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Apollo 8 Highlights From Houston Space Center Summary
Space Center Houston AP reports the Apollo 8 highlights including the first manned launch from a Saturn rocket on schedule at Cape Kennedy at 7 51 am EST. The three crew escaped Earth gravity, reached a record distance about 240000 miles from Earth, and marked a historic maiden lunar orbit with live telecast and voyage duration around three hours.
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