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The Race to the Moon
1968
October 11-22, 1968
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Mission: Apollo 7
Crew: Walter Schirra, Donn Eisele, Walter Cunningham
Duration: 10 days, 20 hours
Launch vehicle: Saturn IB
Milestone: 163 Earth orbits. First
manned CSM operations in lunar landing program. First live TV broadcast from manned spacecraft.
December 21-27, 1968
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Mission: Apollo 8
Crew: Frank Borman, James Lovell, William Anders
Duration: 6 days, 3 hours
Launch vehicle: Saturn V
Milestone: In lunar orbit 20 hours, with 10 orbits. First manned lunar orbital mission. Support facilities tested. Photographs taken of Earth and Moon. Live TV broadcasts.
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