Apollo 8
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apollo-8-169-7015005
title:
Apollo 8
text:
Apollo 8 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. These three astronauts—Frank Borman, James Lovell, and William Anders—were the first humans to see and photograph the far side of the Moon and an Earthrise. Apollo 8 launched on December 21, 1968, and was the second crewed spaceflight mission flown in the United States Apollo
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
First crewed space mission to orbit the Moon
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_8
date created:
2001-03-17T18:07:45Z
date modified:
2024-08-31T21:49:42Z
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