17. Apollo 8
Read the Question.
Imagine that you were on board Apollo 8, how do you think you would have felt as you became the first humans to observe the “dark side” of the moon?
Scan the Blurb.
Apollo 8 had many distinctions when the NASA mission was sent into space. One distinction was that the three astronauts piloting the ship would be the first humans to orbit the moon. Another distinction was that these astronauts were noted to be celebrating “Christmas at the Moon.” Finally, the astronauts were the first to use the Saturn V rocket booster and to lift off from Kennedy Space Center. Other notable events occurred during the space flight as well.