Apollo 8 Launch ABC News Coverage

From Saturday December 21st 1968 ABC News covers The Apollo 8 Launch
The first mission to orbit the moon, Reporting: Frank Reynolds and Jules Burgman
The Apollo 8 Crew:
Commander:Frank F. Borman, II
Command Module Pilot:James A. Lovell, Jr.
Lunar Module Pilot: William A. Anders

[@frankgercas1392]

The Saturn V was a magnificent launch vehicle. I never get tired of watching these launches. Thanks for posting!!

[@johnkennedy3867]

Still love watching those Apollo launches to this day

[@rsc9520]

Me too !!!

[@stevemastnick5034]

I was 13 years old at the time. I remember watching them orbit the moon Christmas Eve evening as my older brother and his buddy put a race track together on our living room floor that they got us for Christmas. I remember thinking I'll never forget this. I never have.

[@moboutmen]

The Mighty Saturn V. What a machine!

[@tperk]

The only launch video that truly captured how bright the flame from the I-C booster really was. It basically looked like a flying blowtorch.

[@gartwilliams3347]

I was just a 9 year old kid, and I can still remember Jack King’s voice at launch control. Those were the days when boys were boys, and men were men.

[@edwardhale4294]

I was 8 years old...got up...Christmas vacation..turned on the TV...and saw humans leave the Earth for the first time( meaning who would leave Earth orbit and go out there)...wow...what a memory...and a Christmas Eve...

[@TurboPumperX]

Reynolds,Bergman and King. Doesn’t get better than that!

[@adamredfield]

At Christmas, these three gave us a splendid send off to 1968, a much welcome blessing after that very difficult year.

[@gmaneis]

I watched this from the beach at the cape. What a beautiful, exciting event it was! Thank you for sharing this. Lots of great memories.

[@georgemallory797]

I met Neil Armstrong in 1993. He autographed my logbook. I met Frank Borman in 2000. Both were super nice guys. I got to talk quite a while with Frank and his wife, Betty. They had matching blue flight suits with their names embroidered on their chests in white. They taxied onto our ramp in their gorgeous P-51 Mustang.

[@paulwilkinson3963]

Sure his wife was called Susan.

[@michaelm6948]

As an 8 year old my network of choice for the space program was ABC with Frank Reynolds & Jules Bergman. I put in a lot of hours watching these guys.

[@johnroeii8352]

I remember those 2 gentlemen doing the 1st 6 space shuttle launches @ launch pad 39 A at Cape Canaveral on ABC TV!!!! Until Frank Reynolds died in July 1983. Follow by Jules Bergman a few years later!!!! I wish those 2 gentlemen were still alive today to cover the Space X missions and other space launches from the Cape!!!!!

[@MarkJohnson-zy4fd]

Jules Bergman was the best at reporting on the early space flights.

[@kenpalmer1965]

A magnificent piece of history for our country! I just wish I was old enough to understand what was going on when it happened. I was like 3 years old at that time. This went to show that the astronauts of Apollo 1 did not die in vain! Kudos to these men and all of the men and women who worked together to make this happen!

[@kevinmurphy3634]

Thanks for uploading. Great footage of a truly historic event.

[@marmaly]

Loved watching Jules Bergman!

[@ic08jy700]

This technology is 50 yrs old and it still makes the hairs on the back of my neck stand. This is why all 12 yr old guys wanted to be an astronaut.

[@Dayepipes]

Try to imagine a present top network anchor as competent at merely speaking as these 60's field reporters.

[@Funnyweirdediter]

The most dangerous mission ever. Had the same thing happened on Apollo 8 as on 13 they would not have come home.

[@JohnRRoe2]

Yes, 56 years ago this morning and it actually did happen with that 1st flight to the Moon back on Saturday December 21st 1968!!!!! I just turned 2 yrs ago a month earlier!!!!!

[@williamdunphy352]

Frank Reynolds at ABC News Space Headquarters, ABC News Science Editor Jules Bergman at Kennedy Space Center.

