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unusual facts about Apollo 8


Borman Expressway

The Borman Expressway is named after Frank Borman, commander of the Apollo 8 space mission, who was born in Gary.


Super Bowl III

Astronauts of the Apollo 8 mission (Frank Borman, Jim Lovell, and William Anders), the first manned flight around the Moon, which had returned to Earth just 18 days prior to the game, then led the Pledge of Allegiance.


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Eastsound, Washington

Notable residents include Apollo 8 Astronaut William "Bill" Anders and cartoonist Gary Larson.

James Lovell

Jim Lovell (born 1928), U.S. astronaut of Apollo 8 and commander of Apollo 13