Originally Posted by
Kiwithrottlejockey
Apollo 8 was probably the most daring mission (50 years ago this coming Christmas).
Very much agree, always had that as the ballsiest decision ever made in the history of manned space flight..Of course those were the days where brave people weren’t afraid to take brave decisions, though apparently it was a very tough decision to sell politically...
That lunar module sure came in handy with Apollo 13.
I vaguely recall Frank Borman (Apollo 8 commander) being asked on TV during the crisis on ‘13 what would have happened if the accident had happened in 8...I think his reply was “we’d be dead”