Apollo 8 Returns and Sets Stage for May Moon Landing
Apollo 8 has completed its mission and cleared the way for a lunar landing in five to six months. Apollo 9, targeted for February 20, will test the lunar module and navigation systems in earth orbit. If Apollo 9 succeeds, a manned lunar landing could occur on Apollo 10 in April or May, with Apollo 11 likely by June or July.
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Arliss R. Parker Markee
Space Center Telecasts Final Apollo Christmas Show
Apollo 8 astronauts prepared a 15 minute space TV special for Christmas Day, offering a tour inside the spacecraft. Commander Frank Borman described meals and daily exercise while mission control announced a sixth and final celestial telecast to begin at 6 5 pm PST.
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Families of Astronauts Attend Christmas Services
Families of astronauts Frank Borman James Lovell and William Anders joined Christmas services near Space Center Houston. Sue Borman Marilyn Lovell and Valerie Anders described gifts taped from space and prayers answered on a hopeful homeward return.
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AP Wirecheles
Apollo 8 mission nears Earth reentry amid fogging issues
The Apollo 8 crews prepare for a high speed reentry into Earth's atmosphere after more than 100 hours in space. Engineers study persistent cockpit fogging while mission control and observers note visibility, trajectory checks, and a potential debris-free Earth return path.
U S Names Back Side Moon Craters as Operational Aid
The United States named about 25 unnamed craters on the far side of the moon to aid Apollo 8 crew. Names honor living and dead astronauts and space figures, including Grissom White Chaffee von Braun Borman Lovell Anders Freeman Bassett See Gilruth and Debus.
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Theodore Freeman
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See
Charles Bassett
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