On Christmas Eve 1968, the Earth received a message from astronauts on a mission like no other - the first around the moon.
The last time a crew of Americans rode a rocket toward the Moon, the country was reeling from assassinations, riots, and a ...
A look at NASA’s Apollo 8 mission, its impact in 1968, and how Artemis 2 could shape the future of human spaceflight in 2026 ...
Some time next year Artemis II will blast off and carry a crew of four on a shakedown cruise to the moon. They will not land ...
On Dec. 21, 1968, NASA’s Apollo 8 mission launched to the moon. Apollo 8 was the second crewed mission in NASA’s Apollo ...
Artemis II will send astronauts around the moon in February-April 2026, marking NASA’s first crewed lunar mission in 53 years ...
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 ...
On Christmas Eve 1968, Apollo 8 crewmembers Frank Borman, Jim Lovell, and Bill Anders made a live broadcast from orbit around the Moon.