<ul><li>On Christmas Eve 1968, millions of people around the world watched the Apollo 8 astronauts broadcast live from space.</li><li>Apollo 8, the first manned mission to the moon, entered lunar orbit on December 24, 1968.</li><li>During the live broadcast, the astronauts showed pictures of the Earth and moon as seen from their spacecraft.</li><li>The Christmas Eve broadcast and orbits became a milestone in media and space history, with the mission paving the way for the first moon landing.</li></ul>

On Christmas Eve 1968, millions watched the Apollo 8 astronauts broadcast from space

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