National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Frank Borman
United States of America

Deceased
Biography
/01Frank Frederick Borman II was a United States Air Force pilot, aeronautical engineer, test pilot, and NASA astronaut, best remembered as the Commander of Apollo 8, the first mission to fly around the Moon, making him, along with crew mates Jim Lovell and Bill Anders, the first of only 24 humans to do so. Before flying on Apollo, he set a fourteen-day spaceflight endurance record on Gemini 7, and also served on the NASA review board which investigated the Apollo 1 fire. After leaving NASA, he was the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Eastern Air Lines from 1975 to 1986. Borman is a recipient of the Congressional Space Medal of Honor.
Type
Government
Age
95
Date of Birth
March 14, 1928
First Flight
December 4, 1965
Last Flight
December 21, 1968
Career Stats
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Flights
2
Landings
0
Spacewalks
P19DT21H34M57S
Time in Space