Apollo 8's moment of grace
Astronaut Jim Lovell recounts the first broadcast from lunar orbit: Apollo 8’s moving reading from Genesis made a lasting cultural impact.
Source: astronomy.com
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Astronaut Jim Lovell recounts the first broadcast from lunar orbit: Apollo 8’s moving reading from Genesis made a lasting cultural impact.
It would serve the nation and the world well to recall from Borman’s death the Genesis 1 message broadcast from Apollo 8.
Commander of first lunar flight was moved by the sight of “the good earth.”
Zoom in / NASA astronauts Frank Borman, Jim Lovell and Bill Anders waved to spectators aboard the USS. Yorktown After splashdown, to complete the Apollo 8
"The Earth looked so lonely in the Universe. It's the only thing with color."