Apollo 8 (December 21–27, 1968) was the first crewed spacecraft to leave Earth's gravitational sphere of influence, and the first human spaceflight to reach the Moon. The crew orbited the …

Sep 18, 2018 · Apollo 8 blasted off atop a Saturn V rocket from launchpad 39A at Kennedy Space Center on Dec. 21, 1968, carrying astronauts Frank Borman, James Lovell Jr. and William …

Jul 11, 2024 · The Apollo 8 mission proved the performance of the command and service module and was the first crewed launch of the Saturn V rocket. On Christmas Eve, Frank Borman, Jim …

Jul 8, 2009 · 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 orbit at 32.6 …

Dec 21, 2018 · At the top of the 6.5-million pound rocket, Apollo 8 astronauts Frank Borman, James A. Lovell, and William A. Anders were strapped inside their Command Module (CM), …

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 was a mission in the Apollo program in December 1968. It was the first crewed spaceflight to leave Earth orbit and first to orbit the Moon. Commander Frank Borman, Pilot …

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 11, 2018 · “In an extraordinary feat of marksmanship, they would have to fly just ahead of its leading edge and then, firing the Apollo spacecraft’s rocket engine, go into orbit just 69 miles …

Apr 27, 2019 · The Apollo 8 astronauts were the first humans to see the far side of the Moon and observed the Earth rising over the Moon’s surface! Apollo 8 spent 20 hours completing 10 …