Former astronaut Borman shares memories of Apollo 8

[@jshepard152]

Borman passed today, aged 95. He was a faithful husband, an Air Force test pilot, a patriot, and an astronaut. He was a man who helped NASA rebuild after the Apollo 1 fire, and the man they chose to command the very first human flight to the Moon in 1968. I saw him in 2018 and he was still sharp, mobile, and funny as ever. Rest in peace to a pioneer, American hero, and absolute legend of aviation.

[@lancetrusty1058]

We know this man simply as Frank. No Colonel No Sir No celebrity status. He owns the ranch as neighbors friend and fun man. Always has a kind word for you and doesnt want anyone to make a fuss for him. One of the better pilots I have ever met. He has been an instrumental part of our community and even has been a fire spotter for many of our fires. He is always there when you need him. For many, He may be a Hero because he went to space but he is a hero to us because he is a good man.

[@charlieboutin3341]

I wrote to NASA back in the early 70s and got all 3 of their autographs, and some of the other astronauts also. Borman and Lovell even personalized a note to me. They are my most prized and cherished possessions I own. God bless them all.

[@corey12381]

He's gone now but certainly will never be forgotten RIP legend

[@Chris-hq7nl]

This popped into my suggested feed I listen to while I work. I may have just cried in my office a little bit but that's okay. What a remarkable man.

[@Jim-xu4mz]

The only lunar mission crew that are still alive and still married to their first wives.

[@gertraba4484]

if we can all stay 39 forever

[@MarvelousLXVII]

Yeah not many marriages survived the early space program. I can maybe only think of 3 other astronauts from that era that had their marriages survive (Mike Collins, Alan Shepard and John Glenn.)

[@kateshighheels892]

they loved each other to the moon and back

[@georgiahall7532]

Marvelous Marv Yeah

[@olentangy74]

@@MarvelousLXVII Jim Lovell is still married to his Marylyn.

[@ТимурНорматов-ь1у]

Frank Borman is a legendary astronaut. I wish him good health and longevity. A very good and decent person. A wonderful family man. An exemplary father. The remarkable Apollo-8 crew.

[@michaelclentworth1283]

And it was during his tenure at Eastern Airlines that the first Airbus aircraft arrived in the US.

[@MarvelousLXVII]

I'm not religious in the least but Frank Borman talking about being with his wife again was absolutely overwhelming. What a great American and human being. Perfect choice to lead Apollo 8.

[@Jimbo10250]

I urge you to change that. Seek God.

[@MarvelousLXVII]

@@Jimbo10250 Which one? Thor? Vishnu? Allah? Apollo? There are thousands--hard to choose one.

[@MarvelousLXVII]

Apollo it is--didn't even think about it when I put him down as a choice but "Apollo 8" wow! it's almost as if he wanted to be chosen! All hail Apollo!

[@NicholasSpartan]

I will never forget the first time I saw the following line on a wall in the Test Pilot school, which inspired me for ever. “ A SUPERIOR PILOT USES HIS SUPERIOR JUDGEMENT TO AVOID SITUATIONS WHICH REQUIRE THE USE OF HIS SUPERIOR SKILL “ Thank you Colonel Borman. You are a true inspiration to all.

[@colinmontgomery5492]

So cool. Thanks for sharing.

[@davidbell549]

God bless you Frank. A true legend and inspiration.

[@russhnatusko3235]

Well done story telling. It is very hard to re-tell a story that has been told before and you have done it in my opinion.

[@abbaszaidi8371]

I’m the 68th like. 1968. Cool (and I just cried when he spoke about his wife)

[@peternicolaides6256]

Col. Frank Borman pinned my wings on in 1976 after graduating F/A training for Eastern Airlines I flew until 1989.

[@raymondeaton5692]

One of my childhood and grown man heroes. I'm proud to be from the same country.

[@jonathanrodgers4893]

Beautifully done piece. I remember the mission like it was yesterday. For an 11 year-old boy, what could be cooler that astronauts going to the moon? There's a great book recently out on the mission: Apollo 8, by Jeffrey Kluger. The story of the mission and those three men who flew to the moon, and who still, thankfully, grace our Earth to this day.

[@johndavis2284]

Jonathan Rodgers Also a book by Robert Kurson called Rocket Men that’s great.

[@tha283]

Got here becos of Apollo 8 book I am reading

[@jimvincenti2324]

Everything he said couldn't be more true. Great and humble men! I remember those days, truly spiritual and inspirational. God bless you space pioneers.

[@machia0705]

You’re looking good Colonel. Men like you inspired me. Thank you Sir. All the best and good health. I’ll never forget December 24th, 1968. I’ll say a prayer for your wife.

