
Frank Frederick BORMAN
21 Worldwide / 10 USA
Date of birth: March 14, 1928.
------------------------------------------------------------------------- The 1st Space Flight: • Launch: December 04, 1965 at 19.30; "Gemini - 7”. Commander. • Approaching to "Gemini - 6” up to 30 centimeters on December 15, 1965. • Splash down: December 18, 1965 at 14:05; "Gemini - 7”. Commander. Flight duration: 13 days, 18 hours, 35 minutes, 01 seconds. The new world record of space flight duration.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------- The 2nd Space Flight: • Launch: December 21, 1968 at 12:51; "Apollo - 8”. Commander. • Reaching Moon orbit on December 24, 1968. • Splash down: December 27, 1968 at 15:51; "Apollo - 8”. Commander Flight duration: 06 day, 03 hour, 00 minutes, 42 seconds The first manned flight to the Moon and the first orbiting around the Moon.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total space flights – 2. Total time in space: 19 day, 21 hours, 35 minutes, 43 seconds.
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