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Retired former NASA astronaut Col. Frank Borman, who commanded the Apollo 8 mission that was the first to take humans around the Moon in 1968, died Tuesday at age 95

Commander Frank Borman, who led NASAs first mission around the moon, died this week in Billings, Montana. At 95, he was the oldest living astronaut—and one of the most revered.

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. He was 95.

Borman was a member of NASAs second astronaut class and went into space twice...

Zoom in / NASA astronauts Frank Borman, Jim Lovell and Bill Anders waved to spectators aboard the USS. Yorktown After splashdown, to complete the Apollo 8

"The Earth looked so lonely in the Universe. It's the only thing with color."

Astronaut who led the Apollo 8 mission in 1968, and the first person to spot an ‘Earthrise’

Frank Borman commanded two early NASA missions including Apollo 8, the first to orbit the moon. He was a no-nonsense astronaut known for his keen attention to detail and duty to country.

Borman was an accomplished pilot who maintained a hangar at the Billings airport and continued to fly into his 90s.

Frank Borman commanded two early NASA missions including Apollo 8, the first to orbit the moon. He was a no-nonsense astronaut known for his keen attention to detail and duty to country.