Frank Borman

Biography

A retired United States Air Force (USAF) colonel, aeronautical engineer, test pilot, businessman, rancher, and NASA astronaut. He was the commander of Apollo 8, the first mission to fly around the Moon, and together with crewmates Jim Lovell and Bill Anders, became the first of 24 humans to do so, for which he was awarded the Congressional Space Medal of Honor. As of 2021, he is the oldest living former American astronaut, eleven days older than Lovell.

Known For

First to the Moon

Earthrise

Acting

2017

Salute to Apollo: EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2017

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2018

First to the Moon

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Self

2018

Earthrise

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2019

The Day We Walked on the Moon

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Self

2019

Apollo: Missions to the Moon

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Self - Commander, Apollo 8 (voice) (archive footage)

2019

On Camera: Fifteen Apollo Astronauts and Their Experience of a Lifetime

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2003

Project Gemini: Bridge to the Moon

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Self

The Mike Douglas Show

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Self

Chasing the Moon

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Self

Horizon

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Self

Production

Crew

Directing