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Apollo 8 served as the first manned lunar orbit mission. Liftoff occurred on December 21, 1968, carrying a three man cre
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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. The mission achieved operational experience and tested the Apollo command module systems, including communications, tracking, and life-support, in cis-lunar space and lunar orbit, and allowed evaluation of crew performance on a lunar orbiting mission. The crew photographed the lunar surface, both far side and near side, obtaining information on t Copyright: xpiemagsx piemagsspace-47832 ACHTUNG AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT
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IMAGO/piemags
Date
01 janv. 1900
Crédit
Photo12/Imago
Notre référence
MGO25A10_040
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
20,5Mo (1,1Mo) / 25,4cm x 20,2cm / 3000 x 2389 (300dpi)