Dec 22, 2008

Al Feinberg Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1058 al feinberg@nasa gov

MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-268

NASA TELEVISION COMMEMORATES APOLLO 8 CHRISTMAS EVE BROADCAST

WASHINGTON -- NASA Television will honor the 40th anniversary of the historic Christmas Eve broadcast by the Apollo 8 crew with special programming Dec 24 and 25 on the NASA TV Public Channel (101)

Forty years ago, Frank Borman, Jim Lovell and Bill Anders became the first humans to visit another heavenly body as they successfully orbited the moon in their Apollo 8 spacecraft On Dec 24, 1968, the three astronauts devoted one of their mission's six live television transmissions to reading from the biblical book of Genesis during what has since come to be known as the Christmas Eve Broadcast

To commemorate the anniversary, NASA TV will air the following special programs:

"The Annual John H Glenn Lecture -- An Evening with the Apollo 8 Astronauts," a panel discussion with Frank Borman, Jim Lovell and Bill Anders recorded Nov 13, 2008, at the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum Former U S senator and NASA astronaut John Glenn provided their introduction

"The Apollo 8 Crew Remembers Historic Mission, Live from the Newseum," a panel discussion with the Apollo 8 astronauts moderated by Nick Clooney and recorded Nov 13, 2008, at the Newseum in Washington

"De-Brief Apollo 8," an historical documentary of Apollo 8, narrated by Burgess Meredith (1970)

"Apollo 8 Christmas Video," a 10-minute documentary featuring Apollo 8 astronauts describing their historic mission (Excerpts from the John H Glenn Lecture recorded Nov 13, 2008 )

"Apollo 8 -- December 21, 1968," a NASA Manned Space Flight Film Report on the Apollo 8 mission (1970)

The NASA Television Video File also will include footage documenting the Apollo 8 mission's Christmas Eve broadcast For program times and listings, consult the NASA Television schedule online at:

http://www nasa gov/ntv

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