NASA's Lunar Orbiter 1 had taken the first picture of an Earthrise from the vicinity of the Moon, on August 23, 1966.
nˈæsɐ lˈuːnɚɹ ˈɔːɹbɪɾɚ wˈʌn hæd tˈeɪkən ðə fˈɜːst pˈɪktʃɚɹ əvən ˈɜːθɹaɪz fɹʌmðə vɪsˈɪnᵻɾi ʌvðə mˈuːn, ˌɔn ˈɔːɡəst twˈɛnti θɹˈiː, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti sˈɪks.