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Borman

American  
[bawr-muhn] / ˈbɔr mən /

noun

  1. Frank Frederick II, 1928–2023, U.S. astronaut, commander of the first mission to orbit the moon (1968).


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In the shadow of a tumultuous year, approximately one billion people worldwide tuned in to their flickering television sets to follow the monumental journey of Frank Borman, Jim Lovell and Bill Anders.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

Lovell and fellow astronaut Frank Borman ate a steak-and-eggs breakfast and blasted off.

From BBC • Aug. 8, 2025

As depicted in the 1998 TV miniseries “From the Earth to the Moon”, Borman told Congress that:

From Salon • Feb. 9, 2025

Prof Thornton's findings feature in the documentary Princes in the Tower: A damning discovery, which features actor and keen historian Jason Watkins and Tracy Borman, an historian and chief curator of Historic Royal Palaces.

From BBC • Dec. 3, 2024

In the meantime, my old crewmates Borman and Anders had been joined by Jim Lovell, who had taken my place.

From "Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story" by Michael Collins