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 ...
NASA astronaut Bill Anders took this iconic image of Earth rising over the Moon’s horizon on December 24, 1968.
On this day, December 27, 1968, the crew of Apollo 8 returned to Earth. Blazing into the atmosphere at over 38 kilometers per hour, the capsule splashed down in the Pacific Ocean about 4.7 kilometers ...
December 1968 was a difficult time for many in the world, as war and hostages, riots and assassinations drew our attention.
Seen on the television monitor is a picture of Earth which was telecast from the Apollo 8 spacecraft 176,000 miles away. NASA Like countless other children around the world, Jerry Firlan was ...
Apollo 8 launched from Cape Kennedy Air Force Station in Florida on December 21, 1968. It was the first crewed spacecraft to leave Earth’s gravitational sphere of influence and also the first human ...
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 ...