Apollo 8, the first manned mission to the moon, entered lunar orbit on Christmas Eve, Dec. 24, 1968.

Dec 23, 2019 · On Christmas morning, mission control waited anxiously for word that Apollo 8’s engine burn to leave lunar orbit had worked. They soon got confirmation when Lovell radioed, …

And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that it was good. And from the crew of Apollo 8, we close with good night, good luck, …

Dec 24, 2024 · Commander Frank Borman closed the broadcast with the following poignant words: “And from the crew of Apollo 8, we close with good night, good luck, a Merry …

Dec 18, 2024 · The reading of Genesis by the astronauts of Apollo 8 while orbiting the moon was a moment that thrilled and inspired hundreds of millions around the world. The exhilarating …

On Christmas Eve 1968, Astronauts Frank Borman, James A. Lovell, Jr., and William A. Anders, transmitted this holiday message as they orbited the moon (approximately 240,000 miles from …

Dec 24, 2024 · The lunar landing was watched by an estimated 650 million people on television, but that awestruck communal viewing owed a bit of gratitude to Apollo 8’s Christmas Eve …

That evening, the astronauts--Commander Frank Borman, Command Module Pilot Jim Lovell, and Lunar Module Pilot William Anders--held a live broadcast from lunar orbit, in which they …

2 days ago · Less than a day later, in the wee hours of Christmas morning 1968, the crew of Apollo 8 began its long journey home, one that covered 250,000 miles, making it the world's …

Nov 23, 2015 · As Apollo 8 rounded the moon for a ninth time, Borman got the prime-time Christmas Eve broadcast started by saying the crew would take the audience with it through a …