Earthrise - Apollo 8 Christmas 1968 from images of spaceship earth Watch Video
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Description: The 'Earthrise' photo from Apollo 8 was the first time human beings had travelled away from the Earth's orbit and be able to see the Earth from another planet. As the astronauts entered lunar orbit on Christmas Eve on 24th December 1968, they gave a live broadcast, showing pictures of the Earth and moon as seen from their spacecraft. 1968 had been a year of tragedy and turbulence in many areas of the world, especially the USA.The Apollo 8 astronauts were Frank Borman, Jim Lovell and Bill Ander
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