Frank Borman describes how the Saturn V rocket was able to break free of the Earth's atmosphere and carry the Apollo 8 astronauts all the way to the moon. Explore more at https://wehackthemoon.com/ hack the moon,nasa,astronauts,apollo 8,moon missions,moon,saturn v,rockets … [Read more...]
Frank Borman at Novaspace 2019
Our friend, Frank Borman stopped by our shop to sign everything you sent in for our private signing. Gemini 7, Apollo 8 Astronaut. 10/09/2019 https://novaspace.com/product-category/astronaut-autographs/frank-borman/ Frank Borman,Novaspace,Apollo 8,Apollo,Gemini 7,Gemini,Astronaut,NASA … [Read more...]
Bette Rogge Morse interviews former astronaut Frank Borman
Bette Rogge Morse interviews former astronaut Frank Borman II, commander of Apollo 8, the first mission to fly around the moon, on the show “Cultural Scene.” Air date 2002. Videos courtesy University of Dayton Archives and Special Collections thanks to their donation by Wayne Morse Sr. Bette Rogge Morse graduated from the University of Dayton in 1944. She received her master’s … [Read more...]
NASA Astronaut Frank Borman | Montanans
Former astronaut and Apollo 8 Commander Frank Borman talks about the famous Apollo 8 Mission, learning to fly airplanes, and his greatest memories of his wife, Susan. NASA,Apollo 8,Space,Astronaut,Frank Borman,Airplanes,Cold War,Lunar Orbit,Montana,Billings Gazette,Billings … [Read more...]
Apollo 8 Reunion, 4/23/09.
In honor of President Lyndon B. Johnson's Centennial and the 50th anniversary of the creation of NASA, the LBJ Library and Museum hosted an Apollo 8 Reunion on April 23, 2009. The Reunion honors not only the three astronauts on that historic mission, but also the men and women on the ground who made their illustrious journey a reality. The evening panel featured Astronauts … [Read more...]
Frank Borman Visits Marshall Space Flight Center – April 1969 (No Sound)
This video follows an April 24, 1969 visit from Apollo 8 Commander Frank Borman to NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center. The video begins with Borman's landing at Huntsville International Airport. While at Marshall, Borman met with Marshall director, Dr. Wernher von Braun, addressed the Marshall workforce in Morris Auditorium, meet with local press, and toured the Marshall … [Read more...]
Bette Rogge interviews astronauts Walter Schirra, James Lovell and Frank Borman
Bette Rogge Morse interviews three former NASA astronauts about their experiences on the show “Getting Together with Bette Rogge.” Interviewees are Walter Schirra Jr., one of the original seven astronauts chosen for Project Mercury; James Lovell Jr., commander of the Apollo 13 mission; and Frank Borman II, commander of Apollo 8, the first mission to fly around the moon. Air … [Read more...]
From the archives: Apollo 8 crew on capturing the “Earthrise” photo
Astronaut Frank Borman died on Tuesday, November 7, 2023, at the age of 95. In this "CBS Sunday Morning" story originally broadcast December 23, 2018, Borman and his fellow crewmates from Apollo 8, Jim Lovell and Bill Anders, talk with Lee Cowan about becoming the first humans to circle the moon, and of the photograph they brought back: the first image of the Earth above the … [Read more...]
Astronaut Frank Borman, Apollo 8 commander, has died: NASA
Frank Borman, Eastern Airlines' leader after being an astronaut and commander of the NASA Apollo 8 mission, has died. FULL STORY: https://abc7chicago.com/frank-borman-astronaut-dies-death-apollo-8/14039771/ news,Frank Borman astronaut,Frank Borman dies,Frank Borman death,apollo 8,eastern airlines,Frank Borman eastern airlines,Frank Borman wife,Frank Borman obituary,apollo … [Read more...]
The First Apollo Mission To Reach The Moon | Apollo 8: Christmas at the Moon
In December 1968, Apollo 8 was the first crewed spacecraft to reach the moon. After taking three days to reach the moon itself, the astronauts were able to broadcast the earthrise over the moon in a breathtaking Christmas Eve programme. At the time, this was the most watched television broadcast in history. As a result, Frank Borman, James Lovell and William Anders officially … [Read more...]