50 years ago, Apollo 8 astronauts orbited the moon and united a troubled Earth

Noted: Lovell, 90, grew up in Milwaukee, graduating from Juneau High School where he met his future wife Marilyn in the cafeteria lunch line. He studied engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison for two years and then earned an appointment to the U.S. Naval Academy. He earned his pilot’s wings and was a Navy pilot and test pilot before being selected in 1962 for the space program.