Nontraditional Christmas Card

I wanted to put a Christmas 'card' up here as the last post before Christmas. I found this & thought it was interesting. I've always loved learning about space, planets, NASA, you name it. When I was little, I used to love looking through my dad's telescope. So I guess thats where I get it. Anyways, this picture is entitled "Earthrise" and was a Christmas greeting from the first humans to leave near-Earth orbit and visit another celestial object. It became an icon of the late ’60s, appearing on T-shirts, posters and greeting cards. Space enthusiasts loved it, since it gave earthlings their first real glimpse of what space travel might look like.

"Earthrise at Christmas"
Thirty-five years ago this Christmas, a turbulent world looked to the heavens for a unique view of our home planet. This photo of "Earthrise" over the lunar horizon was taken by the Apollo 8 crew in December 1968, showing Earth for the first time as it appears from deep space. Astronauts Frank Borman, Jim Lovell and William Anders had become the first humans to leave Earth orbit, entering lunar orbit on Christmas Eve. In a historic live broadcast that night, the crew took turns reading from the Book of Genesis, closing with a holiday wish from Commander Borman: "We close with good night, good luck, a Merry Christmas, and God bless all of you -- all of you on the good Earth."

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!!

-Blake & Kristen