itself, set against a background of complete nothingness.

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