Apollo 8 crew biography

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    Apollo 8

    First crewed space mission to orbit the Moon

    Earthrise
    Taken from Apollo 8 by William Anders[1][2][3]

    Mission typeCrewed lunar orbital CSM flight (C')
    OperatorNASA
    COSPAR ID1968-118A
    SATCAT no.03626
    Mission duration6 days, 3 hours, 42 seconds[4]
    Spacecraft
    ManufacturerNorth American Rockwell
    Launch mass
    • CSM: 28,870 kg (63,650 lb)[5]
    • CM:5,621 kg (12,392 lb)
    • SM:23,250 kg (51,258 lb)
    • SC/LM Adapter (jettisoned; connects LTA to CSM; not part of the CSM craft): 1,840 kg (4,060 lb)[6]
    • LTA (not part of CSM; fixed to rocket): 9,000 kg (19,900 lb)[7]
    Landing mass4,979 kg (10,977 lb)
    Crew size3
    Members
    CallsignApollo 8
    Launch dateDecember 21, 1968, 12:51:00 (1968-12-21UTC12:51Z) UTC[8]
    RocketSaturn V SA-503[n 1]