Fifty-seven years ago, three American astronauts set forth on one of the most audacious and inspiring journeys in human history. In late December 1968, NASA astronauts Frank Borman, James Lovell, and ...

Editor’s note: This story was originally published on Dec. 25, 2024. A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives. December 1968 was a difficult time for many in the ...

On Christmas Eve 50 years ago, one-third of the world's population listened for the first time to a message from outer space. A reading from the Bible's book of Genesis was delivered by astronauts ...

The residents of Timber Cove lined their streets with luminarias and then looked to the moon on Christmas Eve of 1968. One of their neighbors, NASA astronaut Jim Lovell, was circling that familiar yet ...

In late December 1968, the Apollo 8 crew of Frank Borman, Jim Lovell, and Bill Anders became the first humans to leave Earth and journey to another world. They spent 20 hours orbiting the Moon, and ...

Apollo 8 astronauts Frank Borman, James A. Lovell Jr., and William A. Anders (l to r) pose in front of the Saturn V rocket in Cape Kennedy, Florida, Oct. 22, 1968 which will shoot them into space ...