The Explorers' Club, № CMXLVIII

The Space Race—Astronaut Group 2 (the "New Nine"), Part VI
Frank Frederick Borman II (born 14 March 1928), Colonel, U.S. Air Force—He flew Gemini VII (1965) & Apollo 8 (1968), commanding both flights; he served on the review board after the Apollo 1 fire & as N.A.S.A.'s liaison to the White House during Apollo 11, being in the Oval Office with Nixon; Borman described his role as an astronaut as neither an adventurer nor a scientist, but a "Cold War warrior."

Commentary: As of this publication, Colonel Borman is still alive, aged ninety-five.

Borman's (played by David Andrews) verbal duel with Senator Walter Mondale (played by John Slattery) during the Apollo 1 episode of From the Earth to the Moon is possibly my favorite moment of the entire brilliant miniseries.

Bonus! Space Race Song o' the Day: The New Nine—Frank Borman
Robert Preston, "Gary, Indiana" from The Music Man: Original Soundtrack (Space Cadet Mike Papa Whiskey)

The Wayback Machine Tour of Frank Borman
The Explorers' Club, № DCCLXXXVII: The 55th Anniversary of Gemini VII, Part I
The Explorers' Club, № DCCXC: The 55th Anniversary of Gemini VII, Part II
The Explorers' Club, № DCCXXIV: The 50th Anniversary of Apollo 8, Part I
The Explorers' Club, № DCCXXV: The 50th Anniversary of Apollo 8, Part II
The Explorers' Club, № DCCXXVI: The 50th Anniversary of Apollo 8, Part III

Semper exploro.