The Apollo 8 spacecraft was placed on top of the rocket on September 21, and the rocket made the slow  journey to the launch pad atop one of NASA's two massive crawler-transporters on October9.
ðɪ ɐpˈɑːloʊ ˈeɪt spˈeɪskɹæft wʌz plˈeɪst ˌɔn tˈɑːp ʌvðə ɹˈɑːkɪt ˌɔn sɛptˈɛmbɚ twˈɛnti wˈʌn, ænd ðə ɹˈɑːkɪt mˌeɪd ðə slˈoʊ dʒˈɜːni tə ðə lˈɑːntʃ pˈæd ɐtˈɑːp wˈʌn ʌv nˈæsɐ tˈuː mˈæsɪv kɹˈɔːlɚtɹænspˈoːɹɾɚz ˌɔn ɑːktˈoʊbɚ nˈaɪn.