Manned orbital launches in 1968
Launches:
| Date | Site | Rocket | Mission | Crew | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968-10-11 | Cape Canaveral | Saturn IB | Apollo 7 | 3 | success |
| 1968-10-26 | Baikonur | Soyuz 11A511 | Soyuz 3 | 1 | success |
| 1968-12-21 | Cape Canaveral | Saturn V | Apollo 8 | 3 | success |
First manned flight to leave low Earth orbit and orbit the Moon. | |||||