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Apollo 8
Walter Cronkite’s live coverage: “This building is shaking under us”

By erica • December 27, 2013 Uncategorized

Reporter Walter Cronkite watches Apollo 8 take off live and describes what he can feel during the launch from nearby. Continue reading

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Jim Lovell “Houston, please be informed there is a Santa Claus”

By erica • December 27, 2013 Uncategorized

Astronaut Jim Lovell explains the story behind his famous quote about Santa Claus and comments on being in space on Christmas Eve. Continue reading

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Apollo 8
Astronaut Jim Lovell on the Apollo 8 mission

By erica • December 27, 2013 Uncategorized

NASA Astronaut James 'Jim' Lovell was the Apollo 8 Command Module Pilot. Lovell discusses the importance of going to the moon in 1968 and remembers what it was like to be in orbit on Christmas Eve. Continue reading

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Apollo 8
Walter Cronkite’s live coverage: “This building is shaking under us”

Apollo 8
Jim Lovell “Houston, please be informed there is a Santa Claus”

Apollo 8
Astronaut Jim Lovell on the Apollo 8 mission

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