Frank Borman, the commander of the first mission in which astronauts orbited the moon and returned safely to Earth—then ran Eastern Airlines—has died. He was 95. NASA.
Frank Borman, the commander of the first mission in which astronauts orbited the moon and returned safely to Earth—then ran Eastern Airlines—has died. He was 95. NASA announced that the Apollo 8 commander died Tuesday in Billings, Montana, the New York Times reports. «Astronaut Frank Borman was a true American hero,» NASA Administrator Bill Nelson said in a statement, per the AP. Borman is remembered not just for his space and business accomplishments, but for the famous Earthrise image, taken on Christmas Eve 1968 and transmitted to Earth, accompanied by the crew reading Bible verses.
