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First to the Moon: The Journey of Apollo 8

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'First to the Moon: The Story of Apollo 8' is a 2018 documentary film about the second crewed spaceflight mission in the United States Apollo space program, which launched on December 21, 1968. Apollo 8 was the first crewed spacecraft to leave low Earth orbit, reach the Moon, orbit it, and return safely to Earth. The film was released in December 2018 and has been screened at The Explorers Club in New York City, the Kansas Cosmosphere, and Arizona State University.

Synopsis



' photograph, taken by Bill Anders.

The film follows the Apollo 8 mission and its crew, featuring archival material from NASA, the National Archives, and the astronauts' own personal collections. One of the many revelations in the film, the documentary discloses that the famed 'Earthrise' photograph captured by Bill Anders was unplanned.

Participants



* Frank Borman, Commander

* Bill Anders, Lunar Module Pilot

* Jim Lovell, Command Module Pilot

References




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