31K views · 374 reactions | To prepare him for landing the lunar module, Neil Armstrong practiced on a training vehicle, right here on Earth. It was designed to replicate flying within a gravitational pull that was 1/6 that of Earth. Apollo's Moonshot | Smithsonian Channel Aviation Nation | Facebook

A Story of Christmas Around the Moon🌕🎄🌎 Apollo 8 was the first crewed spacecraft to successfully orbit the Moon and return to Earth, and were also the first to witness and photograph an Earthrise. During a telecast on Christmas Eve, the crew read verses from the first chapter of Genesis and wished viewers, "Good night, good luck, a Merry Christmas and God bless all of you - all of you on the good Earth." | NASA Astronauts