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Dec 22, 2023 · Right: Video of the Apollo 8 crew of Frank Borman, James A. Lovell, and William A. Anders reading from The Book of Genesis. As the first crew to spend Christmas in space, Apollo 8 astronauts Frank Borman, James A. Lovell, and William A. Anders, celebrated the holiday while circling the Moon in December 1968, the first humans to leave Earth orbit.
Dec 24, 2021 · Holidays away from Earth. Astronauts have marked the tradition of celebrating holidays in space since the days of the Apollo mission, when the Apollo 8 crew famously shared their Christmas Eve ...
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Dec 21, 2022 · 1. Jingle Bells. It's that magical time of year again. Christmas is a holiday celebrated by more than 2 billion people globally, so chances are that it's important to you or someone close to you ...
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Dec 19, 2023 · By Katrina Miller. Dec. 19, 2023. For astronomers peering into the depths of the universe, Christmas came a little early this year. Using data from the James Webb Space Telescope, NASA released an ...
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Dec 18, 2020 · Later, as members of the International Space Station began longer tenures in space, Christmas became more of a regular observation. The Expedition One crew was the first on the ISS to celebrate in ...
Nov 9, 2023 · The James Webb Space Telescope used a galaxy as a cosmic magnifying glass to find transient objects in the "Christmas Tree" cluster, a Winter Wonderland of even more galaxies.
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Dec 23, 2022 · NASA astronaut Josh Cassada appears upside-down in this photo during a spacewalk on Dec. 22, 2022. (Image credit: NASA) While waiting for Santa, the crew has the usual holiday feast planned in space.
