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NASA Celebrates 40th Anniversary Of Apollo Mission

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Dec 21, 2008 7:53 pm US/Eastern

NASA Celebrates 40th Anniversary Of Apollo Mission

CAPE CANAVERAL (CBS4) ― NASA is celebrating a landmark anniversary.

On December 21st, 1968 Apollo 8 blasted off from the Cape Canaveral.  Three days later, on December 24th, astronauts Frank Borman, Jim Lovell and Bill Anders became the first humans to circle the moon.

The Apollo 8 mission set the set the stage for the first landing on the moon.

To commemorate the day, three residents of the International Space Station will broadcast a message on NASA television. The message first aired on Friday and will air again on Tuesday.

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