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This week in 1968, Apollo 8, the first crewed Apollo mission, launched from NASA's Kennedy Space Center on Dec. 21, 1968. Here, the S-IC stage is being erected for final assembly of the Saturn V launch vehicle in Kennedy's Vehicle Assembly Building. via NASA ift.tt/2haJE7x
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This Week in NASA History: First Crewed Apollo Mission Launches -- Dec. 21, 1968 was taken on December 21, 2016 at 06:16AM