Topic: 12/11: Spirit of Apollo of National Cathedral (DC)
Robert Pearlman Editor
Posts: 42986 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
posted 11-05-2018 05:34 PM
National Air and Space Museum release
The Spirit of Apollo
December 11, 2018 | 8:00pm Washington National Cathedral
On Tuesday, December 11, join the National Air and Space Museum in commemorating the 50th anniversary of Apollo 8 with an evening at Washington National Cathedral.
Apollo 8 was the first human mission to the Moon, and its crew were the first people to see the far side with their own eyes. The mission's dramatic highlights included a live Christmas Eve broadcast during which the astronauts read verses from the Book of Genesis in lunar orbit, and the iconic Earthrise photo, which stunned the world with the beauty and isolation of our home in the cosmos.
The evening's speakers, including Apollo 8 astronaut Jim Lovell and Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church Michael Curry, will celebrate that moment of unity and the spiritual meaning of exploration embodied by the first flight to the Moon. A dramatic choral performance will recreate the famous Christmas Eve Broadcast. Apollo 8 challenged our understanding of human limitations. Fifty years later, we come together to honor the Spirit of Apollo.
Speakers include:
Capt. James A Lovell, NASA astronaut (Apollo 8, Apollo 13, Gemini 7, Gemini 12)
The Most Rev. Michael Curry, Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church
Ellen R. Stofan, John and Adrienne Mars Director of the National Air and Space Museum
Jim Bridenstine, NASA Administrator
The Very Rev. Randy Hollerith, Dean of Washington National Cathedral
This event is free and open to the public, but tickets must be requested in advance and paper tickets are required at the door.
This program will also be available via live webcast on this page and the Museum's Facebook page.
Robert Pearlman Editor
Posts: 42986 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
Standing beneath a stained glass window embedded with a piece of the moon, Jim Lovell recalled his journey into lunar orbit 50 years ago.
"In this cathedral, my world exists within these walls," said Lovell. "But seeing the Earth at 240,000 miles, my world suddenly expanded to infinity."
The Apollo 8 astronaut, who in December 1968 launched on the first mission to fly humans to the moon, spoke at Washington National Cathedral on Tuesday evening (Dec. 11), reflecting on his flight's 50th anniversary at a public event billed by the Smithsonian as "The Spirit of Apollo."