Retired Maj. Gen. William Anders, the former Apollo 8 astronaut who took the iconic "Earthrise" photo showing the planet as a shadowed blue marble from space in 1968, was killed Friday when the ...

Scientists had an interest in this area of the moon as a possible landing zone for a future human landing, and indeed Apollo ...

The astronauts of Apollo 8 were the first men to see the far side of the moon with their own eyes, without the aid of optical devices. From their orbital altitude of 69 statute miles, Frank Borman ...

Purchase it here. Jeff Kluger’s latest book Apollo 8 will be released on May 16. It is available for pre-order here. Correction: The original version of a photo caption accompanying this story ...

Navy Seal frogman to astronaut William Anders, explaining his reaction to opening the Apollo 8 capsule The Apollo 8 mission made history and its crew were rightfully honored as the bravest of ...