can you tell me more about the above mentioned spacecraft?
It was the  first crewed spacecraft to leave low Earth orbit and the first to reach the Moon, orbit it, and return.
Apollo 8
Apollo 8 was the first crewed spacecraft to leave low Earth orbit and the first to reach the Moon, orbit it, and return.
who is christopher c. kraft jr. ? American aerospace engineer and NASA engineer what is the full form of the abbreviation? The National Aeronautics and Space Administration when was he hired there? 1944 can you tell me more about his role in the mission planning? He was one of the first NASA managers involved in the decision to send Apollo 8 on a circumlunar flight. what accolades did he receive? NASA Outstanding Leadership Medal; four NASA Distinguished Service Medals; the Distinguished Citizen Award; and many more. when was this agency established? 1958 can you name some missions undertaken by them? The Asteroid Redirect Mission when did it take place? Proposed in 2013; cancelled in 2017.
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Apollo 8 [SEP] Introduction
Apollo 8 was the first crewed spacecraft to leave low Earth orbit and the first to reach the Moon, orbit it, and return. Its three-astronaut crew — Frank Borman, James Lovell, and William Anders — were the first humans to fly to the Moon, to witness and photograph an Earthrise, and to escape the gravity of a celestial body. Apollo 8 launched on December 21, 1968, and was the second crewed spaceflight mission flown in the United States Apollo space program after Apollo7, which stayed in Earth orbit. Apollo8 was the third flight and the first crewed launch of the Saturn V rocket, and was the first human spaceflight from the Kennedy Space Center, located adjacent to Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.