Earthrise - The First Voyage to the Moon | Free Documentary History

Earthrise - The First Voyage to the Moon | History Documentary On Christmas Eve 1968, one of the largest audiences in television history tuned in to an extraordinary sight: a live telecast of the moon's surface as seen from Apollo 8, the first manned space flight to leave Earth's gravitational pull and orbit the moon. The historic journey captivated people around the world. As this documentary reveals, however, the mission's success was far from assured.

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