The Apollo 8 was the first to look at the face of the earth ;)
No, Apollo 8 was the first manned spacecraft to orbit the moon, but it did not land.
Apollo 8
There was no Apollo 6. The first manned Apollo mission was Apollo 7. The first Apollo mission to go to the moon was Apollo 8, the first to land was Apollo 11.
Apollo 8
Apollo 8 was the first spacecraft to orbit the moon.
Apollo 8 was the first man craft to take astronauts to around the moon and back.
The Apollo 8 spacecraft was the first spacecraft to orbit the moon and then return safely to earth.
Apollo 8 was the first manned craft to go to the moon, Apollo 11 was the first to land.
No, Apollo 8 was the first manned mission the orbit the moon but it did not land on it.
Apollo 8 did not blow up. Apollo 8 was the first manned spacecraft to orbit the moon. It returned to the Earth safely. Apollo 13 is the spacecraft that had an explosion while traveling to the moon.
In December 1968 Apollo 8 became the first manned spacecraft to go to the moon, orbit it and return to Earth. The astronauts did not land on the moon.
Apollo 6 was an unmanned test flight, which was not intended to reach the moon. Apollo 8 was the first to orbit the moon. Apollo 11 was the first to land on the moon.