Apollo 8 - NASA
2024年7月11日 · On December 21, 1968, three NASA astronauts embarked on a journey that would take them “Round the moon and back.” The Apollo 8 mission proved the performance of the command and service module and was the first crewed launch of the Saturn V rocket.
Apollo 8 - Wikipedia
Apollo 8 launched on December 21, 1968, and was the second crewed spaceflight mission flown in the United States Apollo space program (the first, Apollo 7, stayed in Earth orbit). Apollo 8 was the third flight and the first crewed launch of the Saturn V rocket.
Apollo 8: Christmas at the Moon - NASA
2019年12月23日 · Apollo 8, the first manned mission to the moon, entered lunar orbit on Christmas Eve, Dec. 24, 1968. That evening, the astronauts held a live broadcast from lunar orbit, during which they showed pictures of the Earth and moon as seen from their spacecraft.
Apollo 8: Mission Details - NASA
2009年7月8日 · Apollo 8 launched from Cape Kennedy on Dec. 21, 1968, placing astronauts Frank Borman, James Lovell Jr. and William Anders into a 114 by 118 mile parking orbit at 32.6 degrees. During the second revolution, at two hours, 50 minutes ground elapsed time, the S-IVB third stage restarted for a five-minute, 17-second burn, initiating translunar coast.
Apollo 8 - National Air and Space Museum
Apollo 8, which launched on December 21, 1968, was the first mission to take humans to the Moon and back. While the crew did not land on the Moon's surface, the flight was an important prelude to a lunar landing, testing the flight trajectory and operations getting there and back.
Apollo 8: First Humans to Leave Earth Orbit - NASA Science
2017年12月21日 · The three crew members of Apollo 8 were the first humans to leave Earth orbit and the first to travel around the Moon. The Dec. 21, 1968 launch of Apollo 8 (AS-503) from Cape Kennedy, Fla. was the beginning of a mission designed to test the Apollo system and gain the operational experience necessary to realize President Kennedy’s goal of ...
The Flight of Apollo 8 - Moon: NASA Science
2018年7月10日 · NASA created this chart in 1967 to illustrate the flight path and key mission events for the upcoming Apollo missions to the Moon.
Apollo 8: Everything you need to know | Space
2018年9月18日 · NASA's Apollo 8 mission, launched in 1968, represented a vital milestone in human space exploration: carrying the first crew to beyond low Earth orbit and toward the moon.
The Story Behind Apollo 8’s Famous Earthrise Photo - Science@NASA
2018年12月21日 · On December 24, 1968, Apollo 8 astronauts Frank Borman, Jim Lovell, and Bill Anders became the first humans to witness the Earth rising above the moon's barren surface. Now we can relive the astronauts' experience, thanks to …
This Month in NASA History: Apollo 8 Changes the World’s Perspective
2018年12月18日 · Apollo 8 launched from Kennedy Space Center atop the Saturn V, a 363-ft-tall rocket that weighed 6.2 million pounds and created a remarkable 7.6 million pounds of thrust at launch. Fifty years later, it remains the tallest, most powerful rocket ever launched.