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Apollo 8 was the inaugural human mission to leave Earth’s orbit and travel around the Moon, under Gemini veteran Frank Borman’s command and crewed by Jim Lovell (Command Module Pilot) and William Anders (Lunar Module Pilot). They became the first astronauts ever to see Earthrise phenomenon first-hand and take photos. 1. It was the first […]