December 24, 1968 –
Apollo VIII astronauts read passages from the Old Testament Book of Genesis and transmitting a message to all mankind calling for ‘peace on earth‘, during a Christmas Eve television broadcast. The three astronauts, James A. Lovell, William Anders and Frank Borman (our friend with the messy space suit,) had reached the Moon.
They would orbit the moon ten times, paving the way for the first Earthling to walk on the lunar surface some seven months down the road.
And so it goes
The Haus of Dcaligari 