Astronaut Frank Borman, commander of Apollo 8, the first mission to orbit the Moon, has died

2023-11-10 05:26:55

Astronaut Frank Borman, commander of the legendary Apollo 8 mission, the first to orbit the Moon, has died at age 95, NASA announced Thursday.

“Frank Borman was a true American hero“, declared the head of the American space agency, Bill Nelson, in a press release. This pioneer of space exploration died Tuesday in Montana, NASA said.

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