[@TomTimeTraveler]

Read "Rocket Men." An excellent book on Apollo 8. We are blessed the entire crew is still with. Touching excerpts on Borman's wife.

[@MarsFKA]

There is another book with the title "Rocket Men" (Rocket Men: The Epic Story of the First Men on the Moon), but this one is about Apollo 11 and is written by someone named Craig Nelson. If you ever come across it and are tempted to read it, I earnestly recommend that you do not. It is the sloppiest piece of writing about the Apollo programme that I have ever read and I lasted only to page 116. Even the part that I managed to struggle though is replete with errors and techno-gibberish and makes it clear that this author did most of his research on Wikipedia and the History Channel. I did not burn books, but I was very tempted to use this one as a fire starter. Bottom line: don't touch it.

[@WiliiamNoTell]

Thank you for the heads up. This is the third video I've seen tonight May 12th 2020 about Frank Borman. I was just thinking I would like to read a story about this saw your comment will definitely check out the book from the library as soon as they are open again thanks for sharing.

[@rothbj1]

Nice production from a local station

[@maximillianvermontsuperbik2624]

That is an IMPORTANT point, thanks for making it. The producer, deserves an award.

[@nickyl9040]

Frank Borman's most important contribution to meeting JFK's deadline may have been the fact that he was the astronauts' representative on the Apollo 1 investigation. The spacecraft that Borman , Lovell and Anders took to the Moon was a much better and a much safer spacecraft than the one that Grissom ,White and Chaffee died in

[@joevignolor4u949]

One thing that Frank noticed was that at lunch time the assembly people working on the spacecraft at North American would head over to a bar located just outside the main gate of the plant and they were coming back intoxicated. He put a stop to that practice pretty quick. If people smelled of any alcohol they were not allowed to clock back in and they couldn't go back to working on the spacecraft.

[@jshepard152]

Borman has said that his work at Downy contributed more to the success of Apollo than being commander of Apollo 8.

[@koruakillsityes3002]

God bless you and keep you close. Thank you for your bravery, courage and unmatched intelligence. Rest in peace, commander.

[@LANorm]

I think all three crewmen are the most articulate of the Apollo astronauts. All the astronauts of course were and are razor sharp and extremely intelligent but the Apollo 8 crew, in my mind, stands out as the most unique crew. Extremely impressive men on what many consider to be the most daring mission.

[@incqbait_Ltd]

One of the few humble, and very decent human beings.

[@bernardcohen3245]

I was ok till he mentioned his wife and his time left on earth Really takes your breath away

[@tarful58]

A real Hero and great Human Being. Wish we had more like him today.

[@DaveLynchJazzGuitar]

God bless you Frank Borman !!! You are a hero to me. You and the Apollo 8 crew were extremely courageous and accomplished many firsts in space. Thank you for everything.

[@hikesystem7721]

Its amazing how those photographs of earth and moon are so much more substantial, real and satisfying than images taken from the Atemis 1 flyby. I wonder if it is because they were taken and processed on film, or because they used better lenses and cameras, or because they are not heavily processed as today's images are.

[@kellymoser1559]

I can't believe that I met someone this well known just a year ago... I met him in that exact hanger... (I'm a child by the way) it's amazing to see him at such a young age

[@javhdz915]

Wow! What a man nothing but respect to you

[@michaelguerin56]

Good video. Thank you. That was the year I started school. I remember several years later, lining up to see a space capsule displayed at our local Ford dealership in Levin, New Zealand🇳🇿. There were several smaller items on display, including one of those liquid meals in a plastic bag.

[@nmelkhunter1]

My dad worked at WSMR and had friends who worked at the NASA testing facility near there. It’s incredible to think of the testing and engineering between the two places so we could land on the moon. Thank you to everyone involved.

[@shaunmartin6767]

Such a humble man who accomplished the unthinkable, and yet the only thing in is eyes more importantl is the love he has for is wife and family.

[@RichardCook-on3gf]

Apollo 8 was my favorite mission. I was excited that Col Borman was flying with Capt Lovell again as I remember the Gemini 7 flight they flew together for two weeks.

[@jennyburleigh1586]

All three still alive and aren't we lucky to still have these men with us! Loved seeing this.

[@olentangy74]

God bless you Mr Borman, and God bless the crew of Apollo 8!

[@Mike-01234]

Hadn't seen an interview of him in awhile boy he looks old time goes so fast soon they be all gone the Apollo astronauts we still haven't left earth again.

[@brucehehl5688]

A truly hero and a good man❤

[@Gizmopaws]

He's my grandfather's cousin sad I never got to meet him.

