December 21, 1968 at 12:51 PM UTC
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
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December 21, 1968 at 12:51 PM UTC
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Launch Complex 39A
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA · 28.6082, -80.6043
Apollo 8 was the first flight of the mighty Saturn V launch vehicle key to human exploration of the moon. The three-astronaut crew — Commander Frank Borman, Command Module Pilot James Lovell, and Lunar Module Pilot William Anders. This Mission was the first manned spacecraft to orbit the moon.
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Height
110.6 m
Diameter
10.1 m
LEO capacity
140,000 kg
Successful launches
12
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
The John F. Kennedy Space Center, located on Merritt Island, Florida, is one of NASA's ten field centers. Since 1968, KSC has been NASA's primary launch center of American spaceflight, research, and technology. Launch operations for the Apollo, Skylab and Space Shuttle programs were carried out from Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39 and managed by KSC. Located on the east coast of Florida, KSC is adjacent to Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS).
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