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Decades after Apollo 8, Jim Lovell's voice returns to the moon

Monday, April 6, was Flight Day 6 for the Artemis 2 mission. In many ways it was the mission's climax, containing the lunar flyby, the closest approach to the Moon, and the literal turning point as the crew is now headed back to Earth.
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‘Welcome to my old neighborhood’: Famed NASA astronaut from Lake Forest left surprise message for Artemis II crew before death

The famed commander of the Apollo 13 moon mission, James Lovell, left a special message for the crew of Artemis II, which is currently on a spaceflight mission, before he died in Lake Forest last year.

Artemis crew gives touching Easter address in echo of mission’s space history kin, Apollo 8

Artemis II’s crew sent a heartfelt Easter message to the world as they approached the moon Sunday — a remarkable echo of a Christmas address given by the mission’s closest cousin in space history, Apollo 8.

This is the inspiring Easter message an Artemis 2 astronaut has for Earth while traveling to the moon (video)

NASA astronaut Victor Glover delivered an impromptu Easter message as his Artemis 2 Orion capsule sped toward the moon on Saturday (April 4).

NASA Astronaut Victor Glover Stuns With Moving Easter Message From Space

The Artemis II astronauts are traveling farther than any human has ever gone.
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This Day in History: December 27, 1968, Apollo 8 returns to Earth

ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) — On December 27, 1968, the Apollo 8 mission returned safely to Earth after a record six days in space. Apollo 8 was launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida on Dec. 21, 1968. It had three astronauts on board: Frank Borman, James Lovell ...