Counting Down to Apollo

One American's account of watching humanity reach the Moon

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They’re On Their Way
December 21, 1968

They’re On Their Way

Apollo 8 launched this morning. The Saturn V worked. The translunar injection burn worked. Frank Borman, Jim Lovell, and Bill Anders are on their way to the Moon.
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The Decision for Apollo 8
November 12, 1968

The Decision for Apollo 8

NASA announced it officially: Apollo 8 is going to the Moon. Not Earth orbit. Lunar orbit. Borman, Lovell, and Anders will be the first humans to leave Earth's gravity.
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