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Frank Borman, Apollo 8 astronaut who orbited
the moon, dies at age 95

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Posted By: Dreadnought, 11/9/2023 8:14:05 PM

Frank Borman, an astronaut who flew on the Apollo 8 mission that orbited the moon, has died, NASA announced. He was 95. Borman died Tuesday in Billings, Montana, according to NASA. NASA administrator Bill Nelson, in a statement, called Borman "one of NASA's best" and "a true American hero." "His lifelong love for aviation and exploration was only surpassed by his love for his wife Susan," Nelson added. Apollo 8, launched in 1968, was the first NASA mission to both leave low Earth orbit and reach the moon. Borman, along with astronauts James Lovell, and William Anders, orbited the moon 10 times before returning to Earth. They were the first humans ever

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Reply 1 - Posted by: Dodge Boy 11/9/2023 8:21:06 PM (No. 1595487)
Thanks for the moon missions and Rest in Peace, Mr. Borman.
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Reply 2 - Posted by: Mizz Fixxit 11/9/2023 8:26:07 PM (No. 1595491)
Frank Borman was an exemplary American. R.I.P.
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Reply 3 - Posted by: DaBigGuy 11/9/2023 9:07:52 PM (No. 1595506)
Very sad news, especially with the passing of fellow astronaut Ken Mattingly nine days ago. RIP to two great American heroes.
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Reply 4 - Posted by: Avikingman 11/9/2023 9:50:11 PM (No. 1595527)
On Christmas Eve, December 24, 1968, the crew of Apollo 8 read from the Book of Genesis as they orbited the Moon. Astronauts Bill Anders, Jim Lovell, and Frank Borman, the first humans to travel to the Moon, recited verses 1 through 10 of the Genesis creation narrative from the King James Bible. Anders read verses 1–4, Lovell verses 5–8, and Borman read verses 9 and 10. It was a very memorable moment for me to be staring at the moon as they did so. Thanks to all those resolute and brave men who rode those early missions, setting the path for others to follow. Requiescat In Pace.
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Reply 5 - Posted by: Heil Liberals 11/9/2023 11:13:03 PM (No. 1595557)
When men were men. God Speed, Frank Borman.
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Reply 6 - Posted by: DanvilleBill 11/10/2023 12:34:52 AM (No. 1595566)
A life well lived. Rest in Peace, Colonel Borman
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Reply 7 - Posted by: Rumblehog 11/10/2023 7:20:05 AM (No. 1595667)
I was fortunate to have lived through those times and became a huge space fan as a kid. I once wrote to NASA and received back in the mail a stack of 8x10 glossy color prints of those photographs, and still have them to this day. It was due to men such as these that our nation blew away the "competition" in the quest for space. Rest in peace Astronaut Borman.
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Reply 8 - Posted by: Muguy 11/10/2023 7:35:10 AM (No. 1595674)
#4, Thank you for posting about the Christmas Eve 1968 reading of Genesis as Astronauts Borman, Lovell, and Anders orbited the moon. I remember that reading as we sat spellbound and in reverence and silence at that moment. 1968 was a year of great turbulence in the World with U.S, troops in Vietnam due to the pretext of the Gulf of Tonkin attack, students protesting our government lying to them, the deaths of Martin Luther King and Senator Robert F. Kenney..... That moment allowed U.S. to step back and gain a much different perspective as during its orbiting of the Moon the Apollo 8 drew also photographed and filmed what was known as "Earthrise". Roughly eight months later, two the Apollo 11 crew were walking on the Moon. For a hours the World were united in the accomplishment. Our country is in dire need of everyday people with common sense to stand against the corruption and defiance of the Rule of Law going on right now while those elected to take care of business are afraid to stand against it. Pray for one another and Great Awakening before we slide futher into oblivion.
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Reply 9 - Posted by: RayLRiv 11/10/2023 8:32:52 AM (No. 1595707)
Thank you Commander Borman for making Christmas Eve '68 one of the most memorable for this grown-up kid.
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Reply 10 - Posted by: spacer 11/10/2023 8:53:28 AM (No. 1595719)
#4..I well remember Christmas Eve December 24 1968. I was laying on top a bunker in Vietnam on a cool very clear night staring at the bright stars thinking of my young wife and 9 month old baby girl I had seen for only 5 days before leaving for Nam. I didn't know or hear a thing about the this for years after. I suspect there were more than a few like me. Sorry I missed it. These guys were really the America I knew I loved. God Bless them all.
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Reply 11 - Posted by: JoElla Bee 11/10/2023 9:38:35 AM (No. 1595750)
#10: “These guys were really the America I knew I loved. God Bless them all.” Amen. You guys were really the America I knew & loved too. Thank you for your sacrifice toward trying to preserve her for all of US & for the world. So very thankful that you got your loving welcome home. God bless all of you who love our American Republic. May there still be enough of US willing to do all that we can to restore & preserve her, & may we be successful by the grace of Almighty God.
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Reply 12 - Posted by: red1066 11/10/2023 9:52:36 AM (No. 1595756)
Growing up back in the early to mid-sixties, every space mission was a must watch for me. Every bit of info I could get about a Mercury. Gemini, or Apollo mission was of great importance to me. My dream was to go see a liftoff in Florida. The names of these astronauts are imprinted on my memory as are most of the missions. My parents and teachers wished I took my schoolwork as seriously. Every time I see the name of another astronaut from that era that has passed away, it breaks my childhood heart.
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Reply 13 - Posted by: caljeepgirl 11/10/2023 5:06:07 PM (No. 1595979)
Great responses all! And here's a nice tribute from Robert Zimmerman's site: https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/essays-and-commentaries/frank-borman-an-old-fashioned-american-of-the-highest-order-passes-away-at-95/#more-100158
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