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Often lost in the hoopla of other Apollo missions, Apollo 8 was very significant. It was the first time that mankind left Earth orbit and orbited another world. It was also the first time that we as a people were able to see our world in the context of space. Not a view you get while still in Earth's orbit.
This December 24, it will be 50 years since this grand achievement in the history of mankind. So raise a glass to Frank Borman, Jim Lovell, and William Anders, who truly went where no man had gone before.