Status
Success
Rocket
Mission Details
Apollo 8
Apollo 8, the second manned spaceflight mission in the United States Apollo space program, was launched on December 21, 1968, and became the first manned spacecraft to leave Earth orbit, reach the Earth's Moon, orbit it and return safely to Earth.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 28,870.0 kg
Trans Lunar Injection
Location
LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA
Stats
1968
127th orbital launch attempt
Saturn V
3rd mission
2nd mission of 1968
2nd successful mission
1st consecutive successful mission