Frank Frederick BORMAN
21 Worldwide / 10 USA
Date of birth: March 14, 1928.
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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.
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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.
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Total space flights – 2.
Total time in space: 19 day, 21 hours, 35 minutes, 43 seconds.
Date of death: November 7, 2023. |
