Looking back at the Earth, I can't really describe how beautiful it is from 300 miles up. Looking down, you can tell it's a planet. The sky is black. There's just a thin blue ribbon, what we see as blue sky on Earth. You realize how small it is and how fragile the planet is...............by Astronaut Mike Good: a thin blue crescent of earth from the moon looks like a jewelled head band crowning a young queen on a dark night when her love slides a sapphire hoop silver stars sparkle above this clear azure line making love life snug May 13, 2016 For Rita A. Simmonds