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Apollo 8: 50 years later

Apollo 8 was a watershed moment in human space travel. The mission was the first to orbit the moon. It was an important benchmark that led to getting the crew of Apollo 11 on the lunar surface and back safely. NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine talks to CBSN about the historic achievement
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