Frank Borman, Who Led Historic Flight Around the Moon in 1968, Dies at Age 95

Astronaut later clashed with unions as CEO of Eastern Airlines

Astronaut Frank Borman looking over the Gemini 7 spacecraft during weight and balance tests in 1965. HUM Images/Universal Images Group/Getty Images

Frank Borman, an American astronaut who made history by circling the moon in 1968 and had what might have seemed like an even bumpier ride as chief executive of Eastern Airlines in the 1970s and 1980s, died Tuesday in Billings, Mont. He was 95 years old.

Jim McCarthy, a spokesman for the family, said Borman had a stroke Tuesday morning at a retirement community and was pronounced dead at the Billings Clinic.

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