| Frank F. Borman II | Commander |
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| James A. Lovell, Jr. | Command Module Pilot |
| William A. Anders | Lunar Module Pilot |
| Launch Date: | December 21, 1968 |
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| Launch Site: | Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida |
| Landing Date: | December 27, 1968 |
| Landing Site: | North Pacific Oceans |
| Recovery Ship: | U.S.S. Yorktown |
| Mission Duration: | 6 days, 3 hours, 0 minutes, 42 seconds |
| Primary Objective: | First manned spaceflight to the Moon |
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| Manned Flight Awareness medallion (front) | Manned Flight Awareness medallion (back) |
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| Roll-out of Apollo 8 | Launch of Apollo 8 | Earthrise as seen from lunar orbit |
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