[@ronaldwilson6569]

Apollo 8 crew where the 1st astronauts to experience a ride on the mighty Saturn 5 moon rocket !

[@ricky-6657believe]

What a sweet ride

[@RobertSnell-nz4oo]

Awesome.....

[@MarkJohnson-zy4fd]

The Apollo 8 mission was the most intrepid of all spaceflights.

[@RichardCook-on3gf]

The most powerful rocket ever brought to operational status. The Soviets had a larger vehicle but one exploded a few seconds after launch and another exploded on the pad, killing several hundred workers and technicians. The Soviet government was in a rush and demanded unnecessary chances be taken throughout their space program. Of course when Apollo 11 landed the Soviets denied having a lunar program.

[@altfactor]

I think at least 49 minutes were cut from.this clip, as I doubt ABC went on the aur with their launch coverage as late as 7:45 A.M. EST, seven minutes before launch. My guess was that ABC (and CBS and NBC as well) probably began launch day coverage at 6, 6:30, or 7 A.M. EST.

[@DDCameraOutlook]

Hi man I just love it what a great momentous achievement for the NASA space programme ❤I am very interested in space travel and science my guitar tutor is interested in science as well 😊

[@miramajlovic4651]

the pilot of Apollo 8 was from Blue planet - Red star ( Messiah 6 ). Pilot name is Dogoson Manoson an legendary humanoid tiger. At 10 :24 minutes is shown : ' intercept of Apollo 8 and Black Diamond disc spaceship from Black Eye galaxy. Apollo 8 had landed in the Lyra constellation. 9 women - passengers were pregnant inside Apollo 8 ! The pilot of Black Diamond spaceship was Galactic Elder Ursul Kudosh ! Close to the 159 souls flew the space vehicle inside and outside. The luckiest spacecraft ever ! The lunar module was locked permanently to the booster rocket , and separation hadn't happen on time. If Galactic elder Ursul hadn't arrived in a couple minutes calculating from taking off, the Apollo 8 would explode as atomic bomb ! One of the epic scene of all spaceflights was as Ursul tamed rocket on the disc of his spaceship and he manually with tools separated lunar module and booster rocket ! Earth is in debt for 8 million dollars in gold .The NASA has to pay 181 KG OF GOLD to the Black Eye galaxy as soon as possible !'

[@Christ0pherWade]

7:40

[@keithharris1672]

So where are they going flat earthers ?

[@nouraddinezouaoui6803]

quand l ours de l est avait le complexe d infériorité face au Pygargue à tête blanche américain est la technologie spatiale ... hi to all the crew cap Kennedy till astronautes 1968 from algeria

[@stormsfromcalifornia4379]

odd 50 miles high 10 mile downrange

[@ryanhamstra49]

That’s about normal. Falcon ends up about 60 miles up and 15 down range at separation.

[@theccpisaparasite8813]

Why odd?

[@theccpisaparasite8813]

60 seconds, mach 1, 120 seconds Mach 7 and still accelerating

[@ВладимирКапренин-ф7ю]

