December 2023: Reflecting on Apollo 8’s 55th Anniversary December 21st, 2023, marks the 55th anniversary of the historic Apollo 8 mission (December 21–27, 1968), the first manned flight to the Moon. This momentous journey, undertaken by astronauts Lovell, Anders, and Borman, provided humanity with an unparalleled live, close-up view of the lunar surface and the…