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1. From which pad did Apollo 8 launch?
2. Apollo 8 was the first manned launch of the Saturn V.
3. What happened to the S-IVB (third stage) from Apollo 8?
4. Who gave the crew of Apollo 8 the go for TLI?
5. How many orbits of the moon did Apollo 8 perform?
6. On Christmas Eve, while orbiting the moon, the crew of Apollo 8 read from the book of Genesis. Each astronaut took a turn reading part of the passage. Who went first?
7. Which was not an objective of Apollo 8?
8. The crew of Apollo 8 was named "Time" Magazine's Men of the Year for 1968.
9. When Jim Lovell radioed Houston, "Please be informed ... there is a Santa Claus", what had just successfully occurred?
10. On what date did Apollo 8 splashdown?
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