Apollo 8: The First Lunar Orbit | NASA’s Christmas Mission Around the Moon

In this episode of Orbital Briefing, we dive into Apollo 8, the groundbreaking NASA mission that became the first crewed flight to leave Earth orbit, the first to reach the Moon, and the first to orbit another world. Learn how Frank Borman, Jim Lovell, and Bill Anders helped change history in December nineteen sixty eight, from the tense journey into deep space to the unforgettable Earthrise photo and the iconic Christmas Eve broadcast from lunar orbit.If you love stories about NASA history, Apollo, lunar exploration, the Space Race, and the missions that changed humanity’s future, this is an episode you won’t want to miss.Orbital Briefing is sponsored by The American Spaceplane: A Story of Ambition, Risk, and Reinvention, a book exploring the rise, promise, and legacy of America’s spaceplane dream.For more space history, podcast updates, and RetroJet Studios projects, visit RetroJetStudios.com.