The successful mission marks the beginning of a new chapter in lunar exploration.
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Artemis II astronauts updated the iconic 1968 image during their 2026 loop around the Moon.
The global climate has changed drastically over the course of the 58 years that separate these two photographs of planet Earth.
Borman’s professionalism helped the risky Apollo 8 mission become a success.
A new tool to detect hidden layers of the surface of the far side of the Moon could provide vital information about what lies beneath and how Earth’s satellite evolved.
The first generation of spacefarers realised that Earth binds our planetary civilisation into a coherent whole. When, if ever, will politics catch up?
The three astronauts read from the Bible as part of their message from the Moon. Then on return one declared: “Please be informed there is a Santa Claus.”
Apollo 8 was the moment that humanity realised a dream conceived in our cultural imagination over two millennia ago.
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