Dreaming of Space and Beyond
Christmas on the Moon
As we come to the end of one year and look towards the next, our thoughts turn toward the infinite—and, specifically, to the concepts of space and the beyond, and the imagination and drive that inspire creative thinkers across the world.
Along with the usual holiday cheer, this month marks a variety of space-related anniversaries—including Apollo 8, the first manned spaceship to leave the Earth's orbit, reach our Moon, and return safely to Earth. From December 21st to 27th, 1968, the three astronauts aboard that spacecraft—Frank Borman, James Lovell, and William Anders—became the first humans to see the Earth as a whole planet and to see the far side of the Moon (while aboard, they shot the iconic Earthrise photo and even broadcast a live Christmas message back to the Earth). The following summer, man would walk on the moon for the very first time.
That spirit of exploration and discovery is so integral to our forward trajectory as a species, driving our advances in innumerable fields. We've come so far in the past 50 years; it's humbling and exciting to think what the next several decades may bring.
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