This year, following the flight of the Artemis 1 mission to the moon and back, I would like to share with you the About Space Today podcast that I did concerning the Christmas Eve that I and my sister received a telescope for Christmas.
It wasn’t just any old Christmas Eve, it was the year that Apollo 8 broadcast a special message as they orbited the moon.
Here is the link to my podcast containing their message as well. Listen here.
That evening has stayed with me ever since. It pushed me on into the space program to work on the space shuttle and so much more.
I would like to leave you with their closing and a little more:
“And from the crew of Apollo 8, we close with good night, good luck, a merry Christmas, and God bless all of you, all of you on the good Earth.”
And from me here on Florida’s Space Coast, I wish you a merry Christmas and God bless all of you on the good Earth.
