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Until Apollo 8 orbited the moon and returned safely to Earth under Frank Borman’s command, NASA wasn’t sure humans could survive such a long trip in space.

The Apollo 8 astronaut also went on to become chief executive of Eastern Air Lines.

Borman, whose Christmas Eve 1968 orbit of the moon captivated the world, was a graduate of Tucson High and is namesake of Frank Borman Elementary School in Tucson.

Commander of first lunar flight was moved by the sight of “the good earth.”

Gary native Frank Borman commanded the Apollo 8 flight that was the first manned mission to fly to the moon. The astronaut for whom the Borman Expressway is named died

Frank Borman, a NASA astronaut who commanded Apollo 8, the first crewed mission to orbit the moon and return safely to Earth, and later as chief executive of Eastern Air

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

Borman and two other crew members flew some 750,000km and orbited the moon 10 times during trip to space, paving way for Apollo 11

Cathy Smith the former Head of Midwifery at Shrewsbury Hospital Simon Wright left his £160,000 chief executive role with Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital Trust last year amid the investigation into claims that dozens of babies died or suffered brain damage. He was among several senior staff members at the trust – including its former head of midwifery and director of nursing – to walk into other senior roles following the scandal. Just months after allegedly being pushed out as chief execut...