# @nasaartemis on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/BdGZPCnFQ63
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/15344478-nasaartemis-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2017-12-24T21:22:37.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** NASA Artemis (@nasaartemis) — https://gondola.cc/nasaartemis

## Caption

Apollo 8, the first manned mission to the Moon, entered lunar orbit on Christmas Eve, December 24, 1968. That evening, the astronauts; Commander Frank Borman, Command Module Pilot Jim Lovell, and Lunar Module Pilot William Anders did a live television broadcast from lunar orbit, in which they showed pictures of the Earth and Moon seen from Apollo 8. Lovell said, "The vast loneliness is awe-inspiring and it makes you realize just what you have back there on Earth." We hope you all have a wonderful holiday with loved ones! 
Credit: NASA

#NASA #apollo #earth #lunarorbit #christmaseve #moon #astronauts #history

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