The astronauts of Apollo 8 were the first men to see the far side of the moon with their own eyes, without the aid of optical devices. From their orbital altitude of 69 statute miles, Frank Borman ...

documents the historic Apollo 8 mission, which marked humanity's first orbit around the Moon. It highlights the collaborative efforts of numerous individuals and industries across the United ...

Lovell's career at NASA began in September 1962 and he embarked on his first space mission for the Gemini 7 mission on ...

Anders was part of the 1968 Apollo 8 crew who became the first three people to circle the moon along with fellow astronauts Jim Lovell and mission commander Frank Borman. Anders, who served as the ...

Tom Hanks is taking people on a virtual ride to the moon. At Space Center Houston, visitors can experience an immersive 270-degree multi-screen view of the Apollo missions.

The only photo of Neil Armstrong on the moon, taken by Buzz Aldrin, and other historic space photographs are headed to ...

In 1972, Apollo 16 astronaut and moon walker Charlie Duke left a family ... with a capacity of 8 terabytes, will be Duke’s original family photo. Speaking at the KSC event, Duke said that ...

with the first engine powerful enough to hurl astronauts to the moon. There is plenty of human interest as well. We get to know Anders, Frank Borman and James Lovell — the crew of Apollo 8 ...