Apollo 8 Marks 40 Years
As noted at CNN, this week is the 40th Anniversary of the flight of Apollo 8–the first space flight to circle the moon. Interestingly, CNN notes that the trip was one on which an “inspirational and soothing” event occurred:
Apollo 8 also produced what to many was one of the most inspirational and soothing moments in history when Lovell and crewmates Frank Borman and William A. Anders took turns reading from the Book of Genesis. It was Christmas Eve and the whole world was watching. NASA said at the time it was expected to be the largest TV audience to date.
The astronauts signed off with these words: “And from the crew of Apollo 8, we close with good night, good luck, a merry Christmas and God bless all of you, all of you on the good earth.”
This same “inspirational” event was marked by a lawsuit in the US which influenced further “religious” acts in space, as previously discussed.
Jim Lovell was the third crewmember on Apollo 8; he is perhaps more famous for his role on Apollo 13, one of three astronauts that was supposed to land on the moon but never did.
Great minds think alike … apparently posted within moments of each other
http://mitchlewis.net/blog/observations/christmas-eve-1968/
Mitch’s blog contains a YouTube video of the 1968 broadcast–a moving event even 40 years later, when you consider the significance of their circumstances. These men were watching the Earth rise from a vantage point no other human had ever experienced (and very few have since).
This is horseshit. There is plenty of evidence, such as http://www.moontruth.com that NASA and its astornauts have lied about their space operations over the years. Truth is, is that they were never able to escape earth orbit. Also, since when and where in the KJV of the bible does it approve of the mixing of God and warfare by man.
This was a moment in history that mankind was able to look at the Earth with awe, respect and humility. The courage of these three astronauts marked the beginning of mankind’s greatest adventure to the Moon.
Tahir Rahman, author of “We Came in Peace for all Mankind: the untold story of the Apollo 11 Silicon Disc”