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Space
Space
Science
Roger Guillemette

NASA's Apollo 8 moonshot saved 1968. Could Artemis 2 do the same in 2026?

A photo of the Earth in the darkness of space with the surface of the moon in the foreground of the image.

Fifty-seven years ago, three American astronauts set forth on one of the most audacious and inspiring journeys in human history.

In late December 1968, NASA astronauts Frank Borman, James Lovell, and William Anders launched to the moon aboard Apollo 8, becoming the first humans to break free of Earth's gravity and travel to another world.

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