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Apollo 8
Crew
Anders
Borman
Lovell
21 December 1968
07:51 GMT.
Duration
: 6.13 days.
Call Sign
: Apollo 8.
Backup Crew:
Aldrin
,
Armstrong
,
Haise
.
Nation
: USA.
Agency
: NASA.
Launch Site
:
Cape Canaveral
.
Launch Complex
: LC39A.
Launch Vehicle
:
Saturn V
.
LV Configuration
: Saturn V s/n SA-503. Program:
Apollo
. Class:
Manned
.
Type
: Lunar spacecraft.
Spacecraft
:
Apollo CSM
.
Payload
: Apollo CSM 103.
Mass
: 28,833 kg.
Location of Spacecraft
: Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago, IL. References:
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60
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Saturn V
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