Apollo 8 is the first manned flight around the moon. The Apollo 8 was launched on December 21, 1968 at 6:31 a.m. from Cape Kennedy. Besides being the first to orbit the moon, NASA had a bigger objective. They wanted to test the equipment, trajectory, and operations. This was being tested to simplify the system and procedures for future launches. Also, Apollo 8 demonstrated translunar injection. Three astronauts were sent up, Frank Borman, James Lovell Jr., and William Andres.
Within the 6 days on the mission there was a lot of important moments. The first midcourse correction happened 10 hours and 55 minutes into the mission. This allowed a check on the SPS before the spacecraft went into the lunar orbit insertion. The second midcourse happened at 61 hours and 8 min into the mission. Soon after, there …show more content…
Two occurred during the translunar coast, two during the lunar orbit, and two during the trans-Earth coast. These tele-cast were live and broadcasted worldwide in all 5 continents.
After orbiting the moon 10 times on Christmas Eve, the mission was complete. The astronauts were to return to earth. The astronauts returned back to earth. At approximately 10:51 a/m/ on December 27,1968 the Apollo 8 splashed into the Pacific Ocean. It continued its landing and reached the recovery ship at 12:20 p.m.
Frank Borman, one of the astronauts had a certain education to meet the required expectations for the flight. He attended Tucson High Magnet School. He then, attended US Military Academy, West Point, NY. After graduating he was commissioned in the US Air Force. In 1975, he obtained his master degree in aeronautical engineering at California Institute of Technology. From here, he didn’t become an astronaut right away. He served as a flight pilot, then a US air force pilot, and finally he became an astronaut. He reached his highest success after the Apollo 8 mision when he became deputy director of flight and crew
Within the 6 days on the mission there was a lot of important moments. The first midcourse correction happened 10 hours and 55 minutes into the mission. This allowed a check on the SPS before the spacecraft went into the lunar orbit insertion. The second midcourse happened at 61 hours and 8 min into the mission. Soon after, there …show more content…
Two occurred during the translunar coast, two during the lunar orbit, and two during the trans-Earth coast. These tele-cast were live and broadcasted worldwide in all 5 continents.
After orbiting the moon 10 times on Christmas Eve, the mission was complete. The astronauts were to return to earth. The astronauts returned back to earth. At approximately 10:51 a/m/ on December 27,1968 the Apollo 8 splashed into the Pacific Ocean. It continued its landing and reached the recovery ship at 12:20 p.m.
Frank Borman, one of the astronauts had a certain education to meet the required expectations for the flight. He attended Tucson High Magnet School. He then, attended US Military Academy, West Point, NY. After graduating he was commissioned in the US Air Force. In 1975, he obtained his master degree in aeronautical engineering at California Institute of Technology. From here, he didn’t become an astronaut right away. He served as a flight pilot, then a US air force pilot, and finally he became an astronaut. He reached his highest success after the Apollo 8 mision when he became deputy director of flight and crew