1968 · National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Apollo 8
successSaturn V | Apollo 8
Apollo 8 was the first flight of the mighty Saturn V launch vehicle key to human exploration of the moon. The three-astronaut crew — Commander Frank Borman, Command Module Pilot James Lovell, and Lunar Module Pilot William Anders. This Mission was the first manned spacecraft to orbit the moon.
Overview
- Date / time
- December 21, 1968 at 12:51 PM UTC
- Outcome
- success
- Launch site
- Launch Complex 39A
- Mission
- Apollo 8
- Mission type
- Human Exploration
- Orbit achieved
- Low Earth Orbit