On Christmas Eve 1968, Apollo 8 crewmembers Frank Borman, Jim Lovell, and Bill Anders made a live broadcast from orbit around the Moon.
The first manned mission to the moon returned to earth on December 27, 1968. Apollo 8's crew did not walk on the moon's ...
A look at NASA’s Apollo 8 mission, its impact in 1968, and how Artemis 2 could shape the future of human spaceflight in 2026 ...
On Christmas Eve 1968, the Earth received a message from astronauts on a mission like no other - the first around the moon.
The last time a crew of Americans rode a rocket toward the Moon, the country was reeling from assassinations, riots, and a ...
Apollo 8 Crew Starts Journey Back To Earth Astronauts Will Land Friday By PAUL RECER AP Aerospace Writer SPACE CENTER, Houston (AP) ─ The Apollo 8 spaceship and its crew blasted away from the ...
CHICAGO - Apollo 13 commander James Lovell, who helped turn a failed moon mission into a triumph of on-the-fly engineering, has died. He was 97 years old. Apollo 13 commander James Lovell has died at ...