Frank Frederick Borman II (1928-2023)

[Orionid]

#Happybirthday #OTD
March 14, 1928 - November 7, 2023
Frank Borman,
Gemini 7 and commander of #Apollo8, the first mission to fly around the Moon.

https://x.com/contactlight69/status/1900279451747049609

[Orionid]

(2)

Remembering Frank Borman BTD 1928 (d. 2023, aged 95). Selected in 1962 (Group 2). BUp Cmd Plt Gemini 4; commanded 2 historic & important missions (19+d): (1965) Gemini 7 (14 days & RV with Gemini 6) & (1968) Apollo 8 (1st crewed flight to the Moon, 10 orbits); (1970) retired NASA

https://x.com/aisoffice/status/1900453939062976771