Did You Know:
December 21st 1968, was the first time that humans actually left the Earth, when Apollo 8 became the first manned space vehicle to leave Earth orbit and to orbit the Moon.
It was this mission that witnessed a live reading on Christmas Eve with the moon visible through a CM window (in black & white) by the astronauts of verses from Genesis.
Click here to see the recording of the Christmas Eve TV broadcast from the moon: http://tinyurl.com/6mofdv3 (http://tinyurl.com/6mofdv3)
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Left to Right: Mission Commander Frank Borman, Lunar Module Pilot William Anders and Command Module Pilot James (Jim) Lovell who later commanded the ill-fated Apollo 13 mission.