A side-by-side of two museum-grade prints — specs, prices, and finish options compared so you can pick one, or hang both as a matched gallery pair.
| Attribute | Explorer 6 | Lunar Orbiter 1 |
|---|---|---|
| Country | United States | United States |
| Era | Early space age · pre-TIROS Earth imaging | 1960s lunar survey program |
| Lineage | Explorer · Thor-Able · Goddard Space Flight Center · William Pickering, James Van Allen | First Earthrise from Moon photograph |
| From | $49 | $49 |
Four solar paddles, one coarse cloud photo over Mexico, and the moment Earth stopped being an abstraction — Explorer 6 earns rank 105 because the first orbital snapshot of our planet arrived a full year before TIROS turned weather into a daily broadcast.
Earth rising over a grey limb while a film camera developed frames onboard — Lunar Orbiter 1 earns Langley dignity because the 23 August 1966 photograph arrived before Apollo crews would make Earthrise anthemic.
Hung together at matching size, Explorer 6 and Lunar Orbiter 1 read as one collection. Pick your sizes and frames on each print.