INPE - 1968

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Apollo 8 launch, which was the first manned spacecraft into lunar orbit. Although the astronauts Frank Borman, James Lovell e William Anders did not landed on the lunar surface, on Christmas Eve of 1968 they were the first men to circumnavigate the Moon, sending unpublished photos of the lunar soil. In addition, they were the first humans to leave Earth orbit.

Astronautas Frank Borman, James Lovell e William Anders da Apollo 8
Astronauts Frank Borman, William Anders e James Lovell from Apollo 8.

Source: Programa Espacial