Apollo 8 command module

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:spacecraft
gptkbp:communication S-band
gptkbp:crew gptkb:James_Lovell
gptkb:Frank_Borman
gptkb:NASA_Johnson_Space_Center
gptkb:William_Anders
gptkbp:diameter 3.9 m
gptkbp:famous_quote " In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth."
gptkbp:first_manned_mission_to gptkb:the_Moon
gptkbp:first_performance a lunar orbit insertion maneuver
gptkbp:first_to_capture images of the far side of the Moon
gptkbp:first_to_carry a crew to the Moon
gptkbp:first_to_complete a lunar mission with a crew.
gptkbp:first_to_conduct a live broadcast from lunar orbit
gptkbp:first_to_demonstrate the capabilities of the Saturn V rocket
gptkbp:first_to_return to Earth from lunar orbit
gptkbp:first_to_see gptkb:Earthrise
gptkbp:first_to_test the Apollo command and service module in lunar orbit
gptkbp:first_to_transmit live television from lunar orbit
gptkbp:height 3.2 m
gptkbp:homeworld December 27, 1968
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Apollo 8 command module
gptkbp:landing_site gptkb:Pacific_Ocean
gptkbp:launch_date 1968-12-21
gptkbp:launch_site gptkb:Kennedy_Space_Center
gptkbp:launch_vehicle gptkb:Saturn_V
gptkbp:launched December 21, 1968
gptkbp:life_support_system yes
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:North_American_Aviation
gptkbp:mission gptkb:Houston,_Texas
successful
orbit the Moon
test lunar orbit
gptkbp:mission_duration 6 days
gptkbp:mission_type crewed lunar orbit
gptkbp:operational_status retired
gptkbp:orbit_type gptkb:10
gptkbp:orbital_altitude 112 km
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Apollo_program
gptkbp:power_source fuel cells
gptkbp:recovery_method gptkb:USS_Yorktown
gptkbp:service a successful lunar mission
gptkbp:significance first crewed spacecraft to leave Earth's orbit
gptkbp:speed 39,000 km/h
1968-12-27
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Apollo_9
gptkbp:used_for manned spaceflight
gptkbp:weight 5,000 kg
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Apollo/_Saturn_V_Center
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5