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Also known as Apollo VIII

second crewed flight of the United States Apollo program

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Apollo 8 was the second crewed mission of the U.S. Apollo program, launched in December 1968. It was historically significant as the first crewed spacecraft to travel to the Moon and orbit it, with astronauts aboard witnessing and photographing Earth from lunar orbit for the first time.

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Instance of: human spaceflight
Part of: Apollo program
Official name: Apollo 8
Country: United States
Operator: NASA
Followed by: Apollo 9
Follows: Apollo 7
Duration: 529242
Mass: 28870
Orbital period: 88.19
Image: NASA-Apollo8-Dec24-Earthrise.jpg
Significant event: lection

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start point: Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A
crew members: Bill Anders
Commons category: Apollo 8
UTC date of spacecraft launch: 1968-12-21
space launch vehicle: Saturn V
Commons gallery: Apollo 8
UTC date of spacecraft landing: 1968-12-27
vessel: Apollo Command and Service Module
topic's main category: Category:Apollo 8
location of landing: Pacific Ocean
type of orbit: lunar orbit
orbital inclination: 12
orbits completed: 10
apoapsis: 112.4
periapsis: 110.6
backup or reserve team or crew: Buzz Aldrin
recovered by: USS Yorktown
call sign: Apollo 8
time of object orbit decay: 1968-00-00

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