Apollo 8: Leaving the Cradle (DVD). Spacecraft Films/20th Century Fox Home Entertainment. 2003. Event occurs at Chapter 6, Disk 2.
Apollo 8: Leaving the Cradle (DVD). Spacecraft Films/20th Century Fox Home Entertainment. 2003. Archived from the original on July 3, 2010. Retrieved June 23, 2010.
"Apollo 8 Press Kit"(PDF) (Press kit). NASA. December 15, 1968. pp. 33–34. Release No. 68-208. Archived(PDF) from the original on October 9, 2022. Retrieved June 28, 2013. The spacecraft mass at launch includes the CM and SM, but excludes the 4,000 kilograms (8,900 lb) Launch Escape System (LES), which was discarded before reaching Earth orbit.
"Apollo 8 Mission Report"(PDF). NASA. February 1969. p. A-14. MSC-PA-R-69-1. Archived from the original(PDF) on March 2, 2013. Retrieved June 28, 2013. The mass for LTA-B was less than that of a flying LM, because it was essentially a boilerplate descent stage. A fully loaded, flight-ready LM, like the Eagle from Apollo 11, had a mass of 15,095 kg (33,278 lb), including propellants.
Woods, W. David; O'Brien, Frank (April 22, 2006). "Day 1: Green Team". Apollo 8 Flight Journal. NASA. Archived from the original on January 14, 2008. Retrieved January 30, 2008.
Woods, W. David; O'Brien, Frank (April 22, 2006). "Day 1: Maroon Team". Apollo 8 Flight Journal. NASA. Archived from the original on January 7, 2008. Retrieved February 4, 2008.
Woods, W. David; O'Brien, Frank (April 22, 2006). "Day 2: Green Team". Apollo 8 Flight Journal. NASA. Archived from the original on March 11, 2008. Retrieved January 30, 2008.
Woods, W. David; O'Brien, Frank (April 22, 2006). "Day 2: Maroon Team". Apollo 8 Flight Journal. NASA. Archived from the original on April 4, 2008. Retrieved February 4, 2008.
Woods, W. David; O'Brien, Frank (April 22, 2006). "Day 4: Lunar Orbits 1, 2 and 3". Apollo 8 Flight Journal. NASA. Archived from the original on September 22, 2007. Retrieved September 20, 2007.
Woods, W. David; O'Brien, Frank (April 22, 2006). "Day 4: Lunar Orbits 4, 5 and 6". Apollo 8 Flight Journal. NASA. Archived from the original on October 2, 2007. Retrieved September 20, 2007.
Woods, W. David; O'Brien, Frank (April 22, 2006). "Day 6: The Maroon Team—Splashdown". Apollo 8 Flight Journal. NASA. Archived from the original on February 6, 2008. Retrieved February 4, 2008.
"Apollo 8 Mission Report"(PDF). NASA. February 1969. p. 3-2. MSC-PA-R-69-1. Archived from the original(PDF) on December 22, 2016. Retrieved June 28, 2013.
"Apollo 8 Mission Report"(PDF). NASA. February 1969. p. 3-1. MSC-PA-R-69-1. Archived from the original(PDF) on December 22, 2016. Retrieved May 8, 2015.
"Apollo 8 Press Kit"(PDF) (Press kit). NASA. December 15, 1968. pp. 33–34. Release No. 68-208. Archived(PDF) from the original on October 9, 2022. Retrieved June 28, 2013. The spacecraft mass at launch includes the CM and SM, but excludes the 4,000 kilograms (8,900 lb) Launch Escape System (LES), which was discarded before reaching Earth orbit.
Wilhide, Peggy (July–August 2000). "New Views for A New Century". Aerospace Technology Innovation. 8 (4). NASA Innovative Partnerships Program. Archived from the original on February 13, 2012. Retrieved November 8, 2007.
"Apollo 8 Firsts". American Experience: Race to the Moon. Boston: PBS. September 22, 2005. Archived from the original on March 7, 2012. Retrieved December 15, 2011.
"Telecasts from Apollo 8". American Experience: Race to the Moon. Boston: PBS. September 22, 2005. Archived from the original on October 27, 2011. Retrieved December 15, 2011.
"Apollo 8 Mission Report"(PDF). NASA. February 1969. p. A-14. MSC-PA-R-69-1. Archived from the original(PDF) on March 2, 2013. Retrieved June 28, 2013. The mass for LTA-B was less than that of a flying LM, because it was essentially a boilerplate descent stage. A fully loaded, flight-ready LM, like the Eagle from Apollo 11, had a mass of 15,095 kg (33,278 lb), including propellants.
"Apollo 8 Mission Report"(PDF). NASA. February 1969. p. 3-2. MSC-PA-R-69-1. Archived from the original(PDF) on December 22, 2016. Retrieved June 28, 2013.
"Apollo 8 Mission Report"(PDF). NASA. February 1969. p. 3-1. MSC-PA-R-69-1. Archived from the original(PDF) on December 22, 2016. Retrieved May 8, 2015.
Woods, W. David; O'Brien, Frank (April 22, 2006). "Day 1: Green Team". Apollo 8 Flight Journal. NASA. Archived from the original on January 14, 2008. Retrieved January 30, 2008.
Woods, W. David; O'Brien, Frank (April 22, 2006). "Day 1: Maroon Team". Apollo 8 Flight Journal. NASA. Archived from the original on January 7, 2008. Retrieved February 4, 2008.
Woods, W. David; O'Brien, Frank (April 22, 2006). "Day 2: Green Team". Apollo 8 Flight Journal. NASA. Archived from the original on March 11, 2008. Retrieved January 30, 2008.
Woods, W. David; O'Brien, Frank (April 22, 2006). "Day 2: Maroon Team". Apollo 8 Flight Journal. NASA. Archived from the original on April 4, 2008. Retrieved February 4, 2008.
Woods, W. David; O'Brien, Frank (April 22, 2006). "Day 4: Lunar Orbits 1, 2 and 3". Apollo 8 Flight Journal. NASA. Archived from the original on September 22, 2007. Retrieved September 20, 2007.
Woods, W. David; O'Brien, Frank (April 22, 2006). "Day 4: Lunar Orbits 4, 5 and 6". Apollo 8 Flight Journal. NASA. Archived from the original on October 2, 2007. Retrieved September 20, 2007.
Woods, W. David; O'Brien, Frank (April 22, 2006). "Day 6: The Maroon Team—Splashdown". Apollo 8 Flight Journal. NASA. Archived from the original on February 6, 2008. Retrieved February 4, 2008.
"Apollo 8 Firsts". American Experience: Race to the Moon. Boston: PBS. September 22, 2005. Archived from the original on March 7, 2012. Retrieved December 15, 2011.
Wilhide, Peggy (July–August 2000). "New Views for A New Century". Aerospace Technology Innovation. 8 (4). NASA Innovative Partnerships Program. Archived from the original on February 13, 2012. Retrieved November 8, 2007.
"Telecasts from Apollo 8". American Experience: Race to the Moon. Boston: PBS. September 22, 2005. Archived from the original on October 27, 2011. Retrieved December 15, 2011.
Apollo 8: Leaving the Cradle (DVD). Spacecraft Films/20th Century Fox Home Entertainment. 2003. Archived from the original on July 3, 2010. Retrieved June 23, 2010.
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