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Apollo 8

Published on Mar 17, 2016

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APOLLO 8

LAUNCHED DEC 21, 1968
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ASTRONAUTS

  • Commander: Frank Borman
  • Lunar Module Pilot: William Anders
  • Commander Module Pilot: James Lovell
Photo by NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center
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GOALS

  • Demonstrate translunar injection
  • CSM navigation
  • Communications and midcourse corrections
  • Consumable assessment
  • Passive thermal control
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Apollo 8 was the first mission to successfully send man into lunar orbit. This was necessary in order to take further steps to meet our goal of having man walk on the moon.

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SUCCESS!

APOLLO 8 WAS A SUCCESSFUL MISSION

Rianna Ashley