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.
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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.
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