Apollo 8 launched on December 21, 1968, and was the second crewed spaceflight mission flown in the United States Apollo space program (the first, Apollo 7, stayed in Earth orbit). Apollo 8 …

Jul 11, 2024 · On December 21, 1968, three NASA astronauts embarked on a journey that would take them “Round the moon and back.” The Apollo 8 mission proved the performance of the …

Jul 8, 2009 · Mission Highlights. Apollo 8 launched from Cape Kennedy on Dec. 21, 1968, placing astronauts Frank Borman, James Lovell Jr. and William Anders into a 114 by 118 mile parking …

Sep 18, 2018 · In 1968, NASA's Apollo 8 mission changed the course of crewed space exploration forever. Apollo 8 represented the first time a space agency had sent humans …

Dec 23, 2019 · Apollo 8, the first manned mission to the moon, entered lunar orbit on Christmas Eve, Dec. 24, 1968. That evening, the astronauts held a live broadcast from lunar orbit, during …

Apollo 8 passed ahead of the Moon at a distance of about 71 miles at a speed of 5,720 m.p.h. At 4:59 a.m. EST on December 24, 1968, while on the far side of the Moon, the spacecraft’s …

Apollo 8 splashed down in the Pacific Ocean on 27 December 1968 at 15:51:42 UT (10:51:42 a.m. EST) after a mission elapsed time of 147 hrs, 0 mins, 42 secs. The splashdown point was …

Dec 20, 2018 · With Apollo 8, humans broke free of Earth orbit for the first time. Frank Borman, Jim Lovell and William Anders became the first humans in space to lose sight of their home …

Apollo 8 Mission Overview. This Apollo 8 view of Earth rising over the limb of the Moon is one of the most iconic photos of the space age. Apollo 8 was originally intended to be an Earth-orbital …

Dec 21, 2018 · Fifty years ago Friday, on Dec. 21, 1968, Apollo 8 lifted off, marking the first time humans left low Earth orbit and flew to the moon. This was the second manned spaceflight of …