Production of the LM fell behind schedule, and when Apollo8's LM-3 arrived at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in June 1968, more than a hundred significant defects were discovered, leading Bob Gilruth, the director of the Manned Spacecraft Center (MSC), and others to conclude that there was no prospect of LM-3 being ready to fly in 1968.
pɹədˈʌkʃən ʌvðɪ ˌɛlˈɛm fˈɛl bᵻhˌaɪnd skˈɛdʒuːl, ænd wɛn ɐpˈɑːloʊ ˈeɪt ˌɛlˈɛm θɹˈiː ɚɹˈaɪvd æt ðə kˈɛnədi spˈeɪs sˈɛntɚ kˌeɪˌɛssˈiː ɪn dʒˈuːn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti ˈeɪt, mˈoːɹ ðˌænə hˈʌndɹɪd sɪɡnˈɪfɪkənt dˈiːfɛkts wɜː dɪskˈʌvɚd, lˈiːdɪŋ bˈɑːb ɡˈɪlɹuːθ, ðə dᵻɹˈɛktɚɹ ʌvðə mˈænd spˈeɪskɹæft sˈɛntɚ ˌɛmˌɛssˈiː, ænd ˈʌðɚz tə kəŋklˈuːd ðæt ðɛɹwˌʌz nˈoʊ pɹˈɑːspɛkt ʌv ˌɛlˈɛm θɹˈiː bˌiːɪŋ ɹˈɛdi tə flˈaɪ ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti ˈeɪt.