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Space Rocket History #166 – Apollo 8 – Translunar Injection
At T plus 40 seconds Apollo 8 went supersonic and the ride smoothed out. Now it was quite again, but Borman kept a watchful eye on the trajectory readouts....
Space Rocket History #165 – Apollo 8 – The Launch
Until now the astronauts knew, in the back of their minds, there was a possibility that a malfunction would turn this countdown into just another practice...
Space Rocket History #164 – Apollo 8 – Pre-launch
For now the mighty Saturn V stood empty. But overnight, even while Borman’s crew slept, technicians would ready it for departure. By morning its...
Space Rocket History #163 – Apollo 8 – Lovell, Logistics & Training
The successful Apollo 7 flight cleared the way for a US moon landing in 1969. Still a lot of flight and ground testing remained and there would probably...
Space Rocket History #162 – Apollo 8 – The Crew – Frank Borman & William Anders
Frank Frederick Borman, II was born on March 14, 1928, in Gary, Indiana. He is of German descent, born as the first and only child to parents Edwin...
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