When Apollo 8 Discovered the Earth
December 26, 2023
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as posted by the channelHow did the Apollo 8 mission impact humanity? Neil reads an excerpt from Starry Messenger: A Cosmic Perspective reflecting on this mission to the moon and humanity's first time looking back on Earth.
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