Apollo 8 - Book Of Genesis Reading (December 24, 1968)

Apollo 8 was the first human spaceflight mission to leave Earth & voyage to another celestial body, The Moon. Aboard were Astronauts: Commander - Frank Borman (Gemini 7) Command Module Pilot - Jim Lovell (Gemini7, Gemini 12, Apollo 13) Lunar module Pilot - William Anders They were the first human beings to see the earth as a whole & the moon’s near & far sides close-up with their own eye’s. On December 24, 1968 they rounded the Moon for the ninth time, & than their second television transmission began i