Space Rocket History #167 – Apollo 8 – Coasting Up Hill and Waste Management

Just a few minutes after Apollo 8’s second TV broadcast, Borman, Lovell, and Anders passed Earth’s gravitational hill top and crossed into the Moon’s gravitational sphere of influence.

Apollo 8 leaving the spent third stage

Apollo 8 Translunar Coast leaving Earth

Apollo 8 mission patch

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Thank You Mike
You’re a fine example of how one person can create a lasting gift to humanity with nothing more than determination. By studying and collating a broad and transformative subject and creating a and narrative capable of engaging the minds of the many into other potential epic endeavors.

Anyone else want to follow Mike’s lead? It would be hard. I think about it often. It would be worth the effort if the subject can be defined well enough.