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Frank Borman

United States

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.

Facts
Birth Date
1928-03-14 3
Birth Year
1928 3
Death Date
2023-11-07 3
Nationality
American 3
Defining Contribution
Commanded Apollo 8, the first mission to fly around the Moon 3
Notable Mission
Apollo 8 3
Classification
Astronaut Role
Commander 1
Dating
Selection Year
1962 2
Connections

Associated With

NASA, Space Agencies and Companies

Frank Borman was a NASA astronaut who commanded Apollo 8, the first crewed mission to orbit the Moon.

Source Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)

Missions Crewed

Apollo 8, Missions and Programs
Source Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
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Sources
1. Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Frank Borman, Wikipedia - lead section, astronaut role
    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.
  • Missions Crewed: Apollo 8, Apollo 8
    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.
  • Associated With: NASA, Wikipedia: Frank Borman, lead section
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2. Frank Borman (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia Frank Borman lead section infobox, selection field (w-bbfill-edspace5-0927)View the Source
3. Frank Borman - Wikipedia
  • Infobox, birth_date
    1928-03-14
  • Early life and education
    born on March 14, 1928
  • Infobox, death_date
    2023-11-07
  • Lead, sentence 1
    was an American United States Air Force
  • Lead, sentence 2
    He was the commander of Apollo 8
  • Lead, paragraph 1
    commander of Apollo 8, the first mission to fly around the Moon
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Wikidata: Frank Borman
Wikidata Q18762, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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