Fifty-five years ago today, humans rode the Saturn V rocket for the first time. ⁣ ⁣ The launch of the Apollo 8 space vehicle from NASAKennedy Space Center on Dec. 21, 1968, began historic journey to orbit the Moon and return. The Apollo 8 astronauts who made the first trip around the Moon were Frank Borman, commander; Jim Lovell, command module pilot; and Bill Anders, lunar module pilot.⁣ ⁣ Apollo 8 ushered in a new era of space exploration. The missions that followed in close succession would revolutionize knowledge about the Moon, the origins of our solar system, and the history of the Earth.⁣ ⁣ Credit: NASA⁣ ⁣ #TBT #OTD #Launch #Apollo #Artemis #Astronaut #SaturnV #Rocket #NASAKennedy