[Photo group] "New Scientist" published Apollo 8 launch secrets

by hanyelv on 2008-12-30 09:46:38

On December 21, 1968, three American astronauts aboard the Apollo 8 spacecraft were lifted into space by the Saturn V rocket to orbit the moon, achieving the first human entry into the gravity field of another celestial body, and the flight is thus hailed as one of the bravest and most fearless flights in human history. On the 40th anniversary of the launch of the Apollo 8 spacecraft, New Scientist magazine reveals the story behind the Apollo 8 mission.