Apollo 8 'Genesis' broadcast 1968, extended version

The historic live broadcast made by the crew of Apollo 8 while they were in lunar orbit on Christmas Eve 1968, when they each took turns to read from the book of Genesis.
William A. Anders:
We are now approaching lunar sunrise. And, for all the people back on earth, the crew of Apollo 8 have a message that we would like to send to you. ''In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. And God said, Let there be light: and there was light, and God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness.''
James A. Lovell, Jr.:
''And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called night. And the evening and the morning were the first day. And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters, and God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament: and it was so. And God called the firmament Heaven, And the evening and the morning were the second day.''
Frank Borman:
''And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so. And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that it was good.'' 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.
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[mymovienerd]

They saved 1968.

[imranite]

If only you fellas knew the process through which they came up with the idea of reading from the Book of Genesis. It was meant to be all-inclusive and did not discriminate. Its a shame that we still have so much in-fighting and no tolerance for other's beliefs, views and cultures, despite having the same, protective mother , Earth. If we could just see what Borman, Lovell and Anders saw and feel what they did, our lives will change.

[thegeffc]

great video thanks

[SuperSawyerg]

@Mikolajja wonderful comment

[SuperSawyerg]

@imranite beautiful comments

[SuperSawyerg]

@mymovienerd profound statement to any one who lived through that year

[AlmasiProductions]

For all of those who criticize the astronauts for using the Genesis account because it violated the 1st amendment, check this: the U.S. constitution does not extend to the cosmos and to say it does makes it universal--which it isn't. Nothing could describe the scenario better than the Words of the Creator Himself.

[Mikolajja]

@imranite amen brother, im not christian in any shape or form and this verse, spoken in the setting that it was, still moves me to this day. To all the haters out there, read up a little about the apollo missions, the crews did everything they could to solidify the fact that this was an achievement to be shared by all mankind, regardless of race, religion, or nationality. pay close attention, the last lines by Borman were god bless ALL OF YOU ON THE GOOD EARTH

[FloridaBeachMG]

Would love to see @NASA try this now. Yes, the God & Bible part.

[djgiza808]

Ah the first three days of creation (or the many billions of years from our current time perspective.) What a fitting reading for a memorable trip.

[captainkundalini1]

...Thank you, to all the lost pioneering souls of the USA. and USSR... For exemplifying the true spirit of danger and heroism in the only possible way children could possibly understand ..Pragmatically. ..