2 Persons on Mission Gemini 7

Frank Borman
aviator, space

Real/Birth Name:

Frank Frederick Borman II

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

14 March 1928

Age today:

93, 31 days after his birthday

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Pisces ♓ - the Fish - people born February 20 through March 20

Birth Place:

Gary, Indiana, USA

Brief Facts:

Test pilot and astronaut. Flew around the moon on Apollo 8.

Space Missions:

Apollo 8 (1968)
First manned flight to Moon; CSM made 10 lunar orbits in 20 hours.

Gemini 7 (1965)
When the original Gemini 6 mission was scrubbed because its Agena target for rendezvous and docking failed, Gemini 7 was used for the rendezvous instead. Primary objective was to determine whether humans could live in space for 14 days.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Aerospace Walk of Honor 2000.

Arizona Aviation Hall of Fame 1990.

Congressional Space Medal of Honor 1978.

DeMolay International Alumni Association Hall of Fame 1986.

International Air & Space Hall of Fame 1990.

International Space Hall of Fame.

National Aviation Hall of Fame 1982.

U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame 1993.

Jim Lovell
space

Real/Birth Name:

James Arthur Lovell Jr.

Nickname(s):

Jim

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

25 March 1928

Age today:

93, 20 days after his birthday

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Aries ♈ - the Ram - people born March 21 through April 20

Birth Place:

Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Brief Facts:

Ill-fated Apollo 13 flight around the moon. Subject of movie Apollo 13.

Space Missions:

Apollo 13 (1970)
Third landing attempt aborted near the Moon, due to SM failure. Crew used LM as "life boat" to return to Earth.

Apollo 8 (1968)
First manned flight to Moon; CSM made 10 lunar orbits in 20 hours.

Gemini 12 (1966)
Final Gemini flight. Rendezvoused and docked manually with its target Agena and kept station with it during EVA. Aldrin set an EVA record of 5 hours and 30 minutes for one space walk and two stand-up exercises, and demonstrated solutions to previous EVA problems. 59 orbits completed

Gemini 7 (1965)
When the original Gemini 6 mission was scrubbed because its Agena target for rendezvous and docking failed, Gemini 7 was used for the rendezvous instead. Primary objective was to determine whether humans could live in space for 14 days.