MISSION: MORE THAN THE MOON FLORIDA'S SPACE COAST OFFERS A LOOK BACK AT LUNAR EXPLORATION AND A GLIMPSE OF THE FUTURE FOR ALL THINGS ASTRONAUTICAL.(Sunday Magazine/Travel)

From: Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO) | Date: October 24, 1999 | Copyright information

Byline: Mim Swartz News Travel Editor

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CORRECTION PUBLISHED OCTOBER 26, 1999 FOLLOWS: The name of astronaut William Anders was misspelled in a story on Page 1T Sunday.

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- When Apollo 8 left this planet for another celestial body 250,000 miles away, it was more than a moment of history in the making. It was destiny being embraced.

Astronauts Frank Borman, James Lovell and William Andrews...

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