In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate On Dec. 24th, 1968, Apollo 8, the first manned mission to the moon, entered lunar orbit. In radio broadcast, lunar pilot William Anders read from the Book of Genesis [...] I was not yet born, but... Join us as we visit the orbit of the greatest woman in creation, our Mother Mary. May God's peace be upon her. There are no problems here, Houston. We are clear for launch.