A color picture of the Earth and Moon on December 24, 1968. People watching the broadcast saw a black and white picture.The Apollo 8 Genesis reading.
On December 24, 1968, the crew of Apollo 8 read from the Book of Genesis on a television broadcast of their mission as they orbited the moon. Bill Anders, Jim Lovell, and Frank Borman read verses 1 through 10, using the Authorized King James Version text.[1] This was the most watched television broadcast at the time of its broadcast.[2][3]
- ↑ "The Apollo 8 Christmas Eve Broadcast". NASA National Space Science Data Center. September 25, 2007. Archived from the original on 19 April 2008.
- ↑ "Race to the Moon - Telecasts from Apollo 8". American Experience. PBS. September 22, 2005. Archived from the original on 25 December 2008.
- ↑ "The National Archives Features Special Christmas Eve Message from APOLLO 8". U.S. National Archives. December 7, 2006. Archived from the original on 14 January 2009.