On This Day, Dec. 21: Apollo 8, first manned orbit around moon, launches
Saturday, December 21, 2019 - 03:30
in Astronomy & Space
On Dec. 21, 1968, Apollo 8, the first manned voyage to orbit the moon, was launched.
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