Apollo 8 Lunar Earthrise 50th Anniversary Postcard
- from our Affiliates
The Apollo 8 moon mission was the first time humans left Earth orbit to visit the environment of another world. This extraordinary photo was taken as the Apollo 8 crew flew around the Moon and witnessed the Earth rising above the lunar horizon on Christmas Eve, December 24, 1968. We commemorate this historic space event on the 50th anniversary, 2018, and beyond.