Three astronauts embarked on a historic journey to the Moon in 1968, leaving the Earth for the first time. Frank Borman, Bill Anders, and James Lovell, the Apollo 8 crew, bravely ventured into the unknown during a tumultuous time marked by social unrest, war in Vietnam, and campus protests.
First to the Moon
Three astronauts, Frank Borman, Bill Anders, and James Lovell, embarked on the historic Apollo 8 mission in December 1968, becoming the first humans to leave Earth's orbit and venture to the Moon.
