The Apollo 8 Christmas Dinner Surprise: Turkey and Gravy en Route to the Moon in 1968

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On Christmas Day in 1968, the Apollo 8 crew of Frank Borman, Jim Lovell, and Bill Anders were delighted to find a surprise in their food locker: a specially packed Christmas dinner, complete with red and green ribbons. This “home-cooked” meal, as close to a traditional holiday feast as NASA could muster for space travel, […]

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