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 ...

In Chicago, we interviewed the legendary Jim Lovell, who orbited the Moon in 1968 on the audacious flight of Apollo 8, and of course later commanded the ill-fated Apollo 13. The very first of our ...

Read some insider stories from the Apollo 8 mission to the moon. "After we cleared the launch pad, now we were being propelled by the first stage in these five giant engines, building up thrust ...

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 ...

Fifty years on, the Apollo Moon programme is probably still ... "I think we were all surprised at how strong that thing was," Apollo 8 astronaut Frank Borman said in 2011. Astronaut Charlie ...

While collectors debate infinitesimal changes to what Omega now calls the Speedmaster Moonwatch Professional, the designers of the new Dark Side Of The Moon Apollo 8 had a much freer hand, using ...

Anders took the picture in 1968 during the flight of Apollo 8, which took humans around the moon for the first time 365 Bloor Street East, Toronto, Ontario, M4W 3L4 ...