Ten, nine -- we have ignition sequence start -- the engines are on -- four, three, two, one.
zero. We have commit. We have -- Liftoff! The clock is running! -- We have liftoff.
Liftoff at 7:51 a.m. Eastern Standard Time.
[music; rocket roar]
We have cleared the tower.
[music; rocket roar]
"Roger."
"How do you hear, Houston?"
"Loud and clear."
[music; rocket roar]
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We are now approaching lunar sunrise, and for all the people back on Earth,
the crew of Apollo 8 has a message that we would like to send to you.
It’s awe-inspiring. It makes you realize just what you have back there on Earth.
The Earth from here is a grand oasis in the vastness of space.
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And from the crew of Apollo 8, we close with good night, good luck, a merry Christmas,
and God bless all of you, all of you on the good Earth.