‘In the Beginning… God’: This NASA Christmas Message Still Resonates 56 Years After Apollo 8

‘In the Beginning… God’: This NASA Christmas Message Still Resonates 56 Years After Apollo 8

THE CHRISTIAN PERSPECTIVE In December 1968, NASA launched the first manned mission to the moon. No one, not even the astronauts aboard, was certain that they’d be able to return safely.  Their journey, the most hazardous and dangerous ever embarked upon, took them to the boundaries of another world, and, even more remarkably, brought peace … Read more

Former Apollo 8 astronaut William Anders dies in plane crash at 90

Former Apollo 8 astronaut William Anders dies in plane crash at 90

WASHIGTON: William Anders, the astronaut who captured the iconic “Earthrise” photograph during the historic Apollo 8 mission, died in a plane crash on Friday at the age of 90, according to his family.Anders was piloting a small aircraft when it went down off the coast of Washington state on Friday morning. His son confirmed to … Read more