Apollo 8
Space mission
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Apollo 8 was the first crewed spacecraft to leave low Earth orbit and the first human spaceflight to reach the Moon. The crew orbited the Moon ten times without landing, and then departed safely back to Earth. Wikipedia
Dates: Dec 21, 1968 – Dec 27, 1968
Destinations: the Moon
Apogee altitude: 185.18 kilometers (99.99 nmi)
Callsign: Apollo 8
Members: Frank F. Borman II; James A. Lovell Jr. William A. Anders
Orbits: 10
Rocket: Saturn V SA-503
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