Apollo 8 in 1968 carried the first men to orbit the moon

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Channel: PennLive.com · 2018 · News & Politics

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On Dec. 21, 1968, three men were on their way to becoming the first to orbit the moon. NASA’s first flight to the moon, Apollo 8, launched from Cape Kennedy, Fla. On board were Commander Frank Borman, Lunar Module Pilot William A. Anders and Command Module Pilot James A. Lovell Jr. The mission lasted six days. It took almost three days to travel to the moon. Apollo 8 orbited the moon 10 times in 20 hours. (Video by Deb Kiner/PennLive.com)

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