Mon, Nov 10, 2008
Program Celebrates 40th Anniversary Of Historic Mission
The Newseum announced this weekend the crew of Apollo 8 --
mission commander Frank Borman, command module pilot James Lovell
and lunar module pilot William Anders -- will reunite in a special
public program marking the 40th anniversary of their historic
mission on December 21-27, 1968. The program will take place on
Thursday, November 13, at 1:30 p.m. in the Newseum's Knight TV
Studio.
Apollo 8 was the first NASA mission to circle the moon, orbiting
10 times over the course of 20 hours. During this time, the crew
did a live Christmas Eve television broadcast during which they
read from the Bible's Book of Genesis. At the time, the broadcast
was the most-watched TV program in history. The mission also
produced one of the world's most famous photographs, an image of
the Earth rising over the lunar landscape (below) taken by
astronaut Bill Anders.
During the hour-long program, the astronauts will discuss the
mission and how the success of Apollo 8 contributed to the overall
NASA efforts toward a lunar landing, accomplished just seven months
later with the Apollo 11 mission (in fact, Apollo 11 astronauts
Neil Armstrong and Edwin E. "Buzz" Aldrin were part of the backup
crew for Apollo 8). The crew also will talk about NASA since Apollo
and the future of the space agency.
The program will be moderated by Nick Clooney, Newseum
Distinguished Journalist in Residence. Clooney also is the host of
the upcoming "Reel Journalism" film series presented by the Newseum
and American University.
The public program is part of the Newseum's commemoration of the
50th anniversary of NASA and is open to Newseum visitors. Seating
in the Newseum's Knight TV Studio is limited, and seats will be
available on a first-come, first-served basis. Additional overflow
seating will be available throughout the Newseum. The program is
scheduled to be covered live by NASA-TV and will be streamed on the
NASA website.
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