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Apollo 8 Splashdown

United States of America · Science / Astronomy. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1968Date range
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Chronological records

1968

William A. Anders27 December 1968

Pacific Ocean · Science / Astronomy

Returns to Earth with Borman and Lovell after the first crewed lunar-orbit mission.

Names involved

William A. Anders

Provenance

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