Although difficult to aim, as they had to maneuver the entire spacecraft, the crew was able to broadcast back to Earth the first television pictures of the Earth.
ɔːlðˈoʊ dˈɪfɪkəlt tʊ ˈeɪm, æz ðeɪ hædtə mənˈuːvɚ ðɪ ɛntˈaɪɚ spˈeɪskɹæft, ðə kɹˈuː wʌz ˈeɪbəl tə bɹˈɔːdkæst bˈæk tʊ ˈɜːθ ðə fˈɜːst tˈɛlᵻvˌɪʒən pˈɪktʃɚz ʌvðɪ ˈɜːθ.