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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 Moon ten times without landing and then returned to Earth. On Christmas Eve of the same year, Apollo 8 completed 10 orbits of the moon in 20 hours before heading back to Earth. It landed safely in the Pacific Ocean on Dec. 27. he flew on the seven-day On Christmas Eve, the astronauts entered into orbit around the moon, the first manned spacecraft ever to do so. During Apollo 8‘s 10 lunar orbits, television images were sent back home, and 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 degrees. During the second revolution, at two hours, 50 minutes ground elapsed time, the S-IVB third stage restarted for a five-minute, 17-second burn, initiating translunar coast. Apollo 8 spent 20 hours completing 10 orbits of the Moon, and took one of the most iconic pictures of all time - Earthrise! During a telecast on Christmas Eve, the crew read the first 10 verses from the Book of Genesis about how the ‘good Earth’ came to be, with the famous closing line of “So good night, good luck, a Merry Christmas and Apollo 8 astronaut Jim Lovell recalls the launch. The crew rocketed into orbit on December 21, and after circling the moon 10 times on Christmas Eve, it was time to come home. On Christmas morning, mission control waited anxiously for word that Apollo 8’s engine burn to leave lunar orbit had worked. Lasting Impacts of Apollo 8. Apollo 8’s success laid the groundwork for future lunar missions, including the historic Apollo 11 Moon landing in 1969. The mission demonstrated the viability of many critical systems and maneuvers, such as lunar orbit insertion and high-speed re-entry into Earth’s atmosphere. In honor of Valentine's Day, read about the grand romantic gesture Captain James A. Lovell Jr. made while orbiting the Moon on Apollo 8. On Dec. 21, 1968, NASA’s Apollo 8 mission launched to the moon. Apollo 8 was the second crewed mission in NASA’s Apollo program. It was also the first mission to bring humans to the moon. It After a three-day journey across the vast emptiness of space, Apollo 8 reached the Moon on December 24, 1968. To enter lunar orbit, the crew had to execute a precise engine burn using the Service Propulsion System (SPS). This maneuver slowed the spacecraft enough for the Moon’s gravity to capture it. The first OMEGA Speedmaster Dark Side of the Moon Apollo 8 timepiece was released in 2018, marking the 50 th anniversary of the mission. This time, the brand has returned to its watchmaking launchpad, elevating the same design with an even finer level of detailing and refinement. On 21 December 1968, the space exploration milestone of Apollo 8 began as the first crewed mission to orbit the Moon was successfully launched by NASA. Astronauts Frank Borman, Jim Lovell, and William Anders embarked on a groundbreaking journey aboard the Saturn V rocket from Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Apollo 8’s mission represented a [] Apollo 8 (AS-503) was launched from KSC Launch Complex 39, Pad A, at 7:51 a.m. EST Dec. 21 on a Saturn V booster. The spacecraft crew was made up of Frank Borman, James A. Lovell, Jr., and William A. Anders. Apollo 8 was the first spacecraft to be launched by a Saturn V with a crew on board, and that crew became the first men to fly around the The mission during which the Apollo 8 crew became the first humans to see the far side of the Moon, paved the way for later missions including Apollo 11 to land the first man on the Moon in 1969 December 21, 1968 Apollo 8 Orbits the Moon On December 21st, 1968, Frank Borman, James A. Lovell, Jr., and William A. Anders blasted off in Apollo 8. Their six-day mission began atop a Saturn 5 rocket and took them on man's first orbit of the moon. It is 24 December 1968; Christmas Eve and Apollo 8 has completed three full orbits of the Moon. Its crew of Frank Borman, Jim Lovell and Bill Anders are well into the thick of their tasks. Prime among these is to extensively photograph the ground passing beneath the spacecraft and to visually appraise the approaches to two possible landing On Dec. 21, 1968, the Apollo program's second manned spaceflight lifted off from Earth to orbit the moon. Many people still remember the greetings from astronauts, sent from space. This visualization was created as an introductory shot to video celebrating the 50th anniersary of Earth Day. The camera approaches the moon from the far side, with Earth behind the moon. The camera moves over the limb revealing Apollo-8, when Bill Anders took the iconic "Earthrise" photo that inspired Earth Day and the environmental movement. Apollo 8 became the first manned spacecraft to leave Earth’s orbit, reach the moon and return safely to Earth. A full mission calls for 10 orbits of the moon, then the return to a splashdown The decision to redirect Apollo 8 to the Moon was made just six weeks before launch, on November 12, 1968. The mission objectives included coordinating the performance of the crew, command and service module, communications and navigation systems.
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