Obituary
Frank Borman, Apollo Commander on Historic Moon Trip, Dies at 95
- An epic message from lunar orbit: ‘Here’s the Earth coming up’
- After NASA, he led short-lived comeback at Eastern Air Lines
Frank Borman in 2018.
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Frank Borman, the astronaut who led the first Apollo mission to the moon in humanity’s historic initial foray off its home planet, cementing NASA’s comeback from a deadly accident and giving space-age bragging rights to the US, has died. He was 95.
He died on Nov. 7 in Billings, Montana, after suffering a stroke at a retirement community, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing Jim McCarthy, a spokesman for the family.