The Apollo 8 mission was a monumental chapter in the space race. The NASA astronauts were the first to orbit the moon and return to earth. The mission was a historic milestone in man’s foray into the ...

Journey through the incredible story of NASA’s Apollo Program—from Kennedy’s ambitious lunar deadline to the triumph of ...

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NASA's Apollo 8 mission in 1968 became the first human spaceflight to reach the Moon and back but an image repeatedly portrayed on social media as showing a couple watching its launch is digitally ...

Anders, lunar module pilot on the Apollo 8 mission, and fellow astronauts Frank Borman and Jim Lovell became the first humans to orbit the Moon and the first to witness the sight. (NASA image ...

But a trio of U.S. astronauts brought the Christmas spirit to Americans from high above our planet. Here is one account of the Apollo 8 mission from The Associated Press, as told on Christmas Day, ...

Copyright © AFP 2017-2025. Any commercial use of this content requires a subscription. Click here to find out more. NASA's Apollo 8 mission in 1968 became the first ...

NASA's Apollo 8 mission in 1968 became the first human spaceflight to reach the Moon and back but an image repeatedly portrayed on social media as showing a couple watching its launch is digitally ...

The December 1968 journey of the Apollo 8 crew into lunar orbit verified ... will live through the ages For many of us the Apollo 8 mission and broadcasts will always hold a special significance ...

As the world reflects on the 50 years since Neil Armstrong took his first steps on the moon, NASA has worked with a team of artisans and craftspeople to painstakingly restore the Johnson Space Centre ...