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Originally Posted by Rainger99
The first Moon landing was 54 years ago today!
I am still impressed at how smart these people were!!
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Absolutely. That first foot on the moon was a feat unequalled in human history. For the first time, and for a few brief moments, our species had moved beyond our own planet.
Impressive though that that was, and like many others I sat glued to our 19" TV marvelling at it, I think the emotional punch of Apollo 8 was greater. That Christmas Eve reading from Genesis while Apollo 8 was orbiting the moon, with the gibbous Earth as seen from the spacecraft's window riding just over the horizon of the moon, was a sight never before seen, and to see it while listening to the words of the Creation account was overwhelming. It was a totally new perspective not only of the grandeur of creation but also just how small and insignificant our home is. Huge pride accompanied by deep humility, at the same time. I still get those same feelings whenever I think about that day.