Tucson legends: Frank Borman
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Frank Borman, well-known astronaut who went to the moon 50 years ago in Apollo 8, though he didn't get to land there, grew up in Tucson.
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Borman, whose Christmas Eve 1968 orbit of the moon captivated the world, was a graduate of Tucson High and is namesake of Frank Borman Elementary School in Tucson.
On Christmas Eve 1968, the Apollo 8 astronauts read from the Book of Genesis in a live telecast to Earth as they circled the moon.Β
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