423K views · 5.3K reactions | “Apollo 8 probably remains as the most significant mission ever flown.” —Chris Kraft, NASA's first Flight Director  View of the surface of the Moon through a window of the Apollo 8 Command Module, December 1968 | NASA History | Facebook

80K views · 3.1K reactions | In 1968, the crew of Apollo 8 became the first people to leave our home planet and travel to our lunar neighbor. Crew members later recalled, the most important thing they discovered was Earth. Transport back in time with this montage of footage from the Apollo 8 mission to celebrating our #Apollo50 anniversary: https://go.nasa.gov/2EIThY2 | NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration | Facebook