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On Christmas Eve 1968, Millions watched the Apollo 8 Astronauts Broadcast from the Moon Orbit.

At this time, it was the most watched television broadcast in both media history. According to Borman, the crew was told that they would have “the largest audience that had ever listened to a human voice”.

nasa.gov/missions/apollo/apoll

#nasa #apollo8 #christmas #eve #1968 #tv #broadcast #space #science #history #tech #media #engineer #news #xmas #happyholidays

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That day of the year that cannot pass without numerous people posting #Earthrise pictures on all social networks ... so here's again the first of the three pictures taken 56 years ago #OTD - my favorite one as the Earth is still touching the lunar limb, even though it's only in black and white. Relevant links, to the precise events onboard #Apollo8 that moment can be found 'upstream' in this thread while skyweek.wordpress.com/2023/12/ discusses the other two Earthrises photographed during that mission.

[22:37] Wisselvallig Sudosa-Desto in drie sets onderuit tegen Apollo 8

De dames van AIC Visser Sudosa-Desto moesten in eigen huis het onderspit delven tegen Apollo 8 uit Borne. In de Sporthal Olympus in Assen werd het een pijnlijke 0-3 nederlaag.

rtvdrenthe.nl/nieuws/17015081/

#AIC #Apollo8 #Borne #Sporthal #Assen #0_3

RTV Drenthe · Wisselvallig Sudosa-Desto in drie sets onderuit tegen Apollo 8By Mark Mertens