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Offline Chris Bergin

Apollo 8 Crew Remembers Historic Mission Live on NASA TV

Almost 40 years after NASA executed the bold decision to send the first human flight of the gigantic Saturn V rocket to the moon, the crew of Apollo 8 will reunite as part of a special public program produced in cooperation with the Newseum in Washington.

The program features Apollo 8 crew members Frank Borman, James Lovell and William Anders. It will be broadcast live from the Newseum on NASA Television and www.nasa.gov on Thursday, Nov. 13, at 1:30 p.m. EST. The Newseum is located at 555 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W.


The event is part of the Newseum's commemoration of NASA's 50th anniversary and is open to visitors. Seating in the Newseum's Knight TV Studio is limited and seats will be made available on a first-come, first-served basis. Additional overflow seating will be available throughout the Newseum.


Media representatives who wish to cover this special presentation should contact Tina Tate at the Newseum at 202-292-6313 by 5:00 p.m. EST, Nov.12.


During the 60-minute program, astronauts Borman, Lovell and Anders will discuss the epic December 1968 lunar orbital mission and how the success of Apollo 8 contributed to the overall moon landing effort that culminated just six months later with Apollo 11. The crew also will discuss the years following Apollo and the future of space exploration.


The program will be moderated by Nick Clooney, the Newseum's distinguished journalist in residence.


For more information on NASA TV and how to stream live video on the Internet, visit:


  http://www.nasa.gov/ntv

  For more information about the Newseum and its programs, visit:
  http://www.newseum.org/



Finally, for more information about the Apollo program and the journey of Apollo 8, visit:


  http://www.nasa.gov/apollo

  http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/kscpao/history/apollo/apollo-8/apollo-8.htm

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Re: Apollo 8 Crew Remembers Historic Mission Live on NASA TV
« Reply #1 on: 11/07/2008 11:56 pm »
Cool!  It was the Apollo - 8 mission that sparked my interest in the space program
and model rocketry in the first place (when I was 12 years old).
Dave, NAR # 21853 SR.

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Re: Apollo 8 Crew Remembers Historic Mission Live on NASA TV
« Reply #2 on: 11/13/2008 07:54 pm »
Did anyone else notice how the interview ended abruptly? I'm sure they had to keep it at an hour, but the moderator seemed like he cut off Anders.

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Re: Apollo 8 Crew Remembers Historic Mission Live on NASA TV
« Reply #3 on: 11/14/2008 02:39 am »
Did anyone else notice how the interview ended abruptly? I'm sure they had to keep it at an hour, but the moderator seemed like he cut off Anders.

Perhaps because Anders speaks in a way that doesn't match the current "don't offend anyone on TV" style - he actually says what he thinks.  Thus his comment that depending on the Russians for ISS transport is a really bad idea (I think he used the word "stupid"), that it is a shame that the public schools in D.C. aren't good enough for the Obama's to consider sending their kids, that he probably met some cosmonauts when he was chasing Soviet bombers in his jet, etc. 

Borman was similar, especially in his praise of NASA's competent Apollo era managers (who he said had both "integrity" and "knowledge"), which seemed to be his way of saying that NASA's current managers aren't getting the job done, etc.

These interviews were great stuff BTW.  Borman, Lovell, and Anders "unplugged".

 - Ed Kyle
« Last Edit: 11/14/2008 02:44 am by edkyle99 »

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Re: Apollo 8 Crew Remembers Historic Mission Live on NASA TV
« Reply #4 on: 11/14/2008 04:55 am »

Perhaps because Anders speaks in a way that doesn't match the current "don't offend anyone on TV" style - he actually says what he thinks. 

Perhaps a bit too paranoid.... TV lives to offend.
« Last Edit: 11/14/2008 04:55 am by JMS »

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Re: Apollo 8 Crew Remembers Historic Mission Live on NASA TV
« Reply #5 on: 11/14/2008 08:32 am »
TV may live to offend, but United States' Federal agencies don't live to be offensive.

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Re: Apollo 8 Crew Remembers Historic Mission Live on NASA TV
« Reply #6 on: 11/14/2008 11:16 pm »
I was in the studio audience...they weren't trying to cut Anders off;  actually, the director was giving Clooney the "out of time" signal the whole time that Lovell was finishing up his answer, so once Lovell was done, Clooney had to go straight to the conclusion.

As a side note, after the cameras stopped rolling, Anders went ahead and made his comment, which was  a follow on to Lovell's answer. Anders said he always liked to think of Apollo 8 as "In the beginning..." ,Apollo 11 as "One small step...", and Apollo 13 as "Failure is not an option..."

It was great seeing the Apollo 8 crew in person.

KB

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