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Charring Auh<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MISSIONFLOWN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MISSIONFLOWN</span></a></p><p>Omega Chronograph</p><p>Worn by Cap in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/JamesA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JamesA</span></a>.Lovell on <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Apollo8" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Apollo8</span></a>. Jecember 21-27, 1968</p><p>On loan fro the Smithsonian National Air and Spice Museum, Washington, DC</p>
Charring Auh<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Apollo8" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Apollo8</span></a> (December 21–27, 1968) was the first crewed spacecraft to leave Earth's gravitational sphere of influence, and the first human spaceflight to reach the Moon. The crew orbited the Moon ten times without landing and then</p>
Poppy Northcutt<p>I was very busy Christmas Day in 1968 in Mission Control doing trajectory work for the Trans Earth Injection maneuver. The whole 20 hour period when <a href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Apollo8" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Apollo8</a> was in lunar orbit was particularly exhausting.</p>
Olly 👾<p>On Christmas Eve 1968, Millions watched the Apollo 8 Astronauts Broadcast from the Moon Orbit.</p><p>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”.</p><p><a href="https://www.nasa.gov/missions/apollo/apollo-8-christmas-at-the-moon/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nasa.gov/missions/apollo/apoll</span><span class="invisible">o-8-christmas-at-the-moon/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/nasa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nasa</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/apollo8" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>apollo8</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/christmas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>christmas</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/eve" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>eve</span></a> #1968 <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/tv" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tv</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/broadcast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>broadcast</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>space</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/media" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>media</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/engineer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>engineer</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/xmas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>xmas</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/happyholidays" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>happyholidays</span></a></p>
Karen E. Lund 💙💛<p>This is the Christmas Eve greeting read by the crew of Apollo 8 in 1968. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ChristmasEve" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ChristmasEve</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NASA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NASA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Apollo8" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Apollo8</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ToHhQUhdyBY" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=ToHhQUhdyBY</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Larry :verified:<p>"Oh my God, look at that picture over there! There's the Earth coming up. Wow, is that pretty!”</p><p>William Anders<br>Lunar Orbit<br>December 24, 1968</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Earthrise" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Earthrise</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Apollo8" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Apollo8</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/NASA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NASA</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://bbc.com/future/article/20230511-earthrise-the-photo-that-sparked-an-environmental-movement" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bbc.com/future/article/2023051</span><span class="invisible">1-earthrise-the-photo-that-sparked-an-environmental-movement</span></a></p>
Meteorologist Austen Onek<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FromLunarOrbit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FromLunarOrbit</span></a> <br>"And from the crew of Apollo 8,<br>We close with good night,<br>Good luck, a <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/merryChristmas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>merryChristmas</span></a>,<br>And God bless all of you—<br>All of you on the good Earth."<br> --Frank Borman, commander of the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Apollo8" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Apollo8</span></a> mission</p><p><a href="https://www.nasa.gov/missions/apollo/apollo-8-christmas-at-the-moon/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nasa.gov/missions/apollo/apoll</span><span class="invisible">o-8-christmas-at-the-moon/</span></a></p>
Rich Stein (he/him)<p>Apollo 8 — Genesis reading, Christmas Eve, 1968 <a href="https://moon.nasa.gov/resources/318/apollo-8-genesis-reading/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">moon.nasa.gov/resources/318/ap</span><span class="invisible">ollo-8-genesis-reading/</span></a></p><p>NASA — Apollo 8<br><a href="https://youtu.be/OfIlau2VVp4?si=X34M6r6JzHi76egu" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">youtu.be/OfIlau2VVp4?si=X34M6r</span><span class="invisible">6JzHi76egu</span></a></p><p>"Earthrise" and Apollo 8 — Jim Lovell remembers (2023) <a href="https://www.astronomy.com/space-exploration/apollo-8s-moment-of-grace/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">astronomy.com/space-exploratio</span><span class="invisible">n/apollo-8s-moment-of-grace/</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Apollo8" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Apollo8</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NASA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NASA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Earthrise" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Earthrise</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>space</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ChristmasEve" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ChristmasEve</span></a></p>
