As Apollo 8 neared its target ... "On the computer then it said words to the effect 'You are now in lunar orbit. Your orbit is 60X130 nautical miles.' We all looked out the window but we didn ...

NASA The astronauts prepare for their lunar-orbit mission inside a simulator at Kennedy Space Center (from left: Anders, Lovell and Borman). NASA Apollo 8’s Frank Borman (front), James Lovell ...

But when Mike Collins had to drop out for surgery on his spine, Lovell was reunited with his Gemini commander, Borman, for Apollo 8. During his time in lunar orbit, Lovell scouted future Apollo ...

Anders was part of the Apollo 8 mission, which orbitted the Moon before returning to Earth. The mission circled the Moon for ...

When Apollo 8 flew around the moon over Christmas 1968 ... the launch pad—was intended to send a Zond spacecraft into lunar orbit. No cosmonauts were on board, but it was meant to signal ...

The Apollo program is arguably the most famous achievement of the United States regime, but how much do you really know about ...

The Apollo IX mission test-flew the command module and lunar module together in Earth orbit. Dave Scott’s spacewalk ... Jeff Kluger’s latest book Apollo 8 will be released on May 16.

Moving beyond our “comfort zones” can present challenges. We often resist moving beyond our usual routines and familiar ...

Apollo 8 astronaut William Anders was on board the plane that crashed near Orcas Island Friday, family told KIRO 7 News.

Back then, astronauts in the Apollo program made their ... controlling rocket burns and guiding the craft into orbit, and for handling the landing of the lunar module as well as re-entry into ...