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Apollo 8 40th anniversary (8 images)



The Apollo 8 space vehicle launches from Pad A, Launch Complex 39, at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 7:51 a.m., December 21, 1968. Apollo 8 was the first manned mission to the moon and entered lunar orbit 40 years ago on Christmas Eve, December 24, 1968. (UPI Photo/NASA)
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The Apollo 8 crew, (L to R) James A. Lovell Jr., William A. Anders, and Frank Borman are photographed on a Kennedy Space Center simulator in their space suits in Florida on November 22, 1968. Apollo 8 was the first manned mission to the moon and entered lunar orbit 40 years ago on Christmas Eve, December 24, 1968. (UPI Photo/NASA)
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A view of the lunar surface taken from the Apollo 8 spacecraft looking southward from high altitude across the Southern Sea is pictured on December 24, 1968. Apollo 8 was the first manned mission to the moon and entered lunar orbit 40 years ago on Christmas Eve. (UPI Photo/NASA/MSFC)
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The Apollo 8 space vehicle is seen at dusk at pad A, Launch Complex 39, at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on December 17, 1968. Apollo 8 was the first manned mission to the moon and entered lunar orbit 40 years ago on Christmas Eve, December 24, 1968. (UPI Photo/NASA)
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