The voyage of Apollo 8 from December 21-27, 1968, marked humans' first venture to another heavenly body. "We were flying to the moon for the first time," said Jim Lovell, one of the three astronauts ...

He did not go into space until Dec. 21, 1968, when Apollo 8 lifted off on the first crewed mission to leave Earth orbit and travel 240,000 miles (386,000 km) to the moon.

The booster's third stage accelerated the Apollo 8 crew from 17,000 to 24,000 miles per hour (27,000 to 39,000 kph), the fastest any astronauts had traveled up to that point in history.

Anders said. “There’s the Earth coming up. Wow, is that pretty!” The Apollo 8 mission in December 1968 was the first human spaceflight to leave low-Earth orbit and travel to the moon and back.

The Apollo 8 mission laid the groundwork for U.S. astronauts walking on the moon in 1969. The Apollo 8 capsule, which is the centerpiece of the museum's space center, first arrived there in 1971.

Apollo 8 astronaut Bill Anders, who took ‘Earthrise’ picture, dies in plane crash at 90 by Alan Boyle on June 7, 2024 at 11:30 pm Share 105 Tweet Share Reddit Email ...

NASA Apollo 8 Earthrise; Man's Historic First View of Earth from the Moon, December, 1968 4,200 USD (4 bids) NASA Ed White Historic Space Walk Above Earth, June, 1965 3,000 USD (3 bids) NASA Apollo 17 ...

Apollo 8, launched in 1968, was the first NASA mission to both leave low Earth orbit and reach the moon. Borman, along with astronauts James Lovell, and William Anders, orbited the moon 10 times ...

Former astronaut William "Bill" Anders, who took a famous photo of the Earth during the Apollo 8 moon mission, died in a plane crash off the San Juan Islands on Friday.

Anders said. “There’s the Earth coming up. Wow, is that pretty!” The Apollo 8 mission in December 1968 was the first human spaceflight to leave low-Earth orbit and travel to the moon and back.

Anders said. “There’s the Earth coming up. Wow, is that pretty!” The Apollo 8 mission in December 1968 was the first human spaceflight to leave low-Earth orbit and travel to the moon and back.