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   Photo ID:

   S68-55809   


   Program:

   Apollo   


   Mission:

   Apollo VIII


   Date Taken:

   1968-12-23


   Film Type:

   4x5 BW

Title:
View of the earth transmitted during live television transmission Apollo 8
Description:
View of the earth that was transmitted back from space during the live television transmission from the Apollo 8 spacecraft on the third day of its journey toward the moon. This view is looking through a spacecraft window. At the time of this TV transmission, Apollo 8 was traveling on its translunar course at about 3,254 ft per second, and was some 176,533 miles from earth.
Subject Terms:
APOLLO 8 APOLLO PROJECT APOLLO SPACECRAFT EARTH (PLANET) EARTH OBSERVATIONS (FROM SPACE) ONBOARD ACTIVITIES TELEVISION SYSTEMS TELEVISION TRANSMISSION
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