Video: 'Apollo 8 CBS' (Apollo 8 astronauts read passages from the Old Testament Book of Genesis on video #37 at 5:10)
(Christmas Eve, Tuesday, December 24, 1968, 9:57 p.m. EST) — The three Apollo 8 astronauts, having become the first humans to orbit the moon some 17 hours earlier, read passages from the Old Testament Book of Genesis tonight during a Christmas Eve telecast from the moon’s orbit, taking turns reading the first 10 verses of the Book of Genesis. Continue reading Apollo 8 astronauts, orbiting the moon, read Bible passage 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 24 1968)