Apollo 8 - Crew

Crew

Position Astronaut
Commander Frank F. Borman, II
Second and last spaceflight
Command Module Pilot James A. Lovell, Jr.
Third spaceflight
Lunar Module Pilot William A. Anders
Only spaceflight
Lunar Module Pilot was the official title used for the third pilot position in Block II missions,
regardless of whether the LM spacecraft was present or not.

This crew was unique among pre-shuttle era missions in that the commander was not the most experienced member of the crew. This was also the first case of the rarity of an astronaut who had flown as commander subsequently flying as a non-commander, as Lovell had previously commanded Gemini XII.

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