Happy Apollo 8 Day Part Deux
Hi all, So after the first achievements of Apollo 8 we get to the second stage of their mission and yet more first's in the realm of space travel Apollo 8 was the first human manned space flight to leave earths low orbit and then make its way to the moon ...
The pilot of Apollo 8 . . .
. . . and commander of Apollo 13 is still with us today. Jim Lovell is well into his nineties now. A hero in the truest sense of the word . . . ...
Great background on Apollo 8
Like you, I believe Apollo 8 was a great achievement for the space program and a very risky mission. They had no life boat (LEM) like Apollo 13 had. Those three astronauts were brave explorers! Does anyone know what the 19th jewel on caliber 1869 is for? ...