Earth seen on December 21, 1968 during Apollo 8. This was the last time humans traveled farther than low-Earth orbit Photo By @NASA #PresidentOfTheEarth - ThreadSky

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maelmertah.bsky.social • 61 days ago

Earth seen on December 21, 1968 during Apollo 8. This was the last time humans traveled farther than low-Earth orbit

Photo By @NASA

#PresidentOfTheEarth

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yvanxx.bsky.social•61 days ago

How about appolo xi xii xiii thry went further no??

vickiel.bsky.social•61 days ago

First time I would say, not last time.

codyfu1989.bsky.social•61 days ago

No it was the first time...
And the big broadcast was Christmas eve!

drjoe2003.bsky.social•61 days ago

I’d say the Apollo program (lasted until December 1972) was the last time humans left low-Earth orbit, but that was with Apollo 17, not 8

singingcat.bsky.social•61 days ago

I believe the last time was 1972 Apollo 13. The three astronauts onboard: John “Jack” Swigert, Fred Haise and James Lovell became the farthest humans from earth in space. But great picture and subject.

michaelmanning.bsky.social•61 days ago

Apollo 8, Christmas Eve 1968: Borman, Lovell, Anders. Merry Christmas! 🎅

photomatcali.bsky.social•61 days ago

I can see the Sea of Cortez and Baja very clearly.❤️

martine4.bsky.social•61 days ago

Beauty!

kritterdad78.bsky.social•45 days ago

Apollo 17 in December 1972 was the last lunar landing mission of the Apollo era. That was the last time humans left earth orbit, so far. Apollo 8 orbited the moon in preparation for the first landing, which was Apollo 11. Apollo 8 was the first mission that took men beyond earth orbit.

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