i. The tip of Apollo 8 on the launchpad, Cape Kennedy, Florida, December 21, 1968
Vintage chromogenic print on fiber-based Kodak paper, 20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in), numbered '7006-55-680B' in white lower right on recto, with 'A Kodak Paper' watermarks on verso

ii. Apollo 8 illuminated on the launchpad, Cape Kennedy, Florida, December 21, 1968
Vintage chromogenic print on fiber-based Kodak paper, 20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in), numbered '7006-55-680C' in white lower right on recto, with 'A Kodak Paper' watermarks on verso

iii. Apollo 8 illuminated on the launchpad, Cape Kennedy, Florida, December 21, 1968
Vintage chromogenic print on fiber-based Kodak paper, 20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in), numbered '7006-55-680E' in white lower right on recto, with 'A Kodak Paper' watermarks on verso

iv. Apollo 8 on the launchpad, Cape Kennedy, Florida, December 21, 1968
Vintage chromogenic print on fiber-based Kodak paper, 20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in), numbered '7006-55-680G' in white lower right on recto, with 'A Kodak Paper' watermarks on verso

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The Saturn V rocket for the Apollo 8 mission was manned by astronauts Frank Borman, James Lovell Jr., and William Anders. The core mission of Apollo 8 - which was successfully achieved - was to demonstrate successful navigation of the Command and Service Module (CSM), and to test mid-course correctoin and thermal control of the spacecraft. Among the backup crew for this mission were a certain Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin.