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Frank Frederick Borman II was born on March 14, 1928, at 2162 West 11th Avenue in Gary, Indiana, [1] the only child of Edwin Otto Borman (1901–1994), who owned an Oldsmobile car dealership there, and his wife Marjorie Ann Borman (née Pearce; 1903–1989), who named him after his paternal grandfather.
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Astronaut Frank Borman, who commanded Apollo 8's historic Christmas 1968 flight that circled the moon 10 times and paved the way for the lunar landing the next year, has died.
Apollo astronaut Col. Frank Borman, who commanded the first mission to orbit the moon, has died in Billings, Montana, NASA announced. He was 95. He was 95. “Today we remember one of NASA’s best.
Borman, who spent a total of almost 20 days in space on two trips in the 1960s, died on Tuesday in Billings, Montana, NASA said in a statement on its website. Borman grew up with a fascination for ...
[1] [2] [3] The three astronauts—Frank Borman, James Lovell, and William Anders—were the first humans to see and photograph the far side of the Moon and an Earthrise. Apollo 8 launched on December 21, 1968, and was the second crewed spaceflight mission flown in the United States Apollo space program (the first, Apollo 7 , stayed in Earth ...
Frank Borman, 95, American astronaut (Gemini 7, Apollo 8) and airline executive (Eastern Air Lines), stroke. [176] Aloisio Butonidualevu, 40, Fijian rugby union player (Auch, FC Grenoble Rugby, national team). [177] Dean Byrne, 39, Irish professional boxer. [178] Werner Carobbio, 86, Swiss politician, member of the National Council (1975–1999 ...
NASA astronaut veteran Frank Borman has died aged 95. NASA astronaut veteran Frank Borman has died aged 95. Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ...
Frank Borman, a former NASA astronaut and Eastern's senior vice president of operations, was awakened at home by a telephone call reporting a probable crash. He immediately drove to Eastern's Miami offices and decided to charter a helicopter to the crash site, as the swampy terrain made rescue difficult, and Eastern had not heard any news of ...