Taken aboard Apollo 8 by Bill Anders, this iconic picture shows Earth peeking out from beyond the lunar surface as the first crewed spacecraft circumnavigated the Moon, with astronauts Anders, Frank Borman, and Jim Lovell aboard on Christmas Eve on Dec. 24, 1968. Credit: NASA/Apollo 8/Bill Anders For SpaceUpClose.com & RocketSTEM TITUSVILLE, FL – Earthrise!! on Christmas Eve!! On the
For SpaceUpClose.com & RocketSTEM TITUSVILLE, FL – Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays well wishes abound from the astronauts and cosmonauts living and working aboard the International Space Station to all the people of Earth! “Astronauts and cosmonauts who happen to be in space during the holidays have found their own unique ways to celebrate the occasions. In the early years
For SpaceUpClose.com & RocketSTEM TITUSVILLE, FL – Skywatchers fortunate enough to experience clear skies were treated to a spectacle not seen in centuries as the gas giants Jupiter and Saturn approached to within 0.1 degrees (six arc minutes) culminating during the evening sky of Dec. 21 as seen from our vantage point on Earth – for an event known as
For Spaceupclose.com and RocketSTEM Cape Canaveral, FL – NASA and the multinational crew of Expedition 61 sends their heartfelt Merry Christmas and Happy Holiday greetings today on Christmas Eve 2019 – on Earth and in Earth orbit from the International Space Station (ISS). Watch the Expedition 61 astronauts Christmas greetings here: Video Caption: Expedition 61 Christmas Message: Although the