On December 24, 1968, Apollo 8 astronaut Bill Anders captured an image that had never been seen before in human history: the planet Earth rising above the horizon of the moon. Anders and fellow astronauts Frank Borman and James Lovell had traveled nearly a quarter million miles to orbit the moon but, at that moment, unexpectedly found themselves captivated by their home planet. "Here we came to study that moon and yet," remembered Anders, "it was this gorgeous earth rise, this colorful, delicate

Today marks the anniversary of the launch of Apollo 8, the first manned spacecraft to leave Earth’s orbit, reach and orbit the moon, and safely return. Former National Geographic Society President Melvin M. Payne describes this historic mission, which signified an important prelude to landing on the Moon, in 1969: “Never before had man traveled so far, so fast, or looked so closely upon another celestial body. Never before had so many millions listened and watched, their imaginations fired as th

On Dec. 21, 1968, NASA’s Apollo 8 mission launched to the moon. Discover space history 👉 https://trib.al/XcMT6nK Apollo 8 was the second crewed mission in NASA’s Apollo program. It was also the first mission to bring humans to the moon. It lifted off from Kennedy Space Center in Florida on a Saturn V rocket. This was the first time that a Saturn V launched with people on board. In the Apollo Command Module were astronauts Frank Borman, Jim Lovell and Bill Anders. The astronauts didn't land on t

403K views · 10K reactions | #OnThisDay Christmas Eve 1968, the Apollo 8 crew read from the book of Genesis while orbiting the Moon. #space #NASA #apollo #history | American History TV | Facebook

Christmas Eve, 1968, Apollo 8 Astronauts while in lunar orbit, took turns reading Genesis 1:1-10 outloud during the most watched broadcast of the time. Listen to their moving words with the unexpected Earthrise. “In the beginning, God created the heaven and the Earth,” Anders read. Borman ended the passage, adding “and from the crew of Apollo 8, we close with good night, good luck, Merry Christmas, and God bless all of you—all of you on the good Earth.”🌎 | Who's Who In The Cosmic Zoo?