They sent men to the Moon and back -- plus.
It was risky. Scientific consensus gave NASA and the Astronauts confidence it could and would be pulled off.
The ones who choose to disbelieve NASA? They're still stuck in the past.
Apollo 8: Christmas at the Moon
NASA
Dec 23, 2019
Christmas Eve, 1968. As one of the most turbulent, tragic years in American history drew to a close, millions around the world were watching and listening as the Apollo 8 astronauts—Frank Borman, Jim Lovell and Bill Anders – became the first humans to orbit another world.
As their command module floated above the lunar surface, the astronauts beamed back images of the moon and Earth and took turns reading from the book of Genesis, closing with a wish for everyone “on the good Earth.”
Christmas Eve, 1968. As one of the most turbulent, tragic years in American history drew to a close, millions around the world were watching and listening as
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