Cosmic Exploration · mission
Apollo 8
1968 · NASA · The Moon · Completed
- Agency
- NASA
- Status
- Completed
- End Date
- 1968-12-27
- Destination
- The Moon
- Launch Date
- 1968-12-21
Objective
The first crewed flight to leave Earth orbit, ten orbits of the Moon, and Earthrise — a photograph taken almost by accident that is often credited with starting the environmental movement.
Open on the Cosmic Exploration shelf — the interactive card, the filters, and everything alongside it.