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All photos are from and credited to NASA unless specified. All photos taken by NASA and other space agencies are immediately placed into public domain so that you, the public, may use them.
All photos are from and credited to NASA unless specified. All photos taken by NASA and other space agencies are immediately placed into public domain so that you, the public, may use them.
Apollo 8 served as the first manned lunar orbit mission. Liftoff occurred on December 21, 1968, carrying a three man crew consisting of astronauts Frank Borman, commander; William Anders, Lunar Module (LM) Pilot; and James Lovell, Command Module (CM) pilot. The three safely returned to Earth on December 27, 1968. In this photograph, the crew members are waving as they leave the recovery helicopter.
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