Apollo 8 ended the space race. "I was there to participate in the Cold War battle with the Soviets," says Frank Borman, now 90 years old and the oldest living former American astronaut, from his ...

Apollo 8 would use the third model of the Saturn V booster, and the one designated for the mission was built in Kennedy’s famous and enormous Vehicle Assembly Building in December 1967.

this December 1968 file photo provided by NASA shows Earth as seen from the Apollo 8 spacecraft. The images provided by the NASA mission were the first to how the planet in its entirety. (NASA) On ...

The Apollo 8 landed safely back on Earth on December 27. Borman, Lovell, and Anders emerge from the rescue helicopter on the deck of the Yorktown. NASA.

Apollo 8 crew celebrates Christmas Eve by reading the story of Creation from Chapter 1 of the Book of Genesis. Skip to content. All Sections. Subscribe Now. 73°F. Friday, June 13th 2025 ...

Apollo 8 astronaut Bill Anders shares views on his historic trip around the moon, his famous "Earthrise" photo, NASA and the politics of space, ...

Apollo 8, the first crewed flight of the Saturn V rocket, would also stay in Earth orbit and test the lunar lander. But the lunar lander wasn't ready to fly. Meanwhile, the Soviets were building a ...

Apollo 8′s original mission was to be the first manned craft launched atop the massive 363-foot Saturn V and test the first edition of the lunar module (LM) in Earth orbit.

The Apollo 8 crew was just three men. But their peaceful message was seen by a billion people. And the timing couldn’t have been better. Their mission and others served to unite humanity.

Frank Borman, the commander of Apollo 8 who led the first mission to orbit the moon in 1968, has died at the age of 95. Borman and his crew paved the way for space exploration.

Watch: Apollo 8 crew's Genesis reading. The full audio of Apollo 8's Christmas Eve message. NASA produced this video some years later, adding video footage from multiple Apollo missions.

The Apollo 8 astronauts returned to Earth on December 27, their spacecraft safely splashing down in the northern Pacific. All three crew members were named Time magazine's "Men of the Year." ...