On this day in 1986 - December 21st - NASA launched Apollo 8 with its crew of Frank Borman, Jim Lovell and William Anders.

The Apollo 8 Moon mission was the first manned mission to leave Earth orbit and go into orbit around another celestial object.


Mona Evans
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