Photograph by NASA/Apollo 8 astronaut William A. Anders

美国宇航局/阿波罗8号宇航员威廉.A.安德斯

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The Apollo 8 crew wasn't even supposed to have gone to the moon.

阿波罗8号的航天员甚至没有到达月球的任务。

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Nearly three days after launch, the braking engines fired and the Apollo 8 capsule went into orbit around the moon.

发射后差不多三天时间，制动火箭启动了，阿波罗8号飞船进入了月球轨道。

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He was part of the 1968 Apollo 8 mission, also with Jim Lovell.

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He says because Apollo 8 came at the end of such a desperate time...

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On December 24, 1968, Apollo 8 astronaut William Anders took what became the most famous picture in history.

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So, Borman says, Apollo 8 would try to get there first.

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