Apollo 8

**Apollo 8**
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English: Apollo 8 was the second manned mission of the Apollo space program that was launched. They lifted off December 21st, 1968, and returned December, 28th. Commander Frank Borman, Command Module Pilot James Lovell and Lunar Module Pilot William Anders became the first humans to travel beyond Earth orbit and into an orbit around the Moon. It was also the first manned launch of the Saturn V rocket.

Radio transmissions

Pictures

Crew images

Preparations

S-IC first stage of the Apollo 8 Saturn V being erected
The 103 Apollo Command/Service Module is shown being mated to the Instrument Unit
Rollout to the launch pad of the Apollo 8 Saturn V on October 9, 1968.

Launch

The Apollo 8 crew leaves the Kennedy Space Center's Manned Spacecraft Operations Bldg during the Apollo 8 prelaunch countdown
The Apollo 8 Saturn V builds thrust after ignition of the S-IC first stage F-1 engines on December 21, 1968.
Apollo 8 liftoff