DAY 529 | Frank Borman, Apollo 8 astronaut who led first flight to the moon, dies at 95

Frank Borman, Apollo 8 astronaut who led first flight to the moon, dies at 95.
Rest in peace and godspeed, Frank!

Borman and two fellow astronauts were the first humans to ever see the far side of the Moon on the 1968 Apollo 8 expedition

“Today we remember one of NASA’s best. Astronaut Frank Borman was a true American hero. Among his many accomplishments, he served as the commander of the Apollo 8 mission, humanity’s first mission around the Moon in 1968.

“Frank began his career as an officer with the U.S. Air Force. His love of flying proved essential through his positions as a fighter pilot, operational pilot, test pilot, and assistant professor. His exceptional experience and expertise led him to be chosen by NASA to join the second group of astronauts.

Apollo VIII's crew: Frank Borman (left), Jim Lovell, and Bill Anders (center)

“In addition to his critical role as commander of the Apollo 8 mission, he is a veteran of Gemini 7, spending 14 days in low-Earth orbit and conducting the first rendezvous in space, coming within a few feet of the Gemini 6 spacecraft."

Source: NASA, NASA Administrator Bill Nelson on the passing of former NASA astronaut Col. (ret.) Frank Borman, who passed away Nov. 7, in Billings, Montana, at the age of 95.

RELATED: NASA astronaut Ken Mattingly died on October 31, 2023 at 87. Mattingly was initially part of the Apollo 13 crew but was replaced by Jack Swigert due to concerns about Mattingly's exposure to German measles. Mattingly went on to participate in other space missions, including Apollo 16.

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