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  2. Apollo 8 - Wikipedia

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    Apollo 8 launched on December 21, 1968, and was the second crewed spaceflight mission flown in the United States Apollo space program (the first, Apollo 7, stayed in Earth orbit). Apollo 8 was the third flight and the first crewed launch of the Saturn V rocket.

  3. Earthrise - Wikipedia

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    [6] [8] After Apollo 8's return, NASA technicians – not able to wait for normal film processing – drove four hours from Houston to Corpus Christi, Texas to the family-owned R&R Photo Studio & Color Labs (later known as R&R PhotoTechnics) which at that time was the first and only place in South Texas with color photo processing equipment ...

  4. File:AS08-16-2593 - Apollo 8 - Apollo 8 Mission image, Earth ...

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    File:AS08-16-2593 - Apollo 8 - Apollo 8 Mission image, Earth - NARA - 16671032.jpg. Add languages. Page contents not supported in other languages. ...

  5. Mission patch - Wikipedia

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    Apollo 11 mission insignia. Following the loss of the Apollo 1 crew in a devastating fire, embroidered patches were restricted from crew clothing. Instead, astronauts in flight wore mission patches of fire-resistant Beta cloth onto which designs were silkscreened. [3] (Embroidered patches were still produced for ground side wear, non-flight ...

  6. Apollo 8 astronaut William Anders, who took 'Earthrise' photo ...

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    He did not go into space until Dec. 21, 1968, when Apollo 8 lifted off on the first crewed mission to leave Earth orbit and travel 240,000 miles (386,000 km) to the moon.

  7. Apollo 8 Genesis reading - Wikipedia

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    Apollo 8 commander Frank Borman felt that his initial attempts to draft something appropriate to say on their Christmas Eve broadcast sounded too much like an apology for the United States involvement in the Vietnam War, and Joseph Laitin of the Bureau of the Budget (now the Office of Management and Budget) was brought in to assist.

  8. File:NASA-Apollo8-Dec24-Earthrise.jpg - Wikipedia

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    4. Atmospheric & surface changes on Earth (i.e.: weather patterns, changing seasons, etc.). Two craters, visible on the image were named 8 Homeward and Anders' Earthrise in honor of Apollo 8 by IAU in 2018. (Press release). The NASA image number is AS08-14-2383.

  9. Planetary symbols - Wikipedia

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    Planetary symbols are used in astrology and traditionally in astronomy to represent a classical planet (which includes the Sun and the Moon) or one of the modern planets. The classical symbols were also used in alchemy for the seven metals known to the ancients, which were associated with the planets, and in calendars for the seven days of the week associated with the seven planets.