Apollo 8 was the first flight of the mighty Saturn V launch vehicle key to human exploration of the moon. The three-astronaut crew — Commander Frank Borman, Command Module Pilot James Lovell, and Lunar Module Pilot William Anders. This Mission was the first manned spacecraft to orbit the moon.

Mission type: Human Exploration · Orbit: Low Earth Orbit

Rocket: Saturn V · Provider: National Aeronautics and Space Administration