Apollo 8

Apollo 8 was a crewed flight launched on December 21, 1968 aboard a Saturn V from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Crew of 3: Bill Anders, Frank Borman, Jim Lovell.

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Crew

Bill Anders United States · 1 flight

Frank Borman United States · 2 flights

Jim Lovell United States · 4 flights

Flight

Mission: Apollo 8
Spacecraft record: Apollo 8
Launch: December 21, 1968 · 12:51 UTC
Landing: December 27, 1968
Duration (Wikidata): 6.1 days
Country: United States
Designator: 1968-118A
Vehicle fate: Left Earth orbit for deep space · Dec 23, 1968

Launch vehicle

Launch record: 1968-118
Rocket: Saturn V
Spaceport: Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC39A
Outcome: Success
Initial orbit: 179 km × 190 km, 32.7°

Vehicle and launch: GCAT (CC BY 4.0). Mission name, crew, landing and duration: Wikidata Q184201 (CC0).