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'from american cheese': remembering apollo 8, 50 years on (part 3) truly the voyage of apollo 8 over the christmas period in 1968 carried with it the most profound message of the greatest story ever told: a message of peace, goodwill and harmony to the inhabitants of planet earth. photo credit: nasa five decades ago, in december 1968, three men were launched atop the most powerful rocket ever brought to operational status—the saturn v—to begin a mission more adventurous, more audacious, more challenging and more dangerous than had ever been attempted. as apollo 8 astronauts frank borman, jim lovell and bill anders roared away from their home planet and re-lit the third stage of their launch vehicle in an event somewhat innocuously described as “trans-lunar injection” (tli). that six-minute firing propelled them out of earth’s gravitational clutches for the first time in history and set them on course to visit our closest celestial neighbor, the moon. continue reading ‘from american cheese’: remembering apollo 8, 50 years on (part 3). new horizons on final approach to historic new years flyby of ultima thule. ultima thule as seen by new horizons on christmas eve. still just a bright dot now, but soon will be seen up close for the first time ultima thule. at 4 billion miles away, the kuiper belt object (kbo) will soon become the most distant thing in the solar system ever visited by humanity, and new horizons is locked on and on final approach at nearly 1 million miles per day for its close encounter on continue reading new horizons on final approach to historic new years flyby of ultima thule. 'he lost his record': remembering apollo 8, 50 years on (part 2) view of earth from apollo 8, showing the day-night terminator crossing from brazil to the north-eastern united states. photo credit: nasa five decades have now pas*ed since the largest and most powerful rocket ever brought to operational status—the gigantic saturn v