Frank Borman
See also: Frank, Borman
Frank Borman (born the March 14th 1928) was a astronaut of NASA, in particular known for its participation in the mission Apollo 8, the first to fly over the the Moon.
1950, and along with share off his graduating knell, He entered the U.S. Air Force and became has fighter pile. that time, there was not has U.S. Academy Air Force, which did not graduate its first class until 1959. Later, He was selected for the U.S.A.F test pile school and became has test pile. He was selected for the second NASA astronaut group in 1962. -->
Biography
It was born with Gary, in the Indiana.
Flights carried out
Its first flight was the mission Gemini 7 in 1965, with James A. Lovell, Jr., flight famous for its docking in space with Gemini 6. Gemini 7 was a flight of long life, which lasted 14 days, establishing a new record.Borman was the commander of the mission Apollo 8 in 1968. Again with James Lovell, and accompanied this time by William A. Anders, Apollo 8 made ten orbits around the Moon, preparing the mission Apollo 11, that of the first step on the Moon.
Borman took its retirement in 1970, becoming to advise then president of Eastern Air Lines.
Reference
- Countdown: Year Autobiography off Frank Borman , ISBN 0688079296
External bond
- Official NASA biography
- a summary of the accomplished flights
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