Apollo 8 crew returned from space after viewing the moon on Dec. 27, 1968

The first manned mission to the moon returned to earth on December 27, 1968. Apollo 8's crew did not walk on the moon's ...
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Today in aviation history: Apollo 8 orbits the moon

On December 24, 1968, Apollo 8 became the first crewed mission to orbit the Moon. This article looks back at the historic flight that changed space exploration forever.
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Apollo pilot : the memoir of astronaut Donn Eisele / Donn Eisele ; edited and with a foreword by Francis French ; afterword by Susie Eisele Black ; historical overview by Amy ...

In October 1968Donn Eisele flew with fellow astronauts Walt Cunningham and Wally Schirra into Earth orbit in Apollo 7. The first manned mission in the Apollo program and the first manned flight after ...
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On Today's Date: An Apollo Mission Was Struck Twice By Lightning

Imagine a rocket struck by lightning twice within a minute after launch, but the manned mission continued — to the moon, no less. On Nov. 14, 1969, 56 years ago today, the Apollo 12 mission launched ...
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What is NASA’s Artemis-2 mission? Four US astronauts will orbit…, mission will launch on…

The Artemis 2 mission will be launched with NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) Block 1-- considered the world's most powerful ...