Originally Lovell had been assigned to the Apollo 8 backup crew. But when Mike Collins had to drop out for surgery on his spine, Lovell was reunited with his Gemini commander, Borman, for Apollo 8.

Anders was part of the 1968 Apollo 8 crew who became the first three people to circle the moon along with fellow astronauts Jim Lovell and mission commander Frank Borman. Anders, who served as the ...

Just four months before scheduled lift-off, Nasa decided to switch the crews of Apollo 8 and 9 - and send the earlier mission to the Moon. That meant the crew had about a third of the time they ...

explaining his reaction to opening the Apollo 8 capsule The Apollo 8 mission made history and its crew were rightfully honored as the bravest of explorers. Of course, these heroes were only human.

Maj. Gen. Bill Anders, 90, was a member of the Apollo 8 space mission, which was the first crew to reach the moon in 1968. He took one of the most famous photographs of the Earth rising over the ...

There is plenty of human interest as well. We get to know Anders, Frank Borman and James Lovell — the crew of Apollo 8 — as individuals, from boyhood on. Marcus tracks how the American space ...

November 11-15, 1966 - Serves as the commander of Gemini 12, with pilot Buzz Aldrin. December 21-27, 1968 - Along with crewmen Borman and William Anders, Lovell serves as command module pilot of ...