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Apollo 8 Astronaut Frank Borman, Leader of Historic Moon Flight, Passes Away at 95

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Source: The Wall Street Journal
Apollo 8 Astronaut Frank Borman, Leader of Historic Moon Flight, Passes Away at 95
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Frank Borman, the American astronaut who led the historic flight around the moon in 1968, has passed away at the age of 95. Borman, who later served as the chief executive of Eastern Airlines, died after suffering a stroke at a retirement community in Billings, Montana.

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  1. Frank Borman, Who Led Historic Flight Around the Moon in 1968, Dies at Age 95  The Wall Street Journal
  2. Frank Borman, Apollo 8 astronaut who led first flight to the moon, dies at 95  collectSPACE.com
  3. NASA Administrator Honors Life of Apollo Astronaut Frank Borman  NASA

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