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Apollo 8

Crewed Lunar Program Missions

Apollo 8, launched by NASA on December 21, 1968, was the first crewed spacecraft to leave Earth's gravitational sphere of influence and the first human spaceflight to reach the Moon. Commanded by Frank Borman with Command Module Pilot Jim Lovell and Lunar Module Pilot William Anders, the crew orbited the Moon ten times without landing, and were the first humans to see and photograph the lunar far side and an Earthrise, before splashing down in the northern Pacific Ocean on December 27, 1968.

Facts
Mission Type
Crewed lunar orbital CSM flight (C') 1
Launch Date
1968-12-21 2
End Date
1968-12-27 1
Outcome
Successful ten orbit crewed lunar flight; splashed down in the northern Pacific Ocean on December 27, 1968. 2
Mission Type
Mission Type (category)
Crewed Mission 1
Connections

Crewed By

Frank Borman, Astronauts and Cosmonauts
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Additional Source Apollo 8 (Wikipedia)Lead section
Jim Lovell, Astronauts and Cosmonauts
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William Anders, Astronauts and Cosmonauts
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Operated By

NASA, Space Agencies and Companies
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Sources
1. Apollo 8 (Wikipedia)
  • infobox, Mission type field
    Crewed lunar orbital CSM flight (C')
  • infobox, Landing date field
    December 27, 1968
  • Apollo 8 article, lead section
    The Apollo 8 astronauts returned to Earth on December 27, 1968, when their spacecraft splashed down in the northern Pacific Ocean
  • Apollo 8 article, infobox
  • Crewed By: Frank Borman, Lead section
    The three astronauts-Frank Borman, Jim Lovell, and William Anders-were the first humans to see and photograph the far side of the Moon and an Earthrise.
  • Crewed By: Jim Lovell, Lead section
    The three astronauts-Frank Borman, Jim Lovell, and William Anders-were the first humans to see and photograph the far side of the Moon and an Earthrise.
  • Crewed By: William Anders, Lead section
    The three astronauts-Frank Borman, Jim Lovell, and William Anders-were the first humans to see and photograph the far side of the Moon and an Earthrise.
  • In Group: Apollo Program Missions, Lead sentence
    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.
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2. Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Wikimedia FoundationOperated By: NASA, Apollo 8
Quote, Operated By: NASA, Apollo 8
Operator: NASA
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Wikipedia: Apollo program
Wikimedia FoundationPart Of: Apollo Program, Apollo 8
Quote, Part Of: Apollo Program, Apollo 8
Apollo program
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