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1968 in spaceflight
- Jim LovellJim Lovell flew to the Moon twice and never set foot on it. That distinction alone would make him one of the most unusual figures in the history of human…
- Donn F. EiseleDonn Fulton Eisele was born on the 23rd of June 1930 in Columbus, Ohio. His parents were Herman Eugene Eisele and Lee Ila June Eisele.
- Walter CunninghamRonnie Walter Cunningham was born in Creston, Iowa, on the 16th of March 1932. He grew up watching movies that shaped his future path.
- Frank BormanFrank Borman received a telegram after returning from the Moon. It was from a stranger, and it said simply: "Thank you Apollo 8.
- Wally SchirraWally Schirra was the only astronaut to fly in all three of America's first crewed space programs: Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo.
- EarthriseEarthrise is a photograph of Earth taken from lunar orbit by astronaut William Anders on the 24th of December, 1968, during the Apollo 8 mission.
- Saturn IBThe Saturn IB carried an odd nickname: engineers called its first stage Cluster's Last Stand. NASA built this launch vehicle for the Apollo program as an…
- Saturn VSaturn V stands 363 feet tall, taller than the Statue of Liberty by a wide margin, and when its five F-1 engines fired together during a test at what is now…
- William AndersWilliam Anders took what many consider the most consequential photograph in human history, and he did it almost by accident.
- Soyuz (rocket family)Soyuz holds the record for the most launches in the history of spaceflight. That single fact, buried in technical documents and launch logs, is extraordinary…