Frank Borman - Trivia

Astronaut, born in Gary, Indiana, USA. He trained at West Point, and became an air force pilot (1951–6). He studied aeronautical engineering at the California Institute of Technology, then taught at West Point and the Aerospace Research Pilots School. In 1962 NASA selected him for astronaut training. He was crew member of two historic missions: the Gemini 7 space endurance flight (1965) and the first manned flight around the Moon in Apollo 8 (1968). He worked for NASA until 1970, when he joined Eastern Airlines, becoming chairman of the board of directors in 1976.

Frank Frederick Borman, II

Astronaut
Nationality	American
Born	March 14, 1928 Gary, Indiana
Occupation	Test pilot
Rank	Colonel, USAF
Space time	19d 21h 35m
Selection	1962 NASA Group
Mission(s)	Gemini 7, Apollo 8
Mission insignia
previous or current

Frank Frederick Borman, II (born March 14, 1928) was a NASA astronaut, best remembered as the Commander of Apollo 8, the first mission to fly around the Moon.

Borman was born in Gary, Indiana.

Borman retired from NASA and the Air Force in 1970, becoming special advisor to Eastern Air Lines. The airline business underwent many changes in the late 1970s, and despite a promising start, Eastern ultimately did not do well under Borman. Borman sold Eastern to Frank Lorenzo and Texas Air after many contentious battles with labor unions, particularly the IAM. Borman retired from Eastern in 1986.

Borman returned to Tucson, Arizona, to reside, and currently lives in Las Cruces, New Mexico [2005], where he enjoys rebuilding and flying airplanes from World War II and the Korean era. Doolittle Award, 1976

Trivia

In Indiana, Interstates 80 and 94 combine for several miles to form the Frank Borman Expressway. Frank Borman is famous (or infamous) for his reading of the Book of Genesis during a TV transmission on Christmas Eve on Apollo 8. Frank Borman was called "No Nonsense Borman" by his fellow astronauts. Frank Borman is the grandfather of former Duke basketball player Andy Borman As a young man, Col. Borman belonged to DeMolay International, and he is currently in the DeMolay Hall of Fame.