Daniel Fischer<p>That day of the year that cannot pass without numerous people posting <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/Earthrise" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Earthrise</span></a> pictures on all social networks ... so here's again the first of the three pictures taken 56 years ago <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/OTD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OTD</span></a> - 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 <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/Apollo8" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Apollo8</span></a> that moment can be found 'upstream' in this thread while <a href="https://skyweek.wordpress.com/2023/12/24/vor-55-jahren-die-3-erdaufgange-von-apollo-8" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">skyweek.wordpress.com/2023/12/</span><span class="invisible">24/vor-55-jahren-die-3-erdaufgange-von-apollo-8</span></a> discusses the other two Earthrises photographed during that mission.</p>
Bylines Scotland<p>The first human explorers to the Moon on a maiden voyage of exploration discover the fragility of home | Ian Kinsey</p><p><a href="https://bylines.scot/lifestyle/earthrise-an-iconic-christmas-eve-family-photo/?feed_id=2518&amp;_unique_id=676a5832cbaa6" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bylines.scot/lifestyle/earthri</span><span class="invisible">se-an-iconic-christmas-eve-family-photo/?feed_id=2518&amp;_unique_id=676a5832cbaa6</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ChristmasEve" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ChristmasEve</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Explorers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Explorers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/moon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>moon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Apollo8" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Apollo8</span></a><br><a href="https://bylines.scot/lifestyle/earthrise-an-iconic-christmas-eve-family-photo/?feed_id=2518&amp;_unique_id=676a5832cbaa6" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bylines.scot/lifestyle/earthri</span><span class="invisible">se-an-iconic-christmas-eve-family-photo/?feed_id=2518&amp;_unique_id=676a5832cbaa6</span></a></p>
Derek Robson<p>56 years ago, a Christmas message from the moon.</p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/ToHhQUhdyBY" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/ToHhQUhdyBY</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/apollo8" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>apollo8</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nerd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nerd</span></a></p>
Jeff Jackowski<p>This is a great video about the <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Apollo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Apollo</span></a> 8 mission, including the decisions that led to approving the mission, how the crew did, and the trajectory.<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmx_4Y-9QS0" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=mmx_4Y-9QS</span><span class="invisible">0</span></a><br><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Apollo8" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Apollo8</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/NASA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NASA</span></a></p>
NorbertD68<p>Guten Morgen <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.bund.de/@dlr_next" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>dlr_next</span></a></span> <br>Ich dachte mir, auch wir können ja mal was zurückgeben!<br>Das Foto ist natürlich nicht von mir. Und schon millionenfach gezeigt. Aber man kann immer wieder nur ehrfürchtig darüber staunen!<br><a href="https://social.anoxinon.de/tags/earthrise" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>earthrise</span></a> <a href="https://social.anoxinon.de/tags/NASA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NASA</span></a> <a href="https://social.anoxinon.de/tags/BillAnders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BillAnders</span></a> <a href="https://social.anoxinon.de/tags/JimWeigang" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JimWeigang</span></a> <a href="https://social.anoxinon.de/tags/Apollo8" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Apollo8</span></a> <a href="https://social.anoxinon.de/tags/ApolloProgramm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ApolloProgramm</span></a></p>
Dagblad Van het Noorden RSS<p>[12:51] Mark Afman stopt per direct bij Sudosa-Desto</p><p> De vrouwen van AIC VA Sudosa-Desto gaan verder zonder hoofdcoach Mark Afman. De nederlaag tegen Apollo 8 was er één te veel en deed Afman besluiten te stoppen.</p><p> <a href="https://www.dvhn.nl/groningen/Mark-Afman-stopt-per-direct-bij-Sudosa-Desto-29292196.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">dvhn.nl/groningen/Mark-Afman-s</span><span class="invisible">topt-per-direct-bij-Sudosa-Desto-29292196.html</span></a><br> <br> <a href="https://mastodon.ozioso.online/tags/AIC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AIC</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ozioso.online/tags/Sudosa_Destogaanverderzonderhoofdcoach" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sudosa_Destogaanverderzonderhoofdcoach</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ozioso.online/tags/MarkAfman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MarkAfman</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ozioso.online/tags/Apollo8" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Apollo8</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ozioso.online/tags/%C3%A9%C3%A9n" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>één</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ozioso.online/tags/Afman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Afman</span></a></p>
