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*The entire reading is reproduced verbatim in the "1968" episode of the [[HBO]] [[miniseries|TV miniseries]] ''[[From the Earth to the Moon (TV miniseries)|From the Earth to the Moon]]''. |
*The entire reading is reproduced verbatim in the "1968" episode of the [[HBO]] [[miniseries|TV miniseries]] ''[[From the Earth to the Moon (TV miniseries)|From the Earth to the Moon]]''. |
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*In the ''[[Space: Above and Beyond]]'' episode "The River of Stars," the Apollo 8 recording is played for the 58th "Wildcards" Squadron. |
*In the ''[[Space: Above and Beyond]]'' episode "The River of Stars," the Apollo 8 recording is played for the 58th "Wildcards" Squadron. |
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*An excerpt from James Lovell’s section of the reading was used in the [[Starz]] series [[Outlander]], season 3, episode 5. |
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===Postage stamp=== |
===Postage stamp=== |
On December 24, 1968, in what was the most watched television broadcast at the time,[1][2] the crew of Apollo 8 read in turn from the Book of Genesis as they orbited the Moon. Bill Anders, Jim Lovell, and Frank Borman recited Genesis chapter 1, verses 1 through 10, using the King James Version text.[3]
Madalyn Murray O'Hair, founder of American Atheists, responded by suing the United States government, alleging violations of the First Amendment.[5] The Supreme Court dismissed the suit due to lack of jurisdiction.[6]
Later, on the 1969 Apollo 11 mission, Buzz Aldrin received communion on the lunar surface shortly after landing. Although he did not keep his actions secret, he only said a non-religious sentence on the intercom and read from the scripture off-air.[5][7]
In 1969, the United States Postal Service issued a postage stamp (Scott # 1371) to commemorate the Apollo 8 mission and the reading.
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