BEFORE MARS COLONY: SOLVING THE EARTH-MOON SYSTEM FOR A MOON BASE: 3/8: Genesis: The Story Of Apollo 8 Paperback – by Robert Zimmerman (Author)
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🗓️ 12 January 2025
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https://www.amazon.com/Genesis-Story-Apollo-Robert-Zimmerman/dp/0440235561
The story of Apollo 8, the first manned vehicle to leave earth orbit and circle round the moon, is told in vivid detail, focusing on the mission's historical, scientific, and media importance
1872 "AROUND THE MOON" JULES VERNE
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| 0:00.0 | Every year, thousands of students go on their first holiday abroad. |
| 0:05.0 | Our 5G roaming in 80 countries means they're connected as soon as they land. |
| 0:10.0 | Just a reminder to wear sunscreen love because you're as pale as a ghost. |
| 0:14.0 | Oh, and can you send me all your friends' numbers because their mothers are onto me? |
| 0:17.0 | And always keep your cash in your bum back. |
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| 0:27.9 | See votaphone.org. |
| 0:28.9 | Forward slash terms. |
| 0:35.1 | I'm John Batchel with my colleague Bob Zimmerman. |
| 0:37.7 | His book is Genesis, The Story of Apollo 8, The First Man Flight to Another World. |
| 0:43.1 | It is December of 1968. |
| 0:46.4 | The mechanics of launch give them a six-day window. |
| 0:50.5 | And what does that mean, Bob, six-day window? |
| 0:53.4 | It means they can launch within that six-day |
| 0:56.3 | period and do their mission of the moon and the earth is in the same is in the right position |
| 1:01.3 | to do so they were fortunate they were no delays they launched at the very first uh opening of |
| 1:07.0 | the window and launched on December 21st on their way into Earth orbit. |
| 1:12.6 | And then they spent about one full orbit in Earth orbit, testing their systems out to make |
| 1:18.5 | sure everything was working because they didn't want to leave Earth orbit unless they knew |
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