The astronauts of Apollo 8 were the first men to see the far side of the moon with their own eyes, without the aid of optical devices. From their orbital altitude of 69 statute miles, Frank Borman ...

Read some insider stories from the Apollo 8 mission to the moon. "After we cleared the launch pad, now we were being propelled by the first stage in these five giant engines, building up thrust ...

More than 50 years after Apollo 8’s legendary Earthrise photo, a new image from the Moon’s surface delivers a hauntingly ...

Getting from Earth to space isn’t just about speed—it’s about planning the right trajectory. The Moon, our closest neighbor, ...

Scientists had an interest in this area of the moon as a possible landing zone for a future human landing, and indeed Apollo 11 landed 44 miles southeast of the Ranger 8 impact site in July 1969.

Indeed, the self-effacing Borman commanded the first crewed trip around the moon, Apollo 8, in 1968, an essential step in the United States’ endeavor to be the first to land astronauts on the ...

Omega's new Speedmaster, a tribute to Apollo 8's perilous journey to the far side of the moon, is a NASA nerd's dream. When watches meet space rockets, things are liable to get technical quickly ...