[@stargazer6814]

If this is true, then that’s really cool!

[@moclips1]

Wow. Outstanding. Wonderful tribute to Apollo 8 and Frank Borman.

[@neooverby3750]

My dad worked for him back in the 90s frank was just another cool guy with planes. I had no idea at the age of 8 or so I was hanging out with a legend he was just uncle frank to me . Knowing what I know now I wish I would have held onto the memories a little more

[@thenewadventuresofhenry6998]

Pretty incredible guy. He also was in the leadership of Eastern Airlines for 16 years.

[@sonnyburnett8725]

Some of the hero’s this wonderful country has been lucky enough to have. Going to the Moon made us all so proud and as a 16 y/o when it happened I want so bad for it to all happen again. BTW, this has to be one of the best local tv productions I’ve ever seen. The producer will go far!

[@carloschavez5368]

God speed Frank Borman. I was little when my family and I saw Apollo 8 lift off . I was mesmerized seeing that monster lift off .

[@mikeodil7721]

Amazing human being. Thank you sir. May your efforts and humble words forever be passed on to future generations. All of us on “the good earth” salute you.

[@deepaktripathi4417]

They will always be our heros. Humans will always remember those great adventure lovers and those who made that possible.

[@rogermouton2273]

They were the first people to leave earth orbit, and orbit the Moon. All 3 of them had balls of steel. There are few men worthy of more respect than the like of Frank Borman.

[@tm502010]

Lord! Great video! Great man!

[@cesarloza1412]

He’s my hero!

[@Chatta-Ortega]

That was excellent.

[@tombystander]

Seeing a 90 year old man and then instantly seeing him in basically HD as a 30 something was severely jarring. Time is cruel

[@polite500]

The Tuskegee Airman, Engineer, inventor and designer of the Space Shuttle is currently the oldest living Astronaut. Now approaching 100 years old. His name is on all blueprints. See you at the movies..

[@walterheinen5298]

Frank is incredible. I met him about 20 years ago with my family and he is as sharp as he was back then. He was an absolute gentleman. GOD bless him and his family.

[@cowpuncher5099]

Don’t look flat to me, God bless them men!

[@eyeofhorus1301]

what you mean? that looks flat. real flat.

[@cowpuncher5099]

Eye of Horus the hell you say

[@eyeofhorus1301]

@@cowpuncher5099 FLATTTTTTT EARRRRRRRTHHHHHH

[@eyeofhorus1301]

@@cowpuncher5099 ITS FLAT! FLAT EARTH!

[@telecomex]

Real Nicely done KTVQ! Very inspiring and sensitive! Congrats to your team for putting this composition together. Makes me proud to be part of the human race. Best regards from the west coast of Canada! ss

[@simonnomis5302]

God bless you sir...I strongly believe that if he could be back in the Mission of Apollo 8 today now in his 90s, he could get the job done ...these guys are sharp minds. A true inspiration

[@wrbutler3681]

0:31 (talking about Jim Lovell) "...when Jim n' I flew on Gemini..." LOL

[@MarsFKA]

"You saved 1968."

[@abbaszaidi8371]

MarsFKA you’ve been watching FTETTM sir?

[@MarsFKA]

@@abbaszaidi8371 ​ Well spotted, my friend. I have that most excellent series and have watched some of the episodes over and over. Apollo 8 is one of them. In 1968, when the real Apollo 8 went to the Moon, I was working on Groote Eylandt, in northern Australia. In those days our only direct contact with the outside world was by short-wave radio. We received newspapers and magazines on the commercial flights from Mount Isa and Darwin, but our news was always a day or two behind the events. I knew about Apollo 8 and after it had launched I was always the first into the store after the next flight in had landed, looking for news of the mission. For a space fan like me, Apollo 8 was the best possible Christmas present.

[@abbaszaidi8371]

MarsFKA that’s wonderful. Of course in 1968 I was still one of my dads Y chromosomes- not ready to make a pair until 1974 😉

[@MarsFKA]

@@abbaszaidi8371 I see that you are a fan of Battlestar Galactica. I have the complete series, as well as the off-shoots. The first soundtrack I downloaded from BSG is the first one that you did.

[@abbaszaidi8371]

MarsFKA yeah. Really miss that quality fix of tv every week. But it’s good to return to the DVD’s when work, wife kids allow etc. But I get to play Bear’s music while driving to work

[@philippeannet]

What a man... Godspeed Frank Borman !

[@tezborah2411]

He is my idol !!

[@djizzah]

That earth rise on the moon's horizon, unforgettable

[@maximilliancunningham6091]

God Speed Frank, what a ride !

