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First to the Moon: The Story of Apollo 8 is a 2018 documentary film about the second crewed spaceflight mission in the United States Apollo space program, which launched on December 21, 1968. Apollo 8 was the first crewed spacecraft to leave low Earth orbit, reach the Moon, orbit it, and return safely to Earth.[1] The film was released in December 2018 and has been screened at The Explorers Club in New York City,[2] the Kansas Cosmosphere,[3] and Arizona State University.[4]

First to the Moon: The Story of Apollo 8
Directed by	Paul Hildebrandt
Produced by	Paul Hildebrandt Jon Martin Geoffrey Notkin
Music by	Alexander Bornstein
Release date	December 2018 (2018-12)
Country	United States
Language	English

Synopsis

The film follows the Apollo 8 mission and its crew, featuring archival material from NASA, the National Archives, and the astronauts' own personal collections. One of the many revelations in the film, the documentary discloses that the famed Earthrise photograph captured by Bill Anders was unplanned.[5]

Participants

• Frank Borman, Commander
• Bill Anders, Lunar Module Pilot
• Jim Lovell, Command Module Pilot

References

External links

• Official website
• First to the Moon: The Journey of Apollo 8 at IMDb

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