This speed was slightly less than the Earth's escape velocity of , but put Apollo8 into an elongated elliptical Earth orbit, close enough to the Moon to be captured by the Moon's gravity.
ðɪs spˈiːd wʌz slˈaɪtli lˈɛs ðɐn ðɪ ˈɜːθz ɛskˈeɪp vəlˈɑːsᵻɾi ʌv , bˌʌt pˌʊt ɐpˈɑːloʊ ˈeɪt ˌɪntʊ ɐn ˈiːlˌɑːŋɡeɪɾᵻd ɪlˈɪptɪkəl ˈɜːθ ˈɔːɹbɪt, klˈoʊs ɪnˈʌf tə ðə mˈuːn təbi kˈæptʃɚd baɪ ðə mˈuːnz ɡɹˈævᵻɾi.