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Frank Frederick Borman II was an American United States Air Force (USAF) colonel, aeronautical engineer, NASA astronaut, test pilot, and businessman. He was the commander of Apollo 8, the first mission to fly around the Moon, and together with crewmates Jim Lovell and William Anders, became the first of 24 humans to do so, for which he was awarded the Congressional Space Medal of Honor.

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1928 — 2023  Wikimedia, Wikidata
Frank Borman II, Frank F. Borman II, Frank Frederick Borman, Frank Frederick Borman II, II
astronaut, test pilot, aircraft pilot, military flight engineer, autobiographer, International Space Hall of Fame, Washington Award, Harmon Trophy, Hubbard Medal, NASA Distinguished Service Medal, NASA Astronaut Group 2, Distinguished Flying Cross, Congressional Space Medal of Honor, United States Astronaut Hall of Fame, National Aviation Hall of Fame, United States, 

Dong Fang Hong 2, Ekran, NASA Astronaut Group 2, 

• Retro Space HD page^@ Colonel Frank Borman - 1968 Documentary, Apollo 8, Gemini 7, AI Upscale, NASA, Moon Mission
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  Gemini 7 ⓘ
  1965 crewed spaceflight in NASA's Gemini program

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  Apollo 8 ⓘ
  second crewed flight of the United States Apollo program

United States, Ashkenaz, Calvinist Republic of Ghent, Chinland, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Havilah, Kingdom of Martabam-hongsawatoi, Kingdom of Wolaita, Persia, Reman, Sikh Confederacy, Tarshish, Dong Fang Hong 2, Ekran, NASA Astronaut Group 2, Republic of Haiti, 

1928-03-14T00:00:00Z

2023-11-07T00:00:00Z

1928 — 2023 Frank Borman

1965-12-04T00:00:00Z

1965-12-04T00:00:00Z

1965 Gemini 7

1968-12-21T00:00:00Z

1968-12-21T00:00:00Z

1968 Apollo 8

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G5C spacesuit

Portrait of Gemini 7 Prime Crew Borman and Lovell DVIDS730405

Astronauts Visit McMath-Pierce Solar Telescope (AstronautBrief64-CC)

NASA astronauts Astronauts William A. Anders, James A. Lovell Jr., and Frank Borman, (left to right) inside Apollo Boilerplate 1102A (simulator) during water egress training in the Gulf of Mexico (October 25, 1968)

Apollo 503 Crew - William Anders (cropped)

Crew of the cancelled Apollo 503 mission

Bogotá's Apollo 8 Photograph

Ap8-S68-56531

Gemini 7 Crew (Lovell und Borman)

S62-03982 (September 1962) --- New National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Manned Spacecraft Center (MSC) flight crew personnel. Kneeling (left to right) are astronauts Charles Conrad Jr., Frank Borman, Neil A. Armstrong and John W.

• Frank Borman, Astronaut Who Led First Orbit of the Moon, Dies at 95 - The New York Times article (November 9, 2023), American English, online
• Conley Interview with astronauts Walter Schirra and Frank Borman (NAID 126260) - item in the National Archives and Records Administration's holdings, English
• Conley Interview with astronauts Walter Schirra and Frank Borman (NAID 126260) - item in the National Archives and Records Administration's holdings, Korean
• Astronauts - painting by Hector Garrido

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	spaceflight	1965	Gemini 7	human spaceflight, Gemini spacecraft	Wikidata
event	spaceflight	1968	Apollo 8	human spaceflight, artificial satellite	Wikidata
link	page		Retro Space HD page@	Colonel Frank Borman - 1968 Documentary, Apollo 8, Gemini 7, AI Upscale, NASA, Moon Mission	Wikidata
commons	image		G5C spacesuit		Commons
commons	image		Portrait of Gemini 7 Prime Crew Borman and Lovell DVIDS730405		Commons
commons	image		Astronauts Visit McMath-Pierce Solar Telescope (AstronautBrief64-CC)		Commons
commons	image		NASA astronauts Astronauts William A. Anders, James A. Lovell Jr., and Frank Borman, (left to right) inside Apollo Boilerplate 1102A (simulator) during water egress training in the Gulf of Mexico (October 25, 1968)		Commons
commons	image		Apollo 503 Crew - William Anders (cropped)		Commons
commons	image		Crew of the cancelled Apollo 503 mission		Commons
commons	image		Bogotá's Apollo 8 Photograph		Commons
commons	image		Ap8-S68-56531		Commons
commons	image		Gemini 7 Crew (Lovell und Borman)		Commons
commons	image		S62-03982 (September 1962) --- New National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Manned Spacecraft Center (MSC) flight crew personnel. Kneeling (left to right) are astronauts Charles Conrad Jr., Frank Borman, Neil A. Armstrong and John W.		Commons