Apollo 8 placed the mission on course for the Moon, the command and service modules (CSM), the remaining Apollo 8 spacecraft, separated from it. The crew then rotated the spacecraft to take photographs of the spent stage and then practiced flying in formation with it. As the crew rotated the spacecraft, they had their first views of the Earth as they moved away from it – this marked the first time humans had viewed the whole Earth at once. Borman became worried that the S-IVB was staying too close to the CSM and suggested to Mission Control that the crew perform a
Napalm and Silly Putty hand, I always wonder how many unused frequent-flyer miles they had." The hardcover edition of "Napalm and Silly Putty" was on "New York Times" Best Seller list for 20 straight weeks. The following year, the paperback edition was published. Both editions were published by Hyperion Books. As of April 2002, the hardcover edition had sold over 375,000 total copies. The audiobook was released abridged in two parts: "Napalm and Silly Putty" in May 2001 and "More Napalm and Silly Putty" in 2002. The audiobook received a Grammy Award, Carlin's fourth, in February 2002. The audiobook edition was published by HighBridge