NASA's Orion capsule captured a stunning 'blue marble' image of the Earth just a little more than nine hours into its epic journey to the moon, marking the first time a human-rated craft has seen this view since the last moon mission - Apollo 17 that happened nearly 50 years ago.The image shows the blackness of space as the background, along with parts of the orbital maneuver system and solar array wing attached to Orion and the round planet we call home filled with swirling white clouds and blue oceans.The capsule was nearly 200,000 miles away from the moon when it snapped the historic selfie, but is expected to reach Earth's natural satellite around November 22, when it will come within 60 miles during a flyby towards its final orbit.
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