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No, Apollo 8 was the first manned mission the orbit the moon but it did not land on it.
No, Apollo 8 was the first manned spacecraft to orbit the moon, but it did not land.
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 8 astronauts were the first to orbit the Moon in December 1968. They did not land on the Moon, but their mission was crucial in paving the way for future Moon landings.
Apollo 8 was the first manned mission to orbit the Moon. Launched in December 1968, it made 10 lunar orbits and provided valuable data for the subsequent Apollo missions that ultimately led to the Apollo 11 moon landing in 1969. It was a crucial step in the United States' quest to land humans on the Moon.
No, Apollo 8 was the first manned mission the orbit the moon but it did not land on it.
No, Apollo 8 was the first manned spacecraft to orbit the moon, but it did not land.
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.
Apollo 8 was the first spacecraft to orbit 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 8
Apollo 8 astronauts were the first to orbit the Moon in December 1968. They did not land on the Moon, but their mission was crucial in paving the way for future Moon landings.
Apollo 8 was the first manned mission to orbit the Moon. Launched in December 1968, it made 10 lunar orbits and provided valuable data for the subsequent Apollo missions that ultimately led to the Apollo 11 moon landing in 1969. It was a crucial step in the United States' quest to land humans on the Moon.
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december 21st 1968
There were two Apollo missions that orbited the moon without landing. Apollo 8, carrying the first humans to ever be inside the gravitational influence of anything besides the earth, entered lunar orbit December 24, 1968. Apollo 10, as a dress rehearsal of the first landing, had the LM orbit all the way down to within 9 miles of the moon's surface, but did not actually land. The crew entered orbit May 22, 1969.
The Apollo 8 spacecraft orbited around the moon 10 times.