Dec. 23: Voyager Completes Circumnavigation 1986
1968: Apollo 8 Enters Moon's Gravity
The NASA spacecraft sent back live video of Earth from a lunar perspective. Apollo 8's moon mission began Dec. 21, 1968, and ended Dec. 27, 1968, when the mission returned home.
1986: Voyager Completes Flight
Voyager's pilots Dick Rutan and Jeana Yeager completed the first nonstop circumnavigation of Earth without refueling. The Voyager's flight lasted nine days, and when it took off from Edwards Air Force Base in California it carried over three times its weight in fuel.
Famous Birthdays
1946 Susan Lucci
1964 Eddie Vedder
1967 Carla Bruni
1971 Corey Haim
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