Jim Lovell in the White Room Before Boarding Apollo 8

Jim Lovell in the White Room Before Boarding Apollo 8

Jim Lovell in White Room

John F. Kennedy Space Center

Kennedy Space Center

Merritt Island (Fla.)

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (U.S.)

NASA

Apollo Project (U.S.)

Project Apollo (U.S.)

Lovell, Jim

Astronauts--United States

Apollo 8 (Spacecraft)

Command Module Pilot Jim Lovell (1928-) speaking to the closeout crew in the white room before entering the Apollo 8 (AS-503) capsule. Apollo 8 was the first manned launch of a Saturn V booster and mission to leave Earth orbit. It launched on December 21, 1968, with Commander Frank Borman (1928-), Lovell, and Lunar Module Pilot William Anders (1933-). Apollo 8 was the first manned spacecraft to leave Earth's orbit, reach the Moon, and orbit and return safely to Earth. The crew became the first humans to travel beyond low Earth orbit, to see Earth as a whole planet, to directly see the far side of the Moon, and to witness Earthrise.

Original black and white photographic print, December 21, 1968: Space Walk of Fame Collection.

1968-12-21

Digital reproduction of original black and white photographic print, December 21, 1968.

Florida Space Coast History Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.

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John F. Kennedy Space Center, Merritt Island, Florida

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Copyright to this resource is held by Florida Space Coast History Project and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.

Michlowitz, Robert

Cepero, Laura

"APOLLO 8 (AS-503)." Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum. Accessed June 26, 2015. http://airandspace.si.edu/explore-and-learn/topics/apollo/apollo-program/orbital-missions/apollo8.cfm.

1 black and white photographic print