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Frank Borman
NASA Astronaut (former)

A leading man of the United states Space Odyssey bormanxon.wordpress.com, 
Frank Borman led the first team of American astronauts to group the celestial body overhead, extending male's horizons straight into space.
He is internationally called Commander from the 1968 Apollo 8 Objective.

A love with airplanes that began when he or she was 15 years old,
got Frank Borman to the Air Force and then to NASA.

A career Atmosphere Force official from 1950, his projects included support as a jet fighter pilot, 
an operational pilot and trainer, an fresh test preliminary and an assistant professor of Thermodynamics 
and Liquid Mechanics with West Point. When chosen by NASA, Frank 
Borman was instructor at the Aerospace Research Initial School on Edwards AFB, California.


Within 1967 he served as a part of the Apollo 204 Fire Investigation Table, investigating 
the causes of the open fire which murdered three astronauts aboard an Apollo spacecraft, reminiscent of the Challenger tragedy.
Later he became the Apollo Program Resident Supervisor, 
heading the particular team that re-engineered the Apollo spacecraft.

He furthermore served as Field Movie director of NASA's Space Place Task 
Pressure.

Frank Borman retired through the air Drive in 1970, but is usually well appreciated as a part of 
this nation's background, a master in the exploration of space 
along with a veteran of both the Gemini 7, 1965 Space Orbital Rendezvous 
along with Gemini six and the initial manned lunar orbital mission, Apollo 8, in 1968.


Borman's pension from the Air flow Force in 1970 
did not end their aviation profession. He 
grew to become a special consultant to Far eastern Airlines at the begining of 
1969 and December 1970 was called Sr. Vice President-Operations 
Team.

He has been promoted to Executive Vice President-Genera 
Procedures Manager plus was selected to Eastern's Board of Directors within July 1974.
In May 1975 he was elected Chief executive and Key Operating Police officer.
He had been named Chief Executive Officer in December 1975 and became 
Chairman of the Board keep away from 1976.

During his tenure as Chief Executive Officer of Far eastern, the flight industry experienced an enormous alter caused by deregulation. During this period Eastern originated many unique 
applications including profit sharing plus wages associated with company 
earnings. These applications produced the four most profitable yrs in the 
business history. A recalcitrant partnership forced their abandonment in 1983 as 
well as the resulting loses led to the particular sale of 
the particular airline in order to Texas Surroundings Corporation. Colonel Borman upon the market from 
Eastern Airlines in June associated with 1986.

Colonel Borman had been privileged in order to serve as Exclusive Presidential Ambassador on excursions throughout the China and Europe, including a worldwide tour to find support for your release of American Criminals of war 
held simply by North Vietnam.

He obtained the Congressional Space Honor of Respect from the Chief executive of the United 
States. Colonel Borman also was granted the Harmon International Flying Trophy,
the particular Robert T. Collier Trophy, the Tony adamowicz Jannus Honor and the Nationwide Geographic Society's Hubbard Medal--in addition to numerous honorary degrees, special honors and service decorations.
Recently, in September of 1990, Colonel Borman along with man Apollo 8 astronauts, Lovell and Anders, was inducted into 
the International Aerospace Corridor of Popularity.
And in October of 1990 received the particular Airport Providers Council International Downes Prize.
In Drive 1993, this individual was inducted into the You.
S. Astronaut Hall associated with Fame.

Honest Borman was created in Gary, Indiana, and was raised within Tucson, Arizona.
He earned a Bachelors of Science degree from your 
U. H. Military School, West Point, in 1950 and a Master of 
Science degree in Aeronautical Anatomist from the Ca Institute associated with Technology within 1957.
This individual completed the particular Harvard Business School's Innovative Management Program in 1970.


Frank Borman is currently a member of the Panel of Administrators 
of the Home Depot, National Geographic, Outboard Underwater Corporation, Auto Finance 
Group, Thermo Device Systems plus American Superconductor.
He had been named Leader Office associated with Patlex Corporation in the springtime of 1988, 
and presently holds the titles of Chairman, 
TOP DOG and Us president of that Corporation. He has written an autobiography entitled Countdown: 
An Autobiography of Honest Borman along with Robert M. Serling,
launched October associated with 1988 and published by Silver Arrow Books, Bill Morrow plus Company, Inc.


He is wedded to the former Susan Bugbee of Tucson, Arizona.
They have two sons, Frederick plus Edwin, plus four grandchildren. Frank plus Susan currently reside 
in Las Cruces, New Mexico.

DEC 1993

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