Stay Inspired

EAA is your guide to getting the most out of the world of flight and giving your passion room to grow.

Gone West: Frank Borman

frank borman

EAA was saddened to learn of the death of former NASA astronaut and Apollo 8 commander Frank Borman, EAA Lifetime 300174, who passed away on Tuesday at the age of 95. Among his many other achievements, in 1968 Borman commanded the first human spaceflight to reach the moon, leading the three-person crew of himself, Jim Lovell, and Bill Anders. A longtime supporter of EAA, Borman attended AirVenture numerous times and spoke at multiple EAA functions, most recently in 2018 at the Wright Brothers Memorial Banquet. In addition, he donated a large collection of his personal aviation and NASA memorabilia to EAA, which is displayed in the EAA Aviation Museum. EAA joins the aviation and spaceflight communities in mourning his loss.

We will publish a tribute to Frank and his long-standing connections with EAA next week.

To provide a better user experience, EAA uses cookies. To review EAA's data privacy policy or adjust your privacy settings please visit: Data and Privacy Policy.
loading