Tag: National Air and Space Museum
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Navigating to the Moon and Back: Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Apollo 8
It’s strange to imagine, but humans left the vicinity of the Earth for the first time just 50 years ago this month. The Apollo 8 flight was an incredible feat of exploration that required astronauts to navigate using sextants and radio signals. Highlights from this 6-day mission include the successful (and difficult) placement of the […]