On Christmas Eve 1968, Apollo 8 crewmembers Frank Borman, Jim Lovell, and Bill Anders made a live broadcast from orbit around the Moon.

On Christmas Eve 1968, the Earth received a message from astronauts on a mission like no other - the first around the moon. NASA will return in 2026.

A look at NASA’s Apollo 8 mission, its impact in 1968, and how Artemis 2 could shape the future of human spaceflight in 2026 ...

Communities near NASA lit luminarias so the Apollo 8 astronauts could find their way home. The tradition has continued ever ...

The last time a crew of Americans rode a rocket toward the Moon, the country was reeling from assassinations, riots, and a ...

On Dec. 21, 1968, NASA’s Apollo 8 mission launched to the moon. Apollo 8 was the second crewed mission in NASA’s Apollo ...

A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives. December 1968 was a difficult time for many in the world, as war and hostages, riots and assassinations drew our ...

WASHINGTON, Aug 8 (Reuters) - American astronaut Jim Lovell, commander of the failed 1970 mission to the moon that nearly ended in disaster but became an inspirational saga of survival and the basis ...