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Pre 40 godina, na Badnje Vece, prva ljudska misija na Mesec usla je u Mesecevu orbitu. Tom prilikom posada misije Apollo 8 procitala je delove iz Knjige Postanja i napravila jedan od nezaboravnih snimaka planete Zemlje kako se 'uzdize' iznad Mesecevog horizonta. Fotografija je nazvana "Earthrise".

Posadu misije Apollo 8 cinili su: Frank Borman, Jim Lovell, William Anders

Poruka misije Apollo8

William Anders:

"For all the people on Earth the crew of Apollo 8 has a message we would like

Comp. by Vladimir Cosma 

Ah we're drinking and we're dancing
and the band is really happening
and the Johnny Walker wisdom running high
And my very sweet companion
she's the Angel of Compassion
she's rubbing half the world against her thigh
And every drinker every dancer
lifts a happy face to thank her
the fiddler fiddles something so sublime
all the women tear their blouses off
and the men they dance on the polka-dots
and it's partner found, it's partner lost
and it's hell to pay when the fiddler stops
it's closing time
Yeah the women tear their blouses off
and the men they dance o

 Democracy

by Leonard Cohen