The Apollo 8 backup crew was a group of three astronauts who were assigned to fly the Apollo 8 mission in the event that the original crew were unable to do so. The backup crew consisted of Commander James Lovell, Command Module Pilot William Anders, and Lunar Module Pilot Frank Borman.
The Apollo 8 backup crew was originally tasked with flying the Apollo 9 mission, which would have been the first test of the Apollo Lunar Module. However, the Apollo …
