Home Space Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Apollo 8’s Launch Into HistoryTechSpaceCelebrating the 50th Anniversary of Apollo 8’s Launch Into HistoryDecember 21, 201883FacebookTwitterPinterestWhatsApp Fifty years ago on Dec. 21, 1968, Apollo 8 launched from Pad A, Launch Complex 39, Kennedy Space Center at 7:51 a.m. ES).