Read some insider stories from the Apollo 8 mission to the moon. "After we cleared the launch pad, now we were being propelled by the first stage in these five giant engines, building up thrust ...

"I think we were all surprised at how strong that thing was," Apollo 8 astronaut Frank Borman said ... 34.5m Newtons (7.7m pounds) of thrust at launch. That's enough to lift 130 tonnes into ...

The Apollo 8 astronauts prepare for launch His former crewmate, Frank Borman, who commanded the Apollo 8 mission and also spent two weeks in Earth orbit during the Gemini programme, is slightly ...