The astronauts of Apollo 8 were the first men to see the far side of the moon with their own eyes, without the aid of optical devices. From their orbital altitude of 69 statute miles, Frank Borman ...

William Anders, an Apollo astronaut who snapped the iconic 1968 “Earthrise” photo of the Earth while orbiting the moon, died ...

"Sir, it wasn't how you looked, it was how you smelled." — Navy Seal frogman to astronaut William Anders, explaining his reaction to opening the Apollo 8 capsule The Apollo 8 mission made ...

Hours after witnessing the first Earthrise, Jim Lovell told mission control: “The Earth from here is a grand oasis in the big vastness of space.” NASA It’s arguably the most iconic ...

The film "Debriefing Apollo 8," released in 1969, documents the historic Apollo 8 mission, which marked humanity's first orbit around the Moon. It highlights the collaborative efforts of numerous ...

Lovell's career at NASA began in September 1962 and he embarked on his first space mission for the Gemini 7 mission on ...

For its annual “Man of the Year” cover on January 3, 1969, Time magazine made the rare choice to honor not just one individual but three: NASA astronauts Frank Borman, James Lovell, and ...

The Apollo moon program resulted in a legacy of thousands of images - all of them of immense value as both scientific and documentary records. Yet 30 years after the event most of them speak only ...

Nobody ever accused the Apollo program of failing to deliver the goods. There were the 842 pounds of moon rocks and the raft of scientific spinoffs and the deep thrills that every one of the 11 ...

Omega's new Speedmaster, a tribute to Apollo 8's perilous journey to the far side of the moon, is a NASA nerd's dream. When watches meet space rockets, things are liable to get technical quickly ...