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Apollo 8 Christmas Eve Broadcast

United States of America · Science / Astronomy. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

2Records
1968Date range
2Named people
1Places

Chronological records

1968

William A. Anders24 December 1968

Moon Orbit · Science / Astronomy

Participates in the Christmas Eve television broadcast from lunar orbit.

Frank Borman24 December 1968

Moon Orbit · Science / Astronomy

Participates in the Christmas Eve television broadcast from lunar orbit and closes the crew's message to Earth.

Names involved

Frank BormanWilliam A. Anders

Provenance

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