[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 202 (Friday, December 21, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Page S8016]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        TRIBUTE TO FRANK BORMAN

 Mr. TESTER. Madame President, today I wish to honor a Montanan 
and an astronaut who, 50 years ago, set off on a journey that took him 
further from home than any man had been before.
  On December 21, 1968, Commander Frank Borman, and his crew Jim Lovell 
and Bill Anders, sat atop a Saturn V rocket and were blasted into 
space, destined to become the first men to orbit the moon and return 
safely back to Earth.
  Apollo 8 flew a dangerous mission at a perilous time for both the 
space program and our Nation which, much like today, was struggling to 
heal itself after a year of discord and division.
  In late December, those differences were put aside as 1 billion souls 
turned their eyes towards the cosmos and watched as grainy images of 
the lunar surface were transmitted back to Earth. The magnitude of the 
moment was undeniable: When we work together, humanity is capable of 
greatness.
  That was Commander Borman's last time in space. He now lives in 
Billings; he and his wife Susan have called Montana home for the past 
20 years.
  As we remember Commander Borman's history-making flight, we must also 
remember the sense of optimism and pride that it inspired and strive to 
find it once again.

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