Jesuit astronomer remembers the first Christmas in space
In the midst of the chaos of 1968, three men left the earth behind, trading the strife of the world below for the silent, contemplative vacuum of space.
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In the midst of the chaos of 1968, three men left the earth behind, trading the strife of the world below for the silent, contemplative vacuum of space.
By Christmas Eve, Apollo 8 reached lunar orbit.
On Christmas Eve 1968, the Apollo 8 astronauts read from the Book of Genesis in a live telecast to Earth as they circled the moon.
NASA Astronauts Frank Borman, William Anders, and Jim Lovell read from the Book of Genesis during the monumental mission.
I seldom use the word, “awesome” unless something truly is. When I do, the adjective generally refers to an event of unearthly proportions, miraculous; something other than a manmade spectacle.