Background
Borman, Frank was born on March 14, 1928 in Gary, Indiana, United States. Son of Edwin Borman.
Astronaut laser patent company executive
Borman, Frank was born on March 14, 1928 in Gary, Indiana, United States. Son of Edwin Borman.
Bachelor of Science, United States Military Academy, 1950. M. Aeronautical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, 1957. Graduate, United States Air Force Aerospace Research Pilots School, 1960.
Graduate, Advanced Management Program, Harvard Business School, 1970.
Commissioned Second lieutenant United States Air Force, advanced through grades to colonel, 1965, retired, 1970. Assigned various fighter squadrons United States and Philippines, 1951-1956. Instructor thermodynamics and fluid mechanics United States Military Academy, 1957-1960.
Director Continental Airlines Holdings Inc. (formerly Texas Air Corporation), Houston, since 1992. Instructor United States Air Force Aerospace Research Pilots School, 1960-1962.
Astronaut Manned Spacecraft Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, until 1970. Command pilot on 14 day orbital Gemini 7 flight, December 1965. Including rendezvous with Gemini 6.
Command pilot Apollo 8, 1st lunar orbital mission, December 1968. Senior vice president for operations Eastern Air Lines, Inc., Miami, Florida, 1970-1974, executive vice president, general operations manager, 1974-1975, president, chief executive officer, 1975-1985, chief executive officer, 1975-1986, chairman board, 1976-1986. Vice chairman, director Texas Air Corporation, Houston, 1986-1992.
Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, president Patlex Corporation, Las Cruces, New Mexico, since 1993. Chairman board Autofinance Group, Inc., Westmont, Illinois. Chm of Bd of Dir Dialectical Behaviour Therapy OnLine Inc., Fort Lauderdale, 1996.
Board directors Continental Airlines, Home Depot, Outboard Marine Corporation.
Co-auth.: (with Robert J. Serling) Countdown: An Autobiography of Frank Borman, 1988.
Board of directors Texas Air since 1986.
Married Susan Bugbee. Children: Fredrick, Edwin.