"The vast loneliness is awe-inspiring and it makes you realize just what you have back there on Earth."⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ On #ChristmasEve in 1968, Apollo 8 became the first mission to orbit the Moon. During a live broadcast, the astronauts showed pictures of the Earth and Moon as seen from their spacecraft and took turns reading from the book of Genesis.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Inage Credit: NASA⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ #NASA #ChristmasEve #Apollo #Earthrise