The first manned mission to the moon returned to earth on December 27, 1968. Apollo 8's crew did not walk on the moon's ...

On Christmas Eve 1968, Apollo 8 crewmembers Frank Borman, Jim Lovell, and Bill Anders made a live broadcast from orbit around the Moon.

The last time a crew of Americans rode a rocket toward the Moon, the country was reeling from assassinations, riots, and a ...

On Christmas Eve 50 years ago, one-third of the world's population listened for the first time to a message from outer space. A reading from the Bible's book of Genesis was delivered by astronauts ...

UFC legend Andrei Arlovski unexpectedly found himself involved in arguably the night's most viral moment following the ...

A look at NASA’s Apollo 8 mission, its impact in 1968, and how Artemis 2 could shape the future of human spaceflight in 2026 ...

ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) — On December 27, 1968, the Apollo 8 mission returned safely to Earth after a record six days in space.

Some time next year Artemis II will blast off and carry a crew of four on a shakedown cruise to the moon. They will not land ...

On Christmas Eve 1968, the Earth received a message from astronauts on a mission like no other - the first around the moon. NASA will return in 2026.

In late December 1968, the Apollo 8 crew of Frank Borman, Jim Lovell, and Bill Anders became the first humans to leave Earth and journey to another world. They spent 20 hours orbiting the Moon, and ...

Finally Borman said, "And from the crew of Apollo 8, we close with good night, good luck, a merry Christmas and God bless all of you, all of you on the good Earth." It was a shared moment in history.

Trailblazing Apollo 13 commander James Lovell, whose “calm” heroics helped prevent a failed moon mission from turning into an unthinkable tragedy, has died. He was 97. Lovell died in Lake Forest, ...