Apollo 8 was the first mission where humans orbited the moon and returned home, marking a huge step forward in human and ...

"Good night, good luck, a Merry Christmas, and God bless all of you—all of you on the good Earth" The Apollo 8 crew became ...

Apollo 8 splashed down in the northern Pacific Ocean on December 27 after a total mission time of 6 days, 3 hours, 42 seconds. Upon their return, Time magazine named Borman, Lovell, and Anders their ...

December 1968 was a difficult time for many in the world, as war and hostages, riots and assassinations drew our attention.

Apollo 8 crewmembers Frank Borman, Jim Lovell, and Bill Anders made a live broadcast from orbit around the Moon.

NASA astronaut Bill Anders took this iconic image of Earth rising over the Moon’s horizon on December 24, 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 ...

He was a part of the Gemini 12 mission, which was his favorite mission, and Apollo 8, where he and his fellow crewmen became the first humans to leave earth's gravitational pull and orbit the moon.

4. In 1960, NASA shared the first "television" picture of the earth from the space. 5. In 1968, the crew of Apollo 8 held a live broadcast from the lunar orbit and showed the picture of the earth, as ...