Apollo 8

second crewed flight of the United States Apollo program

James Arthur Lovell Jr. was an American astronaut, naval aviator, test pilot, and mechanical engineer. In 1968, as command module pilot of Apollo 8, he, along with Frank Borman and William Anders, became one of the first three astronauts to fly to and orbit the Moon. He then commanded the Apollo 13 lunar mission in 1970 which, after a critical failure en route, looped around the Moon and returned safely to Earth.

American astronaut (1928–2023)

American astronaut and lunar explorer (1933–2024)

thumb|300px|Earthrise, taken on December 24, 1968, by Apollo 8 astronaut [[William Anders]] Earthrise is a photograph of Earth that was taken from lunar orbit by astronaut William Anders on December 24, 1968, during the Apollo 8 mission. Nature photographer Galen Rowell described it as "the most influential environmental photograph ever taken".

reading of the Book of Genesis by Apollo 8 crewmembers

lunar crater

feature on the moon