Astronaut Frank Borman, who commanded Apollo 8's historic Christmas 1968 flight that circled the moon 10 times and paved the way for the lunar landing the next year, has died. He was 95.

Tucson legends: Frank Borman Frank Borman, well-known astronaut who went to the moon 50 years ago in Apollo 8, though he didn't get to land there, grew up in Tucson.

On July 13, 1969, the Soviet Union launched Luna 15, an unmanned spacecraft seen as a rival to the American Apollo 11 mission, which launched just three days later. Luna 15’s goal was to land on the ...

Former astronaut Frank Borman still keeps his tattered copy of "The Red Eagle," a children's book about flying and building airplanes.

Apollo 8 (Spacecraft) Borman, Frank, 1928-2023 Topic Astronautics Space flight Provenance Simon Bourgin, Gift, 1995, NASM.1995.0025 Creator Bourgin, Simon (Simon E.), 1914- Summary This collection ...

Apollo 13, Ron Howard's docudrama about a disastrous mission to the moon, turns 30 this month. Tom Hanks, Kevin Bacon, and ...

Apollo 11 astronauts (from left) Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins and Buzz Aldren reunited at the National Air and Space Museum for a filming session to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the July 1969 ...