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.

ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) — On December 27, 1968, the Apollo 8 mission returned safely to Earth after a record six days in space.

On Christmas Eve 50 years ago, one-third of the world's population listened for the first time to a message from outer space. A reading from the Bible's book of Genesis was delivered by astronauts ...

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 ...

On the first mission around the moon, the crew of Apollo 8 delivered a Christmas Eve message back to Earth on December 24, 1968.

Meteorologist Zack Webster compares Dothan's wettest Christmas Days to the rain totals of the city's last 10 Christmases. On ...

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