Frank Borman was an American NASA astronaut and United States Air Force officer who commanded Gemini 7 in 1965 and Apollo 8 in December 1968, the first crewed mission to leave Earth orbit and travel to the Moon. The Apollo 8 crew became the first humans to see the far side of the Moon and famously read from the Book of Genesis during a Christmas Eve television broadcast watched around the world. Borman left NASA after Apollo 8 and later served as chief executive of Eastern Air Lines.
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Frank Borman was a NASA astronaut who commanded Apollo 8, the first crewed mission to orbit the Moon.
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1928-03-14
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born on March 14, 1928
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was an American United States Air Force
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He was the commander of Apollo 8
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commander of Apollo 8, the first mission to fly around the Moon
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He was the commander of Apollo 8, the first mission to fly around the Moon, and together with crewmates Jim Lovell and William Anders, became the first of 28 humans to do so, for which he was awarded the Congressional Space Medal of Honor.
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Frank Frederick Borman II (March 14, 1928, November 7, 2023) was an American United States Air Force (USAF) colonel, aeronautical engineer, NASA astronaut, test pilot, and businessman.
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He was the commander of Apollo 8, the first mission to fly around the Moon, and together with crewmates Jim Lovell and William Anders, became the first of 28 humans to do so, for which he was awarded the Congressional Space Medal of Honor.
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The three astronauts-Frank Borman, Jim Lovell, and William Anders-were the first humans to see and photograph the far side of the Moon and an Earthrise.
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