Former astronaut Frank Borman died on November 7, 2023 in Billings Montana at the age of 95. He was commander of the Apollo 8 mission which was the first mission taking humans beyond earth orbit and the first mission with humans going into orbit around the moon. This was the mission that produced the famous photo of earth rising over the moon's surface ("Earthrise"). He also commanded the Gemini 7 mission which, with the Gemini 6 mission, conducted the first rendezvous in space. He had many other accomplishments in his life and you can read about them on the following links:
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| Astronaut Frank Borman, mission commander, shown during the Apollo 8 lunar orbit mission. Print made from movie film. December 21, 1968. Image credit: NASA |
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| Frank Borman during a phone call from U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson prior to the launch of Apollo 8. December 21, 1968. Photo credit: NASA |
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| The Apollo 8 crew in front of the Apollo Space Vehicle. Frank Borman, commander, James A Lovell, Jr. command module pilot, William A. Anders, lunar module pilot. October 9, 1968. Photo credit: NASA |
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| Astronaut Frank Borman, command pilot on the Gemini 7 mission, performing visual acuity tests during the mission. December 18, 1965. Photo credit: NASA |
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| Portrait of Astronaut Frank Borman. September 10, 1964. Photo credit: NASA |
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| Famous "Earthrise" photo taken during Apollo 8 lunar orbit mission. December 24, 1968. Photo credit: Astronaut William Anders, NASA. |
