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The broadcast and orbits would go on to be a milestone in both media and space history. At the time, it was the most watched television broadcast in history. According to Borman , the crew was told that they would have "the largest audience that had ever listened to a human voice". NASA simply instructed the astronauts to say something appropriate . As they beamed back images of the moon and Earth, the astronauts took turns reading from the book of Genesis.

That same Christmas Eve, Anders snapped the famous Earthrise photo showing what our home looks like from the moon's orbit.

Apollo 8 launched from Cape Kennedy Air Force Station in Florida on December 21, 1968 . It was the first crewed spacecraft to leave Earth's gravitational sphere of influence and also the first human spaceflight to reach the Moon.

It took 68 hours for the spacecraft to reach the moon. The crew then orbited 10 times over about 20 hours, during which they made the famous Christmas Eve broadcast.

The next morning, mission control waited for confirmation that Apollo 8's engine burn to leave lunar orbit was successful. Lovell radioed back "Roger, please be informed there is a Santa Claus," and the crew began the journey home.

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