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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