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S8 Ep700: 7. Zimmerman recounts the perilous return to Earth, highlighting Jim Lovell’s emergency use of a sextant for navigation after a computer error. The mission concluded with a high-speed, "double-skip" atmospheric re-entry and a successful Pacific splashdown

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7. Zimmerman recounts the perilous return to Earth, highlighting Jim Lovell’s emergency use of a sextant for navigation after a computer error. The mission concluded with a high-speed, "double-skip" atmospheric re-entry and a successful Pacific splashdown. This triumph solidified Apollo 8’s legacy for humanity. (7)

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