Dagblad Van het Noorden RSS<p>[11:27] Sudosa-Desto stort in en geeft winst uit handen</p><p> De volleybalsters van AIC VA Sudosa-Desto hadden een mooie slag in de eredivisie kunnen slaan als ze hun kansen tegen Apollo 8 hadden gepakt. Nu gaven ze tot twee keer toe een ruime voorsprong uit handen en verloren ze pijnlijk met 3-0.</p><p> <a href="https://www.dvhn.nl/sport/Sudosa-Desto-stort-in-en-geeft-winst-uit-handen-29288482.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">dvhn.nl/sport/Sudosa-Desto-sto</span><span class="invisible">rt-in-en-geeft-winst-uit-handen-29288482.html</span></a><br> <br> <a href="https://mastodon.ozioso.online/tags/AIC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AIC</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ozioso.online/tags/Sudosa_Desto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sudosa_Desto</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ozioso.online/tags/Apollo8" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Apollo8</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ozioso.online/tags/twee" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>twee</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ozioso.online/tags/3_0" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>3_0</span></a></p>
RTV Drenthe RSS<p>[22:37] Wisselvallig Sudosa-Desto in drie sets onderuit tegen Apollo 8</p><p> 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.</p><p> <a href="https://www.rtvdrenthe.nl/nieuws/17015081/wisselvallig-sudosa-desto-in-drie-sets-onderuit-tegen-apollo-8" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">rtvdrenthe.nl/nieuws/17015081/</span><span class="invisible">wisselvallig-sudosa-desto-in-drie-sets-onderuit-tegen-apollo-8</span></a><br> <br> <a href="https://mastodon.ozioso.online/tags/AIC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AIC</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ozioso.online/tags/Apollo8" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Apollo8</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ozioso.online/tags/Borne" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Borne</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ozioso.online/tags/Sporthal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sporthal</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ozioso.online/tags/Assen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Assen</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ozioso.online/tags/0_3" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>0_3</span></a></p>
Dagblad Van het Noorden RSS<p>[22:21] Uiteindelijk werkt ook plan c niet voor Sudosa-Desto</p><p> Het begin was hoopvol voor de volleybalsters van AIC VA Sudosa-Desto. De eerste set tegen Apollo 8 werd gewonnen, maar daarna liep de ploeg bijna constant achter de feiten aan. Een 3-1 nederlaag was het gevolg.</p><p> <a href="https://www.dvhn.nl/sport/Uiteindelijk-werkt-ook-plan-c-niet-voor-Sudosa-Desto-29259411.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">dvhn.nl/sport/Uiteindelijk-wer</span><span class="invisible">kt-ook-plan-c-niet-voor-Sudosa-Desto-29259411.html</span></a><br> <br> <a href="https://mastodon.ozioso.online/tags/AIC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AIC</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ozioso.online/tags/Sudosa_Desto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sudosa_Desto</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ozioso.online/tags/eerste" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>eerste</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ozioso.online/tags/Apollo8" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Apollo8</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ozioso.online/tags/3_1" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>3_1</span></a></p>
Pomaranč<p>A Historic Moment: Apollo 8 Returns to Earth</p><p>This iconic photo captures the Apollo 8 capsule being hoisted onto the recovery ship after its successful splashdown in 1968. The first manned mission to orbit the Moon, Apollo 8 paved the way for humanity's first lunar landing.</p><p>📸 NASA</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Apollo8" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Apollo8</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SpaceExploration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SpaceExploration</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/History" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>History</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NASA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NASA</span></a></p>
Pomaranč<p>Earthrise: A Momentous View</p><p>This iconic image, captured by the Apollo 8 mission in 1968, shows Earth rising above the lunar horizon. It was the first time humans had ever seen our planet from this perspective. 🌎</p><p>This photograph became a symbol of environmentalism and human unity.</p><p>Credit: NASA</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Apollo8" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Apollo8</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Earthrise" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Earthrise</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SpaceExploration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SpaceExploration</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>space</span></a></p>
Lance (Ranger Bob) Taylor<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://twit.social/@friendswaffleswork" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>friendswaffleswork</span></a></span> Dammit, I just drooled on my keyboard again. Just when I thought.. <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/OmegaIsDeadToMe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OmegaIsDeadToMe</span></a> they had to play the <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Apollo8" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Apollo8</span></a> card. <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/RIPBillAnders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RIPBillAnders</span></a></p>
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