“Earthrise” begins with a quotation from William Anders, who, as a member of the first crew to circle the moon, took the ...
On Dec. 27, 1968, two days after Christmas in one of the USA's worst years on record, the astronauts aboard Apollo 8 returned home after almost a week in space. The NASA mission crewed by ...
On this date, Jan. 22, 1968, Apollo 5 launched in a major step ... This article originally appeared on Florida Today: On this date: NASA launches Apollo 5, pushing program forward ...