As Apollo 8 neared its target, the spacecraft was turned so that its rocket engine pointed into the direction of flight. Bill Anders would later describe how he first became aware of the moon ...

Before Apollo astronauts set foot upon the moon ... Ranger 8 took its first photograph at an altitude of 1,560 miles, and during its final 23 minutes of flight, the spacecraft sent back 7,137 ...

Read some insider stories from the Apollo 8 mission to the moon. "After we cleared the launch ... I'm going to get kidded for being the rookie on the flight,' because you know, I threw my hand ...

No one has set foot on the moon since. Now, NASA plans to again land astronauts on the lunar surface within the next few years on its Artemis 3 flight ... commander of Apollo 8, was invited ...