Fifty years ago, this photograph was captured on the surface of the moon. We had made it. This was what wonder looked like.

But, how did an astronaut take such a picture? What kind of camera works on the moon? Friends, let me tell you about the mission to shoot in space. In 1962, astronaut Walter Schirra was preparing to go into orbit with NASA’s Mercury program. No one had said anything about taking pictures, but Schirra was an amateur photographer. He asked the brass: why not take his camera, a Hasselblad 500C, into space?

My latest for @MotherJones: in a nationwide first, a federal judge has ruled that Trump's family separation violates children's constitutional rights. The judge also ruled that the two children in this case must be treated for PTSD suffered as a result.

motherjones.com/politics/2018/… The two children, identified in court documents as nine-year-old “J.S.R” and 14-year-old “V.F.B.", fled their countries after witnessing violence and were quickly separated from their respective parents after crossing the US border in May. They were finally reunited yesterday.