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Gemini and Apollo astronaut Col. Frank Norman dead at 95

Air Force Colonel Frank Frederick Borman II made history as the commander of Apollo 8, the first manned mission to fly around the moon.

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Gemini and Apollo astronaut Col. Frank Norman dead at 95

Air Force Colonel Frank Frederick Borman II made history as the commander of Apollo 8, the first manned mission to fly around the moon.

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Frank Borman, Apollo 8 astronaut who led first flight to the moon, dies at 95

Former NASA astronaut Frank Borman, who in 1968 led the first mission to fly humans to the moon, has died. Borman lifted off twice: on the Gemini 7 mission in 1965 and Apollo 8 into lunar orbit.

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Frank Borman was USAF fighter pilot before becoming NASA astronaut

After the United States entered World War II in 1941, Frank Borman’s parents found work at a new Consolidated Vultee aircraft factory in Tucso, Ariz. His

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Jim McDivitt, NASA Apollo mission astronaut, dies at 93

Jim McDivitt, NASA Apollo mission astronaut, dies at 93
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Jim McDivitt, astronaut who led Gemini 4 and Apollo 9 missions, dies at 93

NASA astronaut James McDivitt, who commanded Gemini 4 before leading Apollo 9, the first test flight of the Apollo moon lander, has died at age 93.

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Michael Collins, Apollo 11 Astronaut Who Orbited Moon, Dies at 90

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Collins piloted the command module while Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin touched down in 1969
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Michael Collins at Apollo 11 Command Module, practicing docking hatch removal from CM simulator at NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas, June 28, 1969. Credit: Getty Images
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Gemini and Apollo astronaut Michael Collins, who orbited the moon during the world’s first lunar landing mission, has died at the age of 90.
Collins’ death on Wednesday (April 28) was made known by his family and NASA.
“We regret to share that our beloved father and grandfather passed away today, after a valiant battle with cancer. He spent his final days peacefully, with his family by his side,” Collins’ family said in a statement. “Mike always faced the challenges of life with grace and humility, and faced this, his final challenge, in the same way. We will miss him terribly. Yet we also know how lucky Mike felt to have lived the life he did. We will honor his wish for us to celebrate, not mourn, that life.”

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