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Apollo 8 to orbit moon on Christmas Eve blastoff
Apollo 8 mission set for December 21 liftoff from Cape Kennedy with Frank Borman commanding a three astronaut crew. The flight will circle the moon ten times over about twenty hours to test navigation life support and systems for a future manned lunar landing while photographing areas such as the Sea of Tranquility for training and science.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Air Force
Frank Borman
Borman
Navy
James A. Lovell Jr
William A Anders
Lovell
Lunar
Moon
Crater
Censorinus
Sea of Tranquility
Earth
Five Seas
Anders