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Launched: 21 December 1968 UT 12:51:00 (7:51:00 AM EST)
Lunar Orbit: 24 December 1968
Returned to Earth: 27 December 1968 UT 15:51:42 (10:51:42 AM EST)
Frank Borman, commander
James A. Lovell, command module pilot
William A. Anders, lunar module pilot
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Apollo 8 Mission Summary
Data Sets
The Apollo 8 Christmas Eve Broadcast
Apollo 8 Mission Overview
- Lunar and Planetary Institute
Apollo 8 Mission Summary
- Apollo by the Numbers, NASA History Office
Apollo 8 Flight Journal
- Transcript of Apollo 8 communications during the flight
Apollo 8 Press Kit (PDF)
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