On December 24, 1968, Apollo 8 astronaut Bill Anders captured an image that had never been seen before in human history: the planet Earth rising above the horizon of the moon. Anders and fellow astronauts Frank Borman and James Lovell had traveled nearly a quarter million miles to orbit the moon but, at that moment, unexpectedly found themselves captivated by their home planet. "Here we came to study that moon and yet," remembered Anders, "it was this gorgeous earth rise, this colorful, delicate
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The Apollo program began with earned optimism, but tragedy during the first mission changed everything. Three men lost their lives, and many more lost their hope in the space program. CHASING THE MOON continues tonight, July 9 at 9/8c on PBS → pbs.org/chasingthemoon | American Experience | PBS
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The great tragedy of the race to the moon—the Apollo 1 fire and the deaths of Gus Grissom, Ed White and Roger Chaffee—happened on January 27, 1967. | American Experience | PBS
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On Dec. 21, 1968, NASA’s Apollo 8 mission launched to the moon. Discover space history 👉 https://trib.al/XcMT6nK Apollo 8 was the second crewed mission in NASA’s Apollo program. It was also the first mission to bring humans to the moon. It lifted off from Kennedy Space Center in Florida on a Saturn V rocket. This was the first time that a Saturn V launched with people on board. In the Apollo Command Module were astronauts Frank Borman, Jim Lovell and Bill Anders. The astronauts didn't land on t
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As Apollo 8 circled the Moon, humans saw our planet “rise” over another celestial object for the very first time. That's when astronaut Bill Anders captured the iconic “Earthrise” image, which many consider to be one of the most important photos of the 20th century. #Astronomy #Apollo8 #NASA #Earthrise #Space #SpaceExploration | NOVA l PBS
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Today marks the anniversary of the launch of Apollo 8, the first manned spacecraft to leave Earth’s orbit, reach and orbit the moon, and safely return. Former National Geographic Society President Melvin M. Payne describes this historic mission, which signified an important prelude to landing on the Moon, in 1969: “Never before had man traveled so far, so fast, or looked so closely upon another celestial body. Never before had so many millions listened and watched, their imaginations fired as th
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