Earthrise! The 50th Anniversary of Apollo 8

Published: Dec. 19, 2018, 4 p.m.

b'This is the 50th anniversary of the most audacious space mission in history. Apollo 8 blazed a path for the first moon landing seven months later, and gave a troubled nation reason for hope and pride.\\xa0 Author Robert Kurson has written Rocket Men as a tribute to--and chronicle of\\u2014the mission and the people who made it happen. The new edition of The Planetary Report is now available to all, according to Senior editor Emily Lakdawalla.\\xa0 Planetary Society Chief Scientist Bruce Betts also celebrates Apollo 8 in this week\\u2019s What\\u2019s Up.\\xa0 Learn more at:\\xa0 http://www.planetary.org/multimedia/planetary-radio/show/2018/1219-2018-robert-kurson-apollo-8.html'