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Newspaper

Ottawa Herald

Location

Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Dec 26, 1968

Page

4

Double Christmas For Astronauts

Space Center Houston reports a joyous Christmas for the Apollo 8 crew families as the trio orbits the moon and heads home. Tape prayers and Genesis readings from Frank Borman Marilyn Lovell and William Anders are shared while gifts arrive from relatives and await reunion after splashdown.

Earth Moon Air Force Frank Borman Navy James A. Lovell Jr William A. Anders Sue Borman Lovell Anders St. Christopher Episcopal Church League City Tex

Apollo 8 to splash down 1000 miles south of Hawaii

Recovery chief Stonesifer says conditions for the Pacific splashdown are favorable. Apollo 8 is to para chute into the mid Pacific about 1,000 miles south of Hawaii at 10:54 am EST Friday with a target landing near the Yorktown. Weather for three days ahead remains satisfactory with moderate winds seas of 3 to 4 feet and temperatures 78 to 82 degrees and scattered showers.

Uss Yorktown Mid- Pacific Ocean John C. Stonesifer National Aeronautics and Space Administration Pacific Hawaii Mission Control

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