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Earth Views- Apollo 8, NASA Apollo program

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S68-55808 (23 Dec. 1968) --- This spectacular view of Earth was transmitted back from space during the second live television transmission from the Apollo 8 spacecraft on the third day of its journey toward the moon. This view is looking through a spacecraft window. At the time of this TV transmission (at 2 p.m. CST), Apollo 8 was traveling on its trans-lunar course at about 3,254 feet per second, and was some 176,533 miles from Earth.

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johnson space center apollo apollo program earth earth views apollo view of earth from space high resolution view television transmission tv transmission spacecraft window spacecraft third day trans lunar course earth from space nasa
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23/12/1968
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Johnson Space Center ,  29.56198, -95.09268
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NASA
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https://images.nasa.gov/
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Public Domain Dedication (CC0)

label_outline Explore Spacecraft Window, Television Transmission, Third Day

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johnson space center apollo apollo program earth earth views apollo view of earth from space high resolution view television transmission tv transmission spacecraft window spacecraft third day trans lunar course earth from space nasa