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Moon mission sparks world wide Christmas Eve frenzy
Apollo 8 crews captured global attention as Europeans watched live lunar orbit on Christmas Eve while Germans Swedes Filipinos and French followed every orbit on radio. Press hailed the feat with grand headlines and images, though chaos remained with Flat Earth critic Samuel Shenton calling the event a ruse.
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