what is the mission insignia of it?
The triangular shape of the insignia refers to the shape of the Apollo CM, it shows a red figure8 looping around the Earth and Moon to reflect both the mission number and the circumlunar nature of the mission.
Apollo 8
The triangular shape of the insignia refers to the shape of the Apollo CM. It shows a red figure8 looping around the Earth and Moon to reflect both the mission number and the circumlunar nature of the mission.
what is apollo 8? The first crewed spacecraft to leave low Earth orbit and the first to reach the Moon, orbit it, and return
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Apollo 8 [SEP] Mission insignia and callsign
The triangular shape of the insignia refers to the shape of the Apollo CM. It shows a red figure8 looping around the Earth and Moon to reflect both the mission number and the circumlunar nature of the mission. On the bottom of the8 are the names of the three astronauts. The initial design of the insignia was developed by Jim Lovell, who reportedly sketched it while riding in the back seat of a T-38 flight from California to Houston shortly after learning of Apollo8's re-designation as a lunar-orbital mission. The crew wanted to name their spacecraft, but NASA did not allow it.