The effect of Apollo8 was summed up in a telegram from a stranger, received by Borman after the mission, that stated simply, "Thank you Apollo8.
ðɪ ɪfˈɛkt ʌv ɐpˈɑːloʊ ˈeɪt wʌz sˈʌmd ˌʌp ɪn ɐ tˈɛlᵻɡɹˌæm fɹʌm ɐ stɹˈeɪndʒɚ, ɹᵻsˈiːvd baɪ bˈoːɹmən ˈæftɚ ðə mˈɪʃən, ðæt stˈeɪɾᵻd sˈɪmpli, "θˈæŋk juː ɐpˈɑːloʊ ˈeɪt.