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Topic: Frank Borman, NASA astronaut (1928-2023)
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NeilPearson
Member Posts: 179
From: UK
Registered: May 2013
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posted 11-10-2023 12:24 PM
   
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drifting to the right
Member Posts: 162
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Registered: Aug 2006
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posted 11-10-2023 01:00 PM
"In 1998, Borman purchased a cattle ranch in southern Montana, running 4,000 head of cattle on 160,000 acres (65,000 ha). He also rebuilt a rare World War II single-engine fighter, the Bell P-63 Kingcobra, which he exhibited and flew in air show"...he was 70 years old! Such an inspiration on so many levels. |
Donbl
Member Posts: 48
From: Frederick, MD
Registered: Jun 2013
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posted 11-10-2023 01:42 PM
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yotlu
Member Posts: 54
From: Austria
Registered: Apr 2017
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posted 11-10-2023 06:01 PM
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YankeeClipper
Member Posts: 635
From: Dublin, Ireland
Registered: Mar 2011
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posted 11-10-2023 07:31 PM
Primus Inter Pares. Ad Astra. |
Moonwalker1954
Member Posts: 259
From: Montreal, Canada
Registered: Jul 2004
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posted 11-10-2023 09:15 PM
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Ian Limbrey
Member Posts: 186
From: England
Registered: Nov 2012
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posted 11-11-2023 07:09 AM
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Blackarrow
Member Posts: 3647
From: Belfast, United Kingdom
Registered: Feb 2002
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posted 11-11-2023 08:53 AM
If Frank Borman wasn't the epitome of an astronaut with "the right stuff" then I don't understand the term. I remember the flight of Apollo 8 as if it happened yesterday. I treasure the fact that I was, as much as anyone else on Planet Earth in December, 1968, a witness to a true voyage of exploration. The history books tell us about Columbus, Magellan, da Gama, Drake and Cook, but for those of us old enough to remember Frank Borman's crew talking to us from lunar orbit, this was history being made right in front of our eyes. I mourn the passing of the leader of that unique expedition, the first to leave Earth and visit another celestial body, but I smile as I contemplate a life lived to the full, leaving behind an unforgettable legacy. |
AlanC
Member Posts: 191
From: Scotland
Registered: Nov 2014
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posted 11-11-2023 10:26 AM
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Lasv3
Member Posts: 473
From: Bratislava, Slovakia
Registered: Apr 2009
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posted 11-11-2023 12:26 PM
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Grounded!
Member Posts: 548
From: Bennington, Vermont, USA
Registered: Feb 2011
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posted 11-11-2023 04:13 PM
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Daniel Lazecky
Member Posts: 514
From: Czech Republic-Europe
Registered: Oct 2007
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posted 11-11-2023 04:25 PM
May he rest in peace. |
carl walker
Member Posts: 418
From:
Registered: Feb 2006
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posted 11-11-2023 05:38 PM
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Paul78zephyr
Member Posts: 803
From: Hudson, MA
Registered: Jul 2005
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posted 11-11-2023 09:03 PM
RIP Colonel Borman. Thank you for your service. My sincere condolences to his family. Truly one of the giants of the early space program. |
DG27
Member Posts: 240
From: USA
Registered: Nov 2010
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posted 11-11-2023 11:30 PM
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Solarplexus
Member Posts: 133
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Registered: Jan 2014
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posted 11-12-2023 01:43 PM
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star51L
Member Posts: 528
From: Vilano Beach, FL, USA
Registered: Aug 2002
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posted 11-12-2023 02:06 PM
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RMH
Member Posts: 609
From: Ohio
Registered: Mar 2001
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posted 11-12-2023 07:32 PM
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APG85
Member Posts: 313
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Registered: Jan 2008
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posted 11-13-2023 06:43 AM
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contra
Member Posts: 323
From: Kiel, Germany
Registered: Mar 2005
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posted 11-13-2023 02:07 PM
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Mike Isbell
Member Posts: 592
From: Silver Spring, Maryland USA
Registered: Aug 2003
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posted 11-13-2023 04:06 PM
I had the privilege of meeting the crew of Apollo 8 at the National Museum of the Air Force in Dayton in 2004 for the induction of Gen. Anders into the National Aviation Hall of Fame. Col. Borman graciously signed his individual portrait and the Apollo 8 crew crew portrait for me and posed for a picture with me. I told Col. Borman that I had attended the crew's parade in Washington, DC in January 1969 and he replied that I did not look old enough. I responded that I was 13 at the time. In the excitement of the moment, I forgot to ask Col. Borman to sign my copy of his memoir "Countdown." A great role model. Thank you for your service Colonel. Apollo 8 made 1968 end on a bright note. |
robert_l
Member Posts: 213
From: Dundee,Scotland
Registered: Jul 2008
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posted 11-14-2023 10:44 AM
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SpaceAngel
Member Posts: 453
From: Maryland
Registered: May 2010
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posted 11-14-2023 11:13 AM
Will the KSC Visitor Complex have any commemoration as well as celebrating the life to the late Frank Borman? |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 51452
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 11-15-2023 08:28 PM
On Tuesday (Nov. 14), a remembrance wreath was placed inside Heroes & Legends featuring the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame to honor Borman's life and legacy.  |
Jonnyed
Member Posts: 617
From: Dumfries, VA, USA
Registered: Aug 2014
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posted 11-19-2023 09:06 AM
A true American legend. RIP, sir. |
astro-nut
Member Posts: 1040
From: Washington, IL
Registered: Jan 2006
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posted 11-20-2023 03:41 PM
Thank you for your service to our country as an Air Force Aviator and NASA Astronaut.I had the pleasure of meeting Colonel Borman and I asked him to tell me about fellow Astronaut Edward White. He answered my question and I learned more about Edward White from our conversation than any book could ever tell me. Frank Borman thought very well of Ed White. |
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