Frank Borman(1928-2023)

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Frank Frederick Borman II (born March 14, 1928) is a retired United States Air Force (USAF) colonel, aeronautical engineer, test pilot, businessman, and NASA astronaut. He was the commander of Apollo 8, the first mission to fly around the Moon, and together with crew-mates Jim Lovell and Bill Anders, became the first of 24 humans to do so, for which he was awarded the Congressional Space Medal of Honor. As of 2022, he is the oldest living former American astronaut, eleven days older than Lovell.

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Known for

The Restorers

8.2

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Commander Apollo 8

2003

Moonbug

6.9

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2010

Horizon

8.5

TV Series

Self

The Apollo Chronicles

8.7

TV Mini Series

Self

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American Experience
8.6
TV Series
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- 2005

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Alternative names
- Col. Frank Borman
Born
- March 14, 1928
- Gary, Indiana, USA
Died
- November 7, 2023
- Billings, Montana, USA(stroke)
Spouse
- Susan BugbeeJuly 20, 1950 - September 7, 2021 (her death, 2 children)
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- 2 Portrayals
- 2 Articles

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Trivia
After flying for NASA he became CEO and spokesman for Eastern Airlines.

Quotes
We have company tonight. [Message from Gemini 7 on sighting Gemini 6 before they became the first two spacecraft to rendezvous in space, December 1965]