“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

197K views · 3.3K reactions | Tony Award-winning actress and singer Melba Moore grew up watching shows at the Apollo Theater and later became a guest host on "It's Showtime at the Apollo." She brought her powerhouse vocals back to the stage for our Nancy Giles. | CBS Sunday Morning | Facebook

8.2K views · 112 reactions | Fifty years ago, a Saturn V rocket roared off of a launch pad, carrying humans for the first time on a journey to the moon and back. Apollo 8 marked a triumphant ending to one of the most traumatic years in American history. https://cbsn.ws/2T62RYd | CBS Evening News | 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