Frank Borman quotes

Frank Borman was an American astronaut, engineer, and military pilot, best known for commanding Apollo 8, the first mission to orbit the Moon. His leadership during the mission was instrumental in advancing the United States’ space program. He later served as CEO of Eastern Air Lines and remains a respected figure in aerospace history. Here are 14 of his quotes:

When you're finally up at the moon looking back on earth, all those differences and nationalistic traits are pretty well going to blend, and you're going to get a concept that maybe this really is one world and why the hell can't we learn to live together like decent people.

Frank Borman

A superior pilot uses his superior judgment to avoid situations which require the use of his superior skill.

Frank Borman

Exploration is really the essence of the human spirit.

Frank Borman

It's a vast, lonely, forbidding expanse of nothing rather like clouds and clouds of pumice stone. And it certainly does not appear to be a very inviting place to live or work.

Frank Borman

Long before the moon mission, I had told NASA that Apollo 8 would be my last flight. It was a decision reached after a long talk with Susan, although the decision was strictly mine.

Frank Borman

"God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that it was good." And from the crew of Apollo 8, we close with good night, good luck, a Merry Christmas, and God bless all of you - all of you on the good Earth.

Frank Borman

Give us the knowledge that we may continue to pray with understanding hearts. And show us what each one of us can do to set forward the coming of the day of universal peace.

Frank Borman

There was one more impression we wanted to transmit: our feeling of closeness to the Creator of all things.

Frank Borman

This must be what God sees. I was absolutely awestruck, not so much at what we had accomplished but at what made the accomplishment possible.

Frank Borman

God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that it was good.

Frank Borman

Give us, O God, the vision which can see Your love in the world in spite of human failure. Give us the faith to trust Your goodness in spite of our ignorance and weakness. Give us the knowledge that we may continue to pray with understanding hearts. And show us what each one of us can do to set forward the coming of the day of universal peace.

Frank Borman

This must be what God sees. I was absolutely awestruck, not so much at what we had accomplished but at what made the accomplishment possible. A machine produced by more than three hundred thousand Americans was circling the moon with three human beings aboard for the first time in history.

Frank Borman