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Whose mission first orbited the Moon with humans aboard?
Quick Answer
Apollo 8 was the first crewed mission to orbit the Moon in 1968. Frank Borman, Jim Lovell and William Anders completed ten lunar orbits.
The Full Story
Apollo 8 was NASA’s first human spaceflight to leave Earth orbit and travel to the Moon. Launched on 21 December 1968, it entered lunar orbit on 24 December and completed ten orbits. The mission gave the world the iconic Earthrise photograph and showed that a crew could navigate to and from the Moon. It was a decisive step toward the Apollo 11 landing.
Key Facts
1.Apollo 8 launched on 21 December 1968
2.The crew completed 10 lunar orbits
3.It produced the famous Earthrise image
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