400K views · 11K reactions | #OnThisDay Christmas Eve 1968, the Apollo 8 crew read from the book of Genesis while orbiting the Moon. #space #NASA #apollo #history | American History TV | Facebook

5K views · 469 reactions |  On Aug. 2, 1971, a lunar liftoff was...

Go onboard Apollo 8 in 1968 as the "Earthrise" photograph was taken. The audio captures astronauts Bill Anders, Jim Lovell, and Frank Borman all working to capture the iconic view on camera. Andy Saunders, author of "Apollo Remastered" and "Gemini and Mercury Remastered," tells the stories behind some of NASA's historic photographs. Watch this Saturday at 5 PM ET on C-SPAN 2 American History TV. | American History TV

5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 0... Lift-off. 50 years ago today, Apollo 12 was struck by lightning seconds after launch twice. A flight controller's quick action restored systems to normal function. The mission was successfully guided to land on the Moon's Ocean of Storms. Watch: https://go.nasa.gov/32J5MKJ | NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration

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2.3K views · 2.5K reactions | On this day 1972 - Apollo 17 - Lunar Liftoff Combining footage from the LM onboard 16mm film camera and the Lunar Rover TV camera of the liftoff of the Apollo 17 ascent stage Footage enhancement and audio synchronisation by Moonpans Original 16mm footage source : Apollo Flight Journal #apollo17 | Moonpans.com | Facebook