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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.
NASA astronaut Frank Borman, who commanded the legendary Apollo 8 mission around the moon, has died at 95, the space agency announced. Borman was an accomplished pilot and a unique astronaut.
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — 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 died Tuesday in Billings, Montana, according to NASA. Borman also led troubled East
Mr. Borman later served as chief executive of Eastern Air Lines.
He commanded the 1968 Apollo 8 mission that carried three astronauts farther from Earth than anyone had ever traveled. He later led Eastern Airlines.