ВЗЛЁТ РАКЕТЫ, ЭТО НЕ ЗНАЧИТ, ЧТО ДО ЛУНЫ ЛЕТЯТ В НЕЙ ЛЮДИ. НУ, А ДОСТАВИТЬ НА ЛУНУ МЕХАНИЗМЫ - ЭТО МОГЛИ НАШИ СОВЕРШИТЬ И ДО АПОЛЛОНОВ. А ВОТ ДОСТАВИТЬ ЧЕЛОВЕКА - ТАКИЕ ДЕЛА ДЕЛАЮТСЯ НЕ ЗА НЕСКОЛЬКО МЕСЯЦЕВ, КАК У АМЕРИКАНЦЕВ - ЭТО СОВЕРШЕННО НЕВОЗМОЖНО БЫЛО СДЕЛАТЬ В 1960-Х ГОДАХ. - ЭТО ДАЖЕ НАШИМ УЧЁНЫМ НЕ НАДО БЫЛО ДОКАЗЫВАТЬ. НАШИ СТАРАЛИСЬ ПРЕДУСМОТРЕТЬ ВСЕ ДЕТАЛИ, ИЗУЧАЯ ВСЁ ДЕСЯТИЛЕТИЯМИ. А У НИХ, КАК-ТО, БАЦ!!! И НА ЛУНЕ. БАЦ!!! И ЧИСТЫЕ С ИГОЛОЧКИ АСТРОНАВТЫ СНОВА НА ЗЕМЛЕ И РАДИАЦИЕЙ, ДЕРЬ...ОМ ОТ НИХ НЕ ВЕЕТ!!! СМЕШНО??? - САМИ ЖЕ АМЕРИКАНЦЫ - УЧАСТНИКИ ПРОГРАММЫ МНОГОКРАТНО ОПРОВЕРГЛИ ВСЁ. - НАДО ИМ ПОАПЛОДИРОВАТЬ СТОЯ - ПРЕДШЕСТВЕННИКИ СНОУДЕНА, СТОРОННИКИ ПРАВДЫ. - А КТО ПОМНИТ, КАК МУЛЯЖ КАПСУЛЫ С АПОЛЛОНА ПУСТОЙ СБРОСИЛИ АМЕРИКАНЦЫ В ОКЕАН. НАШ КОРАБЛЬ ПОДОБРАЛ, ИЗУЧИЛИ, УДИВИЛИСЬ, И В ЖЕСТ ДОБРОЙ ВОЛИ (СО СМЕХОМ) ВЕРНУЛИ ЭТУ ПУСТЫШКУ ХОЗЯЕВАМ. - НУ А УЖ КУДА ИСЧЕЗЛИ, ПРИЧЁМ ВНЕЗАПНО И БЕЗВОЗВРАТНО ВСЕ ДОКУМЕНТЫ ПО ЛУННОЙ ПРОГРАММЕ У АМЕРИКАНЦЕВ И ПОЧЕМУ НАШЛИ АМЕРИКАНСКОМУ "ЛУННОМУ ГРУНТУ" РОДИНУ НА ЗЕМЛЕ (ЯДЕРНЫЙ ПОЛИГОН). - ЭТО СМЕХОТВОРНЫЙ ВОПРОС, ПОЖАЛУЙСТА, К АМЕРИКАНЦАМ. ТАКОГО ФИАСКО МИРОВАЯ ИСТОРИЯ ЕЩЁ НЕ ЗНАЛА. - ТАКИХ ФЕЙКОВ ЕЩЁ ПРЕДОСТАТОЧНО ТУТ ВПИСАТЬ. ДАЖЕ И ДОКАЗЫВАТЬ НЕЧЕГО! - НЕ БЫЛО ИХ ТАМ! И ТОЧКА!!!

[@Chatta-Ortega]

Wow...talk about denial. Our lunar descent stages and lunar rover tracks are still there. The Soviets couldn't get their N1 into orbit. In the end, it was American industry, budget, and NASA's management that won the space race.

[@benh7475]

And the time machine thanks for everything you 🛸🛰️🖥️📡👽

[@kareemsalessi]

8:35 to 8:52 taking 17 seconds from ignition to ascend 100 meters, half the ascend speed of a weather balloon.!!! 10:00 One minute & 20 seconds into launch & it is only 800 meters above ground, WOW!!! that makes a record speed of 10 meters per second, slower than the ascend speed of weather balloons, while firecrackers are constantly heard. He says:: Speed of 2000 mph, instead of saying 20 mph!!! He says while half mile up it was blown off-course (Down-Range) 4 miles [because these are H2 balloons, NOT rockets, else it would have become invisible in less than 5 seconds, as proved in ("Solving-Apollo-Enigma-1")] [also, it would NOT have been blown off course if it were a rocket] 12:00 he falsey says:: "50 miles high" 3+minutes after launch, separation visible from earth with a telephoto film camera, which is probably impossible even with 2024 equipment, 60 years later!!!