[@TravelWithGus]

Rest in peace Frank.

[@wurly164]

My uncle, now 94 worked with Frank Borman, when he was at Eastern airlines

[@cynthiasanfilippo5537]

God Bless you!

[@dks13827]

I was in high school at the time. Our astronauts were much loved heroes. We all went outside at night and looked at the moon, where they were. It was even more exciting to look at the moon during the first outbound trip to the moon !!!

[@fredwienbarg5051]

What about us 42,000 Eastern employees? How do we feel?

[@mattmccullar9934]

Extremely brave men. Could anyone look at that Earthrise and not feel changed?

[@felicityarmstrong7449]

Frank borman is a very great astronaut

[@webasdf]

RIP

[@tomkutscher1555]

Rest in peace hero!

[@mindeloman]

To me this mission is still the most daring and dangerous in space exploration history. The landing missions were sexy and do well in the press but, "first humans to leave earth's gravity" , i mean, come on! That was a very big deal.

[@joevignolor4u949]

I agree. Also remember that Apollo 8 went to the moon without a lunar module to act as a lifeboat. If the Apollo 8 crew had experienced the same failure that Lovell experienced 16 months later on Apollo 13 the Apollo 8 crew would have died in space.

[@cp12298]

I was sad to see he is becoming old...😢 😔

[@insomnia-n4p]

amazing man

[@visamap]

wow .what can be best more than this?!yes of course GOD . Thank u for all the team for the visual and in Jesus name GOD bless those families of families who put their lives at stake further more towards his abundance of peace ,strength ,joy ,love .AMEN

[@garyowen9044]

God Bless

[@youreale]

A truly wonderful man

[@hikesystem7721]

Beautiful

[@haroldmclean3755]

A Very Nice Story for a Change , It's a Rarity these Days 👍

[@markbell9742]

As I write, there are 91 thumbs-up and one down. So I think the 91 thumbs-up would say that the 1 thumbs-down is an idiot! Cheers, Mark * * *

[@russbellew6378]

Jim Lovell said that he guessed that the crew's chances of returning safely were "a little better than fifty percent". And that didn't stop him.

[@joevignolor4u949]

Remember that Apollo 8 went to the moon without a lunar module to act as a lifeboat. If the Apollo 8 crew had experienced the same failure that Lovell experienced 16 months later on Apollo 13 the Apollo 8 crew would have died in space.

[@derekbannar6286]

Does anyone know where the interview in the beginning is from? Against the blue background?

[@vladvostok1723]

TO ALL THE PEOPLE INVOLVED WITH THE NASA APOLLO PROGRAM BACK ON EARTH THE CREW OF PLANET EARTH HAVE A MESSAGE WE WOULD LIKE TO SEND TO YOU.........THE APOLLO PROGRAM WAS THE GREATEST TECHNICAL PROJECT IN THE HISTORY OF MANKIND & ALWAYS WILL BE !!!

[@ameerborman1754]

The hero from 1968

[@timjohnson5519]

Very inspirational in many ways.

[@TheSaturnV]

I wonder if Col. Borman still owns his P63 Kingcobra...

[@MrDoneboy]

God bless Frank Borman!

[@Agapy8888]

Frank was President of Eastern Airlines.

[@ron7979]

I don't think it can be overstated just how important it is to have men like this on the planet, I fear for us all when they are gone!

[@Vermontist1]

Too bad about that annoying background “music.”

[@MondaySkipper]

Frank Borman - a great explorer and great American.

[@olentangy74]

God bless the crew of Apollo 8!

[@colinmontgomery5492]

Tough old bird, to be sure.

[@WiliiamNoTell]

A true American Hero!

[@desmonddwyer]

Great men,, just remember while this was going on America was trying to bomb Vietnam back to the stone age,,,

[@GeirJohannessen-nl6us]

Frank Frederick borman II .Died 7 november 2023.

[@pizzanguyen537]

And thus guy was the CEO of Eastern Airlines.

[@COLETHORN10]

What a truly great American. Today, NASA would have been ordered to have a Muslim on board.

[@randypick1]

or a socialist

[@Tamminator2000]

You’re both ignorant idiots.

[@MarsFKA]

There's one in every thread, you intolerant, xenophobic prat. NASA doesn't take orders from anyone about who flies.

[@cosmopetrone8514]

U S A

[@dks13827]

Earth is not fragile, however.

[@vladvostok1723]

"IN THE BEGINNING GOD CREATED THE EARTH......".......THE APOLLO-8 CREW READING OF GENESIS CHAPTER-1 ON THE 24/12/1968 WAS PPPPPPPPPERFECT !!!!!