At this time NASA was still fighting a lawsuit brought by atheist Madalyn Murray O'Hair (who had objected to the Apollo 8 crew reading from the Book of Genesis) demanding that their astronauts refrain from broadcasting religious activities while in space.
æt ðɪs tˈaɪm nˈæsɐ wʌz stˈɪl fˈaɪɾɪŋ ɐ lˈɔːsuːt bɹˈɔːt baɪ ˈeɪθɪˌɪst mˈædɐlˌɪn mˈɜːɹeɪ oʊhˈɛɹ hˌuː hæd ɑːbdʒˈɛktᵻd tə ðɪ ɐpˈɑːloʊ ˈeɪt kɹˈuː ɹˈiːdɪŋ fɹʌmðə bˈʊk ʌv dʒˈɛnᵻsˌɪs dᵻmˈændɪŋ ðæt ðɛɹ ˈæstɹənˌɔːts ɹᵻfɹˈeɪn fɹʌm bɹˈɔːdkæstɪŋ ɹᵻlˈɪdʒəs æktˈɪvᵻɾiz wˌaɪl ɪn spˈeɪs.